Historic Events

MANITOBA MINTO CUP HISTORY- '50'S

STRONG SHOWING IN 1950 The Winnipeg Tribune described the 1950 Eastern Canadian Junior lacrosse play off between the St. Catherine’s Athletics and the Manitoba Al...

MINTO CUP PLAY DOWNS- THE 1940'S

MINTO CUP PLAY DOWNS BACK IN 1940  After some backroom wheeling and dealing, the Minto Cup play downs were re-started in the Fall of 1940. For a second time...

MANITOBA MINTO CUP HISTORY- THE 1930'S

INTRODUCTION OF THE MINTO CUP PLAY DOWNS In the twentieth century Canada began the change from a rural agricultural society to an urban industrialized nation. One facet...

2018 INDUCTION CEREMONY IN PICTURES

With 6 Builders, 9 Players, 3 teams and over 300 guests, the 2018 induction was the biggest and best. Take a moment to relive event gala event. Of if you did not attend get a sense of what you...

1954 BOXLA RULE CHANGES

When you think of box lacrosse you think of the “Fastest game on two feet” – it was not always so. But with significant rule changes the game changed from congested game requiring brute ...

Mac in Lacrosse Hall of Fame

The Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame formally inducted it first Manitoban, honouring Keith (Mac) McLennan at an induction ceremony in Burnaby, BC on November 9, 2013.  McLennan was j...

Nightingale receives National Honour

On November 9, 2014 Harry Nightingale was inducted to Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame at a ceremony in New Westminster, British Columbia. Harry was selected as a Builder for his over fifty year...

1932 and Box lacrosse is the new game in town

In 1932, the Canadian Amateur Lacrosse Association officially announced that Box lacrosse would supplant the long established 12 man field game as the official format for the Mann Cup. ...