Lacrosse coach, historian and aficionado. Team Ontario Assistant Coach 2017-2025. Six time Canadian Champion. 🥍Canada's National Sport🥍. Retired Family Doc
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St. John's must be the magic. Ontario Men's Lacrosse wins the Canada Summer Games for the first time in 48 years. Ontario(Scarborough Saints Jr B) last won in Newfoundland in 1977
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GOLD 🥇
The much anticipated gold medal rematch went the way of #GoTeamO, who pulled away from Team BC with a strong finish to claim the @2025canadagames gold. 🥍⭕️
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ALT Team Ontario lacrosse player running with the ball during a game
ALT Team Ontario lacrosse players celebrating after a win
Rick Dudley talking about playing professional lacrosse in 1968 for Montreal as a 17 year old and for Rochester in 1974
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Rick Dudley from Mississauga was an incredible lacrosse player who won a Mann Cup('71 with Brantford), a Champions Cup('74 with Rochester) and almost single handedly broke the powerhouse Oshawa Green Gaels 38 game winning streak in 1968. He played in the 1975 Stanley Cup final
From my brother in law Jason's famous hockey card collection, the great Newsy Lalonde. This card is from the 1955-1956 Quaker Corn Flakes "All Time Greats Collection". Lalonde is one of only two players in both the Hockey and Lacrosse Hall of Fames 🥍🏒
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Doug Favell was also a great lacrosse scorer out St Catharines, Ontario. He set a Minto Cup record in 1964 scoring a remarkable 3 goals in 11 seconds. He later played Pro lacrosse in 1968, 69 and 1974 and is a member of the Ontario Lacrosse Hall of Fame @ONLaxHallofFame
59 years ago today ON THIS DAY in hockey history (October 19, 1967):
The @NHLFlyers make their home debut at The Spectrum and defeat fellow expansion team Pittsburgh 1-0 on a goal by Bill Sutherland, with goaltender Doug Favell picking up his 1st career shutout too
Great article by @Bettsy41 in the Cambridge Today on local lacrosse star David Anderson and his infamous Great Grandfather and Grandfather. Ross and Gaylord Powless from Six Nations are both lacrosse legends in the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame 🥍🥍
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What a lacrosse family tree.
David Anderson was just selected 9th overall by Georgia in the NLL Draft.
His great-grandfather was Ross Powless.
His grandfather was Gaylord Powless.
Ross and Gaylord became the first and only father-son duo from the same sport inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame.
Now another generation has gone from Culver → Yale → Six Nations summer box → the NLL.
But my favorite part of this story might be how David describes growing up with that kind of lacrosse lineage.
He doesn’t call it pressure.
He calls it an “obsessed support system.”
I love that.
We talk a lot about what great lacrosse communities pass from one generation to the next.
Maybe it isn’t just skill.
It’s knowledge. Access. Stories. Expectations. People who understand the game. People who care enough to watch, teach, drive, encourage and occasionally get out of the way.
Eventually the names change.
The game keeps moving through the family.
Really cool story. 👇
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With Ryan Benesch's retirement, it is a good time to remind the Kitchener-Waterloo lacrosse folks that 3 of the top 8 NLL all time point getters played minor and Junior in KW. Colin Doyle and Dhane Smith are the other two @KWMLA @KWKodiaks
Congratulations to Kitchener-Waterloo's Ryan Benesch on a great career in the National Lacrosse League! KW is very fortunate to have him coaching in our minor system!
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From first overall pick to one of the game’s greats. 👏
Ryan Benesch has announced his retirement after 19 years in the National Lacrosse League, scoring 633 goals across 323 regular-season and playoff games.
Thank you, @beniboi21. 👏
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Today, CUFLA recognizes the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. We honour the Indigenous children, families, and communities impacted by the residential school system, and remember those who never returned home.
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Today, September 30, we pause to recognize the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and to honour the Survivors, families, and communities affected by Canada’s residential school system.
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Steve MacGregor 🥍 🇨🇦 🥍 retweeted
As we observe the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we acknowledge the harms and ongoing impacts of residential schools and stand in solidarity with Indigenous communities.
This day is an opportunity for continued learning, reflection, and action. Learn more about the history and legacy of residential schools, and discover activities in your community: ow.ly/mvKi50ZMcmV
#NDTR #EveryChildMatters #TruthAndReconciliation
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A little NLL history tonight in NY as goalie brothers face each other! KW's Steven(@newyorkriptide) and Kevin(@PantherCityLax) Orleman. Both are former @KWMLA , @KW_JrA_Lacrosse and @TeamOntarioLax. Kevin takes round one.
What a night for the Orleman family 👏
HUGE shoutout to Orleman brothers Kevin and Steven for going toe-to-toe in goal deep into OT.
Let's do it again soon. #OrleyBowl
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Within the last year, Coach Raweras Mitchell of Akwesasne has led Team Ontario U17, Snake Island Muskies and now the Thunder to National Championships. One of these days an NLL team is going to recognize how great a coach he is and they will be generously rewarded
Akwesasne Thunder win GOLD🥇 with a decisive victory over the Seneca WarChiefs
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The Six Nations Chiefs erupted for eight goals in the second period and defeated the Coquitlam Adanacs 10–6 to take a 2–0 lead in the best-of-seven Mann Cup series.
Game 3 goes Monday night at 8 p.m. from the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena.
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Only two players are in both the Hockey Hall of Fame and Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame. Lionel Conacher and this guy -- Newsy Lalonde.
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Odds to Win the Presidents Cup via @CoolbetCanada
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⛏️Edmonton +450
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🦅Newtown +1800
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❄️Winnipeg +3000
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That David Bremner is one class act
Despite my roots, you can’t ignore history being made and how good for the game this Minto was.
Congratulations to the @raidersjralax on an incredible season, and even more impressive Minto Cup. Alberta lacrosse has hopefully finally put the lax world on notice
It's a great day for lacrosse in Canada!
Alberta belongs here & they are here to stay.
Congratulations to @raidersjralax on winning the province’s first ever #MintoCup.
It's a great day for lacrosse in Canada. For the first time in history an Albertan team has won the Minto Cup! Congratulations to the Calgary Raiders, Alberta Lacrosse and Center Wellington's Nathan Whittom and Brinley Wilson!
Everything on the line 🏆
Minto Finals Game 3 | Best of 3 Series | Series tied 1-1
🏟️ vs Shamrocks
🗓️ TODAY, Sunday, Aug 23
⏰ 6:00pm
📍 Max Bell Centre
🎟️ Buy online ahead of time at mintocup.ca
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Steve MacGregor 🥍 🇨🇦 🥍 retweeted
That’s part of why I think the coaching piece deserves more attention here.
Akwesasne has always had talent and lacrosse culture — but that doesn’t mean national titles just happen automatically.
Raweras Mitchell took over the Jr. B program in 2023 and immediately helped take them to an Ontario title and a Founders silver. Last year he was also on the Snake Island Muskies staff that won the Presidents Cup.
Now Akwesasne finishes the job with a Founders Cup championship.
That kind of recent championship experience has to matter.
Culture gives you the foundation.
Coaching helps turn it into repeatable winning habits under pressure.
