2016 Lacrosse Inductees

Nine new members have been named for induction into the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame for 2016.

The new inductees include:

• Players Cam Devine (Ontario)
• Dan Stroup (BC)
• Don Stinson (Ontario-deceased)
• Russ Heard (BC) and Tom Phair Jr. (Ontario).
• BC’s Ernie Truant (Builder category)and Ziggy Musial (Ontario)
• Veterans Jim McNeill (BC) and Zenon Lipinski (Ontario)

The new inductees will bring the number of those honoured in lacrosse’s national shrine to 514 –151 Builders, 312 Players and 51 Veterans (those who played in 1980 or before).

There are 19 teams inducted in the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame Team Category.

The formal induction banquet and ceremonies will be held Saturday November 12, 2016 at the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame at the ANVIL Centre in New Westminster, British Columbia.

For additional info visit the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame website at canadianlacrossehalloffame.org or contact David Lancaster, Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame Chair (604) 717-5522 or E-mail at davidl@lancasteranddavid.ca

2016 Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame Inductee Bios

Cam Devine (Player)

Orillia, Ontario-born Cam Devine is a five time Ontario Lacrosse Association Jr. A all-star 1976-80. In 1980 he was named the MVP of the OLA Jr. A league and won a Minto Cup with the Whitby Builders.

He is the all-time OLA Jr. A scoring leader with 257 goals and 509 assists and set the single season OLA Jr. A scoring record with 76 goals and 171 assists.

He won a Mann Cup in 1985 as a pick up player with the Brooklin Redmen.

Devine continued to play lacrosse at the Senior A and B levels through the 1980s, but by the early 1990s he was focused on coaching Junior teams.

Among other coaching achievements, Devine guided the Orillia Junior B club to five consecutive Founder’s Cup finals, winning in 1994 and ’95.

He was inducted into the Ontario Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1998.

Dan Stroup (Player)

Burnaby, BC-born Dan Stoup was an outstanding Jr. Player with the Burnaby Cablevision and Lakers teams and in the Western Lacrosse Association and the National Lacrosse League.

He amassed 790 total points over 339 WLA games and won a Mann Cup with the Coquitlam Adanacs in 2001.

In 13 NLL seasons he played on four Champions Cup winning teams with the Toronto Rock in 1999, 2000 and 2002, and with the Colorado Mammoth in 2006.

In 196 total NLL games he compiled a record of 572 total points.

In addition, Stroup played on the Canadian Men’s National Field Lacrosse Team in 1998 and 2002. In 2010 Stroup was inducted into the NLL Hall of Fame.

Don Stinson (Player, deceased)

Huntsville, Ontario-born Don Stinson is the only player to have played on seven Jr. A Minto Cup winning teams. Born in 1948, he accomplished this singular record playing for Jim Bishop’s Oshawa Green Gaels from 1963 through 1969.

In 1968 he also played three games for Bishop’s Detroit Olympics of the professional National Lacrosse League. Primarily a defensive player, Stinson was known for contributing goals when they counted.

He played two seasons of Sr. A with Huntsville and Windsor in 1970 and 1972 respectively before retiring.

Thanks to the Hall of Fame for the info and more to follow on the inductees.