Brooklin Lacrosse Club

Brooklin Lacrosse Club
SportBox lacrosse
Founded1961; 63 years ago (1961)
LeagueMajor Series Lacrosse
DivisionEastern
Team history
  • Brooklin Hillcrest (1961–65)
  • Brooklin Merchants (1965-67)
  • Brooklin Redmen (1967–2019)
  • Brooklin Lacrosse Club (2019–present)
Based inWhitby, Ontario
ArenaIroquois Park Sports Centre
Coloursred, white, black
     
Head coachJoel Johnson
General managerGavin Prout[1]
CaptainConnor Kearnan
Championships7 Mann Cup
Division titles13 MSL Championships, 1 MSL classic championship
Affiliated teams
Websitewww.brooklinlc.com Edit this at Wikidata

The Brooklin Lacrosse Club is a box lacrosse team from Brooklin, Ontario.[2][3] Brooklin plays in the Major Series Lacrosse (MSL) league (formerly known as Senior "A"). The MSL, and its counterpart, the Western Lacrosse Association, represent the highest level of competitive box lacrosse in Canada. Both league champions compete each September for the Mann Cup, one of the most historic and treasured sports trophies in Canada.

Throughout team history, the Brooklin Lacrosse Club has always been a community based team that represents the best box lacrosse players from Brooklin, Whitby, Durham and nearby regions. The lacrosse club is a non-profit, volunteer operated organization.

The team was formerly known as the Brooklin Redmen, a name the team had held since 1966. On April 20, 2019, the team released a statement that it would be dropping the "Redmen" as the team name owing to a growing sensitivity to the use of Aboriginal people as logos and names for sports teams.[4][5]

  1. ^ "News: Brooklin Lacrosse Club Thrilled to Announce Gavin Prout as General Manager - Brooklin Lacrosse Club". www.brooklinlc.com. 2024-04-29. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
  2. ^ Pessian, Parvaneh (2017-05-03). "Brooklin Redmen are latest target in controversy over 'offensive' sports team names, logos". Whitby This Week. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  3. ^ McNair, Brian (2018-05-31). "Brooklin Redmen hope to bring Mann Cup back to Durham Region in 2018". Whitby This Week. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  4. ^ Laskaris, Sam (20 April 2019). "New Name, Same Goal – Brooklin Lacrosse Club - Brooklin Lacrosse Club". Brooklin Lacrosse Club. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Brooklin drops 'Redmen' lacrosse team name | ThePeterboroughExaminer.com". Archived from the original on 2019-04-20. Retrieved 2019-04-20.