Les Norman (lacrosse)

Les Norman
BornDecember 2, 1939
Sexsmith, Alberta
DiedDecember 2010
NationalityCanadian
PositionGoaltender
ICLL teamNew Westminster Salmonbellies
Nanaimo Labatts
Pro career1958–1971
Career highlights

Mann Cup: 1959, 1962, 1965
NLA Championship: 1968
Mike Kelly Memorial Trophy: 1965
Commission Trophy: 1961
McDonald Trophy: 1962
Baily Trophy: 1959
Nicholson Trophy: 1961, 1962, 1965[1]

Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame, 1989

Leslie D. "Les" Norman (December 2, 1939 in Sexsmith, Alberta – December 2010) was a Canadian professional and amateur box lacrosse goaltender. A long-time member of the New Westminster Salmonbellies franchise, Norman was a winner of three Mann Cups as a Canadian Lacrosse Champion, the 1968 National Lacrosse Association professional championship,[2] and the 1965 Mann Cup's most valuable player.[3] Norman was also the first goaltender to post a shutout in a Western Lacrosse Association (then ICLL) game.[4] Les Norman was inducted into the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1989.[5]

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  4. ^ "British Columbia Lacrosse Association". bclaregistration.com. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  5. ^ "Home". canadianlacrossehalloffame.org. Archived from the original on February 19, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.