Mike Kelly Memorial Trophy
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The Mike Kelly Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the Most Valuable Player
in Mann Cup competition.
The Mann Cup is the senior men's lacrosse
championship of Canada
. The championship series is played between the Western Lacrosse Association
champion and the Major Series Lacrosse
champion.
Most Valuable Player
In sports, a Most Valuable Player award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests...
in Mann Cup competition.
The Mann Cup is the senior men's lacrosse
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
championship of Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The championship series is played between the Western Lacrosse Association
Western Lacrosse Association
The Western Lacrosse Association is an amateur league of men's Senior A box lacrosse sanctioned by the Canadian Lacrosse Association. It consists of seven teams, based in cities throughout southwestern British Columbia. Each year, the playoff teams battle for the right to compete against the...
champion and the Major Series Lacrosse
Major Series Lacrosse
Major Series Lacrosse is a Senior A box lacrosse league based out of Ontario, Canada sanctioned by the Ontario Lacrosse Association. Most of the players in the league play or have played in the National Lacrosse League. Each year, the playoff teams battle for the right to compete against the...
champion.
| Year | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Blackie Black | Richmond Farmers |
| 1942 | Bert Large | Mimico-Brampton Combines |
| 1943 | Bill Wilkes | New Westminster Salmonbellies New Westminster Salmonbellies The New Westminster Salmonbellies are a Men's Senior 'A' lacrosse team located in New Westminster, BC. Their home arena is Queen's Park Arena. They compete as part of the Western Lacrosse Association and have won the Mann Cup 24 times, most recently in 1991... |
| 1944 | Ike Hildebrand Ike Hildebrand Isaac Bruce Hildebrand was a Canadian ice hockey and lacrosse player. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, he played for the Chicago Black Hawks and the New York Rangers of the `original six' NHL teams 1949–1953.... |
New Westminster Salmonbellies New Westminster Salmonbellies The New Westminster Salmonbellies are a Men's Senior 'A' lacrosse team located in New Westminster, BC. Their home arena is Queen's Park Arena. They compete as part of the Western Lacrosse Association and have won the Mann Cup 24 times, most recently in 1991... |
| 1945 | Frank Lee | Vancouver Burrards Vancouver Burrards Vancouver Burrards has been the name of several lacrosse teams in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.-Vancouver Burrards 1937-1993:Former Senior 'A' team which joined the Inter-City Lacrosse League in 1937. The team played in the Western Lacrosse Association until 1993 when the team was... |
| 1946 | Doug Favell | St.Catharines Athletics |
| 1947 | Bob Lee | New Westminster Adanacs |
| 1948 | Doug Favell | Hamilton Tigers |
| 1949 | Don Matheson | Vancouver Burrards |
| 1950 | Lloyd "Moon" Wootton | Owen Sound Crescents |
| 1951 | Lloyd "Moon" Wootton | Peterborough Timbermen |
| 1952 | Lou Nickle | Peterborough Timbermen |
| 1953 | Ross Powless Ross Powless Alexander Powless was a Mohawk lacrosse player from the Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation near Brantford, Ontario... |
Peterborough Trailermen |
| 1954 | Lloyd "Moon" Wootton | Peterborough Trailermen |
| 1955 | Geordie Johnson | Victoria Shamrocks Victoria Shamrocks The Victoria Shamrocks are a Senior A box lacrosse club, based in Victoria, British Columbia. The team competes in the 7-team Western Lacrosse Association .The Shamrocks have won the Mann Cup 8 times... |
| 1956 | Derry Davies | Nanaimo Timbermen |
| 1957 | Jack Northup | Victoria Shamrocks |
| 1958 | Norm Mckay | New Westminster Salmonbellies |
| 1959 | Jack Bionda Jack Bionda John Arthur James "Jack" Bionda was a lacrosse and hockey player. He was a lacrosse superstar, dominating the sport throughout the 1950s and early 1960s.-Lacrosse:... |
New Westminster O'Keefes |
| 1960 | Dave "Porky" Russell | Port Credit Sailors |
| 1961 | Bill Barbour | Vancouver Burrards |
| 1962 | Jack Bionda | New Westminster O'Keefes |
| 1963 | Gordie Gimple | Vancouver Carlings |
| 1964 | Bob Allan | Brooklin Merchants |
| 1965 | Les Norman | New Westminster Salmonbellies New Westminster Salmonbellies The New Westminster Salmonbellies are a Men's Senior 'A' lacrosse team located in New Westminster, BC. Their home arena is Queen's Park Arena. They compete as part of the Western Lacrosse Association and have won the Mann Cup 24 times, most recently in 1991... |
| 1966 | John Davis | Peterborough Lakers Peterborough Lakers Peterborough Lakers may refer to:*Peterborough Lakers , a Senior A box lacrosse team that plays in the Major Series Lacrosse*Peterborough Lakers Jr. A, a Junior A box lacrosse team that plays in the Ontario Lacrosse Association... |
| 1967 | John Davis, and | Brooklin Redmen Brooklin Redmen The Brooklin Redmen are a box lacrosse team from Whitby, Ontario. The Redmen play in the Major Series Lacrosse league . The MSL, and its counterpart, the Western Lacrosse Association, represent the highest level of competitive box lacrosse in Canada... & |
| John Cervi | Vancouver Carlings | |
| 1968 | Joe Timchishem | Brooklin Redmen |
| 1969 | Bill Squire | Brooklin Redmen |
| 1970 | Paul Parnell | New Westminster Salmonbellies New Westminster Salmonbellies The New Westminster Salmonbellies are a Men's Senior 'A' lacrosse team located in New Westminster, BC. Their home arena is Queen's Park Arena. They compete as part of the Western Lacrosse Association and have won the Mann Cup 24 times, most recently in 1991... |
| 1971 | Bob McCready | Brantford Warriors |
| 1972 | Paul Parnell | New Westminster Salmonbellies New Westminster Salmonbellies The New Westminster Salmonbellies are a Men's Senior 'A' lacrosse team located in New Westminster, BC. Their home arena is Queen's Park Arena. They compete as part of the Western Lacrosse Association and have won the Mann Cup 24 times, most recently in 1991... |
| 1973 | Pat Baker | Peterborough Lakers Peterborough Lakers Peterborough Lakers may refer to:*Peterborough Lakers , a Senior A box lacrosse team that plays in the Major Series Lacrosse*Peterborough Lakers Jr. A, a Junior A box lacrosse team that plays in the Ontario Lacrosse Association... |
| 1974 | Ken Winzoski | New Westminster Salmonbellies New Westminster Salmonbellies The New Westminster Salmonbellies are a Men's Senior 'A' lacrosse team located in New Westminster, BC. Their home arena is Queen's Park Arena. They compete as part of the Western Lacrosse Association and have won the Mann Cup 24 times, most recently in 1991... |
| 1975 | Ron Pinder | Vancouver Burrards |
| 1976 | Dave Durante | New Westminster Salmonbellies New Westminster Salmonbellies The New Westminster Salmonbellies are a Men's Senior 'A' lacrosse team located in New Westminster, BC. Their home arena is Queen's Park Arena. They compete as part of the Western Lacrosse Association and have won the Mann Cup 24 times, most recently in 1991... |
| 1977 | Doug Hayes, and | Vancouver Burrards |
| Mike Smith | Vancouver Burrards | |
| 1978 | Tim Barrie | Peterborough Red Oaks |
| 1979 | Ivan Thompson | Victoria Shamrocks |
| 1980 | Barry Maruk | Brampton Excelsiors Brampton Excelsiors Brampton Excelsiors may be:*A team that competes in an OLA league at some level:**Brampton Excelsiors who compete in Major Series Lacrosse**Brampton Excelsiors Jr. A who compete in the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League... |
| 1981 | Wayne Goss | New Westminster Salmonbellies New Westminster Salmonbellies The New Westminster Salmonbellies are a Men's Senior 'A' lacrosse team located in New Westminster, BC. Their home arena is Queen's Park Arena. They compete as part of the Western Lacrosse Association and have won the Mann Cup 24 times, most recently in 1991... |
| 1982 | Jim Wasson | Peterborough Lakers Peterborough Lakers Peterborough Lakers may refer to:*Peterborough Lakers , a Senior A box lacrosse team that plays in the Major Series Lacrosse*Peterborough Lakers Jr. A, a Junior A box lacrosse team that plays in the Ontario Lacrosse Association... |
| 1983 | John Crowther | Victoria Pay Less |
| 1984 | John Grant Sr. | Peterborough Lakers |
| 1985 | Wayne Colley | Brooklin Redmen |
| 1986 | Geordie Dean | New Westminster Salmonbellies New Westminster Salmonbellies The New Westminster Salmonbellies are a Men's Senior 'A' lacrosse team located in New Westminster, BC. Their home arena is Queen's Park Arena. They compete as part of the Western Lacrosse Association and have won the Mann Cup 24 times, most recently in 1991... |
| 1987 | Jim Meredith, and | Brooklin Redmen |
| Eric Cowieson | New Westminster Salmonbellies New Westminster Salmonbellies The New Westminster Salmonbellies are a Men's Senior 'A' lacrosse team located in New Westminster, BC. Their home arena is Queen's Park Arena. They compete as part of the Western Lacrosse Association and have won the Mann Cup 24 times, most recently in 1991... |
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| 1988 | Bill Thomas | Coquitlam Adanacs |
| 1989 | Ben Hieltjes | New Westminster Salmonbellies New Westminster Salmonbellies The New Westminster Salmonbellies are a Men's Senior 'A' lacrosse team located in New Westminster, BC. Their home arena is Queen's Park Arena. They compete as part of the Western Lacrosse Association and have won the Mann Cup 24 times, most recently in 1991... |
| 1990 | Paul Gait Paul Gait Paul Gait is widely regarded as one of the best lacrosse players of all time and is the current Vice President of the Rochester Knighthawks of the National Lacrosse League... |
Brooklin Redmen |
| 1991 | Geordie Dean | New Westminster Salmonbellies New Westminster Salmonbellies The New Westminster Salmonbellies are a Men's Senior 'A' lacrosse team located in New Westminster, BC. Their home arena is Queen's Park Arena. They compete as part of the Western Lacrosse Association and have won the Mann Cup 24 times, most recently in 1991... |
| 1992 | John Tavares | Brampton Excelsiors |
| 1993 | John Tavares | Brampton Excelsiors |
| 1994 | Darris Kilgour Darris Kilgour Darris Kilgour is the head coach and general manager of the Buffalo Bandits of the National Lacrosse League. Kilgour also played for the Bandits for 8 seasons, before finishing his playing career with the Rochester Knighthawks and Albany Attack. He won three championships with the Bandits, and is... |
Six Nations Chiefs Six Nations Chiefs The Six Nations Chiefs are Senior "A" box lacrosse team from Six Nations, Ontario. The chiefs play in the Major Series Lacrosse Senior "A" League.-See also:* Six Nations Arrows - an affiliated Junior "A" box lacrosse team.-External links:* * * *... |
| 1995 | Paul Gait | Six Nations Chiefs Six Nations Chiefs The Six Nations Chiefs are Senior "A" box lacrosse team from Six Nations, Ontario. The chiefs play in the Major Series Lacrosse Senior "A" League.-See also:* Six Nations Arrows - an affiliated Junior "A" box lacrosse team.-External links:* * * *... |
| 1996 | John Tavares | Six Nations Chiefs Six Nations Chiefs The Six Nations Chiefs are Senior "A" box lacrosse team from Six Nations, Ontario. The chiefs play in the Major Series Lacrosse Senior "A" League.-See also:* Six Nations Arrows - an affiliated Junior "A" box lacrosse team.-External links:* * * *... |
| 1997 | Gary Gait Gary Gait Gary Charles Gait is widely regarded as the best lacrosse player of all time, just above his twin brother Paul. He has starred at the NCAA level at Syracuse University, at the professional level in the National Lacrosse League and Major League Lacrosse, and at the international level for the... |
Victoria Shamrocks |
| 1998 | Pat O'Toole Pat O'Toole Patrick "Toole Time" O'Toole is the goaltending coach for the Rochester Knighthawks in the National Lacrosse League and a retired goaltender... |
Brampton Excelsiors |
| 1999 | Gary Gait Gary Gait Gary Charles Gait is widely regarded as the best lacrosse player of all time, just above his twin brother Paul. He has starred at the NCAA level at Syracuse University, at the professional level in the National Lacrosse League and Major League Lacrosse, and at the international level for the... , and |
Victoria Shamrocks |
| Paul Gait Paul Gait Paul Gait is widely regarded as one of the best lacrosse players of all time and is the current Vice President of the Rochester Knighthawks of the National Lacrosse League... |
Victoria Shamrocks | |
| 2000 | Nick Trudeau | Brooklin Redmen |
| 2001 | Andy Ogilvie | Coquitlam Adanacs |
| 2002 | Josh Sanderson Josh Sanderson Josh "Shooter" Sanderson is a lacrosse player for the Toronto Rock in the National Lacrosse League.... |
Brampton Excelsiors |
| 2003 | Andrew Turner Andrew Turner (lacrosse) Andrew Turner is a lacrosse player for the Edmonton Rush in the National Lacrosse League.He plays for the Victoria Shamrocks in the Western Lacrosse Association during the summer. He has been named Best Defensive Player three times in 2001, 2003, and in 2005... |
Victoria Shamrocks |
| 2004 | John Grant Jr. | Peterborough Lakers Peterborough Lakers Peterborough Lakers may refer to:*Peterborough Lakers , a Senior A box lacrosse team that plays in the Major Series Lacrosse*Peterborough Lakers Jr. A, a Junior A box lacrosse team that plays in the Ontario Lacrosse Association... |
| 2005 | Anthony Cosmo | Victoria Shamrocks |
| 2006 | Dan Carey Dan Carey Dan Carey is a lacrosse player for the Toronto Rock in the National Lacrosse League. Carey was selected in the first round by the Colorado Mammoth in the 2005 NLL Entry Draft after playing one season at Canisius College... |
Peterborough Lakers Peterborough Lakers Peterborough Lakers may refer to:*Peterborough Lakers , a Senior A box lacrosse team that plays in the Major Series Lacrosse*Peterborough Lakers Jr. A, a Junior A box lacrosse team that plays in the Ontario Lacrosse Association... |
| 2007 | John Grant Jr. | Peterborough Lakers Peterborough Lakers Peterborough Lakers may refer to:*Peterborough Lakers , a Senior A box lacrosse team that plays in the Major Series Lacrosse*Peterborough Lakers Jr. A, a Junior A box lacrosse team that plays in the Ontario Lacrosse Association... |
| 2008 | Anthony Cosmo | Brampton Excelsiors |