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Individual Luther Vipond's name lives on and on
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  Brian McNair Durhamregion.con If there's a sports name that is synonymous with Brooklin, it would be Vipond.

A drive down Winchester Road helps reveal that quickly enough, as the Luther Vipond Memorial Arena stands as the most prominent building in the village's sporting landscape.

It's aptly named after a man who was devoted to sports in Brooklin, especially hockey and lacrosse.

That same name will now forever be enshrined in the Whitby Sports Hall of Fame ....

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Team Six Nations Chiefs History
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  Darryl Smart Six Nations Chiefs
The Six Nations Pro-Fit Chiefs are now six-time Mann Cup champions.

In September 2016, the Chiefs, who play in Major Series Lacrosse of the Ontario Lacrosse Association captured its third Mann Cup in four years, defeating the Maple Ridge Burrards, winners of the Western Lacrosse Association in five games.

http://sixnationschiefs.blogspot.ca/p/history.html



thread: First Nations
Team Lacrosse 150 series Part 1: Lacrosse comes to Peterborough 1872 https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/sports/lacrosse/2022/02/23/lacrosse-150-series-part-1-lacrosse-comes-to-peterborough-in-1872.html
1872 Don Barrie ThePeterboroughExaminaer.Com The city’s oldest and most successful sport is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. Today The Examiner, which has covered the game since it began in 1872, features one of a series of monthly columns by various people involved in the sport leading up to the June 24 to July 1 celebrations.


Team New Westminster Salmonbellies History article
1889   New Westminster Salmonbellies
The first reference to a Salmonbellies coach is in 1908 when Tom Gifford is singled out as performing that role. In the 1920s Leo Gregory mayhave been captain and in the 1930s - early 1940s, Bill Wilkes had that honour.

The 'C' and 'A' on swwaters seems to have been introduced in the later - 1950s. Jack Byford seems to be the first Salmonbellie to have a 'C' on his sweater.
Here is the list from 1957  - present - only 10 Salmonbellies to wear the 'C' in close to 60 years.

Individual Death of a Noted Lacrosse Player article
1901   The New York Times "In the death of Dr. William G. Beers, which occurred a few days ago at Montreal, the Canadian national game of lacrosse lost one of its most ardent supporters. ...

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