Athletics Alumni

St Catharines Sheehan & Rosie Jr A Athletics Lacrosse

Athletics Alumni

Alumni of the St Catharines Jr A Athletics

The St Catharines Jr A Athletics are in the process of establishing an Alumni Association of past Jr A players from the city. This association will include members of the Jr Athletics, the Lakesides, the Legionaires and other former junior teams from St Catharines.

We would like to have representatives from each of the 'eras' of the teams that would serve as a point of contact and who could assist in organizing and communicating with the players from their playing time. If you or any of the players you played with are interested, please contact Ted Howe Jr, at ejhow@sympatico.ca.

We will post information on this page regarding the lacrosse related activities of graduate Athletics players.

Mouradian Into NLL Hall of Fame

January 10, 2008
NLL.com

The National Lacrosse League, North America's professional indoor lacrosse league, has announced the members of the National Lacrosse League Hall of Fame Class of 2008. Sal LoCascio, Johnny Mouradian and Tony Resch will be inducted into the NLL Hall of Fame. Neil Stevens will be recognized by the Hall for his contributions to the game as a member of the media.

The Class of 2008 will be honored at halftime of the Third Annual Hall of Fame Game, which takes place on Friday, February 29th at Wachovia Center when the Philadelphia Wings host the New York Titans at 8:00 PM.

The Class of 2008 will be the third group to be welcomed in to the Hall of Fame. In 2006, five charter members were inducted: Les Bartley (St Catharines Jr A Alumni & former assistant Coach), Russ Cline, Chris Fritz, Gary Gait and Paul Gait. The Class of 2008 included three inductees: Mike French, Darris Kilgour (St Catharines Jr A Alumni) and Tom Marechek. The Hall also recognized Tom Borrelli for his contributions to the game as a member of the media in 2007.

Johnny Mouradian (St Catharines Jr A Alumni)

Upon joining the expansion Buffalo Bandits in 1992, Mouradian built a team that became an overnight success, winning the league championship in its inaugural season.

Under Mouradian's watch, Buffalo set league records for winning that remain intact today, including the longest winning streak (22 games) and the only team to go undefeated through an entire season in league history (10-0 in 1993).

Buffalo reached the playoffs in all six seasons during Mouradian's tenure as General Manager (1992-1997).

Mouradian repeated his quick path to success as general manager of the Toronto Rock. On his watch, the club won league championships in 1999 and 2000, the second and third seasons of the existence of the franchise. Mouradian's five championships are the most won by any general manager in league history.

In 2003, Mouradian became the GM and Head Coach of the San Jose Stealth. He was named the league's General Manager of the Year for the 2004 season, in which the Stealth went 11-5. The club has made the playoffs in two of its four seasons in San Jose, most recently reaching the Western Division Final in 2007.

Overall, Mouradian's teams have made the playoffs in 11 of his 15 seasons as a GM with a combined won-loss record of 121-84, which includes a record of 17-6 in playoff games. He continues to serve as the President and General Manager of the Stealth.

BANDITS AND KNIGHTHAWKS RENEW RIVALRY

The Bandits have their work cut out for them, as they will be without forwards Sean Greenhalgh, who is out for the year with a torn ACL, and Brett Bucktooth, who had hip surgery this week and is out for at least a month.

"Without Sean Greenhalgh and Brett Bucktooth we've had to bring in some athletic guys to fill those roles," said Bandits head coach Darris Kilgour. "I'm really looking oto push the ball a little more this year and test the fast breaks. There is no better team to test yourself against than Rochester. I'm really looking forward to this weekend and seeing what we have."

CANADA Wins the World Field Lacrosse Championship

July 22, 2006

Congratulations to Team Canada for winning their 2nd World Championship, especially those members who played with the A's - Coach Randy Mearns, Matt Vinc, Billy Dee Smith, Andy Turner and Steve Toll.

World Cup 2006

World Cup 2006

World Cup 2006 Roster
The 23 players for the 2006 team are:
Colin Doyle, Gary Gait, John Grant Jr., Stephen Hoar, Tom Marechek, Ryan Marshall, Brodie Merrill, Kyle Miller, Jim Moss, Tom Phair, Gavin Prout, Chris Sanderson, Chris Seller, AJ Shannon, Billy-Dee Smith, Geoff Snider, Steve Toll, Andrew Turner, Matt Vinc, Ryan Ward, Shawn Williams, Taylor Wray, Jeff Zywicki

The 2006 World Championship was hosted by Canada in July 2006.

Final men’s national field team roster announced

Head coach Frank Nielsen and his assistants David Huntley, Ed Comeau and Randy Mearns

POS NAME HOMETOWN UNIVERSITY / NLL CLUB
G Chris Sanderson Orangeville, Ont. Virginia/Retired
G Kyle Miller Orangeville, Ont. Cornell/None
D Brodie Merrill Orangeville, Ont. Georgetown/Portland
D Tom Phair Brampton, Ont. Delaware/Retired
D Taylor Wray Edmonton, Alta. Duke/Calgary
D Matt Vinc St. Catharines, Ont. Canisius/San Jose
D Andy Turner Beamsville, Ont. None/Edmonton
D Jim Moss Brampton, Ont. San Jose State/San Jose
D Steve Toll Whitby, Ont. R.I.T./Rochester
M Colin Doyle Kitchener, Ont. Laurier/Toronto
M Chris Seller Richmond, B.C. None/Arizona
M Stephen Hoar Whitby, Ont. University Of Toronto/Rochester
M Ryan Marshall Scarborough, Ont. Duke/Colorado
M Gavin Prout Whitby, Ont. Loyola/Colorado
M A.J. Shannon Whitby, Ont. Virginia/Buffalo
M Geoff Snider Edmonton, Alta. Denver/None
M Ryan Ward Victoria, B.C. Butler/Minnesota
M Shawn Williams Whitby, Ont. Brock/Rochester
M Billy-Dee Smith St. Catharines, Ont./Buffalo
A Gary Gait Victoria, B.C. Syracuse/Retired
A Tom Marechek Victoria, B.C. Syracuse/Retired
A John Grant Jr. Peterborough, Ont. Delaware/Rochester
A Jeff Zywicki Ottawa, Ont. UMass/San Jose

Canada's Heritage Cup Champions

Johnny Mouradian
St Catharines Jr A's, 1970 - 73

Johnny Mouradian

Johnny Mouradian, entering his third season as General Manager of the San Jose Stealth, has put together one of the most exciting teams in the National Lacrosse League. Mouradian handles all player transactions, including signing players and coordinating the Stealth’s draft efforts, as well as handling the functions of lacrosse operations.

A lacrosse veteran and icon, Mouradian will serve as offensive coordinator for the Stealth after hiring Walt Christianson as head coach. Mouradian was head coach for the Stealth’s first two seasons.

Mouradian, inducted into the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2001 for his achievement as a member of the 1978 national team that won the World Championships in Manchester England. He has also served as G.M. for the Buffalo Bandits, the Toronto Rock/Ontario Raiders and the Ottawa Rebel.

Athletics Alumni contact: ejhow@sympatico.ca