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This year is the 150th anniversary of Canada. Lacrosse is the oldest sport in the country and the year should be a celebration for both. Last week it was stated to me by a longtime builder in the game, “Why celebrate a game that is broken?” In Canada we notice Blue Jays memorabilia everywhere. Baseball hats have long been a fashion statement of twenty-something crowd be it Yankees, Dodgers or Red Sox adding to cultural identity. The Jays hat has become as synonymous as a Canadian flag for our millennial much like listening to the Tragically Hip of my era...

This past weekend I caught a commercial for a new Christmas holiday movie Concussion. The whole world is being made aware of the issues with head injuries from sports to re-evaluate their own risk. The impending storm the NHL is facing looks grim. Without question, it will land it right where the NFL is, in the midst of a major lawsuit. The NLL need not worry about this right now. I do suspect in a few years there will be ex-players recounting their time in lacrosse while dealing with some symptoms of post traumatic head injury. It’s inevitable.  All of...

The whole Canadian Lacrosse world has been working through the evolution of the regulations of our sport the past couple of years. New rules for goaltending equipment and net sizes hit us up a few years back. These days, face masks or head gear have become the centerpiece of an ongoing dilemma of what the rank and file has been asked to endure. I need to make something clear. I design and manufacturer lacrosse equipment and have been doing so for 25 years. I designed the face mask that revolutionized box lacrosse face masks back in 1999-2000 that is still...

During the past two years of Canadian summer lacrosse I have grown closer to the box game than I have been since the 1980s and early 90s. For 25 years or more I was focused on playing and managing at the game's highest levels with that mindset. Senior lacrosse is a destination from years of playing minor lacrosse. It is quite a different game than the Junior game and levels below it.A new generation of lacrosse players has new gear and new choices, but the bottom line of passion for the game remains.Minor lacrosse is becoming more like hockey being...