Heritage Cup
The Heritage Cup is an international boxing lacrosse tournament that takes place every two years.
Heritage Cup 2002
The first Heritage Cup was held on October 2, 2002 at the Hershey Center in Mississauga , Ontario . The USA team played against the Canada team. The USA won 21:16.
Squad
United States
| Surname | position | NLL team |
|---|---|---|
| Jake Bergey | attack | Philadelphia |
| Richard Brzeski | defense | Philadelphia |
| Roy Colsey | attack | New Jersey |
| Hugh Donovan | defense | Colorado |
| Kevin Finneran | attack | Philadelphia |
| Jamie Hanford | defense | New Jersey |
| Peter Jacobs | defense | Philadelphia |
| Jay Jalbert | defense | Philadelphia |
| Dwight Maetche | goal | Vancouver |
| Pat McCabe | defense | new York |
| Erik Miller | goal | Colorado |
| Mark Millon | attack | Philadelphia |
| Chris Panos | attack | Calgary |
| Brian Reese | defense | Colorado |
| Mike Regan | attack | Albany |
| Tom Ryan | attack | Philadelphia |
| Tom Slate | defense | Philadelphia |
| Dave Stilley | defense | Philadelphia |
| Tim Soudan | attack | Rochester |
| Regy Thorpe | defense | Rochester |
Head coach: Darris Kilgour ( Buffalo ), Tony Resch ( Philadelphia ).
CANADA
| Surname | position | NLL team |
|---|---|---|
| Rob Blasdell | goal | Albany |
| Glenn Clark | defense | Toronto |
| Anthony Cosmo | goal | Toronto |
| Pat Coyle | defense | Toronto |
| Colin Doyle | attack | Toronto |
| Gary Gait | attack | Colorado |
| John Grant Jr. | attack | Rochester |
| Tracey Kelusky | attack | Montreal |
| Curt Malawsky | attack | Rochester |
| Blaine Manning | attack | Toronto |
| Jim Moss | defense | Albany |
| Gavin Prout | attack | new York |
| Josh Sanderson | attack | Albany |
| Dan Stroup | attack | Toronto |
| Dan Teat | attack | Albany |
| Steve great | attack | Toronto |
| John Tavares | attack | Buffalo |
| Jim Veltman | attack | Toronto |
| Bob Watson | goal | Toronto |
| Cam Woods | defense | Albany |
Head Coach: Les Bartley ( Toronto ).
Heritage Cup 2004
The 2004 Heritage Cup was held at the Pepsi Center in Denver , Colorado on October 13, 2004. The two teams playing against each other were again the USA and Canada. This time Canada clearly won 17-8.
Squad
United States
| number | Surname | position | Alignment | Age | NLL team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dwight Maetche | goal | Right | 41 | Vancouver |
| 2 | Erik Miller | goal | Right | 33 | Colorado |
| 4th | Josh Sims | attack | Left | 26th | Colorado |
| 5 | Jamie Hanford | defense | Right | 29 | Colorado |
| 6th | Brian Langtry | attack | Right | 28 | Colorado |
| 9 | Keith Cromwell | attack | Left | 25th | Philadelphia |
| 10 | Jay Jalbert | defense | Right | 27 | Colorado |
| 71 | Regy Thorpe | defense | Right | 33 | Rochester |
| 11 | Kevin Finneran | attack | Left | 37 | - |
| 13 | John Rosa | defense | Left | 34 | Anaheim |
| 15th | Jeff Sonke | defense | Left | 25th | Colorado |
| 20th | Scott Stapleford | defense | Left | 23 | Colorado |
| 21st | Mike Regan | defense | Right | 26th | San Jose |
| 22nd | Ryan Powell | defense | Right | 26th | Anaheim |
| 27 | Dan Marohl | defense | Right | 26th | Philadelphia |
| 32 | Shawn needles | defense | Left | 25th | Philadelphia |
| 34 | Brian Reese | defense | Right | 28 | Colorado |
| 41 | Nicky Polanco | defense | Right | 24 | - |
| 55 | Chris Panos | attack | Left | 30th | Anaheim |
| 77 | Dave Stilley | defense | Right | 30th | Colorado |
Head Coach: Tony Resch
Assistant Coach: Jamie Batley
Assistant Coach: Jimmy Rogers
General Manager: Steve Govett
CANADA
| number | Surname | position | Alignment | Age | NLL team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th | Dan Dawson | attack | Right | 23 | Arizona |
| 7th | Colin Doyle | attack | Left | 27 | Toronto |
| 9 | Caleb Toth | attack | Right | 27 | Calgary |
| 10 | Gavin Prout | attack | Right | 26th | Colorado |
| 11 | John Tavares | attack | Left | 36 | Buffalo |
| 15th | Rob Kirkby | defense | Right | 25th | Calgary |
| 16 | Blaine Manning | attack | Right | 25th | Toronto |
| 17th | Steve great | attack | Right | 30th | San Jose |
| 22nd | Gary Gait | attack | Left | 37 | Colorado |
| 23 | Cam Woods | defense | Right | 28 | San Jose |
| 24 | John Grant Jr | attack | Right | 29 | Rochester |
| 27 | Peter Lough | attack | Right | 29 | Arizona |
| 32 | Jim Veltman | attack | Left | 38 | Toronto |
| 38 | Gord Nash | goal | Left | 26th | Colorado |
| 39 | Pat O'Toole | goal | Right | 33 | Rochester |
| 40 | Ian Ruble | defense | Left | 26th | Toronto |
| 44 | Anthony Cosmo | goal | Left | 27 | Toronto |
| 45 | Taylor Wray | defense | Right | 23 | Calgary |
| 55 | Jim Moss | defense | Right | 27 | San Jose |
| 71 | Tracey Kelusky | attack | Right | 29 | Calgary |
Head Coach: Les Bartley
Assistant Coach: Walt Christianson
Assistant Coach: Ed Comeau
Assistant Coach: Bob McMahon
General Manager: Johnny Mouradian