Lacrosse Legends

Monty Slingerland learned his lacrosse on the dirt floor of an outdoor rink within view of the Niagara Escarpment and Wine Country.

He loved being involved in all facets of the game, adding coaching to his resume almost as soon as he began playing.

He embraced Management as well with the Niagara Warriors Junior B Team and becoming a co-owner at a fairly young age. 1973 was a dream year for Monty and his Warriors.

The team won the Ontario Summer Games, the Canadian Summer Games, the Founders Cup, and ended the summer beating an excellent Whitby squad for the Ontario Championship.

He kept playing up to 1980 through participation in the Port Dalhousie Men’s League. Slingerman’s final coaching stint was in 1988-1989 in the Niagara-On The-Lake Minor Lacrosse Association.

Wayne Shuttleworth is known as a fine scorer and a rugged competitor. He was a member of four Mann Cup Championship teams for three different clubs.

He had been a late starter to lacrosse, coming from a soccer background. The delayed start didn’t seem to matter.

He was selected to the Intercity League All Star Team on three separate occasions. In 1971 he won the League Scoring Title with 61 goals and 82 assists.

His career led him to a Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame induction in1992. He also was a member of the 1968 Salmonbellies World Lacrosse Championship Team that was inducted into the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame in 2019.

The Maritimes is an area for growth for lacrosse in Canada. There are some important individuals that
brought it forward.Wayne Finck can easily be referred to as the “Father of Maritime Lacrosse”.

We had hoped Wayne could tell his own story but he tragically entered into a struggle with life-ending cancer before his interview could take place.

We are proud to bring Wayne Finck’s story to you through the words of his daughter Julie and others who knew him well.

Wayne was involved as a player, a coach, a builder, administrator, a referee – pretty well any role you can think of.

Wayne is regarded as the person who saved the sport in Nova Scotia in the 1990’s. He was eventually inducted into the Nova Scotia Sports Hall of Fame as recognition for his many efforts.

This is one of just a few interviews we have undertaken regarding a Legends of Lacrosse who has passed and we do so as a tribute to Wayne Finck’s legacy in the game.

Troyhann Santos is a trailblazer.

She was made a Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame inductee this past fall.

It was just one of a number of inductions for her which include the Ontario Lacrosse Hall of Fame and the Whitby Lacrosse Hall of Fame.

As a player, Troyhann was a natural leader, having been named Co-Captain of Team Canada twice.

She also was Captain of her NCAA team at James Madison University.She played on many Team Ontario squads over the years.

She took this knowledge and mindset into coaching znd served as Head Coach of a number of Team Ontario Girls Box squads.

Add volunteering in roles which improved the technical aspects of the game, and the proprietorship of the Lax Shack and you have a full life in lacrosse.

Join us as we hear Troyhann Santos’ story.

It is one thing to launch a program.

Eventually that energy dissipates and some important work begins in order to keep the program going. Cheryl MacNeill really stepped up after the great beginning provided by those associated with Team Canada ’82.

You need players, coaches, managers, builders and officials to grow the game and in one way or another MacNeill contributed at all those levels.

As a player she rose to Canadian National Team Level for both the 1989 and 1993 World Cups. She has coached in Canada and the USA in secondary schools, universities, rep teams, provincial teams and national teams.

She has been a clinician, an assessor, and an Umpire at the highest levels of the
International game and has been a key contributor or Chair for a number of international events and
World Championships held on Canadian soil.

You want to hear MacNeill’s story – a tale filled with effort and excellence.

Women’s field lacrosse in Canada had very humble beginnings.

There were two small programs operating out of British Columbia and Ontario. The women who played in these programs were mainly versed in box lacrosse.


One day, a huge opportunity presented itself. Brine had stepped up to sponsor the first Women’s World Lacrosse Championship. The Canadian women wanted to be part of this historic event – The IFWLA Brine Women’s Lacrosse World Cup.

Members of that storied team were brought together to tell their story in celebration of Women’s History Month. The interview is an exclusive two-part presentation that will take the viewer through the incredible story of committing to England, forming the team and being labelled the team most likely to finish last in the tournament.

Part 1 provides all the background leading up to tournament play in Nottingham, England.
Part 2 will pick up as the official games begin and it will air the following Wednesday. The whole story is compelling and “must” viewing for all those who have interest in Canada’s lacrosse history.

Jim Price can quite possibly claim the title of “Father of Canadian Field Lacrosse Officiating”. He
would not think of himself in that way but the hundreds of officials he developed in Canada and
around the world would feel the title was justified. He started out with the game through his
son playing Tyke Level Box Lacrosse around Canada’s Centennial in 1967. He would coach and
eventually referee box lacrosse.

He received his calling to officiating Men’s Field Lacrosse when Canada won its first World Filed
Lacrosse Championship in 1978 and the need for officiating in the burgeoning field game was
urgent. He would become a Master Clinician in Canada and after traveling to Baltimore for the
1982 World Field Lacrosse Championships he began to get very involved at the international
level. He became an Assesor in 1986 when Canada hosted the World Championship in Toronto
in 1986.

He was known for training officials across Canada, often on his own dime, staying in the camping
trailer that he would pull behind his car. He would start the Ontario Field Lacrosse Officials
Association and directed its merger with the established Ontario Lacrosse Referees Association.
Price would serve as a leader on many committees at the Provincial, National and International
Levels. This brought him the prestigious Lester B. Pearson Award which is presented to the great
contributors to our game.

Price would end up seeing the world and officiated in 25 countries – an amazing adventure and
contribution to the game. He also officiated Intercrosse around the globe .In Canada he would
referee Club, High School and University games. His colleagues affectionately refer to him as the
“Pope of Lacrosse” as he bears a remarkable resemblance to one of the past leaders of the
Church. You want to know Jim Price’s story as it is truly remarkable.

Craig Moore is a Maritimer who has given and received a great deal from his involvement with lacrosse.

He started out participaing in the Sackville Minor Lacrosse Association and played on the All New Brunswick Team that participated in the annual Lobster Trap Tournament. When he advanced to the Junior ranks he played for Sackville, Ottawa and Alberta teams as well as in the Canada Games.

He may be the only Canadian to play for Team USA in the 1980 World Box Lacrosse Championships. Moore went on to coach at Springfield College in the USA and the team went on to become ECAC Champions.

He eventually returned to Canada and coached boys and girls in box and field lacrosse, both Club and H.S., from 2000 to 2021. He served at the Board level with Lacrosse Nova Scotia and has been a member of the Canadian Lacrosse Foundation Board since 2012.

Craig Moore can easily be included in the short list of those who have built Maritime Lacrosse.