Fan bans, NHL draft picks, and the Gildersleeve Cup

June 21st, 2008 by Lauren Ward

Mid-week we started hearing the news out of Winnipeg that in order to curb abuse of officials the Red River Lacrosse Association had banned fans. Referees had had enough. They were sick of being threatened and followed to their cars. They weren’t going to keep reffing if the league didn’t do something. So the league did: they instituted a ban on spectators…for all of 24 hours. The ban was lifted after the league received a huge backlash from parents, who apparently did not enjoy being disrespected.

A big congratulations goes out to Steve Stamkos, Zach Bogosian, and all of this weekend’s NHL draft picks that once contributed their notable skills to the great game of lacrosse. (Bonus: Bogosian’s picture in that article looks like something out of a 1980’s SNL parody commercial.)

And over in the Peterborough Examiner, Elwood Jones takes us on a horse and buggy ride down memory lane, back to a time when the Gildersleeve Cup was the most sought-after trophy in Ontario lacrosse.

Ward began covering lacrosse for The Lacrosse Journal in 2005 and became its editor-in-chief a year later. Email her at lauren.ward@nllinsider.com.

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