The Class of 2026 will be formally inducted at the 2026 Induction Ceremony and Banquet on October 24 2026 at the Anviil Centre in New Westminster, BC
Players: Glenn Clark, John Grant Jr, Grant Hamilton, Karoline Karpun, Bruce Murray
Veterans: John Howard , Jim Weller, Steve Manning
Builders: Walt Christianson, Bob McMahon
Officials: Ray Durante
Team: Team Canada Women’s Sixes 2022
Each of these Inductees has left a significant mark on lacrosse’s sporting legacy and the lasting heritage of Canada’s national summer sport.
Tickets may be purchased at: https://laxhall.com/2026/08/the-2026-clhof-induction-2/
Glenn Clark
For over 20 years Glen showed an incredible work ethic to be the best player, teammate that one could be. His commitment and loyalty unmatched.
He was a leader on and off the floor and always put his teammates first. He took on some of the most difficult defensive assignments and he could score in transition when the opportunity arose.
Organizations involved with
Brooklin Redmen, Coquitlam Adanacs, Toronto Rock, Philadelphia Wings, Team Canada
Championship Events
Brooklin Redmen Mann Cup 1990, Brooklin Redmen Mann Cup 2000, Coquitlam Adanacs Mann Cup 2001,
Toronto Rock NLL 1999,2000, 2002, 2003, 2005
Team Canada WILC 2003
John Grant Jr
Peterborough Jr A 1991-95, Peterborough Major 1994-2016, Coquitlam Sr A 2002-2003, Rochester Knighthawks 2007-2010, Colorado Mammoth 2010-2017, Canada Box World Championships 2003, 2007, 2011, Canada Field Team 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010
World Box Championship – 2003, 2007, 2011, World Field Championship – 2006 (2014 Staff), NLL Championship – 2007, Mann Cup 2004 *, 2006, 2007*, 2010, 2010 (*MVP Award)
Major Recognition
USA Lacrosse Hall of Fame 2024, Professional Lacrosse Hall of Fame 2022, NLL Hall of Fame 2021, All World Team – 2002, 2006, 2010, Delaware University Sports Hall of Fame
Grant Hamilton
Esquimalt Legion Jr A 1984-1988, Team BC – Box Lacrosse 1985, Victoria Payless/Shamrocks 1987-1991,1993-1997,1999-2003, Vancouver Ravens 2002,2003, Calgary Roughnecks 2004, 2005, Team Canada Field Lacrosse 1990, Victoria SeaSpray/Royal Waxmen Senior Mens Field Lacrosse 1985-2000
1985 Team BC, Canada Games Gold Medal, 1988 Esquimalt Legion, Minto Cup Champion, 1997,1999,2003 Victoria Shamrocks Mann Cup Champion, 2004 Calgary Roughnecks, NLL Champion.
Grant’s leadership on and off the floor has always been exemplary. Whether it was scoring the big goal, delivering a crucial hit, playing through injuries, or standing up for teammates, he always prioritized the team. Off the floor, he demonstrated dedication to the craft and led by example, making everyone feel part of the team and showing what it meant to be part of a successful team.
Grant Hamilton’s contributions to lacrosse, both as a player and a coach, are truly remarkable. His dedication, leadership, and passion for the game make him an outstanding candidate for the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame induction
Karoline Karpun
Karoline started her box lacrosse career as a goalie, then moved to a forward position and later to defense. She was a valuable player both in and out of net. She scored a lot of big goals for her Richmond team especially when playing on the crease on the power play. She is one of only eight players in Canada who played in the gold medal game in four out of five Dorothy Robertson Cup Canadian Senior Women’s Box Lacrosse Championships! Her team won two national titles, and she scored one of the overtime goals to clinch the 1981 Canadian national title!
Karoline really made her mark in women’s field lacrosse playing defense in the position known at the time as “cover point”. She started at this position in three women’s world cups (including the first World Cup ever held for women’s field lacrosse.) She played every minute in each of the three world cups except for one game when she was injured and sent to the hospital.
Brine 1982 World Lacrosse Tournament (Nottingham, England): 3rd
Brine 1986 World Lacrosse Tournament (Swarthmore, USA): 4th
IFWLA World Cup 1989 (Perth, Australia): 4th
Karoline won ten Canadian national senior women’s field lacrosse championships (also known as the Dorothy Robertson Cup) between 1983 and 1993. Seven Canadian titles were with the B.C. Selects Women’s Field Lacrosse Club and three titles were with the B.C. Coquitlam Adanacs.
She was selected to the Canadian National Squad each of those ten years. She participated in two Canadian national team tours (1984 and 1985). Karoline started at cover-point but also was the national touring team’s back-up goalie in case Julie Norton was injured.
Karoline was recognized along with her B.C. Selects teammates, when the team was inducted into the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2014.
Bruce Murray
Coquitlam Adanacs Jr A – 1994-1998, Coquitlam Adanacs Sr A – 1997-1998 (call up), New Westminster Salmonbellies – 1999-2004, Coquitlam Adanacs – 2005-2015, NLL Vancouver Ravens – 2002-2004, NLL Anaheim Storm – 2005-2006, NLL Arizona Sting – 2006-2008, NLL Colorado Mammoth – 2008 – 2010, NLL Edmonton Rush – 2011, Team Canada World Box – 2003- 2007
Coquitlam Adanacs Sr A Mann Cup finalist (call up from Jr A) – 1998, Team Canada World Lacrosse Gold Medal – 2003, 2007, Coquitlam Adanacs Mann Cup finalist, NLL Arizona Sting Champion Cup Finalist – 2007
Supplemental Information
Bruce played 227 WLA regular season games during his long career. On top of that he played 88 playoff games and two 7-game Mann Cup series.
During Bruce’s playing career, he suffered an horrific knee injury that was expected to end his career. After surgery and rehabilitation, Bruce missed only one playing season and went on to contribute to his teams for six more years.
Bruce has been recognized as one of the finest defensive players in box lacrosse during the era he played. Tenacious, strong, and relentless, he showed an unmatched ability to shut down the game’s best scorers, including legends like Gary Gait and John Grant Jr.
Bruce Murray embodies everything we celebrate – from his early days as a scoring forward though his legendary career as a defender and on to the international stage, he made his mark every year. His defensive brilliance, relentless spirit, and ability to elevate his teammates set him apart as one of the greatest stay-at-home defenders the sport has seen.
John Howard (Michael)
Montreal Shamrocks- 1900 – 1908, Regina Capitals – 1909, Vancouver Lacrosse Clug – 1910, New Westminster Salmonbellies (1911, 1913, 1915, 1918), Quebec Irish Canadians – 1914, Vancouver Terminals – 1920 – 1921.
Howard won a total of 9 Minto Cups as senior/professional player with 3 clubs; he is the only player to accomplish more than 7 Minto Cups with more than 1 team in their career (the record is 10 titles, held by 4 Salmonbellies). In modern equivalents he won 9 Minto Cup titles won and defended in 13 series plays – only losing once in those 13.
Newspaper reports on his ability to shut down the greatest offensive player of his day (NW signed him specifically for this ask) it is clear that Johnny Howard deserves honour and recognition with his induction into the Hall.
Steve Manning
New Westminster Salmonbellies Jr A – 1976-1979, New Westminster Salmonbellies Sr A – 1980-1986
New Westminster Salmonbellies – 1981 Mann Cup Champions, 1986 New Westminster Salmonbellies Mann Cup Champions.
It takes strong defensive corps to field championship teams. One such defender is New Westminster’s Steve Manning. In the 1981 playoff run “defensive stalwarts Ray Durante, Cory Carlyle, Steve Manning, and Steve D’Easum were a tower of strength with their rugged checking.”
In ’85 thanks to “Salmonbellies checkers particularly Frank Nielson, Steve Manning and Geordie Dean have managed to keep (Kevin) Alexander off the scoresheet for the first two Games” and went on to advance to the Mann Cup. In 1986 the Salmonbellies avenged their 1985 loss to Brooklin capturing their 22nd Mann Cup.
Steve Manning was instrumental as a player in the New Westminster Salmonbellies‘ Mann Cup Winning Seasons of 1981 and 1986 an as a coach in their 1989 and 1991 seasons.
Jim Weller
St. Catharines Athletics – Junior A (1976-77, Hamilton Bengals Junior A – 1978-80, University of Massachusetts Minutemen, Div 1 – NCAA – 1979-1982, Brampton Excelsiors – Major – 1981,
Team Canada Field – World Championships 1982 Baltimore, 1984 Los Angeles, 1986 Toronto, 1990 Perth
1979 – 1982 UMass Minutemen – NCAA Tournament – 1979 and 1981 New England Champs (ECAC), 1981 Brampton Excelsiors -Major Mann Cup Runners-Up, 1982 Team Canada – World Championships – Baltimore Bronze Medal, 1984 Team Canada – Pre-Olympic Tourney – Los Angeles – Silver Medal, 1986 Team Canada – World Cup – Toronto – Silver Medal, 1990 Team Canada – World Cup – Perth, Australia – Silver Medal
Jim Weller started out as most Canadian lacrosse players of hisgeneration, playing local minor box lacrosse. He then moved on to a five-year Junior A career with the St. Catharines Athletics and Hamilton Bengals.
Part of the first wave of Canadians to be discovered by US colleges, he was a stand-out at the University of Massachusetts where he made a huge impact as an attackman, receiving All-American honours in Division 1 during his last 3 years at UMass, and smashing school scoring and points records (many that still stand today and rank in the top 20 – Division 1 NCAA).
In 1981 he competed for the Brampton Excelsiors in the Mann Cup and was the team’s leading scorer in the best-of-seven series. Playing Attack for Team Canada again at the 1986 World Cup in Toronto, he was named to the All-World Team. He played for Team Canada for a 3rd World Cup in Perth, Australia in 1990.
Walt Christianson
Great Britain Sixes Lacrosse Olympics Program: Assistant Coach, December 2025 to present, England National Box Lacrosse: Head Coach, 2016 to present, National Lacrosse League (NLL) (2002–2008), Head Coach, San Jose Stealth (2006–2008), Head Coach, Vancouver Ravens (2005), Assistant Coach, Colorado Mammoth (2004–2005), Assistant Coach, Calgary Roughnecks (2002–2003), Victoria Shamrocks, WLA Head Coach (11 Seasons): 1990–1991, 2002–2007, 2010–2011, Assistant Coach: 2001, Victoria Junior Shamrocks Lacrosse (BCJALL) – – 2014, 2015
Mann Cup Champion (Player): 1983, 1999 (Victoria Shamrocks), Mann Cup Champion (Head Coach): 2003, 2005 (Victoria Shamrocks), European Box Lacrosse Gold Medalist (Head Coach): 2022 (Team England), BC Provincial Field Lacrosse Gold Medalist (Head Coach): 2010 (U14), 2012 (U16), WLA League Championships: Multiple titles and five consecutive Mann Cup appearances as Head Coach(2002–2006), 2019 World Lacrosse Box Championships (Langley, BC) – Head Coach, 2024 World Lacrosse Box Championships (Utica, NY) – Head Coach
Walt has been a transformative force in the sport, moving beyond the bench to architect programs that have elevated the game from the local rinks of Vancouver Island to the global stage.
Walt’s career embodies the essence of a “Builder.” While his championship record is undeniable—including two Mann Cups as a coach and two as a player—his true legacy lies in the systems, pathways, and coaching lineages he has created for the next generation of the sport.
Bob McMahon
Playing
Orangeville Northmen Sr – 1980-1988, Windsor Warlocks Sr, 1979, Mississauga Junior Lacrosse – 1974 -1978
Coaching
Team Canada World Indoor Championhsip – 2003, Heritage Cup (Canada vs USA) – 2002, 2004, Team Puerto Rico – World Indoor Championship – 2024, National Lacrosse League – Vancouver Warriors – 2024-2026 (still), Calgary Roughnecks – 2011-2023, Colorado Mammoth – 2008-2010, Arizona Sting – 2004-2007, Albany Attack – 2000-2003, Detroit Turbos – 1992-1993, Ontario Major – Brampton Excelsiors – 1993 -2000, Orangeville Northmen – 1989, NLL teams Bob Coached reached Championship Game in 2019, 2014, 2007, 2005, 2002
World Champions – Team Canada Indoor 2003, Ontario Champions – Brampton Excelsiors Major – 1998-1999, Mann Cup Champs 1998. Orangeville Northmen Sr 1981-1985
Bob’s influence on lacrosse in Canada has been foundational, strategic, and enduring. While players may score goals and teams may win champions, it is Builders like Bob who create the structure, culture, and opportunities to make those achievements possible. His work has strengthened the framework of the sport in ways that will benefit future generations for decades to come.
Ray Durante
Ray was considered by his peers and most players as one of the best referees of his era. He was exceptional at reading into the game and ensuring that players were allowed to “play”.
If you stepped over the line, it was a call regardless of whether you were a star or a lesser talented player. He worked the game with his partner efficiently and calmly, always cognizant of the game and not overtaking his partners call or non-call. He was dedicated to the game as his resume bears out.
12 year playing career, followed by a 31 year on floor refereeing career and 10-year service with the WLA in overseeing the referees for the league Championship Events. Ray officiated over 403 WLA games.
Minto Cup Series referee on 3 occasions, Mann Cup Series referee on 8 occasions
**Ray was precluded from being selected to officiate in the 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991 Mann Cup Series as brother Dave was still an active player in those series.
Team Canada Women’s Sixes 2022
2022 World Games Sixes – Gold Medal Winner
Team Canada Women have played in two World Games including 2017 and 2022. In 2017 the women finished with a silver medal. The game in 2017 was played with 10 athletes on the field which was a variation from the game played at the World and NCAA level.
2022 was the first ever World Games Sixes Lacrosse event. Sixes have not been developed across the Country at the grass roots level let alone at an extremely high level. These women jumped into a variation of the game that had not been taught to them. They adapted and excelled at every opportunity on the field.
Team Canada Women’s Sixes 2022 played Great Britain in the opening game and won 16-9. The second game vs Israel had Canada on top 14-6. The final preliminary round game was Canada vs. Haudenosaunee and again Canada came out with a 19-7 victory.
The semi-final match up was with a familiar Field opponent, Team Australia. Canada persevered for a 12-7 convincing win. The gold medal game saw Canada vs our all-time rivalry……Team USA.
The game had many controversial calls including a goal miscounted, but still Canada dominated and captured THE GOLD!
This team was comprised of 10 athletes out of 12 that had just competed at the Women’s Field Lacrosse World Championships. These women played for 10 days in gruelling heat and extreme storm conditions and then jumped on a plane two days later to play at the World Games in record breaking heat yet again.
They all persevered, demonstrated excellent resilience and creativity. The team relied on one goalie only to allow for an extra runner to help adapt to the intensity and duration of the World Game event.
An incredible story for the ages, as Team Canada’s First Gold Medal at the Senior Level came in the first Sixes Championship – the game destined for Team Canada’s First Ever Olympic Play.
