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New Westminster Salmonbellies 
Founded 1888 Home arena Queen's Park Arena Based in New Westminster Colours Red, White, Blue League Western Lacrosse Association Head Coach Bob Salt General Manager Dan Richardson Retired Numbers 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 19 The New Westminster Salmonbellies are a Men's Senior 'A' lacrosse team located in New Westminster, BC. Their home arena is Queen's Park Arena. They compete as part of the Western Lacrosse Association and have won the Mann Cup 24 times, most recently in 1991. The 1968-1972 teams were collectively inducted into the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2004.
The New Westminster lacrosse club was founded on May 12, 1888 but did not play their first home game in the Royal City until June 8, 1889, a 3-1 loss to Vancouver.
"All lacrosse players are requested to meet on the cricket grounds this evening for the purpose of forming a lacrosse club." - New Westminster Daily British Columbian, Friday, May 11, 1888
On Saturday evening a meeting of lacrosse players was held and a club formed. Mr. Glover was appointed chairman pro tem and Mr. Lewis permanent secretary and treasurer. A committee was formed to draft rules and by-laws, and perform other duties in connection with the organization of the club. Practises [sic] will be held every Wednesday and Friday evening for the present, and it is to be hoped that every lover of the game will join the club and assist in making it a success in every way. It is the intention to try and arrange a match with Vancouver on July 1st. - New Westminster Daily British Columbian, Monday, May 14, 1888
They won their first Mann Cup in 1915. Prior to 1932, they played as a field lacrosse team but in May 1932 box lacrosse was adopted for the senior league in British Columbia - and the Salmonbellies have been a box lacrosse team since then. The Salmonbellies have won the Mann Cup more than any other lacrosse team. They have won at least one Mann Cup in every decade since the inception of the trophy, except for the current decade (so far).
Salmonbellie Alumni Paul Parnell, Wayne Goss, Eric Cowieson, Jack Bionda, Cliff Sepka and Geordie Dean have all had their numbers retired by the team. There are more Salmonbellies alumni in the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame than from any other team.
The Salmonbellie name arose from a taunt given by an opposing team's fan during an early game. The fan called the New West team "salmonbellies" referring to the fact that salmon was considered a lowly food at the time. But the players liked the name, concluding that the belly was the prime portion on the fish, so the name was adopted and has stuck for over a century. Curiously, the name is never spelled with a "y" even when one writes about an individual "Salmonbellie."
Contents
Mann Cup Wins
- 1915-17
- 1920-25
- 1927
- 1937
- 1943
- 1958
- 1959
- 1962
- 1965
- 1970
- 1972
- 1974
- 1976
- 1981
- 1986
- 1989
- 1991
Mann Cup MVPs
Salmonbellie Winners of the Mann Cup Most Valuable Player's Mike Kelly Memorial Trophy (Major/Senior A):
- 1943 Bill Wilkes
- 1944 Ike Hildebrand
- 1958 Norm McKay
- 1959 Jack Bionda (New Westminster O'Keefes)
- 1962 Jack Bionda (New Westminster O'Keefes)
- 1965 Les Norman
- 1970 Paul Parnell
- 1972 Paul Parnell
- 1974 Ken Winzoski
- 1976 Dave Durante
- 1981 Wayne Goss
- 1986 Geordie Dean
- 1987 Eric Cowieson (jointly held with Jim Meredith of the Brooklyn Redmen
- 1989 Ben Hieltjes
- 1991 Geordie Dean
All-Time Field Lacrosse Record
New Westminster Salmonbellies (Senior Amateur Field Lacrosse 1888-1931) Season Team GP W L T GF GA PTS PLAYOFFS 1888 New Westminster ? ? ? ? ? ? ? - 1889 New Westminster ? ? ? ? ? ? ? - 1890 New Westminster 4 4 0 0 13 4 8 Provincial Champions 1891 New Westminster 4 2 2 0 11 8 4 1892 New Westminster 8 3 5 0 24 21 6 1893 New Westminster 6 1 5 0 13 23 2 1894 New Westminster 8 6 2 0 25 17 12 Provincial Champions 1895 New Westminster 8 5 3 0 17 14 10 Provincial Champions 1896 New Westminster 8 1 6 1 16 28 2 1897 New Westminster 8 4 3 1 23 22 8 Provincial Champions 1898 New Westminster 8 5 2 1 24 11 11 Provincial Champions 1899 New Westminster 8 7 1 0 34 9 14 Provincial Champions 1900 New Westminster Salmonbellies 4 4 0 0 20 4 8 Provincial Champions 1901 New Westminster Salmonbellies 9 8 0 1 83 12 17 Provincial Champions 1902 New Westminster Salmonbellies 8 7 1 0 85 14 14 Provincial Champions 1903 New Westminster Salmonbellies 8 5 2 1 52 25 11 1904 New Westminster Salmonbellies - - - - - - - did not compete 1905 New Westminster Salmonbellies 12 10 2 0 130 36 20 Provincial Champions 1906 New Westminster Salmonbellies 9 8 1 0 80 35 16 Provincial Champions 1907 New Westminster Salmonbellies 7 6 1 0 60 35 12 Provincial Champions 1908 New Westminster Salmonbellies 7 7 0 0 88 14 14 won Minto Cup 1909 New Westminster Salmonbellies 5 4 1 0 44 29 8 1910 New Westminster Salmonbellies 6 1 5 0 31 43 2 1911 New Westminster Salmonbellies 8 3 5 0 30 55 6 1912 New Westminster Salmonbellies 12 4 7 1 35 70 9 1913 New Westminster Salmonbellies 8 4 4 0 53 43 8 1914 New Westminster Salmonbellies 8 4 4 0 53 34 8 1915 New Westminster Salmonbellies 6 5 1 0 46 11 10 won Mann Cup 1916 suspended operations - - - - - - - 1917 suspended operations - - - - - - - 1918 New Westminster Salmonbellies 6 0 4 2 12 30 2 1919 New Westminster Salmonbellies 7 3 4 0 49 51 6 1920 New Westminster Salmonbellies 8 6 0 2 49 28 14 won Mann Cup 1921 New Westminster Salmonbellies 8 6 1 1 40 23 13 won Mann Cup 1922 New Westminster Salmonbellies 12 7 4 1 47 25 15 won Mann Cup 1923 New Westminster Salmonbellies 12 9 1 2 79 23 20 won Mann Cup 1924 New Westminster Salmonbellies 13 9 2 2 60 27 20 won Mann Cup 1925 New Westminster Salmonbellies 14 9 5 0 65 51 18 won Mann Cup 1926 New Westminster Salmonbellies 8 5 3 0 33 25 10 1927 New Westminster Salmonbellies 12 10 1 1 79 23 21 won Mann Cup 1928 New Westminster Salmonbellies - - - - - - - no league play 1929 New Westminster Salmonbellies 8 6 2 0 48 25 12 1930 New Westminster Salmonbellies 11 8 2 1 63 27 17 1931 New Westminster Salmonbellies 14 11 1 2 91 41 24 New Westminster Salmonbellies (Professional Field Lacrosse 1909-1924) Season Team GP W L T GF GA PTS PLAYOFFS 1909 New Westminster Salmonbellies 10 7 3 0 69 65 14 won Minto Cup 1910 New Westminster Salmonbellies 11 8 3 0 52 38 16 won Minto Cup 1911 New Westminster Salmonbellies 10 5 5 0 45 47 10 1912 New Westminster Salmonbellies 16 12 4 0 77 58 24 won Minto Cup 1913 New Westminster Salmonbellies 7 5 2 0 47 32 10 won Minto Cup 1914 New Westminster Salmonbellies 6 3 3 0 36 33 6 won Minto Cup 1915 New Westminster Salmonbellies 11 7 4 0 91 68 14 won Minto Cup 1916 suspended operations - - - - - - - 1917 suspended operations - - - - - - - 1918 New Westminster Salmonbellies 8 2 6 0 50 61 4 1919 New Westminster Salmonbellies 12 7 5 0 44 39 14 won Minto Cup 1920 New Westminster Salmonbellies 14 7 6 1 83 73 15 1921 New Westminster Salmonbellies 18 10 8 0 117 103 20 won Minto Cup 1922 New Westminster Salmonbellies 16 9 7 0 70 84 18 won Minto Cup 1923 New Westminster Salmonbellies 15 8 7 0 84 69 16 won Minto Cup 1924 New Westminster Salmonbellies 4 2 1 1 22 12 5 won Minto Cup All-Time Box Lacrosse Record
Season Team Name Games Win Losses Tie GF GA Points Playoffs 1932 New Westminster Salmonbellies 12 3 8 1 80 113 7 1933 New Westminster Salmonbellies 24 18 6 0 245 150 36 1934 New Westminster Salmonbellies 24 14 10 0 356 295 28 1935 New Westminster Salmonbellies 24 4 20 0 310 375 8 1936 New Westminster Salmonbellies 24 14 10 0 413 371 28 1937 New Westminster Salmonbellies 28 22 6 0 543 380 44 Won Mann Cup 1938 New Westminster Salmonbellies 24 15 9 0 421 378 30 1939 New Westminster Salmonbellies 24 13 11 0 441 432 26 1940 New Westminster Salmonbellies 24 7 17 0 408 419 14 1941 New Westminster Salmonbellies 24 7 17 0 360 404 14 1942 New Westminster Salmonbellies 23 15 8 0 269 227 30 1943 New Westminster Salmonbellies 18 12 6 0 286 222 24 Won Mann Cup 1944 New Westminster Salmonbellies 24 18 5 1 380 256 37 1945 New Westminster Salmonbellies 24 9 15 0 321 345 18 1946 New Westminster Salmonbellies 24 16 7 1 375 269 33 1947 New Westminster Salmonbellies 24 11 12 1 343 366 23 1948 New Westminster Salmonbellies 24 9 15 0 297 316 18 1949 New Westminster Salmonbellies 16 6 10 0 178 213 12 1950 New Westminster Adanacs 30 19 10 1 397 363 39 1950 New Westminster Salmonbellies 30 12 17 1 384 451 25 1951 New Westminster Commandos 32 19 13 0 407 352 38 1952 New Westminster Salmonacs 32 19 13 0 447 366 38 1953 New Westminster Salmonacs 32 6 26 0 274 406 12 1954 New Westminster Royals 32 5 27 0 305 458 10 1955 New Westminster Salmonbellies 32 6 24 2 295 376 14 1956 New Westminster Salmonbellies 30 4 26 0 245 392 8 1957 New Westminster Salmonbellies 30 15 15 0 291 282 30 1958 New Westminster Salmonbellies 30 17 11 2 335 300 36 Won Mann Cup 1959 New Westminster O'Keefes 30 20 10 0 369 306 40 Won Mann Cup 1960 New Westminster O'Keefes 30 16 14 0 290 289 32 1961 New Westminster O'Keefes 30 25 4 1 356 246 51 1962 New Westminster O'Keefes 32 22 10 0 382 263 44 Won Mann Cup 1963 New Westminster O'Keefes 30 21 9 0 328 263 42 1964 New Westminster O'Keefes 32 18 13 1 336 298 37 1965 New Westminster O'Keefes 30 21 9 0 317 272 42 Won Mann Cup 1966 New Westminster O’Keefes 30 13 15 2 271 311 28 1967 New Westminster Shamorocks 30 13 17 0 284 329 26 1968 New Westminster Salmonbellies 38 19 19 0 437 426 38 1969 New Westminster Blues 18 17 1 0 306 107 34 1969 New Westminster Salmonbellies 29 19 10 0 435 315 38 1970 New Westminster Salmonbellies 30 22 8 0 423 320 44 Won Mann Cup 1971 New Westminster Salmonbellies 31 22 9 0 384 295 44 1972 New Westminster Salmonbellies 36 25 11 0 430 382 50 Won Mann Cup 1973 New Westminster Salmonbellies 25 7 18 0 317 384 14 1974 New Westminster Salmonbellies 24 20 3 1 337 264 41 Won Mann Cup 1975 New Westminster Salmonbellies 24 17 7 0 354 305 34 1976 New Westminster Salmonbellies 24 14 9 1 358 309 29 Won Mann Cup 1977 New Westminster Salmonbellies 24 12 12 0 307 289 24 1978 New Westminster Salmonbellies 24 12 11 1 346 351 25 1979 New Westminster Salmonbellies 30 17 12 1 396 370 35 1980 New Westminster Salmonbellies 24 11 13 0 314 306 22 1981 New Westminster Salmonbellies 24 10 13 1 266 278 21 Won Mann Cup 1982 New Westminster Salmonbellies 24 17 7 0 296 239 34 1983 New Westminster Salmonbellies 24 13 11 0 262 249 26 1984 New Westminster Salmonbellies 24 16 8 0 287 248 32 1985 New Westminster Salmonbellies 24 11 13 0 226 214 22 1986 New Westminster Salmonbellies 24 14 10 0 225 199 28 Won Mann Cup 1987 New Westminster Salmonbellies 24 20 4 0 306 209 40 1988 New Westminster Salmonbellies 24 16 8 0 224 209 32 1989 New Westminster Salmonbellies 24 21 3 0 282 192 42 Won Mann Cup 1990 New Westminster Salmonbellies 24 17 7 0 223 180 34 1991 New Westminster Salmonbellies 24 15 9 0 230 196 30 Won Mann Cup 1992 New Westminster Salmonbellies 24 17 7 0 255 181 34 1993 New Westminster Salmonbellies 24 17 7 0 258 192 34 1994 New Westminster Salmonbellies 20 16 4 0 223 164 32 1995 New Westminster Salmonbellies 25 21 2 2 274 186 44 1996 New Westminster Salmonbellies 20 10 9 1 187 183 21 1997 New Westminster Salmonbellies 20 9 10 1 174 179 19 1998 New Westminster Salmonbellies 25 6 19 0 196 266 12 1999 New Westminster Salmonbellies 25 11 13 1 220 225 23 2000 New Westminster Salmonbellies 25 15 9 1 322 269 31 2001 New Westminster Salmonbellies 20 10 9 1 222 201 21 2002 New Westminster Salmonbellies 20 10 9 1 253 247 21 2003 New Westminster Salmonbellies 20 6 13 1 229 263 13 2004 New Westminster Salmonbellies 20 8 12 0 203 225 16 2005 New Westminster Salmonbellies 17 10 6 1 215 188 21 2006 New Westminster Salmonbellies 18 12 6 0 246 181 24 2007 New Westminster Salmonbellies 18 15 2 1 217 167 31 2008 New Westminster Salmonbellies 18 17 1 0 191 119 34 2009 New Westminster Salmonbellies 18 13 3 2 180 141 28 Total 79 seasons 2,003 1,128 844 31 24,295 22,154 2,287 External links
- Salmonbellies Official Website
- Historical Photo of match between New Westminster and Tecumseh, 1919
- Salmonbellies Team Photo, 1908
- Salmonbellies Team Photo, c.1910
- Lacrosse Game in New Westminster, 1900s
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