The Heritage Cup is an international

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tournament between the national teams of Canada, Iroquois and United States. The games feature mostly players that were members of

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teams.

2002 Heritage Cup

The inaugural Heritage Cup was played on October 2, 2002 at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga, Ontario, and featured Team USA against Team Canada. Team USA won the game 21-16.

Rosters

UNITED STATES Head Coaches:

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( Buffalo), Tony Resch (

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CANADA Head Coach: Les Bartley (

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2004 Heritage Cup

The 2004 Heritage Cup was held at the

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on October 16, 2004. The game once again featured Team USA against Team Canada, but this time Team Canada came out on top, winning 17-8.

Rosters

UNITED STATES Head Coach: Tony Resch
Assistant Coach: Jamie Batley
Assistant Coach: Jimmy Rogers
General Manager: Steve Govett
CANADA Head Coach: Les Bartley
Assistant Coach: Walt Christianson
Assistant Coach: Ed Comeau
Assistant Coach:

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General Manager: Johnny Mouradian

Results

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Heritage Cup International lacrosse competitions Recurring sporting events established in 2002