The National Lacrosse League Hall of Fame was established on June 16, 2005. The

National Lacrosse League The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is a men's professional box lacrosse league in North America. The league is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The NLL currently has fifteen teams: ten in the United Stat ...

's board of governors will vote in the Hall of Fame members based on the individual’s record, ability, integrity, sportsmanship, character and contributions to the team or teams that individual was affiliated with or the league. The league will also have contributions of journalists and broadcasters inducted into the Hall of Fame. Currently, there is no building or location associated with the NLL

Hall of Fame A hall, wall, or walk of fame is a list of individuals, achievements, or other entities, usually chosen by a group of electors, to mark their excellence or fame in their field. In some cases, these halls of fame consist of actual halls or muse ...

Members

Charter members

:''Inducted, February 23, 2006'' * Russ Cline * Chris Fritz * Gary Gait * Paul Gait *

Les Bartley Les Bartley (March 11, 1954 – May 15, 2005) was a Canadian lacrosse coach. Bartley led the Buffalo Bandits to three of their four championships in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League (MILL), and won four more championships with the Toronto Rock i ...

2007 Inductees

:''Inducted February 16, 2007'' * Tom Marechek * Darris Kilgour *

Mike French Michael "Mike" G. French (born May 13, 1953) is a former three-time All-American lacrosse player at Cornell University from 1974 to 1976, teaming with fellow lacrosse Hall of Fame members Eamon McEneaney, Dan Mackesey, Bill Marino, Tom Marino, ...

* Tom Borrelli

2008 Inductees

:''Inducted February 28, 2008'' *

Sal LoCascio Sal LoCascio (born April 6, 1967) is an American former professional lacrosse goaltender and coach who played the majority of his career for the New York Saints of the National Lacrosse League. He also played one season with the Long Island Lizar ...

Johnny Mouradian National Lacrosse League (NLL) Johnny "Gypsy" Mouradian holds 9 NLL Championships in a variety of roles with NLL organizations. He is the only general manager to win five championships. Mouradian's National Lacrosse League experience as a Gener ...

* Tony Resch *

Neil Stevens Neil Stevens (June 14, 1947 – April 1, 2022) was a Canadian sportswriter who covered numerous sports, including ice hockey, indoor lacrosse, the Olympic Games, and figure skating. He received his first newspaper job in 1970, having previously ...

2009 Inductees

:''Inducted March 7, 2009'' *

Dallas Eliuk Dallas Eliuk (born November 4, 1964 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a former goaltender and assistant coach in the National Lacrosse League. Upon his retirement from play, Eliuk coached one season with the Portland LumberJax and two with the ...

* Jim Veltman

2010 Inductees

:''Inducted September 9, 2010 *

Rich Kilgour Rich Kilgour (born January 14, 1969) is a retired professional lacrosse player and current coach for the Buffalo Bandits of the National Lacrosse League. He joined the Bandits in 1992 as a training camp invitee, and spent the next 18 years as a d ...

Dan Stroup Dan Stroup (born December 18, 1968 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a coach for the Washington Stealth of the National Lacrosse League. Prior to his retirement, Stroup played for several teams over a 13-season career which included winning th ...

* John Tucker

2011 Inductees

Bob Watson Robert José Watson (April 10, 1946May 14, 2020) was an American professional baseball player, coach and general manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman and left fielder from 1966 to 1984, most prominently as a membe ...

2012 Inductees

* Steve Dietrich

2013 Inductees

* Pat O'Toole

2014 Inductees

* Pat Coyle * Chris Hall

2015 Inductees

* Terry Sanderson

2016 Inductees

* Tracey Kelusky * Josh Sanderson * John Tavares

2021 Inductees

After a five-year hiatus, ten new members were inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2021. Players * Colin Doyle *

Kevin Finneran Kevin Finneran is an American lacrosse coach. In 2006, he was the head coach and general manager of Major League Lacrosse's Chicago Machine. Prior to becoming the team's first head coach Finneran had played in the MLL. He played with the Long Isla ...

* John Grant Jr. *

Casey Powell Casey Powell (born February 18, 1976) is a Hall of Fame American former college and professional lacrosse player from West Carthage, New York. In 1998, he graduated from Syracuse University, where he was a four-time USILA All-American. Powell was ...

* Shawn Williams * Pat McCready * Regy Thorpe * Steve Toll Officials * Roy Condon * Bill Fox

References

External links

Hall of Fame
website
National Lacrosse League
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