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U7 (2019)
Matthew Bertrand
Born and raised in Oakville, Ontario. Played minor lacrosse in the Oakville Hawks organization from Tyke to Midget. Played Junior B for the Oakville Buzz and Jr A for the Burlington Chiefs. In 2006, won the Ontario & Founders Cup. Played Division II in the NCAA for Seton Hill University, serving as a two year captain, in Greensburg, Pennsylvania.
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U9-1 (2017)
Ian Harloff
Ian grew up playing lacrosse in the Scarborough Saints organization, minor through Junior, winning the Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award in OJBLL during his final year. After a lengthy Senior / Major Series lacrosse career as a shutdown defenceman with the Ajax "Rock", which included a Presidents Cup final, he retired from playing and concentrated on coaching.Following a number of years with another organization, Ian joined the Burlington lacrosse family in 2019 as the Head Coach of the Bantam 'A' team. Ian has continued developing young players in both House League (U5, U7) and Rep (U7, U9), with a focus on skill building, team work, fitness, fun and the love of the game. Ian is looking forward to an exciting and competitive 2025 season with the Burlington Blaze U9-1 team.
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U9-2 (2018)
Bryan Johnson
Bryan is a passionate and experienced coach with over a decade of coaching minor sports, including hockey and lacrosse. A proud graduate of Burlington Minor Lacrosse, Bryan has a strong connection to the community and is deeply committed to developing young athletes in both sports. Throughout his playing career, Bryan excelled in both field and box lacrosse, earning three National Championships: the 2005 NJCAA title with the Herkimer Generals, the 2006 Founders Cup with the Oakville Buzz, and the 2009 Mann Cup with the Brampton Excelsiors. He also competed at the collegiate level as a Division 1 NCAA player at Bellarmine University and was drafted into the National Lacrosse League by the Calgary Roughnecks in 2008. Bryan’s coaching philosophy focuses on creating a fun, positive, and supportive environment that fosters both personal growth and athletic development.
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U11-1 (2015)
Dan Dawson
Dan remains deeply involved in the sport of lacrosse. Starting in his teenage years through junior and into the NLL Dan has had an exciting career winning 3 NLL championships, 3 Mann Cups, 1 MLL championship, and 3 WILC Team Canada Championships. Lacrosse has been a lifelong passion. Dan's my goal is to share that passion with younger players and develop them as athletes and individuals. He has coached for the last 4 years within the Burlington Minor Lacrosse Association and Dan is currently the Director of Youth programming at the Toronto Rock Athletic Center. Dan's coaching philosophy is to grow the love the game of lacrosse through skill development, competition, sportsmanship, and fun.
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