Mike Kelley Memorial Trophy


The Mike Kelley Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the Most Valuable Player of the Mann Cup competition.
The trophy is named after Michael Edward Francis "Mike" Kelley who was the owner and manager of the Hamilton Tigers lacrosse club in the early 1930s - and later the president of the Ontario Lacrosse Association and Canadian Lacrosse Association.
For some unknown reason, Kelley's name was misspelled and perpetuated as "Kelly" until the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame was notified in 2014 of the error by the grandson of Mike Kelley. The Canadian Lacrosse Association and Canadian Lacrosse Foundation were notified during the 2015 Mann Cup series and corrections to the spelling would be made moving forward.
The Mann Cup is the senior men's lacrosse championship of Canada. The championship series is played between the Western Lacrosse Association champion and the Major Series Lacrosse champion.
YearPlayerTeamNo.
1941Blackie BlackRichmond Farmers1
1942Bert LargeMimico-Brampton Combines1
1943Bill WilkesNew Westminster Salmonbellies1
1944Ike HildebrandNew Westminster Salmonbellies1
1945Frank LeeVancouver Burrards1
1946Doug Favell Sr.St. Catharines Athletics1
1947Bob LeeNew Westminster Adanacs1
1948Doug Favell Sr.Hamilton Tigers2
1949Don MathesonVancouver Burrards1
1950Lloyd "Moon" WoottonOwen Sound Crescents1
1951Lloyd "Moon" WoottonPeterborough Timbermen2
1952Lou NicklePeterborough Timbermen1
1953Ross PowlessPeterborough Trailermen1
1954Lloyd "Moon" WoottonPeterborough Trailermen3
1955Geordie JohnsonVictoria Shamrocks1
1956Derry DaviesNanaimo Timbermen1
1957Jack NorthupVictoria Shamrocks1
1958Norm MckayNew Westminster Salmonbellies1
1959Jack BiondaNew Westminster O'Keefes1
1960Dave "Porky" RussellPort Credit Sailors1
1961Bill BarbourVancouver Burrards1
1962Jack BiondaNew Westminster O'Keefes2
1963Gordie GimpleVancouver Carlings1
1964Bob AllanBrooklin Merchants1
1965Les NormanNew Westminster Salmonbellies1
1966John DavisPeterborough Lakers1
1967John DavisBrooklin Redmen2
1967John CerviVancouver Carlings1
1968Joe TomchishenBrooklin Redmen1
1969Bill SquireBrooklin Redmen1
1970Paul ParnellNew Westminster Salmonbellies1
1971Bob McCreadyBrantford Warriors1
1972Paul ParnellNew Westminster Salmonbellies2
1973Pat BakerPeterborough Lakers1
1974Ken WinzoskiNew Westminster Salmonbellies1
1975Ron PinderVancouver Burrards1
1976Dave DuranteNew Westminster Salmonbellies1
1977Doug HayesVancouver Burrards1
1977Mike SmithVancouver Burrards1
1978Tim BarriePeterborough Red Oaks1
1979Ivan ThompsonVictoria Shamrocks1
1980Barry MarukBrampton Excelsiors1
1981Wayne GossNew Westminster Salmonbellies1
1982Jim WassonPeterborough Lakers1
1983John CrowtherVictoria Pay Less1
1984John Grant Sr.Peterborough Lakers1
1985Wayne ColleyBrooklin Redmen1
1986Geordie DeanNew Westminster Salmonbellies1
1987Jim MeredithBrooklin Redmen1
1987Eric CowiesonNew Westminster Salmonbellies1
1988Bill ThomasCoquitlam Adanacs1
1989Ben HieltjesNew Westminster Salmonbellies1
1990Paul GaitBrooklin Redmen1
1991Geordie DeanNew Westminster Salmonbellies2
1992John TavaresBrampton Excelsiors1
1993John TavaresBrampton Excelsiors2
1994Darris KilgourSix Nations Chiefs1
1995Paul GaitSix Nations Chiefs2
1996John TavaresSix Nations Chiefs3
1997Gary GaitVictoria Shamrocks1
1998Pat O'TooleBrampton Excelsiors1
1999Gary GaitVictoria Shamrocks2
1999Paul GaitVictoria Shamrocks3
2000Nick TrudeauBrooklin Redmen1
2001Andy OgilvieCoquitlam Adanacs1
2002Josh SandersonBrampton Excelsiors1
2003Andrew TurnerVictoria Shamrocks1
2004John Grant Jr.Peterborough Lakers1
2005Anthony CosmoVictoria Shamrocks1
2006Dan CareyPeterborough Lakers1
2007John Grant Jr.Peterborough Lakers2
2008Anthony CosmoBrampton Excelsiors2
2009Shawn WilliamsBrampton Excelsiors1
2010Shawn EvansPeterborough Lakers1
2011Anthony CosmoBrampton Excelsiors3
2012Mike ThompsonPeterborough Lakers1
2013Cody JamiesonSix Nations Chiefs1
2014Brandon MillerSix Nations Chiefs1
2015Corey SmallVictoria Shamrocks1
2016Dan DawsonSix Nation Chiefs1
2017Shawn EvansPeterborough Lakers2
2018Shawn EvansPeterborough Lakers3
2019Mike PoulinPeterborough Lakers1

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