Hunters Cup Field Lacrosse Fundraiser Tournament

10/01/2025

3/3 We added a new element to the tournament this year. We had U9s play a game to give the older players a break before the finals. We saw a random group of Ridge Meadows Burrards play a team mainly from Coquitlam Adanacs, but also had players from Vancouver, Port Coquitlam, Burnaby and Langley. We hope to continue this tradition in the future.

This year’s Service Award went to Andrew Guindon. Andrew is an integral part of the Burnaby Lakers Minor Association and has just recently coached in the Vancouver Warriors Elite Program and head Coach for the U13 Team BC team that finished 2nd in Halifax this past summer.

This year’s champions were a team that came out of no where, team leader was Justin Digby. First time entry and quickly became the team to beat in this year’s tournament. The Outlaws went undefeated leading up to the Finals. Beer Hunters had the tie breaker advantage vs the Burnaby Fire team by a 3 goal differential to be the other team in the finals. Outlaws came out of the first half with a 3-1 lead. At the end of the regulation time it was 6-6. Sudden death overtime would decide this year’s champion. The game winning goal was scored by Lukas Neilsen. This year’s MVP went to Noah Armitage.

Other stand out players of the day were Marcus Davis, Adam Noakes, Ross Manson, Randy Jones, Connor Stroup, David Bigley, Joel McCready, Brett Mydske, Craig Smith, Brodie Gillespie, Austin Ducomonn, Kai George, Gordy Phillips, Blake Duncan, Alex Bodin, Toru Morimatsu, Anthio Yuen, Russ Heard, Ian Paterson, Ryan Leonard, Jordan Magnuson, Patrick Szabo & Keifer Flynn.

Looking forward to Hunters Cup 18 in 2026!

10/01/2025

2/3 To start off just want to thank all the volunteers. This doesn’t happen without you. Christie Hay, Jennifer Foulds, Liz Fox, Stacey and Chloe Celentano, Julia Lewin, Vinni Ricci, Ben Davies, Brad McLean, Russ and Deb Heard, Brandon Petter, Nico McNabb, Will and Jake Patterson, Nolan Duncan, Nick Thomas, Gordy Bowden, Perry McCulloch, Patrick Butler, Justin Digby, Connor Stroup, Toomaj Tahamtanzadeh, Kyle Mardyn, Andrew Guindon, Doug Porter and Mady Morrison, Chris and Monica Hay, Kevin Hay, Burnaby Fire Local 323, BCLA, City of Port Coquitlam - Sheryl Savage, Victory Trophies, S.T.M High School, Tyler and Ian Radonich, Kelly Parker, the Third Family, the Cook Family, Colton Dow, Steve Ferdinandi and of course the Beer Hunter and BFD lacrosse teams. Sorry if I missed anyone!

Thanks to Heather Wilson and Nathan Miller for making sure the Minto Cup was at the tournament. Nathan even joined a team once he saw what was going on.

Big thank you to Michelle Codron from Dominion Lending hired Liam from Balloon-o-Rama to make ballon animals for the kids. This was a huge hit! Other sponsors and donors were Steve Neufeld from Lacrosse experts generously donated many prizes and a generous donation to the fundraiser. Jordan McBride from Loading Lacrosse donated 3 lacrosse heads and a Hot dog shaft. Dominos Pizza from Prairie Ave. Port Coquitlam sponsored, Bryson Chow from Kinectiv Sport & Health in Maple Ridge, Brett Mydske, Chris Lesanko, Drew & Glenn Po***ck from Bishop’s University, Home Depot at Gilmore Ave Burnaby, Maple Ridge Liquor at 207 St Maple Ridge. The Flynn Family won the 50/50 and generously donated back a large amount. Thank you for doing that!

Paul Evans Photography, Paul Evans and Jerald Walliser volunteered their time and took photos of the event for a second year in a row.
Link to photos:
https://www.paulevansphotography.com/gallery-collection/All-Hunters/C00007IOjvZ9hnEw Password Hunters25!

10/01/2025

17th Annual Hunters Cup has officially been completed. One of the best ones so far. Even though the forecast said it was going to rain, it remained clear.
We raised $6200!!! We had 5 teams participate. The teams were the back to back champions Burnaby Fire, the host Beer Hunters, the reliable Antikis, first timers Vancouver Fire and the Outlaws.

All proceeds go to our good friend Chris Lesanko. Chris relies on our annual donation for his rehabilitation costs each year. We hope he can come join us sometime soon in the future. Chris lives in Regina. Chris and his family are extremely thankful for everyone’s support. For more information about Chris:
https://firststepswellnesscentre.ca/our-founder/

07/25/2025

17th Annual Hunters Cup fundraiser for Chris Lesanko Rehabilitation Fund coming September 27th, 2025. Please reach out if you’d like to enter a team or join a team.

09/06/2024

Do you think this roster can repeat as champions at this year’s hunters cup?

08/06/2024

Annual Fundraiser for our friend Chris Lesanko’s rehabilitation fund. Please let us know if you’re interested in playing or entering a team. [email protected]

07/29/2024

OG Beer Hunter Kevin Reid’s #40 is being retired tonight at the Maple Ridge Planet Ice Arena. Come out and celebrate one of the Beer Hunters being honoured.

01/21/2024

09/26/2023

Good day!

09/26/2023

The 15th annual Hunters Cup happened this past Saturday and it had many firsts. It was a challenge leading up to it but everything worked out in the end.
Ridge Meadows Burrards Association came up huge with helping out with the field a week before the tournament. Richard Bonner, Toomaj Tahamtanzadeh, Shayne Bennett and Kevin Miotto helped prepare the field the days before.
Currently we don’t have a final tally on how much we raised. Should be +$4000. We were missing the P**n Squad team there. Will hopefully know in a few days. All proceeds go to our good friend Chris Lesanko. Chris relies on our annual donation for his rehabilitation costs each year. We hope he can come join us sometime soon in the future. Chris lives in Regina.

Burnaby Fire Department are your 2023 Hunters Cup Champs! They came in ready to play after winning gold at the World Fire & Police Games just over a month ago. They have been in the finals many times but could never beat the Beer Hunters or the P**n Squad in the past. They went undefeated all day and beat the defending champs 7-3. Tournament MVP was Colton Porter. Porter had a strong tournament and came out big in the finals scoring 4 goals. He led the entire day with 6 goals.

This years Service Award went to Will Lockwood. He can always be found at the lacrosse fields, coaching multiple teams including Team BC. Thanks Will for all your hard work!

Whalley Ballers participated in their first hunters cup. It was a learning experience for them and we hope they come back in the future.
There were 7 teams who participated in the tournament. Surrey Fire, Beer Hunters, Burnaby Fire, Whalley Ballers, Tri City Eclipse, Antikis, & Washington. We had a World Fire & Police Games Gold Medal there, as well as the Ross Cup and the BC Sixes Championship Trophy there as well.

Some of the stand out players were: Matt Beers, Ben Davies, Brodie Gillespie, David Bigley, Dan McQuade, Brenan Shea, Alex Millin, Dean Stewart, Alexander Schreck, Joe Finnell, Jake Wider, Cliff Smith, Reese Callies, Anthony Buono, Joel McCready, Tyler Codron, Garrett Billings, Patrick O’Meara, Shawn Williams, Alex Bodin, Coady Adamson, Pat Butler, James Rahe, Nick Jones & Ian Poole.

Big thanks to the volunteers and refs. Chelsea Hay, Jenna Jones, Tiffany McNabb?, Christie Hay, Jennifer Foulds, Robyn Ryan, Kim Susheski, Ashley Da Silva, Beer Hunters, Brayden McIntosh, Jordan Ditchfield, Kerry Susheski. This doesn’t happen without all your help!
Referees: Nick Thomas, Nick Dos Santos, Perry McCulloch, and Dave Schmirler did an amazing job. Probably the first time we had real refs for the whole tournament.

Huge thank you to the sponsors and other volunteers this year: Lacrosse Experts - Steve Neufeld, Cottage Springs, Kanaka Liquor Store, Ridge Meadows Burrards, Gerry Van Beek, Kinectiv Sport & Health - Dr. Bryson Chow, X-Treme Threads - Connor Clough, Chris Hay, Sam Cook, New Westminster Sr A Salmonbellies, City of Pitt Meadows, Russ Heard, Darkside Creative, Victory Trophies, Ben Davies, Matt Morehouse, Joe Finnell, Matt Codron, Chris Lesanko, Papa Leo’s (Pitt Meadows), Trevor Scheffel & Nice Life.

See you at Hunters Cup 16!

09/26/2023

Thanks Cottage Springs!

09/23/2023

Vikings are coming in fresh. No one knows what to expect from these guys. They just added a past Hunters Cup MVP and Champ so they’ll have some great leadership for the tournament.