The next two Legends of Lacrosse interviews have been released – William Frick and Russ Heard. The Canadian Lacrosse Foundation’s Video Lacrosse Library and Lacrosse Talks project features video and podcast interviews of some of Canada’s most dynamic lacrosse builders, coaches and players. The purpose of the project is to capture the personal stories of those who have shaped the game over the last 80 years.

Video Seventeen: William “Whitey” Frick

William "Whitey" Frick of St. Catharines excelled at lacrosse. He was inducted into the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1999. Frick played forward, defense as well as goalie in his career. Frick was the goaltender for the St. Catharines Athletics who won the Minto Cup (Junior Championship) in 1947 and won the Mann Cup as senior champion of Canada a year earlier. Frick served as a backup goalie for the senior Athletics, which is how he won the senior championship a year prior to winning the junior title. Frick has remained active in lacrosse with the "Old Boys Lacrosse Association" for 30 years.

Video Eighteen: Russ Heard

Russ Heard’s lacrosse career spanned over 20 years in Jr. A, Western Lacrosse Association (WLA) and the National Lacrosse League (NLL). In the WLA, Heard scored more than 1,000 points, was a three time WLA scoring leader, and was twice selected as league MVP. In 1993 he set five WLA playoff scoring records including scoring six goals in one period. In 2000, he won an NLL Champions Cup with the Toronto Rock. In 2013 the Burnaby Lakers retired his jersey—the first Laker to be so honoured. Heard was a head coach in the WLA for seven seasons and is an assistant coach with the Salmonbellies.

Eighteen interviews are now available. For 20 weeks, two Legends of Lacrosse videos will be released every two weeks. Click here for a full list of the 20 Legends who will be featured.

Watch all the video stories here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCBvOxZi_Bu2toDatSBvvZA

Listen to all the audio podcast stories here: https://www.spreaker.com/show/lacrosse-legends

(The Podcast show and all episodes will also be made available on iTunes, Google Play, iHeartRadio and Spotify as soon as the episodes are released).

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About the Canadian Lacrosse Association          

Founded in 1867, the Canadian Lacrosse Association (CLA) is the governing body responsible for all aspects of lacrosse in Canada. Our organization is comprised of 10 Member Associations representing nearly 85,000 individual participants, including coaches, officials, and athletes of all ages and abilities. The CLA's mission is to honour the sport of lacrosse and its unique nation-building heritage, by engaging our members, leading our partners, and providing opportunities for all Canadians to participate. The CLA oversees the delivery of numerous national championships and the participation of Team Canada at all international events sanctioned by the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL). The CLA is proud to be affiliated with partners that share the same vision and values, including our corporate partners - New Balance Athletics, Warrior Sports, NormaTec Recovery Systems, Canadian Red Cross, Westjet, RockTape, OPRO and Baron Rings - as well as our funding partners the Government of Canada, the Coaching Association of Canada, and the Canadian Lacrosse Foundation. For more information on Canadian Lacrosse Association and the sport of lacrosse, visit our website at www.lacrosse.ca and follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

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