PNCLL Alumni Team - Victoria Tournament

[reedharmon]

Several alumni of the league have expressed interest in the possibility of playing as a team in the Victoria tourney this summer. The discussion started on this forum under the "2005 All-Star" topic and has gained quite a bit of response.

Info on the 2005 Victoria Tourney isn't available online yet, but will hopefully someday be found either at http://www.bclacrosse.com/ or http://www.victorialacrosse.com/ here.

Right now we're building a roster and trying to find out how much interest among PNCLL alumni there is. If you're interested, call me (Reed Harmon) at work at (503)675-5723 or email me at reed.harmon@gmail.com.

If you know someone who may be interested, please have him get ahold of me.

Also, a few questions/things to consider:
1. Does anyone know what dates the tournament will be held?
2. Any ideas on what to call the team?
3. What is the possibility of having this year's PNCLL All-Star Team playing in the same tournament? Possibly in a game against us? Or maybe we can just use them for practice in say, Seattle or something--just a few thoughts.
4. Coaches? Nominations?

Guys, let's make this happen. It sounds too fun to miss out on.

[Kyle Berggren]

I will second Jason's nomination of himself for coach!

I'm in.. I'll mark others as I talk to them...
Gus however is in, he doesn't even have a job.... I'm sure he'll nominate himself for LSM over defense anyway...

Maybe Dan can get us Dylan Myers....

[Kyle Berggren]

Steve Kojima said he's in...

[Tim Whitehead]

I'm in as long as you don't try and put a short stick in my hands...

[Kyle Berggren]

Goalie? can you get Matt Johnson?

[Tim Whitehead]

Matt Johnson's playing on my men's team up here right now and I'll ask him about it this weekend...

[ZagGrad]

I told Reed that I am in. As far as names go, how about "Northwest Nirvana?" This is our team name in Vail this year and we could use the same jerseys, thus eliminating any extra cost. You would not get to keep the jerseys, but we could use them. They look like the Team USA jerseys except the body is Evergreen with silver shoulders and navy trim. The numbers are white with navy outline. They will say "Nirvana" across the top.

Also, as far as Stockton coaching goes, I'm down.

[stickdoctor]

I'll throw my name in the ring too if we aren't already stacked with longpoles....

[reedharmon]

Who are you, stickdoctor? (I'll add you if I tell me your name) Oh, and guys, we need more middies.

[Kyle Berggren]

I will talk to Jeff Carroll, Keith Pulley, Chris Jensen to see if they are interested.... That's to good faceoff guys, and jensen... who would be a middie...

[reedharmon]

Good luck getting Jensen to run...

but that does sound like a solid plu line. Hey -- what about Schaffner and Burke?

[Dan Wishengrad]

Who are you, stickdoctor? (I'll add you if I tell me your name)

The alumni team would be greatly strengthened with the addition of the good doctor -- Jason Swann, Simon Fraser (1999?)... arguably the best Long-Stick Middie our league has ever produced.

[reedharmon]

Anyone know how to get ahold of Josh Parker? Any other ideas for keepers?

[Kyle Berggren]

Tim said he would talk to SFU's Matt Johnson this weekend... if not, I'll do it...

[reedharmon]

Rough rundown so far:

Attack:
Berggren (3)
Henderson (1)
Saunders (1)
Sadler (1) - When does he graduate?

Mids/Attack (possibly rotate some down):
Butterfield (1) --> Needs to ditch team NW.
Shogan (also LSM/D) (3)
Carroll (1)
Pulley (1)
Jensen (1)
Kojima (3)
Jim O'Neill (3)
Adam Burke (2)
Opet (1)
Waldman (1)

Defense:
Tim Whitehead (3)
Jason Swann (also LSM) (3)
Chris Gaffney (also LSM) (3)
Peter Lewicki (3)
Gus Tootell (also LSM) (2)
Reed Harmon (3)

Goal:
Matt Johnson (2)
Josh Parker (1)

Coaches expressing interest:
Jason Stockton, PLU
Bubba Gutherless, PLU
Joe & Josh, UO

Let me know if I missed you, or something about you.

Explanation of the numbers after your name:
4 - You've paid. You're going, no question.
3 - You've said that you are definitely in.
2 - Someone said that you said you're in. Or the equivalent. Get ahold of me.
1 - Complete speculation. We want you/people have brought you up but we're checking for your obituary. Or in Neil's case, we're trying to steal you.

I tried getting ahold of last year's tournament coordinator for men's teams today, but am still waiting on a response. As for dates, for the past two years the tournament has been held on Canada's "Civic Holiday," if this happens again this year we can plan on July 30 - August 1.

Does anyone know of hotels next to the fields? I'd like to make a few phone calls and get estimates for rooms.