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The Directory/List of Lacrosse Affiliated Businesses & Professionals is FREE advertising available to business owner that are former players, refs, , coaches, admins or have a child that plays or played.

We say, if you are going to buy a product or service, why not from lacrosse person. It’s the Lax Network! It’s also free to use the list to find a vendor too!
* If you find success, please consider donating to the Hall of Fame to support our youth grants and mission to honor and grow the game in Minnesota.

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www.mnlaxhub.com
The Star Tribune Lax Hub – this website covers Minnesota Boys & Girls HS Lacrosse, W/L records, photos, stories, standings, news and statistics. Requires a paid subscription.

www.USALacrosse.org
USA Lacrosse – This nonprofit is the governing body for the sport of lacrosse and National Hall of Fame. They offer a tons of great resources, grants and content to grow & develop the sport. Membership is required for youth players, all coaches and referees.

www.mshsl.org
The MN State HS League – This website is a resource for girls & boys HS team rosters, schedules, standings, coaches contacts and much more.

www.MLUALacrosse.org
MN Lacrosse Umpires Association – Women’s umpires association covering girl’s youth, HS and college lacrosse training, assigning and on-field evaluations.

www.northlandloa.org
Northland Lacrosse Officials Association – Men’s officials association covering boy’s youth, HS field and boys & men’s box lacrosse training, assigning and on-field evaluations.

www.ncaa.com/sports
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) provides the schedules, team links, national championship ticket info., statistics, amd standings for Division I, II and III men’s and women’s college varsity lacrosse programs.

www.downthealleypod.com
Down the Alley Podcast – Monthly podcast with hosts Ted Sperides and Austin “P=Mac” Polson-McCannon covers all aspects of lacrosse interest with interviews, discussions and news.

www.positivecoachingalliance.org/take-back-sports/
Positive Coaching Alliance – Every parent should click on this link for insightful information about how to be a positive force in your child’s sports development. A growing epidemic in youth sports is the shifting of our children’s enjoyment, growth, and confidence in the very space meant to nurture them. When adult behavior brings pressure, criticism, or ego into the game, it distracts from the athlete’s experience and quietly fuels a steady decline in youth participation.

www.UMLOA.org
Upper Mid-West Lacrosse Officials Association – Men’s officials association covering boys youth, HS and men’s college lacrosse training, assigning and on-field evaluations in the Midwest (including MN, SD, ND WI and IA)..

www.Give60for60.org
The Jake Anderson Give 60 for 60 Foundation was formed after the tragic death of Jake Anderson on 12/15/2013. Jake was a HS goalie at Orono HS and played at U of M – The foundation was created to foster sportsmanship, community service, leadership, and character. Jake Anderson left us in 12/15/2013 under mysterious circumstances, and this foundation recognizes those with his character traits. The foundation provides several awards and scholarships to student athletes who exemplify Jake’s his traits.

www.premierlacrosselaegue.com
www.thewll.com
PLL & WLL – This website is for info about the professional Men’s and Women’s lacrosse leagues. Content includes, schedules, standings, tickets, coaches clinics, camps and merch.

thelacrossenetwork.com
The Lacrosse Network is a broadcasting and media production company growing the game through media – With a fundamental purpose to grow the game on a global level, TLN is built on quality storytelling, cinematography, and the strength of a rapidly growing community to deliver fresh lacrosse content every single day.

www.wcla.com
The North Central Women’s Lacrosse League D2 Division of the WCLA (Women’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association) is where most of the Dakotas, MN and WI teams play – Ashley Nelson is the acting NCWLL president and head coach at U of St Thomas. The Minnesota teams in the league include: UM-Duluth, U of St Thomas, St Olaf, Gustavus, Bethel, Carleton, Concordia, St Cloud State, MN Moorhead, MN St Mankato and Winona State.

www.mslax.net
The MN Schoolgirls Lacrosse Association is the governing body and administrator of the girls youth summer league in the Twin Cities. The volunteer run organization provides schedules, rosters, standings and coaches contacts.

www.usclublax.com
U.S. Club Lacrosse is the go to site for the lacrosse community to obtain information on travel team tournaments, rankings, clinic, camps and details about club travel teams.

www.Homegrownlacrosse.org
Homegrown Lacrosse – MN youth, HS & adult leagues, Great Northern spring, summer, fall, winter leagues, camps, MN Chill travel teams, and intro and coaches clinics. Also, a great resource for assistance growing the game, especially with their ‘Try Lax Clinics”.

www.laxallstars.com
Lax All-Stars provides online articles about all aspects of the game. There are articles about college and pro pre-season rankings and many other interesting topics,

www,InsideLacrosse.com
Inside Lacrosse is a lacrosse media entity and ESPN affiliate. It includes many parts including a news website, an 11 times annual magazine, online video streaming, internet forums and an ESPN television show. The company is currently headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.

www.youthlaxmn.com Youth Lacrosse MN – is a youth boys summer league based in the Twin Cities. Colin Winker is the contact person and president.

www.nll.com National Lacrosse League – Based i  NY The NLL is the premier men’s professional box lacrosse league in the U.S. Their UnBoxed program provides equipment grants to schools and other programs trying to start lacrosse on the youth level. Contact the League office for more details..

www.UMLC.com

The Upper Midwest Lacrosse Conference Division II of the MCLA – the conference is made up of 3 teams from MN – St Johns, St Thomas nad U of M Duluth with the 4th team being North Dakota State. The U of M Twin Cities plays in the Division I of the MCLA. Dereck Dahne is the League coordinator and former head coach at SJU/ He is also on the Hall of Fame selection committee representing men’s college lacrosse.. NOTE: Other college club teams play in the Great Lakes Lacrosse League include: Carleton, Mankato St, Twin Cities LC and Northwestern. The only NCAA varsity D II team is University of Northeastern in St Paul.

HALL OF FAME NEWS…

Looking for more women to serve on the Board & Advisory Board….

We are actively seeking more women to join our board of directors and advisory board. We are looking for candidates who are passionate about women’s lacrosse and have the interest in helping our nonprofit fulfill its mission to honor and grow the game we love. For more details on the time commitment and responsibilities, please call HOF President, Mark Hellenack at 952-457-4515 c.

Looking for Social Media people…

Make posts like this for facebook, instagram, X and Linkedin, plus short videos on YouTube and other platforms. Learn all the AI tools like Canva, Gemini, Chat GPT, etc. and help us create our slide show, printed program and short promo videos for the Hall of Fame awards ceremony. 

We need lacrosse passionate graphic oriented social media experts to grab the reigns for the Hall of Fame.

Contact Hall of Fame President Mark Hellenack if you’re interested at 952-457-4515 or email: mnlaxhalloffame@gmail.com

Our first $1000 New Youth Program builder grant goes to Wilmer MN...

We had our first and only new program builder grant request so far come from  a new youth program developing in Wilmer, MN near Hutchenson. We are working with Homegrown Lacrosse, USA Lacrosse and NILL Unboxed Lacrosse equipmenr grant and training programs to give the Wilmer program the coaches, administrator and player training clinics and and equipment to  get started.

 

The sad part is we were only able to raise enough last year for one of these $1,000 builder grants, We hope to raise enough this year for at least 5. With your support we are looking ($5,000) to grow new programs.

Take the Player Interest Survey for the Hotdish…

 

This is our only fundraiser and it should be a great time for all. the Hoddish features a Sixes format, which means 4-5 1/2 long games in a day, on shortened 70 L x 30 w fields held on turf with a goalie and 5 short sticks. We are looking at the Fall on aSunday in Augug and teams will consist of 10-15 players each.

TO TAKE THE INTEREST SURVEY CLICK HERE

The age levels are Men’s & Women’s:

  1. 21 to 35 Juniors
  2. 35 to 50 Legends
  3. 50 and over, Medicare Eligible

We hope to have a team fee set up shortly, along with an exact location and date.

 CLICK HERE or See the Hotdish Sixes fundraising Tournament page for more details.

Contact Hall of Fame President Mark Hellenack if you’re interested at 952-457-4515 or email: mnlaxhalloffame@gmail.com

The 2025 Hall of Fame Banquet was a successful start….

We had our first awards ceremony on Sun, Nov 2nd with over 100 attending at the O’Shaughnessey Distilling Co in Mpls. We inducted 14 award winners into the Hall of Fame. The inductees were announced on Friday, August 15th, 2025 and invited to be honored at the half-time of the 5 pm PLL game on Sat, Aug 28th at TCO Stadium in Eagan. Click Here to view the list or go to the MN Lacrosse HOF Recipients page. We encourage the last year’s inductees to attend our 2026 Awards Ceremony tentatively set for Sun, Sept 27 at Surley Brewery in Mpls. See the Awards Ceremony page for more details.

If you are interested in the 2026 awards ceremony please sign up for our e-newslettter or email HOF President, Mark Hellenack at mnlaxhalloffame@gmil.com

Topgolf fundraiser 2025 Recap…

 The fundraiser was held at Topgolf driving range in Brooklyn Center. on Monday, October 27th from 6-8:30pm. It was attended by bout 20 golfers and featured competitive rounds, raffle, live auction and a closest to the pin and longest drive contest both won (dominated by) by Andy Kershner. We will be back some day, but we are going to be more ambitious this year and run a lacrosse related fundraiser called the Hotdish Sixes Tournament, a one day event on a Sunday in August for older age klevels including 21-36 1nd 35-50 and 50 & Over male and female age levels. CLICK HERE or See the Hotdish Sixes fundraising Tournament page for more details.

Contact Hall of Fame President Mark Hellenack if you’re interested at 952-457-4515 or email: mnlaxhalloffame@gmail.com

Potential Coaches Clinics Coming Fri, Aug 28th ...

The PLL is looking at the potential of a coaches clinic on Friday, Aug 28th, prior to August 29-30 games at TCO stadium in Eagan. They are working with various lacrosse organizations to coordinate the event. The Hall of Fame initiated the request for the clinic as all the leagues talent is in town, so it just made sense to try and facilitate the clinic. MORE CLINIC & TICKET DETAILS TO FOLLOW

Potential Winter 2016 USA Lacrosse Coaches Summit in discussion for MN…

We are working with Matt Burke, the USA Lacrosse Midwest Regional Rep for MN to plan a USA Lacrosse and Reginal Summit Coaches & Referee Clinic for either the winter of 2026 in Nov-Dec or early Jan-Feb of 2027. USA Lacrosse holds these regional summits to help traing coaches and referees all around the country. The most recent one was just held in Denver this November. MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW

MN History Center Tour of Native Sticks & History...

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 Hall of Fame board member, lacrosse historian and author, Alan Childs is in the process of putting together a possible tour of the Minnesota History Museum’s collection of Native wooden sticks. If you are a history buff or Native player this would be a great chance to see and hear how the sticks were used and made.. Send Alan an email if you are interested at flamethrowerprod@gmail.com . We will post here with more details as they become available.Alan Childs (Savage, MN) wrote the book (photo below), “A Minnesota Lacrosse History”. It covers the history of the game from its early roots in the Dakota and Ojibwa culture through the 1800’s teams to the present. Its a fascinating read for lacrosse history buffs.More details coming soon.

Join us in thanking & recruiting more refs April 11-18…

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We are working with the umpire and officials associations and our sponsors Jake Anderson Give 60 for 60 Foundation and Old Southern BBQ to bring you the 1st ever REFEREE APPRECIATION & RECRUITING WEEK Campaign, which begins April 11th through the 18th. The idea is to thank our officials during the week, and encourage coaches to get their players, and fans, to become the next generation of referees. Our goal is to get 20 new rookie officials and 20 umpires. 

At the end of the season the Hall of Fame will be holding a vote by sending out an online form to all the coaches, umpires, and officials. Having them vote witha unique twist and shoew of mutual respect and gratitude where the umpires and the officials vote for the coaches of the year and the coaches vote for the umpires and the officials of the year. The winners will receive dinner for two at our sponsor restaurants.

 

 

HAll oF FAME CHRONICLES…

COMING SOON...
Videos interviews with Hall of Fame award winners and those at the top of their game. Interviews with stories to inspire the next generation of Minnesota lacrosse legends.

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What or who inspired you on your journey as a lacrosse player, coach, ref, admin or fan. We will post new stories here every month. Please post your story on our
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“Teammates for Life”

April 12, 2026…This week is D3Week – and while my athletic experience didn’t technically fall under NCAA Division III, my time at Saint John’s University absolutely embodied everything Division III represents.

I played lacrosse at Saint John’s in the MCLA so we weren’t NCAA-sponsored. We paid dues. We bought our own equipment. We helped fund travel, jerseys, and operating costs. But we took representing SJU seriously – and the program is one of the most successful in MCLA history, with conference titles, national tournament appearances, and countless All-Conference and All-MCLA honors.

More importantly, it gave me something far bigger than wins.

I almost didn’t join. I was far from a standout athlete and didn’t think I belonged. But I met with my freshman roommate before the semester started, and he told me: “Why wouldn’t you? You’ll have 30 brothers immediately.” He was right. (S/O Trevor H.)

Those teammates became lifelong friends – roommates, wedding parties, people I still talk to regularly. Being part of that team was one of the best decisions I ever made.

It also shaped my career.

Because we weren’t a varsity program, someone had to run the website, write recaps, update rosters, and post scores. I stepped in. I learned on the fly. I started a blog, created roster sheets, managed social media, and kept my phone on me to post live updates during games when that wasn’t common yet (sorry again, Derek Daehn). It’s where my passion for athletic communications began.

That’s what makes the Division III experience so powerful. It’s about opportunity. It’s about involvement. It’s about discovering paths you didn’t expect.

The classroom mattered too. Small class sizes. Real relationships. My favorite class was with legendary coach John Gagliardi – where we learned more about being good people (and a few magic tricks) than football. And nobody skipped. Ever.

I’ve always respected Division III student-athletes and administrators because I’ve seen the reality. Limited resources. Small staffs. Coaches wearing multiple hats. Often one communications professional covering all sports on campus and hundreds of student-athletes – and still telling meaningful stories.

That passion is what makes Division III special.

D3Week exists to celebrate the full student-athlete experience – academics, athletics, leadership, and community impact. And it’s worth remembering that, on average, student-athletes make up ~31% of the student body at Division III institutions that, in turn, sponsor an average of 19 sports, often supported by incredibly small staffs doing remarkable work.

I’ve loved connecting with DIII schools during my time at FanWord, and I hope to connect with many more. The passion, creativity, and commitment across Division III is unmatched.

The brands might not always be national names. The arenas might be smaller. But the pride, the friendships, and the impact? Just as big.

Happy D3Week to everyone who makes it special.

“Make A Friend”

April 10, 2026…My old college coach, Hawley Waterman used to say, at the end of games right before we shook hands with the other team, “fellas make a friend”.
What he meant by this is, after the game is over you’re no longer adversaries, but just lacrosse players playing a game you all love. Treat each other with respect because you never know later in life you might meet this person on the other side of the field in a job interview or somewhere where you need a favor. The lacrosse community is a small one so, we have to stick together and great things can come of it.
This is only one of the many great things that he taught our team. He was after all an old southern gentleman from the Eastern shore of Maryland who smoked a pipe and wore plaid golf pants on the sidelines. He was always calm and treated everyone with respect. He gave me, a football player with no lacrosse experience, a chance to be on the Kean university lacrosse team, which started me on my journey to fall in love with a sport.
I can’t thank you enough coach Waterman!

“Lacrosse or Hockey”

April 18, 2026…Daniel Paur
I found lacrosse completely by accident. I attended St.John’s in Collegeville and ran cross country and track my first two years. I had hockey buddies that were going to play on the jv side and I grew up playing hockey and John Harrington was the head coach there at the time. I thought it would be fun to play college hockey with my friends and play for a great coach.
Before the season started my friends decided not to play hockey. They played lacrosse in high school and were going to play at SJU.
After a tough decision to play or not play hockey, I decided to try lacrosse with my friends.
This was 1999-2001. Even though I really wanted to play hockey at St.John’s, it was a great decision to play lacrosse. I immediately fell in love with the sport, its roots, and meaning.
Because I played at St. John’s I have since co-founded the Cansayapi lacrosse program on the Lower Sioux, and coached at the youth, high school, collegiate, and international levels.
Such a lucky circumstance really worked out in my favor.
Lacrosse will always be in my blood!

“The Sacred Game can Change Lives”

April 19. 2026…Coach Frankey Jackson shared this poem/story from the Lightning Stick Lacrosse Club dated January 21, 2015

I share with you a poem by a very talented young lady from the Pine Ridge reservation….she is a multi sport high school athlete with awesome lacrosse skills…..
My hands were perfectly molded to my first lacrosse stick. I developed a bond with an inanimate object and an ancient game. I love this sport. I am in love with what it has lead me to be, the people I have met, but what I love most of all ‒ sharing it.
In the sanctuary of the grass field, I feel invincible. My body is able to move freely without any worldly burden. The tranquility is shared with everyone on the field, and the calmness shows no prejudice. I am spiritually connected with every individual soul that is within these boundaries.
Lacrosse has offered me a new lens to see an ancient, forgotten world that is only visible to those who open their hearts to new culture, and divine experiences. Through lacrosse, I have connected with Indigenous people from every corner of the Great Plains, and shared a transcendent experience with each and every one.
Lacrosse is seen as a “Medicine Game”, played to heal the spirit. But it also has the power to bring people together and gives them something to be connected with by their Deities. I have been adopted into a family spread all across the land of North America, and I feel at home as long as I know I can be healed by players who share the same love for the game.
Experiencing this powerful prayer, in the form of lacrosse, has influenced me to bring it to others. My eyes see sadness and destruction every day, and no solace in the games we have for youth today. I believe if I share this sanctuary of sacred entertainment, it can change lives- just as it has mine.
By: Gusti Wynds Terkilsdn
Oglala Lakota Lacrosse Player

“Being in the right place”

April 14, 2026…My story started with a girl, a girl in Philly. Met her my senior year of HS at church camp. During my Freshman year we wrote each other monthly (before email and internet we had to put our letters in the mail!).
I spent 2 weeks of my summer between Fr and So year of college with her and her family. She was a HS All-American, her boyfriend was the defensive captain, and her dad is in the US Lacrosse HOF. I saw about 14 games during those 2 weeks. Her BF, mad that I was visiting had me suit up during Saturday morning captains practice. I never threw a ball, caught a ball or knew nothing of the game. I just got the crap beat out of me.
Fast forward to my JR year of college I move to St. Thomas, met now HS official Joe Petroske at a party and he invited me to practice “we only need athletes, and you look athletic”.
My first practice I went to Sport Mart and bought a wooden girls stick (didn’t know the difference and I thought they were cooler than the plastic sticks). No one laughed at me, AC Gardin and Andy Harbert took me under their wings. I couldn’t throw and catch, but Andy didn’t want to play midfield so he taught me how to Face Off. I might have been one of the first FOGO’s in Lacrosse history.
During those three years I made a ton of friends that are still part of my life today. The team entrusted me to be captain and president and we worked hard to get more competitive and taken seriously by the school.
I helped Mark Hellenack out for a youth clinic in Hopkins and he told me about a Asst. Coaching job at AHA. I was suppose to coach under a UMD kid. First practice, the HC never showed up and I became a defacto head coach without knowing enough about the sport, on the job learning.
Then, 2 years later Mark referred me to Blake as they were going full Varsity under the school and I applied. The AD said i was a risky hire as “we’d sink or swim with this one”. Thankfully I surrounded myself with some amazing asst coaches; Andy Slater, Matt Singleton and PJ Harvey. All who’d played D1.
Then while on a trip for men’s league Mark Hellenack did it again and nominated me for president of the MBSLA. During that time HS Boys lacrosse doubled, and we worked with Howard Rogers to get MSHSL sanctioned.
A result of that position and the success Blake was having sparked Coach Anderson from Notre Dame to reach out and ask to bring a few players they had their eyes on for Notre Dames lacrosse team camp/tourney. I partnered with Justin Hoban and we created the MN Elite team, which we ran for 2 summers and participated in numerous tournaments and winning all but 1.
So you could say my early days in lacrosse are all about a girl (who I never won over) and being in the right place and taking roles no one else wanted…

Lists of MN Colleges, High Schools, Travel Teams

& Youth Associations

TEAM LISTS…

College – Men’s

NCAA Div III – University of Northwestern – St Paul.

UMLL.org Upper Midwest Lacrosse League (Club) – U of M-Twin Cities, U of M-Duluth, U of St Thomas, St John’s U .
Great Lakes League (Club) Carleton, St Cloud State, MN State Mankato St, Twin Cities LC

Colleges – Woman’s

NCAA Div II – Concordia University – St Paul.

NCAA Div III – Augustana University , Hamline College, University of Northwestern – St Benedicts

WCLA – Women’ Collegiate Lacrosse Association Div I (Club) University of Minnesota Twin Cities…

WCLO – Women’s Collegiate Lacrosse Organization (Clubs): Bethel, Carleton College, Gustavus Adolphus, Macalester College , MN State Mankato, MN State Moorhead, St Cloud State ,St Olaf ,University of MN -Duluth, University of St Thomas , Winona State.

Youth & HS Boy’s Travel Teams

MN Chill – https://www.homegrownlacrosse.org/mnchillboys
MN Loons – https://www.mnloons.org/
True MN – https://mn.truelacrosse.com/
Team MN – https://www.teammnlax.net/
Team 36 – https://36lacrosse.com/
Gray Ducks – https://www.greyducklax.com/home
Northstar Lacrosse Club – https://www.nlclacrosse.com/
MN Athletic Club (MAC) – https://www.mnathleticclub.com/
Twin Cities Select – https://www.twincitieslacrosse.com/
Ripple Lacrosse – Mtka.
Sasquatch Lacrosse – Rochester
Artic Lacrosse -Fargo
218 Lacrosse – Duluth
Lake Monster – Blaine
Northern Vortex – Duluth – https://www.northernvortexmn.com/

Youth & HS Girl’s Travel Teams

MN Chill – https://www.homegrownlacrosse.org/mnchillgirls
3 Step (formally MN Elite) – https://threestep.com/elite-lacrosse/
MN Lakers –h ttps://www.mnlakerslax.com/
MN Select Loons – https://www.mnloons.org/
MN Athletic Club – https://www.mnathleticclub.com/
MN Yeti – https://minnesota-yeti-girls-lacrosse.sportngin.com/
Team MN – https://www.teammnlax.net/
Pipeline –https://pipelinelax.com/
Gray Ducks – https://www.greyducklax.com/home
10 K Elite = www.10kelitelacrosse.com
Lacrosse Monkey – http://www.lacrossemonkey.usl.la/

 

WEBSITE UPDATES….Send your team list page updates and corrections to Alan Childs our Lacrosse Historian, board member and author of many lacrosse history and childrens books. Contact him at: FlamethrowerProd@gmail.com

MSHSL Boys & Girl’s Teams

Boy’s HS Teams…
Andover, Apple Valley, Anoka, Becker, Benilde St Margaret’s, Big Lake, Blaine, Blake, Bloomington Jefferson, Bloomington Kennedy, Brainerd, Breck, Buffalo, Centennial, Champlin Pk, Chaska, Chanhassen, Chisago Lakes, Cloquet, Cretin Durham Hall, Duluth East, Delano, Eagan, East Ridge, Eastview, Edina,, Eden Prairie, Elk River, Farmington, Forest Lake, Grand Rapids, Hastings, Hermantown, Hill-Murray, Holy Angles, Holy Family,Hopkins-SLP, Hutchinson, Irondale, Lakeville No, Lakeville So, Mahtomedi, Mankato East, Maple Grove, Marshall School-Duluth, Minneapolis-Washburn, Minnehaha Academy, Minnetonka, Monticello-Big Lake, Moorhead, Mound-Westonka, Mounds View, New Prague, Northfield, Orono, Owatonna, Park, Park Center, Prior Lake, Providence Academy, Robbinsdale-Armstrong, Robbinsdale-Copper, Rochester Century, Rocori, Rogers, Rosemount, Roseville, Sartell, Shakopee, Simley, Southwest Christian, Spring Lake Park, St Cloud Tech, St Croix Prep, St Michael-Albertville, St Paul Central, St Thomas Academy, Stillwater Area, Tartan, Totino Grace, Waconia, Wayzata, White Bear Lake, Woodbury.

RAVE was a combine team from Rosemount, Apple Valley & Eagan in the old MBSLA that eventually spilt up as each schools participation numbers grew.

Girl’s HS Teams…

Andover, Apple Valley, Anoka, Becker, Benilde St Margaret’s, Big Lake, Blaine, Blake, Bloomington Jefferson, Bloomington Kennedy, Brainerd, Breck, Buffalo, Centennial, Champlin Pk, Chaska, Chanhassen, Chisago Lakes, Columbia Heights, Cloquet, Cretin Durham Hall, , Duluth East, Delano, Eagan, East Ridge, Eastview, Edina,, Eden Prairie, Elk River, Farmington, Forest Lake, Gentry Academy, Grand Rapids, Hastings, Hermantown, Hill-Murray, Higher Ground Academy, Holy Angles, Holy Family, Hopkins-SLP, Hutchinson, Irondale, Lakeville No, Lakeville So, Mahtomedi, Mankato West, Maple Grove, Marshall School-Duluth, Minneapolis-Washburn, Minnehaha Academy, Minnetonka, Monticello-Big Lake, Moorhead, Mound-Westonka, Mounds View, New Prague, Northfield, Orono, Osseo, Owatonna, Park, Prior Lake, Providence Academy, Robbinsdale-Armstrong, Rochester Century, Rochester John Marshall, Rochester-Mayo, Rocori, Rogers, Rosemont, Roseville, Sauk Rapids-Rice, Sartell, Shakopee, Simley, Southwest Christian, Spring Lake Park, St Cloud Apollo, St Croix Prep, St Louis Park, St Michael-Albertville, St Paul Academy & Summit School, St Paul Century, Stillwater Area, Tartan, Totino Grace, Visitation, Waconia, Wayzata, White Bear Lake, Woodbury

Bold indicates schools presently only offer girls lacrosse.

Youth Associations Girl’s & Boy’s
Summer Youth Lacrosse Leagues: www.youthlaxmn.com
www.mslax.net
Spring Youth Lacrosse: League: www.GreatNorternLacrosseLeague.org

Youth Teams in MN…

Anoka
Armstrong-Cooper
Apple Valley
Bloomington
Brainerd
Buffalo
Coon Rapids
Centennial
Chaska
Chanhassen
Cannon Falls
Duluth (Wolfpack)
Edina
Eastview
Elk River
Farmington
Hutchinson
Hermantown

Hastings
Hopkins-SLP
Inver Grove
Heights
Lakeville
Mankato
Maple Grove
Minnetonka
Minneapolis
Monticello-Big Lake
Mound-Westonka
Mounds View
New Prague
Qwatonna
Roseville
Rogers
Rosemount
Spring Lake Park
Stillwater
St Paul (Capital City)
St Cloud
Sartell
Wayzata
Woodbury

Hall of Fame Contacts

Hall of Fame Board & Advisory Members:

Mark Hellenack – President (Selection & Awards Ceremony Chair)
Kevin Reed – Vice President
Jon Harris – Secretary (Social Media)
Gregory Kraut – Treasurer
Mike Livingston – Website/IT
Tyler Keenan – at large
J. Alan Childs – Lacrosse History Chair
Ian Flam – at large
Kathryn Kippenburg – Women’s & Girl’s Rep)

Advisory Board Members:

Advisor – Judy Baxter
Advisor – Mohaned Mohamed
Advisor – Heather Kershner
Advisor – Brian Hochman
Advisor – John Alexander Hunter
Advisor – James Micelli
Advisor – Colin Winkler

Board, Advisory, Selection & Voting Committee Members Needed…
We are actively seeking more board of directors, board advisors and a Boys Youth rep for the HOF Selection Committee, and more womens reps for the Voting Committee,. If interested or for more details, call HOF president Mark Hellenack at 952-457-4515

The Minnesota Lacrosse Hall of Fame Foundation is looking for team and league reps…

This is a volunteer position that involves you representing the Foundation by sharing our mission (making your team aware of our fundraising events, resource and available grants. Its as forwarding our emails and social media posts to your team, league or association members.

This includes: youth, high school, travel, college or club team’s alumni, parents and players or referee, coaches and league association members.

We want to rally the entire lacrosse community to fund and see the impact of these Hall of Fame grants, and honor some great lacrosse athletes, coaches, refs and contributors along the way.

If interested, each team rep can also be a member of the 2026 Hall of Fame Voting committee, and help us select the next class of Hall of Fame award winners.

HELP IDENTIFY NEW AREAS….Lastly, for the team reps in outstate Minnesota, we are going to count on you to help identify individuals in nearby communities that want to start a new youth or high school program, so we can assist them in the process of starting a new lacrosse program with our grants.

FOR MORE DETAILS….Please contact HOF president, Mark Hellenack if you are interested.
Email: mnlaxhalloffame@gmail.com
Phone: 952-457-4515.

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Nomination & Sponsorship Questions

If you have questions about sponsorship opportunities or how to nominate a Hall of Fame award recipient please contact Mark Hellenack at 952-457-4515 or mnlaxhalloffame@gmail.com . Online nomination forms are available on the “HOF Nomination Forms” page of this website. A list of sponsorship opportunities are available on the “Sponsponship, Marketing & Volunteer Opportunities ” page.

Website Questions & Updates

WEBSITE UPDATES….Send your history page updates and corrections to Alan Childs our Lacrosse Historian. Contact him at: FlamethrowerProd@gmail.com. If you find an error or want to add content to any other pages, contact Mike Livingston our Website contact at livy036@gmail.com

Volunteer Questions

If you have questions about what volunteer positions that are available for our events and committees, contact HOF President, Mark Hellenack at mnlaxhalloffame@gmail.com or 952-457-4515.

A list of events you can volunteer for is available on the Volunteer form and on the “Other Fundraising & Social Events” page on this website.

2025 Hall of Fame Board of Directors…

Mark Hellenack
Mark HellenackPresident & Selection Chair
Former Hopkins youth association pres, Hopkins HS boy’s head coach, St. John’s U head men’s coach, official, founder of the MN Lacrosse Assoc.US Lacrosse Chapter, founder of many leagues, tournaments, clinic, travel teams (Chill & Loons) and camps. Longtime Admin & grower of the game.
J. Alan Childs
J. Alan ChildsLacrosse Historian
IT guy, publisher and author of several lacrosse children’s books. His most notably book is “Minnesota Lacrosse, A History”, he is our lacrosse historian and knows all about the native and modern history of the game in Minnesota. He works for Metafatms (SAAS company foucued on livestock (pigs) and agri data management. He was also the founder of the Burnsville lacrosse program and the proud father of 3 lacrosse players who have all grown up and exited the nest. He is a devoted grower of the game and we are lucky to have him on the board.
Gregory Kraut
Gregory KrautTreasurer
Former president of Mounds View Lacrosse Association and father of son, Colin a goalie ay UW- Madison and daughter who played at Iowa St. Greg was the CFO at Cemstone and is passionate about accounting and seeing the game grow. He is a golfer and spends the winter months inhis Fort Myers condo in Florida casing golf balls and aligators off the golf course.
Mike Livingston
Mike LivingstonWebmaster
IT professional, webnater for the Hall of Fame and longtime boys HS head coach at both Minnetonka and Holy Family. He has always been dedicated to making his players better. Mike played high school lacrosse and football in Long Island, NY. He played defense on scholarship for the Notre Dame lacrosse men’s team and finished his degree and collegiate playing career at U of M. We joke that he is the “Largest IT nerd we know”.
Jon Harris
Jon HarrisSecretary
Former U of St Thomas lacrosse player, business owner and father with young daughters playing lacrosse in Bloomington, MN. Coaches the Gray Duck girls travel team.
Kathryn Kippenberg
Kathryn KippenbergAt-Large
Kathryn brings a lot of experience adminiatrating and coaching lacrosse. She played at Hopkins HS under Janet Holdworth and then attended college ad then join the staff of first year varsity program at Augsburg College. ZAfter coaching the for 6 years she started her job as the Homegrown Lacrosse girls and womens Leagues and tournaments coordinator.
Ian Flam
Ian FlamAt-Large
Former Mankato St lacrosse player, Longtime owner of Northstar Lacrosse & Apparel in Hopkins. Father, coach and mentor with years running camps, travel teams and tournaments. Has played an integral part in the growth of the game in MN.
Tyler Keenan
Tyler KeenanAt-Large & Golf Chair
Former lacrosse player at UofM-Duluth, golfer, business owner who lives in Bloomington, MN. He just had his first child and is a dotting father. Tyler is very passionate about our mission and ran our golf fundraiser at TopGolf. We are trying to have him run our NEW “Lacrosse Affiliated List of Businesses & Professionals”.