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BMLA Honoured Retired Numbers

# 8 John "Gus" McCauley

John began his lacrosse career as a four year old and played on Novice, Peewee and Bantam Ontario Championship teams. At 14 years of age McCauley was a member of the 1959 Excelsior Minto Cup Championship Team.

John coached the Major Excelsiors in 1980 and won the Mann Cup.

He was a NHL referee for 10 years and then Assistant Director of Officiating.

John passed away in June of 1989 and the Excelsiors voted to retire his number.

# 14 Brian Green

Brian played all his minor career in Brampton and was playing on the Junior A team when he was killed in an automobile accident in 1967. The family donated a trophy in his honour for MVP Playoffs, Junior A called the trophy the Brian Green Memorial Award.

The first winner of this award was in 1968 and was given to Ziggy Musial, current President of the Brampton Excelsiors Lacrosse Club and an Ontario Lacrosse Association Hall of Fame member.