Former Maple Ridge Burrards boss named to Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame
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Updated: July 09, 2009 3:44 PM
Perhaps it took a longer than it needed to, but former Maple Ridge Burrards president and general manager Ted Fridge will finally be given his rightful place in the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame, it was announced Wednesday.
For his more than 30 years of dedication to growing the sports of both field and box lacrosse in the Lower Mainland and beyond, Fridge will be recognized as a builder of Canada’s national summer sport.
Fridge was instrumental in bringing major league lacrosse to Maple Ridge in 1996, and prior to that, helped resurrect the financially-strapped Coquitlam Adanacs in 1990.
Fridge joined the executive of the Port Coquitlam Minor Lacrosse Association in 1974, eventually serving as president for seven years. He pioneered the sport of field lacrosse in the Tri-Cities area through the development of a high school league that is still in existence today, and helped organize player exchanges with teams from as far away as California and Australia, spreading the game worldwide.
Fridge passed away in 2005 at the age of 65 and never got to see his name enter the pantheon of lacrosse legends in New Westminster.
His son, Daren Fridge, is the current head coach of the Burrards and a former player with the team for more than 10 years, and believes more needs to be done to honour the sport’s old guard, while they are still here.
“Dad took on the tough jobs and revitalized a number of organizations,” said Fridge. “It would have been nice for him to see this.”
• The formal induction ceremony will be held Nov. 14 at the Firefighter’s Club in Burnaby. For ticket information call Sohen Gill at 604-421-9755.
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