Ken Winzoski

Outstanding All Around Player

Highly Skilled on Offence and Defence

Winner of Four Mann Cup championships

Standing five foot eight and weighing 175 pounds, Ken Winzoski had an illustrious career playing for the New Westminster Salmonbellies. At age 17 in 1965, Winzoski played mostly for the junior Salmonbellies and even joined the Senior club for a game.

The next season while capturing the junior league scoring title with 97 points, the junior Bellies took on the legendary Oshawa Green Gaels for the Minto Cup championship. Although Oshawa won the series, Ken Winzoski was named the series Most Valuable Player.

During the years 1966 to 1977. He played 355 games of senior level lacrosse appearing in five Mann Cup championships winning the Mike Kelley Medal for the Most Valuable player in 1974.

Although known for being an outstanding penalty killer, Winzoski scored 257 goals and added 472 assists for a total of 729 points in 355 games of senior lacrosse.

Ken was chosen in the first round by the new National Lacrosse Association by Montreal scoring 95 points. Upon returning to New Westminster in 1976, Winsoski helped win another Mann Cup.

Over the course of his ten years playing senior lacrosse, Ken Winsoski played in the Mann Cup five times winning four times in 1970, 1972, 1974 and 1976.

In 1974, Ken also played for Team Canada representing Canada in the World Field Lacrosse championships played in Australia. Upon returning to Canada, Winsoski led New Westminster to a sudden death Mann Cup victory over Windsor; Winsoski was awarded the Mike Kelley medal as the series Most Valuable Player.

Possessing excellent offensive and defensive skills throughout his entire career, Ken Winzoski was inducted into the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1996. He passed away in September of 2007 at age 59.

In summarizing his career, Ken Winsoski played for New Westminster Salmonbellies of the Western Lacrosse Association from 1966-1977, Toronto 1969 and Montreal 1975 of the North American Lacrosse Association. He played transition and was also a penalty killer specialist. Ken was on four Mann Cup champion teams (1970, 1972, 1974 and 1976). In regard to major individual honours, Ken Winsoski was winner of the Mike Kelley Medal (Mann Cup MVP) in 1974. Without question, he was the type of player necessary for a team to win a championship.