The shorter the bio, the greater the man. Simply, John Tavares is the GOAT. The National Lacrosse League’s all-time leader in goals and points. He won 4 championships as a player with the Buffalo Bandits and another 8 Mann Cups while casually summering north of the 49th.

But in recent years, he’s found equal, if not even more success as a head coach. He just completed the NLL’s second ever 3-peat. Winning back-to-back-to-back championships with the Bandits. And now he’s simultaneously trying to do the same with his Six Nations Chiefs. The back-to-back Mann Cup champions are trying to make it a 3-peat as they descend on New Westminster later this week to face the Salmonbellies in the 2025 Mann Cup.

In this episode, we’ll talk about JT’s memories of winning the Mann Cup in New West as a player and as a coach, his thoughts on the current state of summer lacrosse and Mann Cup roster construction, and why it’s so tough to stay on top.

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