Toronto Lords Hall of Fame

Toronto Lords Scholarship WinnersOne of the priorities of the Toronto Lords is to tie in Academic and Athletic excellence.  As part of this initiative, we have established a charitable arm to our program where graduating players receive scholarships towards post-secondary education.

Year	Name	Post-Secondary School
2004	Alice Tseng	University Of Toronto
2004	Mariko Nguyen	Ryerson University
2005	Lisa Chu	McMaster University
2005	Morgan Teeple-Hopkins	McGill University
2005	Adrick Brock	McGill University
2005	Danielle Williams	Ryerson University
2006	Sara King-Dowling	McMaster University
2006	Jessica Lanois	York University
2006	Katy Tseng	York University
2007	Isha Renner	University Of Windsor
2008	Jordana Brathwaite	Humber College
2008	Grace Mahary	University Of Toronto
2008	Carli Yim	Ryerson University
2009	Tina Teng	Fanshawe College
2009	Claire Arrowsmith	St. Lawrence University
2009	Jordana Brathwaite	Humber College
2009	Tina Teng	Fanshawe College
2010	Jordana Brathwaite	Humber College
2010	Tina Teng	Fanshawe College
2010	Aria Charles	George Brown College
2011	Vyvy Hoang	Ryerson University
2011	Sophia Marin	University of Guelph
2011	Alanah Piccattoli-Ross	Seneca College
2012	Tameka Berry	Humber College
2012	Jimmy Truong	York University
2012	Carmen Lee	York University
2013	Rebecca Lee	University Of Toronto
2013	Carmen Lee	York University
2013	Vyvy Hoang	Seneca College
2013	Hannah Lawrence	Dalhousie University
2014	Rebecca Lee	University Of Toronto
2014	Carmen Lee	York University
2014	Vyvy Hoang	Ryerson University
2014	Meghan Forestell	Laurentian University
2014	Chiderah Ifearulundu	Windsor University
2014	Leticia Lopez	Loyalist College
2014	Revee Schultz	Memorial University
2014	Rashida Brown	York University
2015	Rashida Brown	York University
2015	Rebecca Lee	University Of Toronto
2015	Lucy O’Connor	Ryerson University
2015	Alcian Satchel	Seneca College
2015	Cori Browne	Loyalist College
2015	Emily Balkissoon	Brock University
2015	Jeylinh Bui	Algonquin College
2015	Megan Miller	Humber College
2015	Emilia Ho	Ryerson University
2015	Chidera Obiahuba	Algonquin College
2015	Anna-Kay Hyatt	University of Guelph-Humber
2016	Djanette Benemerito	Windsor University
2016	Emilia Ho	Ryerson University
2016	Imani Abukar	Seneca College
2016	Emily Balkissoon	Brock University
2016	Jeylinh Bui	Algonquin College
2017	Taylor More	Wilfrid Laurier
2017	Miles Obille	York University
2018	Molly Campbell	Western University
2018	Lora Vukecevic	Western University
2018	Svea Soderlind	Western University
2018	Lily Bernard	Dalhousie University
2019	Cori Browne	Centennial College
2019	Kevonte Anderson	Georgian College
2019	Gabriel Charles-Rogers	Seneca College

Toronto Lords Awards Winners

Year	Toronto Lords Player of the Year	John Ronson Commitment Award	J. Rob Collins Leadership Award	David Bronskill Academics and Athletics	Lords Coach of the Year
1999	Estelle Yip				John McKinley
2000	Angie Knoebelreiter				Estelle Yip
2001	Melanie Gerin-Lajoie				John Ronson
2002	Melanie Gerin-Lajoie				Estelle Yip
2004	Mariko Nguyen				Nathan McGibbon
	Alice Tseng
2005	Lisa Chu	Isha Renner			Vikki Johnson-Lee
2006	Katy Tseng	Aria Charles			Jody Poole
2007	Jordana Brathwaite	Alicia Taylor			M. Gerin-Lajoie
2008	Tina Teng	Nadeeya Musah	Carli Yim		Jeremy Cross
					Jenny Coles
2009	Rebecca Lee	Emily Schimp	Sophia Marin	Claire Arrowsmith	M. Gerin-Lajoie
2010	Cori Browne	Rebecca Lee	Jeylinh Bui	Lucy O’Connor	Heidi Pinter
2011	Rebecca Lee / Marissa Ross	Amber Edwards / Vyvy Hoang	Rebecca Lee	Lucy O’Connor / Hannah Lawrence	Jeremy Cross
2012	Jeylinh Bui / Jimmy Truong	Tiffany Reynolds	Rebecca Lee	Lucy O’Connor	Bob Clarke

 

Hall of Fame Players

Estelle Yip
Years	Player – 1995-1999, Coach 2000, 2002
History	Estelle was one of the first players to join the Lords program back in 1995 when it began as a houseleague. She moved on to the rep program when it began the following year, and played 4 years with the Lords.  She was our first player honoured with Player of the Year in 1999. She returned to coach in 2000, winning a Bantam OBA championship, and again coached in 2002, while also playing Varsity Lacrosse at the University of Toronto.
Accomplishments	3 Time Team MVP, first player to win Player of the Year Honours – top 5 in career scoring and scoring average – averaged over 16 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for her career – won OBA Provincial Bantam Championship as a coach in 2000

Melanie Gerin-Lajoie
Years	Player – 1997-2002, Coach 2005-present
History	Melanie in many ways exemplified the aspects that have come to represent the prototypical Lords player – athleticism and a knowledge of the game combined with a superior work ethic and desire to improve.  She turned this desire into a constantly improving game, to the point where she was able to make the McGill Martlets team after only 3 years of organized basketball.  Melanie currently works for the Toronto Raptors and has returned to Lords as a Head Coach.
Accomplishments	-2 Time Player of the Year (2001, 2002) – top 5 in career scoring and rebounding – 2 time Team Captain (2001, 2002) – Career averages of over 13 ppg and 9 rpg

Angie Knoebelreiter
Years	Player – 1996-2002, Coach 2009-Present
History	Angie played 5 years with the Lords, and during her time was one of the most dominant players to ever play for the team.  A consumate point guard, she led her team to several high OBA playoffs.  As well, she was one of the team captains on the Jarvis Bulldogs team that finished 4th in the province in AAAA OFSAA in 2002.
Accomplishments	-Player of the Year, 2000 – 3 time team MVP – All-time leader in assists and steals, averages of over 14 points, 6 rebs and 4 assists for her career

Alice Tseng
Years	Player – 2000-2004
History	Alice played four season with the Lords, graduating as a Toronto Lords Scholarship Winner in 2004 and also as co-Player of the Year that year.  During her high school career, she was a key member of a Jarvis team that participated in 3 OFSAA ‘AAAA’ tournaments before attending the University of Toronto.
Accomplishments	Co-Player of the Year (2004) – Winner of two Toronto Lords Scholarships, as selected by the coaches (2003, 2004) – top 10 in both Games and Minutes played with the Toronto Lords – one of the toughest players to ever play

Mariko Nguyen
Years	Player – 2000-2004
History	Mariko successfully capped a 4 year stint with the Toronto Lords ending in 2004 by being nominated as one of the Co-Players of the Year, and recieving a $1000 Toronto Lords Scholarship towards continuing her education at Ryerson University.  A tireless worker and skilled outside shooter, Mariko was also a member of three OFSAA ‘AAAA’ teams, including a fourth place finish in 2002, while at Jarvis Collegiate.
Accomplishments	Co-Player of the Year and Winner of 2004 Scholarship – top 10 in Games Played – work ethic and practice preparation set positive model for the younger players

Lisa Chu
Years	Player – 1999-2005
History	Lisa exemplified hard work, greatly improving as a player over her career. She helped lead Lords teams to many championship games, and was the team captain on the Jarvis 2004 City Championship squad.
Accomplishments	– Player of the Year and Lords Scholarship winner in 2005, 2 time team MVP – top 10 in steals, points and games played

Danielle Williams
Years	Player – 1999-2005
History	Danielle was a dominant force during her time with the Lords.  A 6’1″ small forward, her versatility was evident in her dominant performances on the court.  She currently is playing for the Ryerson Rams.
Accomplishments	– Top 5 in games played, scoring and rebounding, Team MVP in Midget – Lords Scholarship winner, 2004

Morgan Teeple-Hopkins
Years	Player – 2000-2005
History	Morgan teamed with Danielle for 4 years in a dominant frontcourt.  She was co-captain of both the Lords and several great Jarvis Bulldogs teams, leading the Jarvis team to a City Championship in 2004.
Accomplishments	– 2 time team MVP, Lords Scholarship Winner 2004 – Top 5 in Rebounds, Career blocked shots leader

Hall of Fame Coaches

John McKinley
Years	Coach 1995-1999
Accomplishments	Served as a valuable assistant coach and later head coach in the Toronto Lords formative years.  Without his help, the Lords program would probably not have existed.  Coached both Midget and Juvenile girls over that time, including several high finishes in the Provincial Championships.

Hall of Fame Builders

John Ronson
Years	Coach – 1999-2000, Co-Founder of Toronto Lords Advisory Committee 2001-present
Accomplishments	John has served as a great help and co-founder of the Toronto Lords Advisory Committee.  He was the guiding force in establishing the Toronto Lords Scholarship program for our graduating players and is our premier fundraiser. Without John our program would not have the successes it has. In honour of John’s achievements, the Toronto Lords began the John Ronson Commitment to Excellence award in 2005.

Nicole Frew
Years	Founding Member of Toronto Lords Advisory Committee, 2001-2005
Accomplishments	A founding member of our Advisory Committee, Nicole worked tirelessly in fundraising and helping out with the program, whether it be helping drive, working at tournaments, or establishing fundraisers.  Her presence will be missed at the meetings, and the Toronto Lords wish her luck in her future endeavours.

J. Rob Collins
Years	2001-present
History	Rob is one of the Toronto Lords greatest sponsors.  His generosity has led to the foundation of the J. Rob Collins Scholarship, an annual scholarship given to a Toronto Lords player who like Rob shows exemplary leadership and commitment to his community.