Derek Keenan

Derek Keenan is a Canadian lacrosse player turned coach and general manager, born in Oshawa, Ontario, in 1961. He came up through the Oshawa Green Gaels and the Brooklin Redmen, was an All-American at Ithaca College, and played for Canada's national field team at several world championships. He turned professional in 1992 with the Buffalo Bandits, won the league Rookie of the Year award that season, and took the Champions Cup in both of his years with the club. After a short spell with the Toronto Rock in 1999 he became an assistant coach under Les Bartley and shared in three National Lacrosse League titles, in 2000, 2002 and 2003. He then led the Anaheim Storm, the Portland LumberJax, the Edmonton Rush and later the Saskatchewan Rush, winning the General Manager of the Year award and the Les Bartley Award for coach of the year three times each, and was inducted into the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2012.