Kapiolani Park, Waikiki, Honolulu
7th Anniversary Tournament
November 8-9, 1997

Lacrosse in Hawaii is an amazing concept!  Five teams spent 2 beautiful days playing some great Lax at the base of Diamond Head on Oahu November 8th and 9th. The annual event was sponsored by the Hawaii Lacrosse Club and The Hawaii Chapter of the Lacrosse Foundation. Below are the results of the tournament and pictures of the participants. 

Participating Teams:

1997 Team Pictures

1997 Team Rosters

SATURDAY Results:

• GBLax Canada 19 - Redhook 3
• Hawaii L.C. 6 - Olympic Club (San Fran) 5 (Overtime)
• Japan National Team 18 - Redhook 2
• GB Lax 11 - Hawaii 4
• Olympic Club 5 - Japan 4

SUNDAY:

• Hawaii 6 - Japan 5
• Olympic Club 9 - Redhook 3
• Olympic Club 9 - Hawaii 5 (semifinal)
• GB Lax 6 - Japan 4 (semifinal)
• GB Lax 8 - Olympic Club 5 CHAMPIONSHIP

SCORING:

• Gary Gait (Canada) - 10 goals, 4 assists = 14 points
• Jay Bloom (Hawaii) - 2 goals, 11 assists = 13
• Harry Jackson (Hawaii) - 9 goals, 2 assists = 11
• James Carrol (Olympic) - 7 goals, 3 assists = 10
• Howard Alperin (Canada) - 7 goals, 1 assist = 8
• Steve Laferot (Canada) - 7 goals, 1 assist = 8
• Jeff Kloetzel (Hawaii) - 6 goals = 6
• Japan Attack #15 - 5 goals = 5
• Steve Capello (Canada) - 4 goals = 4
• Matt Cone (Canada) - 2 goals, 2 assists = 4 points

TOURNAMENT AWARDS:

• Goalie Award -- Court Durling, Olympic
• Defense Award -- Bart Moffat, Hawaii
• Offense Award -- John Novak, Olympic
• Tournament MVP "Don Gladstone Award"" -- Gary Gait, GB Lax Canada

The Don Gladstone Award
Established 1992 for the HAWAII LACROSSE INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT MVP

The Hawaii Lacrosse Invitational Most Valuable Player award is given in the memory of Don Gladstone, a defenseman on the 1991 Haole Lacrosse Club from British Columbia, Canada. Don faced the Hawaii Lacrosse Club several times both in Portland and in Hawaii. He died suddenly in the summer of 1992, and will be sadly missed by all who knew him and by the game of lacrosse. A stellar performer on the field, Don also played on the Richmond Outlaws Junior A box lacrosse team at age 24, and twice went to the Canadian championships.

Previous Gladstone Award Winners:

1991: Defense - Richard Shassian (G), San Diego LC (Univ. of Maryland)
          Offense - Bill Wyker (A), Mount Washington Tavern LC (Univ. of Virginia)
1992: Greg Gebhardt (G), Upstate New York LC (Nazareth College)
1993: Peter Smith (A), Haole 3 LC - British Columbia (Univ. Pennsylvania)
1994: Harry Jackson (A), Hawaii Lacrosse Club (Army - US Military Academy)
1995: Howard Alperin (A), Team California - LA (Ithaca College)
1996: Gary Gait (M), Maryland Geezers (Syracuse Univ.)