Don Hamilton

Donald "Mr. Nice Guy" Brian Rickerby Hamilton (born February 18, 1937) is a Canadian retired professional and amateur box lacrosse goaltender and a professional ice hockey goaltender. Hamilton was considered an elite goaltender in his time and is a member of the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame. He is remembered as the only goaltender to have completed a shutout in a Mann Cup national championship game.

Career Hamilton became a goaltender at the age of 12 because of an asthma condition.

In 1960, Hamilton moved to Vancouver and joined the Vancouver Burrards. On September 23, 1961, Hamilton would become the first and only goaltender during the box lacrosse era to record a shutout in Mann Cup play, blanking the Brampton Ramblers 13–0.

Don Hamilton retired from lacrosse with the Burrards in 1976 after winning two Mann Cups in three attempts during his career. Hamilton returned as general manager in 1977, and won another Mann Cup.

Honours Hamilton was inducted into the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1990.

Statistics Source: Wamper's Bible of Lacrosse and Stan Shillington's "Who's Who in Lacrosse 1933-2013: Goaltending Records". Season Team League GP G A P PIM Sv% Team GAA1956 Victoria ICLL 20 0 3 3 0 0.726 11.131957 Victoria ICLL 5 0 1 1 0 0.729 9.831958 Victoria ICLL 5 0 0 0 0 0.724 10.101959 Victoria ICLL 6 0 0 0 0 0.699 13.27 - Victoria P/O 1 0 0 0 0 0.625 -1960 Vancouver ICLL 12 0 1 1 0 0.700 8.27 - Vancouver P/O 2 0 0 0 0 0.706 -1961 Vancouver ICLL 27 0 2 2 0 0.743 8.53 - Vancouver P/O 6 0 0 0 0 0.815 -1962 Vancouver ICLL 1 0 0 0 0 0.718 6.941963-67 Played Senior B1968 Vancouver NLA 17 0 11 11 0 0.746 10.24 - Vancouver P/O 7 0 4 4 0 0.800 -1969 Vancouver NLA 29 0 25 25 0 0.769 12.72 - Vancouver P/O 4 0 11 11 0 0.738 -1970 Vancouver WLA 29 0 45 45 2 0.764 11.77 - Vancouver P/O 4 0 4 4 5 0.744 -1971 Vancouver WLA 27 0 22 22 0 0.735 12.77 - Vancouver P/O 3 0 0 0 0 0.724 -1972 Vancouver WLA 20 0 25 25 0 0.756 11.19 - Vancouver P/O 5 0 3 3 0 0.753 -1973 Vancouver WLA 24 0 11 11 0 0.759 11.28 - Vancouver P/O 5 0 2 2 0 0.738 -1974 Vancouver WLA 20 0 13 13 2 0.776 12.13 - Vancouver P/O 8 0 9 9 0 0.764 -1975 Vancouver WLA 23 0 8 8 0 0.754 12.83 - Vancouver P/O 10 1 4 5 0 0.773 -1976 Vancouver WLA 5 0 4 4 0 0.713 13.71 - Vancouver P/O 4 0 0 0 0 0.659 -