Johnny Mouradian named General Manager of the Year
April 30, 2004 - National Lacrosse League (NLL)
San Jose Stealth News Release
SAN JOSE - The National Lacrosse League (NLL) announced today that San Jose Stealth General Manager and Head Coach Johnny Mouradian was named the General Manager of the Year for the 2003-04 season. Mouradian received the highest number of votes for the award as voted on by the Governors and General Managers of the league's ten member clubs. The voting for all annual awards took place after the conclusion of the regular season and ended before the start of the Champion's Cup Playoffs.
The St. Catharines, Ontario native succeeded in keeping a talented core of players together as the franchise relocated to San Jose from Albany, New York prior to the start of the season. The newly named San Jose Stealth improved to 11-5 (from 8-8 during the previous season), which included an impressive 7-1 home record at HP Pavilion at San Jose. San Jose placed second in the West Division and hosted a first-round playoff game.
Mouradian has garnered the kind of talent that generates success. Along with an 11-5 mark and a first-round home playoff game, the Stealth also earned a number of player awards this season. Defenseman Cam Woods was elected Co-Defensive Player of the Year, forward Josh Sanderson was the league leader in assists, and the club totaled seven individual weekly honors this season. The Stealth also produced three 2004 West Division All-Stars (Cam Woods, Jim Moss and Josh Sanderson).
Mouradian, lacrosse veteran and icon, has also served as the GM for the Buffalo Bandits, the Toronto Rock/Ontario Raiders and the Ottawa Rebel. He was inducted into the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2001 for his achievement as a member of the 1978 national team that won the World Championships in Manchester England. He served as the assistant coach for the 1982, 1986, 1990 and 1998 Canadian National Field Lacrosse teams and head coach of the 1985 team. Mouradian has won seven Professional World Indoor Championships in various roles as lacrosse executive, General Manager and shareholder. Three championships with the Buffalo Bandits in 1992, 1993 and 1996, and four championships with the Toronto Rock in 1999, 2000, 2002 and 2003. Mouradian was inducted into the Ontario Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1998 and the Ithaca College Sports Hall of Fame in 2000. In 2003, Mouradian was the General Manager of the Canadian National Indoor Lacrosse team that won the inaugural World Indoor Championships.
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