Wings Goaltending Great Dallas Eliuk Selected to 2009 Hall of Fame Class

Published on February 10, 2009 under National Lacrosse League (NLL)
Philadelphia Wings News Release


Former Philadelphia Wings goaltender Dallas Eliuk will be one of two inductees into the National Lacrosse League's Hall of Fame in 2009. Eliuk was part of four Wings championship teams (1994, '95, '98. '01) and was named postseason Most Valuable players twice (1998, '01). He will be joined by Jim Veltman who played all but one of his 16 season with Buffalo and Toronto.

"There aren't two more deserving players then Dallas Eliuk and Jim Veltman. Dallas is a close friend, great leader, and was the cornerstone of four championship teams in Philadelphia," said Wings Executive Vice President and co-Owner Michael French. "Veltman was a consummate professional and a great example of someone who showed dedication both on the field and in the community. Both men are superstars of the game of lacrosse and the Wings are extremely pleased that they will be honored by the National Lacrosse League."

Eliuk played 15 of his 18 seasons with the Wings (1991-05) and holds team records in saves (5,373), games played (168), and is second in loose balls (996). He was a First Team All-Pro on seven occasions, six of which were in consecutive seasons from 1993 to 1998. Eliuk was also awarded Second Team All-Pro honors twice in 1992 and 2000. Two NLL goaltending records also belong to Eliuk as he is the all-time Leader in saves (6,356) and also holds the single season record for saves (608) which he set in 2003.

"Dallas was a special player for the Wings and a perpetual MVP for us. We traded him only at his request for personal reasons and hated to lose him," said Wings President and co-Owner Russ Cline. "He is a personal friend and the Hall of Fame becomes more special with his selection along with another one of my favorites Jim Veltman. We are very proud of Dallas and will forever be indebted to the wonderful years of play he gave us as a member of the Wings family."

The ceremony for the Class of 2009 will take place on Saturday, March 7th as part of the league's All-Star Weekend in Denver. The Hall of Fame luncheon will be held in The Ridgeline on the ADT Club Level at Pepsi Center, where the new member(s) will be inducted as the class of 2009. Tickets for the luncheon will be available to the public with special access surrounding that event. The Hall of Fame ceremony will be broadcast live on the NLL Network. The All-Star Game takes place later that evening (9pm ET/7pm MT) at Pepsi Center. For tickets and information surrounding all events, please call 303-405-1101.

Eliuk is the sixth member of the Philadelphia Wings organization inducted into the NLL Hall of Fame. Wings President and Co-Owner Russ Cline and Executive Vice-President and Co-Owner Chris Fritz were among the NLL's inaugural class of inductees in 2006, followed by former player Tom Marechek and Executive Vice-President and Co-Owner Michael French in 2007, and long time Wings Head Coach and Player Tony Resch in 2008.

The Wings will play their next game on February 13 at 8 p.m. when they take on the Boston Blazers on Go Red for Women Night at the Wachovia Center. Guarantee great seats for this Friday's game and the rest of 2009 by reserving your season tickets now! Season Tickets are on-sale with Lower Level seats starting at just $21 per game. To purchase tickets or receive more information call (215) 389-WING (9464) or visit WingsLAX.com.

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