Veltman going to NLL Hall
Published: February 11, 2009, 12:30 am
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Former Buffalo Bandits forward Jim Veltman (left) and goaltender Dallas Eliuk will be inducted into the NLL Hall of Fame on March 7, the league announced Tuesday.
Veltman, a record-setting forward/ transition player and team captain, played for the Bandits and Toronto Rock franchises during 16 seasons in the league. Eliuk played for the Philadelphia Wings and Portland LumberJax during an 18-year playing career. Both players retired following the 2008 season, and were elected to the hall during their first year of eligibility.
The ceremony for the class of 2009 will take place as part of the league’s All- Star weekend in Denver.
The class of 2009 will be the fourth group to be welcomed in to the Hall of Fame. Former Bandits coach Les Bartley, current coach Darris Kilgour and the late Buffalo News reporter Tom Borrelli are already in the Hall.
Veltman won eight league championships (he played 1992-96 and 1998-2008), the most of any player in league history. Playing for Buffalo, Ontario and Toronto, his teams made 14 playoff appearances and reached the championship game 10 times. Veltman was also the team captain for all eight of his championships; three in Buffalo (1992, ’93 and ’96) and five in Toronto (1999, 2000, ’02, ’03 and ’05).
Eliuk is the NLL’s saves leader with 6,356 career regular-season saves.
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