Peterborough Laker Alumnus John Grant Jr. Selected As Assistant Coach For Team Canada In 2025 U20 World Championship

Five-time Mann Cup champion and Peterborough Lakers’ alumnus John Grant Jr. has been selected as an assistant coach for Team Canada in the 2025 U20 World Championship.

John Grant Jr. has been granted a key to the city back in 2016. File Photo.

Grant Jr. was hired as an assistant coach of the Redwoods Lacrosse Club of the Premiere Lacrosse League on Dec. 29.

A two-time MLL MVP, Grant Jr. tallied 393 goals and 232 assists during his playing career. He won the Mann Cup five times with the Lakers in 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010 and 2012. He was voted Mann Cup MVP for 2004 and 2007.

Grant Jr. won five MLL Championships during his career with the 2008 Rochester Rattlers, 2009 Toronto Nationals, 2012 and 2013 Chesapeake Bayhawks and the 2014 Denver Outlaws.

Grant Jr. joins Mark Miyashita, Shawn Wilkins and John Gallant as assistant coaches. Gary Gait is serving as the team’s head coach.

A date and location for the tournament has yet to be announced by World Lacrosse.

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Peterborough Laker Alumnus John Grant Jr. Hired As Assistant Coach For Redwoods Lacrosse Club

Five-time Mann Cup champion and Peterborough Lakers’ alumnus John Grant Jr. has been hired as the assistant coach of the Redwoods Lacrosse Club of the Premiere Lacrosse League announced on Thursday.

John Grant Jr. has been granted a key to the city back in 2016. File Photo.

A two-time MLL MVP, Grant Jr. tallied 393 goals and 232 assists during his playing career. He won the Mann Cup five times with the Lakers in 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010 and 2012. He was voted Mann Cup MVP for 2004 and 2007.

"I'm beyond excited. I had the privilege and honor to work with [Redwoods LC head coach] Nat [St. Laurent] during my brief stint with the [Ohio] Machine in '16. I've kept in touch with him. He's got a heart of gold and he knows the game," said Grant Jr. "We've got some rockstars on the O that I get to learn from and teach a little."

Grant Jr. won five MLL Championships during his career with the 2008 Rochester Rattlers, 2009 Toronto Nationals, 2012 and 2013 Chesapeake Bayhawks and the 2014 Denver Outlaws.

"He's won at every level that he's ever coached or played at," said Nat St. Laurent, Redwoods LC head coach and general manager. "We have a history together going back to the Ohio Machine where we made a championship run when Coach Davis traded for him. There's good chemistry. He's going to be a great addition to our staff."

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Lacrosse Legend John Grant Jr. Was Just Given A Key To The City

On Sunday (August 21st) in the Peterborough Sports Hall of Fame at the Memorial Centre, Mayor Daryl Bennett presented lacrosse legend John Grant Jr. with a key to the city.

It was a brief and private moment: Since Junior is a private and modest person, he thought a quiet ceremony would be fitting.

This is only the 13th time a key has been awarded by the city—a tremendous honour for Grant who has given so much to Peterborough sports.

This is Junior's last season with the Peterborough Lakers as he is retiring from his beloved team. Grant, 41, has been playing in the Lakers system since he was four years old.

Grant has won five Mann Cups while in Peterborough and MVP twice, and will retire as one of the biggest stars in Peterborough sports history.

—post by Scott Arnold

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Watch John Grant Jr. Score One Of The Greatest Lacrosse Goals Of All-Time Last Night

UPDATE: Dan O'Toole's reaction when we tweeted him the goal...

@Ptbo_Canada @JohnGrantJr24 Simply........ WOW!!!!!!

— Dan O'Toole (@fs1otoole) January 19, 2014

Possibly the greatest lacrosse goal you will ever see was scored last night (January 17th) by Colorado Mammoth Captain and Peterborough native John Grant Junior. It was a one-handed, behind the back underhand bounce shot into the top corner past Vancouver Stealth goalie Tyler Richards. Although Grant's Mammoth would go on to lose the game 14-13 in overtime, all the talk around the National Lacrosse League today is about Junior's spectacular highlight reel goal.

Watch epic trick shots from John Grant Jr. here and here, and see the amazing goal below...

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John Grant Jr.'s Epic Trick Shots Video At Peterborough Lift Lock

This is the latest episode of John Grant Jr.'s popular trick shots videos (6th overall) and the first to be filmed in his hometown of Peterborough—and was shot by CHEX TV's Tyler Calver. Legends collide in the latest installment of 4 Shots With John Grant Junior as the living legend John Grant Jr. takes his trick shots to the legendary Peterborough Lift Lock. Grant recently sold his home in Peterborough as well as the Montreal House bar to make the permanent move to Denver where he has played the last three seasons with the Colorado Mammoth of the National Lacrosse League. Last week, Junior was traded from his other pro lacrosse team, the Chesapeake Bayhawks, to the Denver Outlaws (Major League Lacrosse).
 

Here are the previous 5 videos in his trick shots series:

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John Grant Jr. Has Burger Featured At Hard Rock Cafe In Denver

Below is a video of Peterborough's John Grant Jr. (take a look at his trick shots, too) making the Legendary Mammoth Burger, which will be available for a limited time at the Hard Rock Cafe in Denver. The burger includes 24 ingredients (Grant's number in lacrosse). He will also be taking on all challengers in a speed eating contest. Grant, of course, stars for the Peterborough Lakers in the MSL and plays pro with the Colorado Mammoth in the National Lacrosse League.

Colorado Mammoth forward John Grant Jr. created a 'Legendary' Burger at Hard Rock Cafe Denver, featuring 24 ingredients. Delicious!!!

—PTBOCanada's sports reporter Scott Arnold

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Watch Peterborough Lacrosse Legend John Grant Jr. Do Awesome Trick Shots

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Watch This Great Segment On Peterborough Lacrosse Legend John Grant Jr.

CHEX Newswatch Tyler Calver's feature on John Grant Jr.

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