The Lacrosse team was sponsored by the Brantford Public Utilities Commission Transportation (P.U.C. Trans) 1971.

Wayne Gretzky is seen here front row center above large trophy, and his father Walter Gretzky top row far right.

Wayne Gretzky loved to play lacrosse once the ice Hockey season ended, also playing baseball too.

Wayne Gretzky Lacrosse Quote
“Lacrosse was a great thing for me because it let me get away from Hockey for the summer as a kid,” he says. “My mom never really believed in summer Hockey. I needed a break and I always looked forward to the lacrosse season. And when Hockey season came around I was really looking forward to that.

NOTE
The Public Utilities Commission (P.U.C.) was responsible for Brantford’s water works, electricity distribution, and the buses. It was formed in 1935 by the amalgamation of the Hydro Electric Commission, the Board of Water Commissioners, and the Municipal Railway Commission. As the decade progressed, disagreements and tensions developed between the P.U.C. board and the City over the cost of running a second elected body to manage water, electricity, and the buses. The City hoped to save $1 million a year by eliminating the P.U.C. and taking the services in house, except for electricity, which would be set up as a separate City-owned company, as per provincial regulations. A separate P.U.C. was seen by many critics to be an antiquated form of managing these services. The dismantling of the P.U.C. began in 1996 and was completed on 30-August-1998 when the P.U.C. was dissolved and its elected board was replaced by a City appointed board.