James Edward "Scoop" Veltman was born on March 8,1966 and is a Canadian former lacrosse player who played for the Toronto Rock, the Ontario Raiders, and the Buffalo Bandits in the National Lacrosse League.
18 Facts About Jim Veltman
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Jim Veltman won three NLL championships with the Bandits and then five more with the Rock, where he was captain for ten seasons.
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Jim Veltman began his NLL career in 1992 with the Buffalo Bandits.
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Jim Veltman played 5 seasons with the Bandits, winning three NLL Championships.
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In 1998, Jim Veltman returned to the NLL, moving with Bandit head coach Les Bartley to the expansion Ontario Raiders, based in Hamilton, Ontario.
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Jim Veltman was the captain of the Rock from 1999 until his retirement following the 2008 season.
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Jim Veltman led the National Lacrosse League in loose balls in 14 out of the 16 seasons he played, earning him the nickname "Scoop".
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On February 5,2006, Jim Veltman reached a milestone as he "scooped" his 2000th career loose ball.
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Jim Veltman set the single season record for loose balls with 226 in the 2006 season.
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Jim Veltman scooped 14 loose balls on April 8,2006, to break his own previous record of 207, set in 2003.
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Jim Veltman was the first recipient of the National Lacrosse League Sportsmanship Award in 2002, and was named league MVP in 2004.
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Jim Veltman was the first recipient of the Toronto Rock's Les Bartley Award.
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Jim Veltman would remain captain of the Rock for one more season, after which he would retire from playing and join the Rock coaching staff.
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The announcement ended speculation that Jim Veltman was considering retiring to take the vacant Colorado Mammoth head coach position, a position eventually taken by Bob McMahon.
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Jim Veltman had one goal, four assists, and 17 loose balls.
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Jim Veltman served as head coach for the Czech national team at the 2011 World Indoor Lacrosse Championships in Prague.
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Jim Veltman was named the second general manager in New York Riptide franchise history on July 10,2020.
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Jim Veltman was relieved of his duties as Riptide GM on January 9,2023.