Inductees

Dave Jenkins (2012)

Lacrosse Coach

Lacrosse, and Dave Jenkins. Synonymous, in Prince George sporting circles.

Born in 1943 in Edmonton, Jenkins has made the city his home since 1968. And he has made it a better place to live, and compete, since that time.

Jenkins has devoted more than 20 years of his life, and much of his family’s time, to growing the sport of lacrosse to what it is today. His fingerprints are all over the game in the region, following his years as a successful lacrosse goaltender, by giving back to the sport he loves.

Few know that Jenkins achieved significant success as a hockey goaltender, a member of the Alberta Golden Bears roster that captured the 1964 CIAU national championship.

But it was on a dry floor where he excelled the most – winning provincial championships in senior lacrosse on at least two occasions, then being part of the 1974 Canadian champions.

As much as he posted notable career achievements as a player, his greatest impact would be directed from behind the bench.

Jenkins started coaching in 1988, and in 1995 he directed the Prince George midget team to the B.C. title. The B.C. Lacrosse Association named him the Minor Coach of the Year in 1998 after he guided the bantam A2 team to the provincial tournament. More success would come in 2003 (Junior B provincial crown) and 2006 (bantam A2 B.C. title), and along the way he coached in two Canadian Junior B Championship events. Some of his protégés advanced to play at the Junior A, Senior A and professional levels, including the National Lacrosse League.

As a builder, in both lacrosse and hockey, Jenkins has served terms as a director with the BCLA and as commissioner of the Cariboo Hockey League. He was a driving force in seeing the re-establishment of the senior lacrosse league in Prince George in 1987, a league that has had its ups and downs in terms of number of participating teams but a league that endures today.

Jenkins is also a noted lacrosse historian and an article he penned on Aboriginal lacrosse in Western Canada was published in LaxTalk magazine.

One of the most respected men in Prince George, and not just because he is a skilled lawyer who can sue your pants off – Dave Jenkins is a most worthy inductee into the Prince George Sports Hall of Fame.