Stan Shillington, a Canadian lacrosse historian, sportswriter and statistician, died on December 8, 2025, at age 90.
Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, on January 21, 1935, he was inducted into the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame as a builder in 1977. Shillington kept score for 971 games over his career, including regular-season, playoff and Mann Cup contests.
He also logged statistics on lacrosse games and later recounted the 1951 Mann Cup between the Peterborough Timbermen and Vancouver Combines.
Stanley Stephen Shillington (January 21, 1935 – December 8, 2025) was a Canadian lacrosse historian, sportswriter and statistician. Throughout his career, Shillington was the scorekeeper for a total of 971 games, including regular season, playoffs, and Mann Cup games. He was inducted into the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame as a builder in 1977.