2 0 0 6 , ▁V elt man ▁reached ▁a ▁mil estone ▁as ▁he ▁" s co oped " ▁his ▁ 2 0 0 0 th ▁career ▁loose ▁ball . ▁He ▁also ▁set ▁the ▁single ▁season ▁record ▁for ▁loose ▁balls ▁with ▁ 2 2 6 ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁season . ▁V elt man ▁sc oop ed ▁ 1 4 ▁loose ▁balls ▁on ▁April ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁to ▁break ▁his ▁own ▁previous ▁record ▁of ▁ 2 0 7 , ▁set ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁The ▁record ▁stood ▁until ▁Geoff ▁Sn ider ▁sc oop ed ▁ 2 4 4 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁John ▁T av ares , ▁the ▁N LL ' s ▁all - time ▁leading ▁sc orer , ▁cons iders ▁V elt man ▁to ▁be ▁" the ▁best ▁team mate ▁he ▁ever ▁had ." ▁ ▁V elt man ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁recip ient ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Lac ros se ▁League ▁Sport sm ans hip ▁Award ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁league ▁M VP ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁recip ient ▁of ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Rock ' s ▁Les ▁Bart ley ▁Award ▁( not ▁to ▁be ▁confused ▁with ▁the ▁N LL ' s ▁Les ▁Bart ley ▁Award ▁for ▁coach ▁of ▁the ▁year ). ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Rock ▁announced ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁res igned ▁V elt