Career
Veltman and Dallas Eliuk were inducted into the National Lacrosse League Hall of Fame in March, 2009. Veltman began his in 1992 with the Buffalo Bandits. He played 5 seasons with the Bandits, winning three NLL Championships.
In 1998, Veltman returned to the NLL, moving with Bandit head coach Les Bartley to the expansion Ontario Raiders, based in Hamilton, Ontario.
Veltman was the captain of the Rock from 1999 until his retirement following the 2008 season. Jim Veltman led the National Lacrosse League in loose balls in 14 out of the 16 seasons he played, earning him the nickname "Scoop".
On February 5, 2006, Veltman reached a milestone as he "scooped" his 2000th career loose ball. He also set the single season record for loose balls with 226 in the 2006 season.
Veltman scooped 14 loose balls on April 8, 2006, to break his own previous record of 207, set in 2003.
The record stood until Geoff Snider scooped 244 in 2008. John Tavares, the NLL"s all-time leading scorer, considers Veltman to be "the best teammate he ever had."
On September 11, 2007, the Toronto Rock announced that they had resigned Veltman to a five-year agreement. Veltman would remain captain of the Rock for one more season, after which he would retire from playing and join the Rock coaching staff
The announcement ended speculation that Veltman was considering retiring to take the vacant Colorado Mammoth head coach position, a position eventually taken by Bob McMahon.
On April 27, 2008, Veltman played his last career game, as the Rock lost 15-14 to the Philadelphia Wings. Veltman had one goal, four assists, and 17 loose balls.
Office the floor, Veltman is a physical education teacher at Agincourt Collegiate Institute in Scarborough, Toronto, where he coaches the lacrosse team Canadian Lacrosse Association International Lacrosse 2003 - Captain of Team Canada, winners of the World Indoor Lacrosse Championships.