Western Lacrosse Association





































Western Lacrosse Association

WLA-Logo.png
Western Lacrosse Association

Sport Box lacrosse
Founded 1932
Commissioner Paul Dal Monte
No. of teams 7
Country
 Canada
Most recent
champion(s)

Maple Ridge Burards (2018)
Official website WLAlacrosse.com

The Western Lacrosse Association (WLA) is a men's Senior A box lacrosse sanctioned by the Canadian Lacrosse Association. It consists of seven teams, based in cities throughout southwestern British Columbia. Each year, the playoff teams battle for the right to compete against the Major Series Lacrosse champion for the Mann Cup every September. The championship is hosted alternately between Ontario and British Columbia every year.


The calibre of lacrosse in the WLA is very high, as the majority of its players also play in the National Lacrosse League during the winter months, while the WLA schedule runs from mid-May to August.




Contents






  • 1 The teams


  • 2 League history


  • 3 League champions


  • 4 Current team history


  • 5 Defunct teams


  • 6 See also


  • 7 External links





The teams


The league consists of the following teams:












Team

Burnaby Lakers

Coquitlam Adanacs

Langley Thunder

Maple Ridge Burrards

Nanaimo Timbermen

New Westminster Salmonbellies

Victoria Shamrocks


League history




  • Box lacrosse adopted by British Columbia Amateur Lacrosse Association on May 4, 1932

  • 1932-1933: Senior Box Lacrosse League (under BCALA umbrella)

  • 1934-1967: Inter-City Lacrosse League (ICLL)

  • 1968: National Lacrosse Association (Western Division)

  • 1969–present: Western Lacrosse Association



League champions


1969: New Westminster Labatt Blues


1970: New Westminster Salmonbellies


1971: New Westminster Salmonbellies


1972: New Westminster Salmonbellies


1973: Vancouver Burrards


1974: New Westminster Salmonbellies


1975: Vancouver Burrards


1976: New Westminster Salmonbellies


1977: Vancouver Burrards


1978: Victoria Shamrocks


1979: Victoria Shamrocks


1980: New Westminster Salmonbellies


1981: New Westminster Salmonbellies


1982: New Westminster Salmonbellies


1983: Victoria Payless


1984: Victoria Payless


1985: New Westminster Salmonbellies


1986: New Westminster Salmonbellies


1987: New Westminster Salmonbellies


1988: Coquitlam Adanacs


1989: New Westminster Salmonbellies


1990: Vancouver Burrards


1991: New Westminster Salmonbellies


1992: New Westminster Salmonbellies


1993: Coquitlam Adanacs


1994: New Westminster Salmonbellies


1995: New Westminster Salmonbellies


1996: Victoria Shamrocks


1997: Coquitlam Adanacs


1998: Victoria Shamrocks


1999: Victoria Shamrocks


2000: Victoria Shamrocks


2001: Coquitlam Adanacs


2002: Victoria Shamrocks


2003: Victoria Shamrocks


2004: Victoria Shamrocks


2005: Victoria Shamrocks


2006: Victoria Shamrocks


2007: Coquitlam Adanacs


2008: New Westminster Salmonbellies


2009: New Westminster Salmonbellies


2010: New Westminster Salmonbellies


2011: Langley Thunder


2012: Langley Thunder


2013: Victoria Shamrocks


2014: Victoria Shamrocks


2015: Victoria Shamrocks


2016: Maple Ridge Burrards


2017: New Westminster Salmonbellies


Teams in bold = Mann Cup winner



Current team history


New Westminster Salmonbellies



  • 1888–1931 founded on May 12, 1888; played as field lacrosse club

  • 1932–1950 New Westminster Salmonbellies (merged with New Westminster Adanacs)

  • 1951–1951 New Westminster Commandos

  • 1952–1953 New Westminster Salmonacs

  • 1954–1954 New Westminster Royals

  • 1955–1958 New Westminster Salmonbellies

  • 1959–1965 New Westminster O'Keefes

  • 1966–present New Westminster Salmonbellies


Maple Ridge Burrards



  • 1937–1937 Vancouver Burrard Olympics

  • 1938–1949 Vancouver Burrards

  • 1950–1950 Vancouver Burrard Westerns (merged with Richmond Farmers)

  • 1951–1951 Vancouver Combines

  • 1952–1958 Vancouver Pilseners

  • 1959–1969 Vancouver Carlings

  • 1970–1993 Vancouver Burrards (transferred to Surrey)

  • 1994–1995 Surrey Burrards (transferred to Maple Ridge)

  • 1996–present Maple Ridge Burrards


Victoria Shamrocks



  • 1950–1982 Victoria Shamrocks

  • 1983–1993 Victoria Payless

  • 1994–present Victoria Shamrocks


Coquitlam Adanacs



  • 1965–1967 Coquitlam Adanacs (transferred to Portland)

  • 1968–1968 Portland Adanacs (transferred to Coquitlam)

  • 1969–present Coquitlam Adanacs


Burnaby Lakers



  • 1986–1989 Richmond Outlaws (transferred to Burnaby)

  • 1990–present Burnaby Lakers


Langley Thunder



  • 1994–1999 North Shore Indians (transferred to Kelowna)

  • 2000–2001 Okanagan Thunder (transferred to North Vancouver)

  • 2002–2003 North Shore Thunder (transferred to Langley)

  • 2004–present Langley Thunder


Nanaimo Timbermen


  • 2005–present Nanaimo Timbermen


Defunct teams


the Indians



  • 1932–1932 North Vancouver Squamish Indians

  • 1935–1941 North Shore Indians (suspended operations during World War II)

  • 1945–1945 Indian Arrows

  • 1946–1951 North Shore Indians

  • 1952–1954 PNE Indians

  • 1955–1955 Mount Pleasant Indians (merged with Vancouver Pilseners)


Vancouver Athletic Club / Abbotsford Hotel



  • 1932–1932 Vancouver Athletic Club (renamed Abbotsford Hotel)

  • 1933–1933 Vancouver Abbotsford Hotel


New Westminster Adanacs



  • 1933–1941 New Westminster Adanacs (suspended operations during World War II)

  • 1945–1950 New Westminster Adanacs (merged with New Westminster Salmonbellies)


Richmond Farmers



  • 1933–1934 Vancouver St. Helen's Hotel (transferred to Richmond)

  • 1935–1936 Richmond Farmers (merged with Vancouver Home Gas)

  • 1937–1937 Richmond-Homes Combines

  • 1938–1941 Richmond Farmers

  • 1942–1942 Burrard Drydock 'Wallaces United'

  • 1943–1949 Richmond Farmers (transferred to Vancouver-Kerrisdale)

  • 1950–1950 Richmond-Kerrisdale 'Arkays' (merged with Vancouver Burrard Westerns)


Vancouver Bluebirds / Home Gas



  • 1934–1935 Vancouver Province Bluebirds

  • 1936–1936 Vancouver Home Gas (merged with Richmond Farmers)


"Norvans"


  • 1942–1942 North Vancouver Ship Repair Yard 'Norvans'

Military teams



  • 1943–1944 Vancouver Army

  • 1944–1944 Vancouver HMCS Discovery Navy


Nanaimo



  • 1951–1954 Nanaimo Native Sons

  • 1955–1958 Nanaimo Timbermen

  • 1959–1964 Nanaimo Labatts

  • 1975–1981 Nanaimo Timbermen


Burnaby


  • 1962–1962 Burnaby Norburns


See also



  • Lacrosse

  • Box lacrosse

  • British Columbia Lacrosse Association

  • Major Series Lacrosse

  • Ontario Lacrosse Association



External links


  • Western Lacrosse Association official website







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