Lacrosse

The Western Lacrosse Association has announced that Burnaby Lakers goalie Eric Penney has been named the WLA Goalie of the Week for the week ending July 1, 2019.Penney had three starts this week for Lakers, going 2-1 in those starts. He had an 0.821...

The Vancouver Warriors have announced their final roster heading into the 2019/2020 season. The season gets underway this Friday, November 29 when the defending champs from Calgary visit Rogers Arena. 2 D Matt Beers 4 D Chris O’Dougherty 7 D Tyler Codron 8 F Mike Mallory 11 F Jordan...

WLA Board of Governors has appointed David Goulet of British Columbia as Referee-in-Chief.Goulet began refereeing in the 1980’s and has refereed the WLA and all levels of lacrosse from local to international. He also has extensive evaluator and leadership experience as the Canadian Lacrosse...

The Subway® British Columbia Lacrosse Association (BCLA) Box Lacrosse Provincial Championships for the Pee Wee divisions were held July 11-14, 2019 in Delta, BC. Thirty teams from around BC competed for Box Lacrosse supremacy in the Pee Wee divisions.PEE WEE BOX LACROSSE PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS- The Langley Thunder...

The Western Lacrosse Association (WLA) is thrilled to continue its mission to maintain the integrity of The Legendary Game of Canada by welcoming to its staff Todd Labranche as Referee-in-Chief, Ray Durante as Associate Referee-in-Chief, and naming Nick Thomas as Head Referee.A box lacrosse...

On Friday July 26, Madeline (Maddy) Stroup, the daughter of Burnaby Fire Captain Dean Stroup and Emergency Program Officer for Port Coquitlam Fire Department, Tara Stroup, was involved in a serious motor vehicle accident.The incident has tragically taken the life of Hayden Turcotte, Maddy’s...

The Western Lacrosse Association has announced that New Westminster Salmonbellies forward Austin Shanks has been named the WLA Player of the Week ending July 1, 2019.Shanks had seven goals and three assists in two games this week for the Bellies. In their 14-13 overtime...

Shamrocks Nation Adds Another King Victoria, BC – The Victoria Shamrocks have negotiated and completed a trade with Maple Ridge that will see the club acquire right-handed offensive player Marshal King in exchange for the playing rights of Jeff Shattler and Brett Craig.King, from Victoria,...

The Canadian Lacrosse Association (CLA) recognizes an international official, Team Canada alumni goalie and promoter of the sport all in one today by presenting the 2019 Lester B. Pearson Award to Cheryl MacNeill. Fittingly, today’s presentation was made during the Team Canada reunion at the...

It was a black and blue game near the end, but it didn’t matter to the Maple Ridge Burrards. They escaped Queen’s Park Arena with a 12-8 win over the New Westminster Salmonbellies and even the series at 1-1. These teams play Sunday night...

It came down to literally the last minute of game 7 but it was the Jr. ‘A’ Shamrocks winning 9-8 over the New Westminster Salmonbellies to move onto the league finals and then a berth in the Minto Cup.Victoria led 2-1 and 6-5 by...