British Columbia Junior Tier 1 Lacrosse League

Last updated
British Columbia Junior Tier 1 Lacrosse League
Sport Box lacrosse
Inaugural season1986
CommissionerFrazer MacDonald
No. of teams10
Country Canada
Most recent
champion(s)
Delta Islanders (2019)
Official website BCJT1LL

The British Columbia Junior Tier 1 Lacrosse League, or BCJT1LL is a Junior B box lacrosse league based in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada, sanctioned by the British Columbia Lacrosse Association. The league champion competes for the British Columbia Junior B Provincial Championship. Teams have competed for the Founders Cup, a national tournament which determines the Canadian Junior B lacrosse champion.

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History

The league was known as the BC Intermediate A League until the end of 2017. At the beginning of the 2018 season, 17 & 18 year old lacrosse was merged with Junior B, expanding the bracket to the age brackets used by the rest of the Canadian Lacrosse Association.

Teams

TeamEstablished
Burnaby Lakers1990
Coquitlam Adanacs1990
Delta Islanders1986
Langley Thunder2004
Nanaimo Timbermen2018
New Westminster Salmonbellies1990
Port Coquitlam Saints1986
Richmond Roadrunners2018
Ridge Meadows Burrards1994
Victoria Shamrocks2018

Former teams

Champions

YearRegular SeasonPlayoffsBC Tier 1 ProvincialsFounders Cup result
1986Edmonton GoldbarSouth Vancouver Killarney
1987South Vancouver-KillarneySouth Vancouver KillarneySouth Vancouver Killarney
1988Langley Knights
1989Esquimalt Legion
1990New Westminster SalmonbelliesPort Coquitlam SaintsPort Coquitlam Saints - Silver
1991Delta IslandersPort Coquitlam Saints
1992
1993Langley Knights
1994Langley Knights
1995Richmond RoadrunnersRichmond Roadrunners
1996Vancouver Burrards
1997
1998
1999Delta Islanders
2000New Westminster Salmonbellies
2001Delta Islanders
2002Coquitlam Adanacs
2003Delta IslandersCoquitlam AdanacsCoquitlam Adanacs - Silver
2004Coquitlam AdanacsCoquitlam Adanacs
2005Coquitlam Adanacs
2006Coquitlam Adanacs
2007Coquitlam AdanacsCoquitlam AdanacsCoquitlam Adanacs - Silver
2008Port Coquitlam Saints
2009Coquitlam AdanacsPort Moody Thunder
2010New Westminster SalmonbelliesNew Westminster Salmonbellies
2011Port Moody ThunderPort Moody Thunder
2012Delta IslandersDelta Islanders
2013Coquitlam AdanacsDelta Islanders [1]
2014Delta IslandersDelta Islanders
2015Coquitlam AdanacsNew Westminster Salmonbellies [2] Coquitlam Adanacs - 4th Place
2016New Westminster SalmonbelliesCoquitlam AdanacsCoquitlam Adanacs - Gold
2017Coquitlam AdanacsCoquitlam AdanacsBCJT1LL vs TOJLLCoquitlam Adanacs - Gold
2018Victoria ShamrocksVictoria ShamrocksVictoria Shamrocks - Vernon Tigers declined Provincials berth [3] Coquitlam Adanacs - Bronze
2019Coquitlam AdanacsDelta Islanders [4] Victoria Shamrocks def. South Okanagan Flames 27-10 (2-game aggregate)Coquitlam Adanacs - TBD

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References

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