Langley Thunder

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Langley Thunder
Founded1994
League Western Lacrosse Association
Based in Langley, British Columbia
Arena Langley Events Centre
ColoursBlack, blue, white
Head coachCurt Malawsky
Championships2011, 2012, & 2022 WLA Championships
Website https://www.langleythunder.com
2011 Langley Thunder after winning the WLA championship Thunderwin.jpg
2011 Langley Thunder after winning the WLA championship

The Langley Thunder are a Senior A box lacrosse team, based in Langley, British Columbia, Canada. The team competes in the 7-team Western Lacrosse Association (WLA), playing their home games at the 5,276 capacity Langley Events Centre, the largest arena in the league.

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The Thunder won back-to-back WLA Championships in the 2011 and 2012 seasons. Notable Thunder players include Athan Iannucci, Alex Turner, and Matt Leveque.

The Langley Thunder hosted the Mann Cup in September 2011 at the Langley Events Centre where they played the Brampton Excelsiors, losing the series 4–1 to the visitors. [1]

The Langley Junior Thunder of the BC Junior A Lacrosse League and the Langley Intermediate Thunder also play at the LEC, operating under the same management as the WLA Thunder.

All-time record

SeasonTeam nameGamesWinLossesTieGFGAPointsPlayoffs
1994North Shore Indians20515018923410did not qualify
1995North Shore Indians25713521424719did not qualify
1996North Shore Indians20127120418425defeated in Finals
1997North Shore Indians20119023117422defeated in Finals
1998North Shore Indians251311124523327defeated in Semi-Finals
1999North Shore Indians251014121324121defeated in Semi-Finals
2000Okanagan Thunder25519129837511did not qualify
2001Okanagan Thunder20515022327410did not qualify
2002North Shore Thunder2041511962609did not qualify
2003North Shore Thunder20711221724516defeated in Semi-Finals
2004Langley Thunder2011901462542did not qualify
2005Langley Thunder1721502274394did not qualify
2006Langley Thunder1821601385014did not qualify
2007Langley Thunder18612017619912did not qualify
2008Langley Thunder1831501561736did not qualify
2009Langley Thunder18107118816321defeated in Semi-Finals
2010Langley Thunder18612018419812did not qualify
2011Langley Thunder1888216116818defeated in Mann Cup
2012Langley Thunder18126017716124defeated in Mann Cup
2013Langley Thunder18115215713724defeated in Finals
2014Langley Thunder18711013816314did not qualify
2015Langley Thunder1899016316018defeated in Semi-Finals
2016Langley Thunder1831501111916did not qualify
2017Langley Thunder1841401311828did not qualify
2018Langley Thunder18710118320515did not qualify
2019Langley Thunder1841401361948did not qualify
2020Season cancelled
2021Season cancelled
2022Langley Thunder18126018516024defeated in Mann Cup
2023Langley Thunder18144019314328defeated in Finals
2024Langley Thunder1889116217317defeated in Finals
2025Langley Thunder18513013619410did not qualify

History

The Thunder were founded as the North Shore Indians in 1994. This team was a reborn version of earlier indigenous teams who played under the banner of the 'Indians'. After playing for 5 years in North Vancouver, they were transferred to Kelowna, the first time a WLA team had left the Lower Mainland/Vancouver Island area since the Portland experiment in 1968, and were renamed the Thunder. The Kelowna stay only lasted two years, before they returned back to the North Shore. Another short, two year stay in North Vancouver ended when they moved once again to Langley, where they have played the last 21 years. The Thunder moved into the Langley Events Centre when it opened in 2009. [2]

The Thunder have made 3 Mann Cups in franchise history, but have failed to win any. They are one of six Senior A teams to have never won the national championship.

Jr A Thunder

The Langley Jr A Thunder play in the BCJALL, the highest tier of junior lacrosse in BC. Originally founded as the South Fraser Stickmen, they played in Surrey for 19 years before moving to Langley to become the Thunder's junior outfit. They are yet to qualify for the Minto Cup

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ilindoor.com/2011/09/14/2011-mann-cup-champs-brampton-excelsiors-video-interviews/ Archived 2012-04-07 at the Wayback Machine "2011 Mann Cup Champs Brampton Excelsiors", ilindoor.com, Accessed 04-DEC-2011
  2. ↑ Stewart-Candy, Hutch | Dave; Features, New (2025-01-01). "Canadian Lacrosse Almanac 2025". laxhall.com. Retrieved 2026-02-02.
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