West Coast Junior Lacrosse League

West Coast Junior Lacrosse League
Sport	Box lacrosse
Inaugural season	2018
Commissioner	Terry Kirstiuk
No. of teams	11
Country	Canada
Most recent; champion(s)	Coquitlam Adanacs (2019)
Official website	WCJLL

Last updated October 15, 2019

The West Coast Junior Lacrosse League, or WCJLL is a Junior B Tier 2 box lacrosse league based in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada, sanctioned by the British Columbia Lacrosse Association. The league is one of two Tier 2 Junior B level leagues in British Columbia.

Box lacrosse, also known as boxla, box, or indoor lacrosse, is an indoor version of lacrosse played mostly in North America. The game originated in Canada in the 1930s, where it is more popular than field lacrosse and is the national summer sport. Box lacrosse is played between two teams of five players and one goalie each, and is traditionally played on an ice hockey rink once the ice has been removed or covered. The playing area is called a box, in contrast to the open playing field of field lacrosse. The object of the game is to use a lacrosse stick to catch, carry, and pass the ball in an effort to score by shooting a solid rubber lacrosse ball into the opponent's goal. The highest level of box lacrosse is the National Lacrosse League.

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History

Beginning with the 2018 season, 17 and 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. WCJLL is one of two Tier 2 leagues (Pacific Northwest Junior Lacrosse League) in the province. Two teams from each league go head-to-head in the postseason at the British Columbia Tier 2 Provincials.

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The Pacific Northwest Junior Lacrosse League, or PNWJLL is a Junior B Tier 2 box lacrosse league based in British Columbia, Canada, sanctioned by the British Columbia Lacrosse Association. The league champion compete for the British Columbia Junior B2 Provincial Championship. Teams have competed for the Founders Cup, a national tournament which determines the Canadian Junior B lacrosse champion.

Westshore Bears hosted the Provincials in 2018^[1] defeating Coquitlam Adanacs in the Bronze medal game 9-6. Port Moody Thunder would take the Silver medal with a 12-9 overtime loss to the Cowichan Valley Thunder.^[2]

Teams

WCJLL Tier 2 teams
Team
Burnaby Lakers
Coquitlam Adanacs
Delta Islanders
Langley Warriors
New Westminster Salmonbellies
North Shore Indians
Port Coquitlam Saints
Port Moody Thunder
Surrey Rebels
Valley Rebels

Champions

WCJLL Tier 2 champions
Season	Tier 2 Champion	Runner up	Result
2018	Port Moody Thunder	Coquitlam Adanacs
2019	Coquitlam Adanacs	North Shore Indians	2-0 (best-of 3)

British Columbia Tier 2 Provincials

WCJLL teams at Provincials
Year	WCJLL team	Round robin	Result	Host
2018	Port Moody Thunder Coquitlam Adanacs	3-0-0 0-2-1	Silver^[3] 4th	Westshore Bears The Q Centre
2019	Coquitlam Adanacs Port Moody Thunder	2-0-1 1-1-1	Gold Bronze	Port Moody Thunder Port Moody Recreation Complex

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References

↑ "Cowichan Thunder take Island junior B lacrosse title". Cowitchan Valley Citizen. July 30, 2018.
↑ "Cowichan Thunder win provincial gold". Lake Cowichan Gazette. August 7, 2018.
↑ "Silver - Port Moody Thunder". Westshore Bears Twitter. August 5, 2018.

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[1] "Cowichan Thunder take Island junior B lacrosse title". Cowitchan Valley Citizen. July 30, 2018.

[2] "Cowichan Thunder win provincial gold". Lake Cowichan Gazette. August 7, 2018.

[3] "Silver - Port Moody Thunder". Westshore Bears Twitter. August 5, 2018.