West Coast Senior Lacrosse Association

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West Coast Senior Lacrosse Association
WCSLA-logo-2012.gif
Sport Box Lacrosse
Founded1968
CommissionerErnie Truant
No. of teams5
Country Canada
Most recent
champion(s)
Ladner Pioneers (2022)
Official website WCLSA.ca

The West Coast Senior Lacrosse Association is a Senior B Canadian box lacrosse league. The teams are located in southwest British Columbia. Champions of the league move on to compete for the Presidents Cup, the Canadian National Senior B championship.

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History

Founded in 1968 as the Inter-City Lacrosse League. In 1972 Harry George Woolley took over as commissioner, helping the Senior B league take giant strides toward respectability after years of having a reputation for being a men's recreational league. Woolley took drastic measures in changing the structure of the organization by implementing a league agreement, producing league perpetual trophies and crafting a new overall image. Attendance grew from only a half dozen people to several hundred fans during the playoffs. Out of the changes came the newly formed West Coast Senior Lacrosse Association (WCSLA) in 1973.

Teams

TeamCity
Ladner Pioneers Delta, British Columbia
New Westminster Salmonbellies New Westminster, British Columbia
North Shore Indians North Vancouver, British Columbia
Victoria Shamrocks Victoria, British Columbia
Nanaimo Timbermen Nanaimo, British Columbia


Past teams

Champions

SeasonWinnerRunner-upPresidents Cup result
1968Coquitlam Molsons
1969New Westminster Labatt Blues
1970New Westminster Blues
1971Burnaby Kokanees
1972New Westminster Blues
1973New Westminster Labatt Blues
1974New Westminster Rebels
1975Port Coquitlam Chiefs
1976Burnaby Kirby’s Klippers
1977Burnaby Kirby's Klippers
1978Burnaby Kirby's Klippers
1979North Shore Indians
1980North Shore Indians
1981North Shore Indians
1982Vancouver Disco Sports Angels
1983Vancouver Disco Sports Angels
1984Port Coquitlam Whalers
1985North Shore IndiansGold
1986Surrey RebelsBronze
1987Surrey Rebels
1988Surrey RebelsSilver
1989Langley KnightsNanaimo Timbermen (host) - Silver
1990Ladner Pioneers
1991Ladner PioneersNanaimo Timbermen
1992Nanaimo TimbermanBurnaby LakersSilver
1993North Shore IndiansBurnaby LakersGold
1994Burnaby LakersLadner PioneersSilver
1995Burnaby LakersLadner PioneersSilver
1996Burnaby LakersLadner Pioneers
1997Ladner PioneersBurnaby LakersBronze
1998Ladner PioneersNanaimo TimbermenGold
1999North Shore IndiansLadner PioneersBurnaby Bandits (host) - Gold, North Shore - Silver
2000Langley KnightsAbbotsford Bandits
2001North Shore IndiansAbbotsford BanditsNorth Shore - Gold, Abbotsford - Silver
2002Nanaimo TimbermenNorth Shore IndiansBronze
2003Nanaimo TimbermenTri-City Bandits
2004Ladner PioneersTri-City BanditsLadner - Gold; Langley Knights (host) - Bronze
2005Tri-City BanditsValley RebelsSilver
2006Tri-City BanditsLadner PioneersLadner (host) - Bronze
2007Ladner PioneersTri-City Bandits
2008Tri-City BanditsLadner Pioneers
2009Tri-City BanditsLadner PioneersSilver
2010Tri-City BanditsNanaimo Timbermen
2011Tri-City BanditsLadner Pioneers
2012Tri-City Bandits [1] Valley Rebels
2013Tri-City Bandits [2] Ladner Pioneers
2014Tri-City Bandits [3] Nanaimo Timbermen
2015Nanaimo Timbermen [4] Ladner Pioneers
2016Langley Warriors [5] Nanaimo Timbermen
2017Ladner Pioneers [6] Royal City Capitals
2018Nanaimo Timbermen [7] Ladner PioneersSilver
2019Ladner Pioneers [8] Nanaimo Timbermen

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