Western Lacrosse Association

Last updated
Western Lacrosse Association
Most recent season or competition:
2019
Western Lacrosse Association logo with wordmark and slogan.png
Western Lacrosse Association
Sport Box lacrosse
Founded1932
CommissionerPaul Dal Monte
No. of teams7
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Most recent
champion(s)
New Westminster Salmonbellies (2023)
Most titles New Westminster Salmonbellies (22 titles)
Official website WLAlacrosse.com

The Western Lacrosse Association (WLA) is a men's Senior A box lacrosse sanctioned by the Canadian Lacrosse Association. It consists of seven teams, based in cities throughout southwestern British Columbia. Each year, the playoff teams battle for the right to compete against the Major Series Lacrosse champion for the Mann Cup every September. The championship is hosted alternately between Ontario and British Columbia every year.

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The calibre of lacrosse in the WLA is very high, as the majority of its players also play in the National Lacrosse League during the winter months, while the WLA schedule runs from mid-May to August.

The teams

The league consists of the following teams:

Team
Burnaby Lakers
Coquitlam Adanacs
Langley Thunder
Maple Ridge Burrards
Nanaimo Timbermen
New Westminster Salmonbellies
Victoria Shamrocks

League history

League champions

Teams in bold = Mann Cup winner

Current team history

New Westminster Salmonbellies

Maple Ridge Burrards

Victoria Shamrocks

Coquitlam Adanacs

Burnaby Lakers

Langley Thunder

Nanaimo Timbermen

Defunct teams

the Indians

Vancouver Athletic Club / Abbotsford Hotel

New Westminster Adanacs

Richmond Farmers

Vancouver Bluebirds / Home Gas

"Norvans"

Military teams

Nanaimo

Burnaby

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