Coquitlam Adanacs

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Coquitlam Adanacs
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Founded1965
League Western Lacrosse Association
Team historyCoquitlam Adanacs (1965-1967)
Portland Adanacs (1968)
Coquitlam Adanacs (1969-present)
Based in Coquitlam, British Columbia
Arena Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex
ColoursBlue, gold, and white
Head coachSteve McKinlay
Championships2001 Mann Cup
Website AdanacLacrosse.com

The Coquitlam Adanacs are a Canadian box lacrosse team based in Coquitlam, British Columbia. The Adanacs play in B.C.'s seven team Western Lacrosse Association (WLA), whose champion competes against Ontario's Major Series Lacrosse champion for the Mann Cup every September.

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The Adanacs originally started as a basketball team during the 1920s in New Westminster. The team expanded to lacrosse and played as the Adanacs until 1951. In 1965, a new Coquitlam Adanacs lacrosse team was formed by old Adanac players, and won the Mann Cup in 2001.

The Adanacs play their home games at the Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex.

The Adanacs hold the unique distinction of winning the "Nations in 1980" the first world championship of indoor (box in Canada) lacrosse by defeating the North American Natives, composed of First Nations players, in a nationally televised game from Vancouver's Pacific Coliseum on July 17, 1980. This event was also unique in that the North American Natives were the first to team to ever represent First Nations people in a world championship in any sport.

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All-time record

SeasonTeam NameGamesWinLossesTieGFGAPointsPlayoffs
1965Coquitlam Adanacs301218027233924 
1966Coquitlam Adanacs301911031424138 
1967Coquitlam Adanacs301415127425429 
1968Portland Adanacs382414041336548 
1969Coquitlam Adanacs29263038224252 
1970Coquitlam Adanacs301416035036428 
1971Coquitlam Adanacs311812142939037 
1972Coquitlam Adanacs36923038356618 
1973Coquitlam Adanacs25169039635032 
1974Coquitlam Adanacs24815129835817 
1975Coquitlam Adanacs24816028638316 
1976Coquitlam Adanacs24915031635618 
1977Coquitlam Adanacs241113029728822 
1978Coquitlam Adanacs241013131033221 
1979Coquitlam Adanacs301712142738235 
1980Coquitlam Adanacs24159028726830 
1981Coquitlam Adanacs24177033326234 
1982Coquitlam Adanacs24816028030816 
1983Coquitlam Adanacs241014025626320 
1984Coquitlam Adanacs241014026527520 
1985Coquitlam Adanacs241410022720028 
1986Coquitlam Adanacs241014020424520 
1987Coquitlam Adanacs241311022622626 
1988Coquitlam Adanacs241311022619526 
1989Coquitlam Adanacs241113024224922 
1990Coquitlam Adanacs24618020324212 
1991Coquitlam Adanacs24186026819836 
1992Coquitlam Adanacs241014019122820 
1993Coquitlam Adanacs23176025121234 
1994Coquitlam Adanacs20137021519926 
1995Coquitlam Adanacs251111323622625 
1996Coquitlam Adanacs20515015819010 
1997Coquitlam Adanacs20910116917119 
1998Coquitlam Adanacs25159125521631 
1999Coquitlam Adanacs25187024820136 
2000Coquitlam Adanacs251411027827628 
2001Coquitlam Adanacs20128022522424Won Mann Cup
2002Coquitlam Adanacs20136126420527 
2003Coquitlam Adanacs20173026619534 
2004Coquitlam Adanacs20119022320022 
2005Coquitlam Adanacs18134126719827 
2006Coquitlam Adanacs18116119218723 
2007Coquitlam Adanacs1897217818820 
2008Coquitlam Adanacs18133218013528 
2009Coquitlam Adanacs1899017118618 
2010Coquitlam Adanacs1899020419718
2011Coquitlam Adanacs18711016016414
2012Coquitlam Adanacs18108014713720
Total48 seasons1,1486065211712,64212,2761,229 

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