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Now officially announced, the 2009 WLA awards are out and as per usual there are some surprise winners and some obvious ones.
Take a peak after the jump and let us know what you think of the winners. READ MORE »
The New Westminster Salmonbellies are promoting the team’s ‘Drive for 25‘ Mann Cup national titles. Tickets go on sale today at Queen’s Park Arena Office which is open weekdays 10:00am to 3:00pm PST. Tickets are just $15 for adults, $10 for students/seniors and $5 for kids. All Mann Cup games are also available online for Pay-Per-View. For more info, visit the salmonbellies.com or theboxrocks.com.
Sport fans will have an opportunity to see some of the world’s very best young pro prospects, National Lacrosse League (NLL) and Major League Lacrosse (MLL) All-Stars when the ‘Bellies and Brampton Excelsiors clash for the 2009 Mann Cup, September 4-12, 2009. READ MORE »
Here is the quick recap of how the ‘Bellies swept through the WLA playoffs for a second year in a row. READ MORE »
In less than twenty-four hours the Coquitlam Adanacs will head off to Brampton, Ontario for the Canadian National Junior Lacrosse Championships – their first visit to this show in over twenty years. They are packing some pretty heavy heat – the best rookie in the country, who also happens to be the league’s top scorer (107 pts) and league MVP- Robert Church; the goalie of the year- Dan Lewis; the league’s most sportsman like player and play-off MVP- Trevor Moore; the league’s most inspirational player- Brandon Turner; and several league all-stars (Lewis, Church, Moore and former Six Nations Arrow Corbyn Tao) Not to mention the twenty other weapons in the arsenal. READ MORE »
The New Westminster Salmonbellies and Coquitlam Adanacs will meet in the Western Lacrosse Association (WLA) final for the third consecutive year. The ‘Bellies swept the Langley Thunder to advance. Coquitlam surprised some by defeating the top-ranked Victoria Shamrocks with a 4-1 series win.
“I expected to win but thought the series might go longer,” added Coquitlam GM Les Wingrove. “We beat a good (Victoria) team.”
“This is a group of guys that really believe in each other,” added Wingrove. “There is a quiet confidence in the room. They are looking forward to this series (against New West).” READ MORE »
The Coquitlam Adanacs came out flying in the semis to take a 2-0 series lead over the top-ranked Victoria Shamrocks, before the green and white responded with a key win at home. Game 4 went to the Adanacs, who now hold a comfortable 3-1 series lead.
In the other semis, the defending WLA champion New Westminster Salmonbellies hold a commanding 3-0 series lead over the young Langley Thunder. New West has outscored Langley 41 to 19 through the first three playoff games. READ MORE »
Victoria and Coquitlam opened up the 2009 Western Lacrosse Association (WLA) playoffs with a bang last night, as the A’s threw down a surprise 17-15 win in Victoria. With the game tied at 15-15 and less than 30 seconds left, veteran Curt Malawsky (NLL Calgary) scored the game-winner, short-handed on a controversial turn-over call. The two teams resume action on Thursday, as their best-of-seven series goes every other night: VIC vs COQ Preview.
The West’s other big semi-final match should be just as intense. It starts up tonight and features the defending WLA champion New Westminster Salmonbellies against the young Langley Thunder. During three regular season meetings, only three goals separated the clubs.
The Western Lacrosse Association (WLA) playoff schedule starts up this week with the Victoria Shamrocks matched-up against the Coquitlam Adanacs and the New West Salmonbellies drawing the Langley Thunder in best-of-seven playoff series.
Note the Eastern Major Series League (MSL) also kick off their semi-final series tonight; The winner of the East and West will meet in B.C. this year for the Mann Cup championships.
The Western Lacrosse Association (WLA) playoffs start up next week, providing westcoast lacrosse fans an opportunity to see some of the very best National Lacrosse League (NLL) players. Four of the seven WLA teams made the post-season, all with a legitimate shot of winning the WLA title and hosting the Mann Cup championships in September. Here is your schedule for the first-round of WLA playoff action. READ MORE »
New West's Ilija Gajic has 18 points in four games.
The Western Lacrosse Association (WLA) has been unpredictable this season and it may take the final week of the regular season to decide the playoff seedings. But the playoff bound teams are set.
The New Westminster Salmonbellies (11-3-2) convincingly defeated the Victoria Shamrocks (12-3) last week to pull into a first-place tie. The Langley Thunder (9-5-1) sit comfortably in third and the Coquitlam Adanacs (8-8) will sneak into the playoffs despite a 1-6 record in their last seven games.
Maple Ridge (7-10), Nanaimo (3-10-2) and Burnaby (2-13-1) are out. READ MORE »
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