The Official Twitter account of the Western Lacrosse Association
#WLA
, 7 Team Senior A box lacrosse league located in the BC Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island
The WLA Mourns the Passing of Dr. Don (Doc) Hedges.
Hedges was involved with the
@WLAAdanacs
Lacrosse Club for 25 years as team physician, president, and director, and under his tutelage, the Adanacs appeared in five Mann Cup championships, winning the coveted title in 2001.
OH. MY. GOODNESS 😬👀
Game 4 Final Score (OT):
@WLAShamrocks
12 ☘
@Burrardslax
11 💙
Victoria leads the series 3-1. Game 5 is Sunday night in Victoria starting at 6:00 PM!
Did you know? Last night's two goals by
@Tmenlax
goaltender Charles Claxton is the only time in
#WLALacrosse
history that a goalie has scored twice in a single game? John Lewis scored in two separate games in the '77 and '78 seasons; Claxton decided to get it all done at once!
📅 Mark your calendars for June 23rd! The 2021 WLA schedule has dropped and teams are eager to get started. The countdown is on! View the schedule at
#TheLegendaryGameOfCanada
The WLA is pleased to announce that the Goaltender of the Year Award goes to
@cdelbianco35
of the
@WLAAdanacs
!
Christian led the league with an
outstanding Save Percentage of 84% and an Average Goals Against of 8.7 goals per game.
Final score from Victoria: Maple Ridge 9, Victoria 8. Maple Ridge takes the game and the series! The Burrards are the WLA Champions and will represent the West at the Mann Cup Championship in Ontario! Congratulations, Maple Ridge!
Today is an important day, especially for the lacrosse community. Indigenous Peoples Day is a day for us to recognize, celebrate, and pay respect to the rich Indigenous culture. As well as show gratitude to the Creator's game. 🧡🥍
Our 2022 Coach of the Year award is presented to
@tewanee
of the
@Tmenlax
!
After his first year with the T-men, Joseph has led his team to a 12-6 record in regular season, and a commanding 2-0 lead over the Adanacs in the first round of the 2022 playoffs.
Congrats, Tewanee!
Due to unforeseen circumstances, tonight's Game 2 broadcast of the
#2019MannCup
will be free! 😱👀
Read our official statement on our website but for now, please enjoy our stream! 👍
Connor Robinson called GAME!! 😱🔥
Final Score from 2OT:
@WLAShamrocks
7 🍀
@Burrardslax
6 💙
Victoria leads the series 1-0. Game 2 is Sunday in Maple Ridge!
The next
#WLAAward
is the Coach of Year, awarded to the coach who makes the most of the resources available to him. No surprise then that the Coach of the Year is
@Tmenlax
's Kaleb Toth! Congratulations Kaleb!
For our final End of Season Award, the WLA is pleased to announce the winner of the 2022 Most Valuable Player of Year Award to
@cdelbianco35
of the
@WLAAdanacs
!
WLA Xtreme Future Stars, a one-day event in Coquitlam bringing the top graduating Junior and recently drafted Senior players together for a showcase and combine. 100 Future Stars will be showing their skills on August 7th - details at !
#wlafuturestars
The WLA Finals between the
@Tmenlax
and
@ThunderWLA
are set to begin on August 19th 7:00PM at The Langley Event Centre!
Tune in on WLATV to catch some playoff action 😎
Due to the impacts of COVID-19, the Western Lacrosse Association (WLA) and Major Series Lacrosse (MSL) have made the difficult and disappointing decision to cancel both their 2020 seasons and the Mann Cup national championship. Full story at
Four wins in a row send the
@Tmenlax
to the WLA Finals!
The
@Tmenlax
defeat the
@WLAAdanacs
9-7 tonight, Nanaimo was led by Colton Lidstone with a First Star performance, netting 2 goals along with 2 assists.
You know it was a great game when
@chris21evans_
makes a highlight package for it 😍👀
Check out highlights from Game 4 of the
#2019WLAFinals
thanks to this amazing work by Chris Evans! 🔥🔥
Go follow Chris to see awesome work just like this! 👍
#MeanIt
#BleedGreen
#lacrosse
We are pleased to begin our end of season awards with the selection of our First Team All-Star.
Congrats to the six members of the all star team selected. For more info please head to:
The WLA is pleased to announce it's 2022 regular season schedule, opening May 27th in Victoria with the Shamrocks taking on the visiting New Westminster Salmonbellies. View the full schedule at
The WLA is committed to promoting Lacrosse and maintaining the highest levels of excellence. Regrettably, we did not live up to those standards, and failed to properly recognize our 2018 Champion Maple Ridge Burrards. See our full statement on our website:
The Western Lacrosse Association is saddened to acknowledge the passing of long-time lacrosse icon Sohen Gill. He will be deeply missed by the entire lacrosse community in British Columbia. Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this time.
Congratulations to the
@thunderwla
on advancing to the WLA Finals!
After taking down the Shamrocks in a 4-2 series, the
#1
seed team is moving on!
#WLALacrosse
That's all she wrote.
Congratulations to the
@PtboLakersLax
on winning your fourth straight Mann Cup! Well done to both teams on an exciting seven game series, great fight
@ThunderWLA
.
What a lineup! Congratulations to the WLA 1st All Star Team for 2018!
#WLAAwards
continues tomorrow morning when we'll announce the Regular Season Scoring Champion, 3-Star Award, Coach of the Year, and Rookie of the Year!
The 2019 Playoff Schedule is SET! Victoria and Nanaimo, and Maple Ridge and New Westminster will face off in the first round starting Tuesday; full schedule at , catch one live near you this summer!
#WLAPlayoffs19
#RoadToTheMann
#TheLegendaryGameOfCanada
The WLA is pleased to announce the winner of the 2024 Goaltender of the Year Award to Chris Origlieri from the Victoria Shamrocks. Origlieri finished the regular season with 346 saves, a goal against average of 6.7, and an .842 save percentage.
Congratulations to Chris Origlieri
“He’s probably played better than anyone expected him too." Said Nanaimo President Chris Bowman of goalie Charles Claxton. Read more about Claxton's journey in today's article by WLA Contributing Writer Adam Levi. Check it out at .
Final score from Maple Ridge: Burrards 10, Salmonbellies 7. Maple Ridge completes the sweep and advances to the WLA finals! They will face either Victoria or Nanaimo starting next week, stay tuned right here for scores and updates!
On this inaugural National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, we will listen, and we will learn.
#EveryChildMatters
#NDTR2021
🎨 Andy Everson, K'ómoks First Nation
The WLA is saddened to learn of the passing of Don Scott. Don generously dedicated countless hours to lacrosse in BC, as a longtime volunteer & member of the BCLA Executive. Don was a kind and thoughtful gentleman and will be greatly missed. Our thoughts are with Don's family.
BC
#lacrosse
news:
@WLALacrosse
@BCJALL
are opposing proposed changes to player eligibility for 17- & 22-year-olds in Minor and Junior lax. The leagues look forward to further discussion at upcoming BCLA Senior Directorate meeting. Full statement at
Congrats to our JM Media Player of the Week
@jhofseth97
of the
@WLAAdanacs
👏🏼👏🏼
Hofseth had an 8 point night Vs the Burnaby Lakers, including the OT winner.
Game 2 in the
#WLALacrosse
semi-final between
@Tmenlax
and
@WLAShamrocks
- Nanaimo leads the series 1 - 0 and looks to take a two game lead tonight at Frank Crane Arena. Face off is at 7:30pm, don't miss a minute in person or at !
ICYMI: The
@Burrardslax
defeated the
@WLAShamrocks
Saturday night to become the WLA Playoff Champions and Western Representatives for the Mann Cup Championship starting September 7! Visit our website to read more and see who was named the Playoff MVP - .
Back to Award Season! 🏆🔥
The 2019 Rookie of the Year is Chris Boushy from the
@WLAShamrocks
! 👀☘️
Your 2019 Dorothy Robertson Award Winner for Coach of the Year is Peter Tellis from the
@BurnabyLakers
! 👏🐍
Be sure to look for more award winners on Wednesday!