West Coast Senior Lacrosse Association
West Coast Senior Lacrosse Association
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| Sport |
Box Lacrosse |
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| Founded |
1970 |
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| CEO |
Ernie Truant |
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| No. of teams |
8 |
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| Country |
 Canada |
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| Most recent champion(s) |
Nanaimo Timbermen (2015) |
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| Official website |
WCLSA.ca |
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The West Coast Senior Lacrosse Association is a Senior-level Canadian box lacrosse league. The teams are located in British Columbia. Champions of the league move on to compete for the Presidents Cup, the Canadian National Senior B championship.
History
Founded in 1968 as the Inter-City Lacrosse League, in 1972 Harry George Woolley took over as commissioner. Woolley helped the Senior B league take giant strides toward respectability after years of having a reputation for being a men's recreation 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.[1]
Teams
Champions
- 1971 Burnaby Kokanee
- 1972 New Westminster Blues
- 1973 New Westminster Blues
- 1974 New Westminster Blues
- 1975 Port Coquitlam Chiefs
- 1976 New Westminster Blues
- 1977 Burnaby Kirby's Klippers
- 1978 Burnaby Kirby's Klippers
- 1979 North Shore Indians
- 1980 North Shore Indians
- 1981 North Shore Indians
- 1982 Vancouver Disco Sports Angels
- 1983 Vancouver Disco Sports Angels
- 1984 PoCo Kirby's Klippers
- 1985 North Shore Indians
- 1986 Surrey Rebels
- 1987 Surrey Rebels
- 1988 Surrey Rebels
- 1989 Langley Knights
- 1990 Ladner Pioneers
- 1991 Ladner Pioneers
- 1992 Nanaimo Timberman
- 1993 North Shore Indians
- 1994 Burnaby Lakers
- 1995 Burnaby Lakers
- 1996 Burnaby Lakers
- 1997 Ladner Pioneers
- 1998 Ladner Pioneers
- 1999 North Shore Indians
- 2000 Langley Knights
- 2001 North Shore Indians
- 2002 Nanaimo Timbermen
- 2003 Nanaimo Timbermen
- 2004 Ladner Pioneers
- 2005 Tri-City Bandits
- 2006 Tri-City Bandits
- 2007 Ladner Pioneers
- 2008 Tri-City Bandits
- 2009 Tri-City Bandits
- 2010 Tri-City Bandits
- 2011 Tri-City Bandits
- 2012 Tri-City Bandits
- 2013 Tri-City Bandits
- 2014 Tri-City Bandits
- 2015 Nanaimo Timbermen[2]
Teams in bold won the Presidents Cup.
Past Teams
- Burnaby Cablevision (became Burnaby Lakers, Burnaby Bandits, Abbotsford Bandits, Tri-City Bandits, Coquitlam Adanacs)
- Burnaby Kirby's Klippers (became PoCo Kirby's Klippers, Port Coquitlam Eagles)
- Burnaby Kokanee
- Chilliwack Mustangs
- Langley Knights (became New Westminster Knights, New Westminster Capitals, Royal City Capitals)
- Nanaimo Luckies (became Nanaimo Timbermen)
- New Westminster Blues
- Port Coquitlam Chiefs
- Surrey Rebels (became Valley Rebels)
- Surrey Turf Hotel Riders
- Vancouver Disco Sports Angels (became Vancouver Vipers, Vancouver Burrards, Burnaby Burrards)
- White Rock Titans
- Langley Warriors
- Victoria Wolves
References
External links
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| | Senior | | Professional | |
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| | Major | |
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| | CDN Senior B | |
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| | CDN Senior C | |
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| | Canadian Junior | |
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| | Defunct | |
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