Adanacs Bring Minto Cup West With Second Title in Six Years

September 3, 2016

For the first time since 2005, both of Canada’s most prized lacrosse trophies reside on the west coast. The Coquitlam Adanacs won their first Minto Cup since 2010, but it took an extra 10 minutes to put away a resilient Orangeville Northmen in five games. A monstrous Christian Del Bianco save with minutes on the clock preserved a 6-5 victory for the A’s, after trade acquisition Dereck Downs scored at…

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Minto Cup: Adanacs Continue Dominance Against Calgary

August 22, 2016

If you wanted to see just how dominant the Coquitlam Adanacs can be at this Minto Cup, a shellacking of Alberta champion Calgary Mountaineers should give you a good idea. Calgary failed to score in the final 23:52 of regulation and managed to put just three goals past Coquitlam’s Christian Del Bianco overall as the A’s pushed their perfect record to 2-0 with a 10-3 win. Depending on the outcome…

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Adanacs and Islanders Head to Game Three in BCJALL

August 8, 2016

The Coquitlam Adanacs were a goal away from being shutout of the opening two games of the BCJALL Finals, despite going undefeated in 25 straight regular season and playoff games. It took overtime goals from Reid Bowering and Dereck Downs for the A’s to tie their best-of-three series against the Delta Islanders 1-1, setting up a pivotal third and deciding game. That goes in Coquitlam on Tuesday with a 7:30…

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Langley and Nanaimo Face Off in WCSLA Championship

August 7, 2016

The 2016 WCSLA Championship kicked off with a matinee on the carpet as the Langley Warriors get set to host the Nanaimo Timbermen at the Langley Events Centre yesterday. The best-of-five series will decide both the WCSLA champion and the team that will represent BC at the 2016 President’s Cup, which runs from Aug. 29 to Sept. 4. Both teams earned the right to get to the finals with big semi-final…

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WSCLA Regular Season Closing Out

July 13, 2016

Only two games remain in the WCSLA regular season schedule, and although it would set up to be a much more dramatic night if both games had major implications in how the playoff landscape will shape up, it won’t be that way. The North Shore Indians are riding a wave of form that hasn’t been matched by many teams in BC’s Senior B circuit. They have won six straight after…

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Around the WCSLA: North Shore’s Run Led by Bold

June 29, 2016

North Shore’s improbable playoff push was given another boost on the weekend, after the Indians came up with two big wins over the Langley Warriors and Coquitlam Adanacs. On the tails of signing former NLL Goalie of the Year Aaron Bold to backstop them to potential provincial glory, Shore is now 4-7 and just a game back of Victoria and Coquitlam in the WCSLA standings. They squeaked out a 10-9…

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Around the WLA: Timbermen More Confident, Burrards Get Talent Boost

June 18, 2016

The WLA season is fully underway and while there have been some surprises, some controversy and some bad optics, the product on the floor has looked good so far through the season. A lot of that can be attributed to the league’s seven teams getting stronger as a whole. There isn’t a team that looks terribly out of place like there may have been in year’s past. Although the MLL…

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WSCLA Power Rankings: Ladner Locked on Top

June 17, 2016

1. Ladner Pioneers (LW – 1) – 7-1-0 Last Week: W vs. Langley, 8-7 (OT); L @ North Shore, 14-5 This Week: Saturday, June 18 vs. Victoria; Sunday, June 19 vs. Nanaimo Despite a big overtime win over the Langley Warriors early in the week, the Pioneers’ undefeated season came to an abrupt halt against a North Shore team buoyed by some recent free-agent signings. Sam Clare scored a pair…

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Around the WCSLA: June 3

June 3, 2016

The WCSLA regular season is fully underway and already two teams are trying to pull ahead of the pack. Even though the Langley Warriors suffered their first loss of the season to the Nanaimo Timbermen on the weekend, Langley and the Ladner Pioneers sit at the top of the WCSLA standings. Although Ladner has only played five games, they have one of the best goal differentials in the league (28…

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NLL 2016 Recap: Vancouver Stealth

May 9, 2016

It took the Vancouver Stealth too long to find its feet under new head coach Jamie Batley and a change in philosophies, presenting a missed opportunity to make the playoffs. In retrospect, questions remain going forward, but the overall forecast for the team is trending up with a lot going for them moving forward. This was billed as a season of opportunity, with heavy marketing and renewed optimism surrounding the…

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