Shamrocks Dethrone Thunder to win the WLA Championship

August 30, 2013

On Thursday night the Langley Thunder traveled to Victoria to face the Shamrocks in game 6 of the WLA final. Coming into this game Langley trailed 3-2 in the series and needing a win to stave off elimination. While Victoria were looking to close out the series and move onto hosting the Mann Cup against the MSL champs the Six Nations Chiefs. The Shamrocks would waste little time in this…

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Six Nations prepare for Mann Cup

August 29, 2013

With the MSL season over the MSL Champions the Six Nations Chiefs await the winner of the WLA final between Langley and Victoria. This will be the first time Six Nations have been in the Mann Cup since 1996. In the MSL final the Chiefs swept the Brooklin Redmen to earn their Mann Cup Birth. When looking at the Chiefs there are a few players the winners of the WLA…

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Langley heads to Victoria for Game 6

August 28, 2013

On Thursday night the Victoria Shamrocks will play host to the Langley Thunder in game 6 of the WLA final. So far this has been a back and forth series. Langley was able to take games one and three thanks to their quick starts as they were able to put Victoria in an early hole and hold them off for the victory. While Victoria has won games two, four, and…

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Shamrocks take control with Game five Victory

August 27, 2013

On Sunday night game five of the WLA final took place.  Victoria Took game four in overtime by a score of 4-3 in order to tie the series. Both teams came into this game looking to take the series lead. Victoria got more bad news before game five though as not only were they going to be without leading scorer Corey Small but also their second leading scorer Rhys Duch…

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Matt Vinc wins goal tending duel to take game four

August 25, 2013

On Friday night the Victoria Shamrocks faced off against the Langley Thunder in game four of the WLA championship. Victoria coming into game four were behind 2-1 in the series and were looking to even the series. Langley on the other hand were attempting to take a commanding 3-1 series lead. Game four would start slower than the previous three games in this series as both goaltenders were on top…

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Shamrocks look to even series in Game 4

August 23, 2013

The WLA final has been a battle of titans a both team have no quit attitudes and have brought out the best in each other. Langley holds a 2-1 lead thanks to their playoff experience as they have been able to win games late. While Victoria despite getting behind in every game of this series have been able to battle back to take the lead but have only been able…

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Matthew’s four goal night sinks Shamrocks in game three

August 22, 2013

On Wednesday night the Langley Thunder and Victoria Shamrocks played game three of the WLA Final. With the series tied at 1-1 and the series shifting to Victoria the Shamrocks were hoping home advantage would give them the edge they would need to get a win in game three. Langley would once again get off to a quick start as Adam Jones scored just two minutes into the game to…

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Mammoth Acquire Top Face-Off Specialist

August 21, 2013

TOP FACE-OFF SPECIALIST ACQUIRED BY MAMMOTH  DENVER – Face-off specialist Bob Snider was acquired today by the Colorado Mammoth from Vancouver in a trade that sent transition player Ilija Gajic to the Stealth, pending league approval. Snider, 27, has a career 68-percent winning percentage at the ‘X’. “It was a tough decision, having to say goodbye to a genuinely great person in Ilija,” said Mammoth president & general manager Steve…

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Shamrocks Strike back taking game two 10-6

August 17, 2013

On Friday Night game two of the WLA championship took place. The Langley Thunder took game one 7-6 as they outlasted the Victoria Shamrocks to take a 1-0 lead in the series.  Going into game two the Shamrocks were hoping to make adjustments to avoid going down 2-0 in the series. Langley wasted no time in taking control of this game as Shayne Jackson scored just over a minute into…

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Thunder outlast Shamrocks 7-6 to take game one

August 15, 2013

On Wednesday night the WLA championship kicked off as the Langley Thunder hosted the Victoria Shamrocks in game one of their series. The first period started off quiet with neither team being able to breakthrough. At the eight minute mark Jeff Shattler would take a 2 minute penalty putting Langley on the power play. It would be Victoria though that would score first as Tyler Haas scored short handed to…

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