Last night the New Westminster Salmonbellies opened their 2014 season as they hosted their rivals the Langley Thunder. The Thunder on the other hand were coming off of a loss to the Coquitlam Adanacs heading into their battle with New Westminster. The Salmonbellies struck first as newly named captain Curtis Hodgson led by example and got his team ahead 1-0. The first period was relatively quiet as the goalies for…
Last night the defending WLA champs Victoria Shamrocks kicked off their season in Nanaimo against the Timbermen. The Timbermen were looking for their first win after a hard fought overtime loss to the Maple Ridge Burrards. Corey Small opened the Shamrocks season in style as he scored just 19 seconds into the game in his return to the Shamrocks line up after being injured last year in the playoffs, including missing…
Last night in the WLA the Maple Ridge Burrards hosted the Nanaimo Timbermen. The Burrards had second-year goalie Carson Michaud in net while Nanaimo looked towards Zach Boychuk in net. The Timbermen got off to a fast start as Blake Kenny opened the scoring with a blazing shot from the outside that beat Michaud. The Burrards were not behind for long as Mike Mallory scored to tie the game 1-1….
Last night the WLA season kicked off as the Langley Thunder visited the Coquitlam Adanacs. Both of these teams went through major changes in the offseason and were looking to start the 2014 season with a victory. The Thunder stuck early as Athan Iannucci scored just 33 seconds into the game to give the Thunder the 1-0 lead. The Adanacs would quickly respond as Brett Hickey scored to tie the…
This Saturday the WLA season kicks off as the Coquitlam Adanacs host the Langley Thunder. Last season the season series finished 2-0-1 in favour of Langley. This year will be a different year for both teams as both teams are missing key players that helped their respective teams to find success last season. The Adanacs will be starting a new era without the likes of sniper Dane Dobbie, goalie Nick Rose…
Last season the Nanaimo Timbermen finished last in the WLA with a 5-13 record. Nanaimo struggled for the majority of the season but also had some bright spots as they were able to push Victoria and Langley to their limits in their regular season meetings. This season appears to be another rebuilding year or the Timbermen as they have not done anything to help their roster for the present but…
Photo Credit: Dan Brodie Last season the Burnaby Lakers finished third in the regular season but they were outmatched in the playoffs when they faced off against the Victoria Shamrocks. The Shamrocks swept the Lakers in four games. This season Burnaby will be looking to improve upon their third-place finish and make a deeper run into the playoffs. Last season Burnaby’s biggest problem was their inconsistent goaltending. Starter Dan Lewis…
The Langley Thunder have announced their roster for the 2014 WLA season which begins this Saturday, May 17, against the Coquitlam Adanacs.The roster includes some new faces along with some key returning players such as Captain, Matt Leveque, who is entering his eighth season as team captain.Leading the charge on offense will be Athan Iannucci, as he returns to help lead a very different looking Langley lineup this season. Iannucci…
Last year the Langley Thunder fell in five games to the Victoria Shamrocks in the WLA final. This was the first time in the last three years that the Thunder did not represent the WLA at the Mann Cup. The Thunder will once again look to dominate the WLA in 2014. Going into the 2014 season Langley will hope that their defense can once again be the best in the WLA….
Photo Credit: Dan Brodie The Western Lacrosse Association season is set to start in about 10 days when the Thunder play the Adanacs. According to Teddy Jenner from the Off the Crossebar radio show, the WLA and BC Lacrosse Officials Association have been negotiating their wages for some months. The refs would like to see their pay double, according to the report. They currently make $110 a game and $85…