1st Star Welcoming Rhys Duch back into the lineup and it showed as he had a huge weekend for the Victoria Shamrocks. On Friday night he earned himself four points (2 G, 2 A) Vs Maple Ridge then Saturday he earned himself five points (5 G) Vs Coquitlam. Needless to say this performance over the weekend earned him the first star of the week! 2nd Star Curtis Dickson made it well known he was back in the…
Friday, June 27 Burnaby Vs New Westminster After two tough losses last week for the ‘Bellies,’ Burnaby looks to come into Queens Park and get their weekend rolling and keep up with the standings vs a New West team licking their wounds from last weekend. Currently sitting in a tie for third with Maple Ridge a win on Friday will definitely keep the heat on the Burrards as the Lakers start looking in…
The Victoria Shamrocks are pleased to announce today that they have acquired the rights to Dhane Smith from the Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks of Major Series Lacrosse in a transfer for the remainder of 2014 with an option to extend through 2015. A six-foot-three, 200-pound forward/transition, Smith comes to the green and white as one of the most highly sought-after players in the game. In his first full-season at the senior ‘A’…
Photo Credit: Barbara Adamski The Shamrocks season has been dominant while the Adanacs and Bellies have struggled, but three stars this week played for all of those teams. First Star Jesse King After helping keep the Shamrocks (8-0-1) as the only undefeated team in the WLA, a 7pt (5g,2a) performance vs the ‘Bellies and a 4pt (2g,2a) vs the Burrards, earned Jesse King the first star for a team that…
Last night the Langley Thunder faced off against their rivals the Coquitlam Adanacs. The Thunder were looking for a win to keep pace with the top teams in the league while Coquitlam were looking for back to back wins for the first time this season along with trying to move up in the standings. Coquitlam drew first blood in this game as Daryl Veltman scored to give the Adanacs the…
Photo Credit: Barbara Adamski Tonight the Langley Thunder will travel to Coquitlam to renew their rivalry with the Adanacs. The Thunder, after getting off to a slow start this season, have been able to get back to their winning ways recently. The Adanacs on the other hand have been struggling, winning only one of their last four games. The Thunder and Adanacs have faced off twice this season with each…
There are five games scheduled in the WLA this weekend, featuring all seven teams. With the season about halfway done, there is still plenty of time for the teams at the bottom of the standings to move up and plenty of time for the frontrunners to extend their leads. The Burnaby Lakers host the Maple Ridge Burrards in the first game of the weekend. The Lakers are only two points behind…
Tonight the Nanaimo Timbermen travel to New Westminster to take on the Salmonbellies. Both of these teams will be desperate for a win as both are coming off losses and both teams want to avoid finishing dead last this season. The Timbermen have struggled all season long as they have gotten off to slow starts in most of their games this year. The Timbermen offense has been a work in…
Here are this week’s WLA power rankings: 7. Nanaimo Timbermen (1-5-1) The Timbermen have lost their last three games along with allowing the most goals in the WLA with 77. The Timbermen have struggled this year and look destined to once again finish at the bottom of the standings. 6. Coquitlam Adanacs (2-4) The Adanacs are suffering from a power outage as they have only scored 45 goals this season…
Thunder are 4-4. Lakers are 3-3. The same players lead the stats boards. Tonight, the Lakers will be electric; it’s just a matter of weather it’s the good or deadly kind. LANGLEY Alex Turner and Athan Iannucci continue to lead the Thunder with 35 and 30 points respectively. After them, Brett Baron, Tyler Melnyk, Tom Johnson and Daniel McQuade are all in the teens with points. Both Brodie MacDonald and…