Season is in full swing, and some teams are finding more success than others: 7. Coquitlam Adanacs (1-4-0): The Adanacs after starting the season with a win over the Langley Thunder have been sliding downhill as they have lost their last four games. The Adanacs have been struggling to find offense this season as only two players on the team have more than 10 points. The Adanacs need their secondary…
The Langley Thunder come rumbling into this matchup one mere game ahead of the Victoria Shamrocks. Game time is tonight 7:45 pm in Langley, E.C. THE STATS Shamrocks are led by offensive powerhouse Corey Small who has recorded 28 points (15 goals, 13 assists) in just nine games. He’s been a League Leader and Top Three Star for ILWT this week The ironic side of Small is that this team averages…
Last night the Burnaby Lakers faced off against the Coquitlam Adanacs. Burnaby were looking for a win to rebound from their loss against Langley on Friday night while Coquitlam was looking to rebound from a loss of their own. Burnaby started off the game strong as Dane Stevens drew first blood, scoring six minutes into the first period and giving the Lakers a 1-0 lead. The Adanacs would add to their problems…
The Victoria Shamrocks held a dominant 52-33 edge in shots, using a 3-0 second period to down Maple Ridge 7-4 on Friday evening and stay undefeated early in the season. Burrards goalie Frankie Scigliano made 45 saves including stopping 29-of-33 over the first and third periods to keep Maple Ridge within striking distance. Maple Ridge scored the first two goals of the third period, both on the power play, to…
The Langley Thunder (2-3) will look to hand the Burnaby Lakers (2-0) their first loss of the 2014 Western Lacrosse Association (WLA) season at the Bill Copeland Sports Centre Friday night. Langley will look to continue momentum from a 13-10 defeat of the Coquitlam Adanacs Wednesday, June 4. Alex Turner (2 G, 6 A) led Thunder in the victory with eight points, while Athan Iannucci notched six points (1 G,…
Tonight in the WLA the Victoria Shamrocks host the Maple Ridge Burrards. Heading into tonight’s game the Shamrocks sit in first place in the WLA with seven points while Maple Ridge is close behind in second place with four points. In their last game the Shamrocks defeated New Westminster 9-7 and will look to keep their winning ways going against the Burrards. The Burrards on the other hand are on…
The Victoria Shamrocks (2-0-1) will look to pick up their first road victory of the year Thursday, June 4 when they travel to Queens Park Arena for an early season clash with the New Westminster Salmonbellies (2-1). Victoria enters the match-up on a two-game winning streak, defeating the Nanaimo Timbermen 15-7 before squeaking out a 7-6 victory over the Coquitlam Adanacs. New Westminster picked up a pair of convincing wins…
Here are you WLA three stars of the week for the week of May 28, a week that saw wins for the Burrards and Thunder take home a victory each. 3. Jeff Cornwall—Maple Ridge Burrards Cornwall earns the third spot on this list thanks to his four-goal night against the Maple Ridge Burrards as he helped lead the New Westminster Salmonbellies to an 11-8 win over the Burrards. 2. Alex…
Following the third weekend of Western Lacrosse Association 2014 action, a select number of players stand out amongst the rest of the league: Corey Small—Victoria Shamrocks After three weeks, Small leads the league with 19 points that stem from 11 goals and eight assists. He’s already found 41 shot opportunities and has a .27 shooting percentage heading into the bulk of the season. This past weekend in the Shamrocks bout…
The New Westminster Salmonbellies overcame the Maple Ridge Burrards by an 11-8 score on Sunday. The win improves the Salmonbellies to 2-1 on the season while the Burrards drop to 2-2. Maple Ridge jumped out to the early lead on goals from Nick Stone and Ben McIntosh before New Westminster finally got rolling, answering with a three-goal run of their own, with Logan Schuss, Jesse Fehr and Jordan McBride answering…