Western Lacrosse Association
Western Lacrosse Association
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| Sport | Box lacrosse |
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| Founded | 1932 |
| Commissioner | Paul Dal Monte |
| No. of teams | 7 |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Most recent champion(s) |
Maple Ridge Burrards (2016) |
| Official website | WLAlacrosse.com |
The Western Lacrosse Association (WLA) is a men's Senior A box lacrosse sanctioned by the Canadian Lacrosse Association. It consists of seven teams, based in cities throughout southwestern British Columbia. Each year, the playoff teams battle for the right to compete against the Major Series Lacrosse champion for the Mann Cup every September. The championship is hosted alternately between Ontario and British Columbia every year.
The calibre of lacrosse in the WLA is very high, as the majority of its players also play in the National Lacrosse League during the winter months, while the WLA schedule runs from mid-May to August.
The league consists of the following teams:
1969: New Westminster Labatt Blues
1970: New Westminster Salmonbellies
1971: New Westminster Salmonbellies
1972: New Westminster Salmonbellies
1973: Vancouver Burrards
1974: New Westminster Salmonbellies
1975: Vancouver Burrards
1976: New Westminster Salmonbellies
1977: Vancouver Burrards
1978: Victoria Shamrocks
1979: Victoria Shamrocks
1980: New Westminster Salmonbellies
1981: New Westminster Salmonbellies
1982: New Westminster Salmonbellies
1983: Victoria Payless
1984: Victoria Payless
1985: New Westminster Salmonbellies
1986: New Westminster Salmonbellies
1987: New Westminster Salmonbellies
1988: Coquitlam Adanacs
1989: New Westminster Salmonbellies
1990: Vancouver Burrards
1991: New Westminster Salmonbellies
1992: New Westminster Salmonbellies
1993: Coquitlam Adanacs
1994: New Westminster Salmonbellies
1995: New Westminster Salmonbellies
1996: Victoria Shamrocks
1997: Coquitlam Adanacs
1998: Victoria Shamrocks
1999: Victoria Shamrocks
2000: Victoria Shamrocks
2001: Coquitlam Adanacs
2002: Victoria Shamrocks
2003: Victoria Shamrocks
2004: Victoria Shamrocks
2005: Victoria Shamrocks
2006: Victoria Shamrocks
2007: Coquitlam Adanacs
2008: New Westminster Salmonbellies
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