Burnaby Lakers
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Burnaby Lakers
City Burnaby, British Columbia
League Western Lacrosse Association
Western Lacrosse Association
The Western Lacrosse Association is an amateur league of 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...

Founded 1986
Home Arena Bill Copeland Arena
Colours Green, White, Black
Coach Bob Johnson
Assistant Coaches

Team Manager Paul Rowbotham


The Burnaby Lakers are a Senior "A" box lacrosse
Box lacrosse
Box lacrosse, also known as indoor lacrosse and sometimes shortened to boxla, LAX or simply box, is an indoor version of lacrosse played mostly in North America. The game originated in Canada, where it is the most popular version of the game played in contrast to the traditional field lacrosse game...

 club based in Burnaby, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 that play in the Western Lacrosse Association
Western Lacrosse Association
The Western Lacrosse Association is an amateur league of 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...

 (WLA).

Team history

Burnaby Lakers
  • 1986-1989 Richmond Outlaws (transferred to Burnaby)
  • 1990–present Burnaby Lakers

Affiliated Teams

The Lakers also have a Jr. A team
Burnaby Lakers Jr. A
The Burnaby Lakers are a Junior "A" box lacrosse team from Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. The Lakers play in the British Columbia Junior A Lacrosse League.-1970s:...

, that won the Minto Cup
Minto Cup
The Minto Cup is awarded annually to the champion junior men's lacrosse team of Canada.It was donated in 1901 by the Governor-General, Lord Minto, and from 1901 until 1909 awarded to the senior men's champion of Canada...

in 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, & 2005.

All time Record

Season Team Name Games Win Losses Tie GF GA Points Playoffs
1986 Richmond Outlaws 24 9 15 0 222 248 18  
1987 Richmond Outlaws 24 9 15 0 235 256 18  
1988 Richmond Outlaws 24 8 16 0 190 236 16  
1989 Richmond Outlaws 24 7 17 0 204 262 14  
1990 Burnaby Lakers 24 10 14 0 216 232 20  
1991 Burnaby Lakers 24 8 16 0 201 241 16  
1992 Burnaby Lakers 24 14 10 0 190 179 28  
1993 Burnaby Lakers 24 12 12 0 235 234 24  
1994 Burnaby Lakers 20 4 16 0 175 225 8  
1995 Burnaby Lakers 25 11 13 1 207 236 23  
1996 Burnaby Lakers 20 10 10 0 176 199 20  
1997 Burnaby Lakers 20 1 18 1 154 212 3  
1998 Burnaby Lakers 25 4 21 0 187 273 8  
1999 Burnaby Lakers 25 5 20 0 207 276 10  
2000 Burnaby Lakers 25 11 14 0 254 286 22  
2001 Burnaby Lakers 20 9 11 0 225 253 18  
2002 Burnaby Lakers 20 11 9 0 202 208 22  
2003 Burnaby Lakers 20 8 11 1 215 230 17  
2004 Burnaby Lakers 20 14 6 0 221 199 28  
2005 Burnaby Lakers 18 8 9 1 217 213 17  
2006 Burnaby Lakers 18 12 6 0 223 177 24  
2007 Burnaby Lakers 18 12 6 0 214 192 24  
2008 Burnaby Lakers 18 9 7 2 159 162 19  
2009 Burnaby Lakers 18 2 15 1 129 206 5  
Total 24 seasons52220830774,8585,435422 

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