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 teamBurnaby 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 seasons | 522 | 208 | 307 | 7 | 4,858 | 5,435 | 422 |