The teams
The league consists of the following teams:League history
* B''ox lacrosse'''' adopted by British Columbia Amateur Lacrosse Association on May 4, 1932'' * 1932-1933: Senior Box Lacrosse League (''under BCALA umbrella'') * 1934-1967: Inter-City Lacrosse League (ICLL) * 1968: National Lacrosse Association (Western Division) * 1969–present: Western Lacrosse AssociationLeague champions
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 2009: New Westminster Salmonbellies 2010: New Westminster Salmonbellies 2011: Langley Thunder 2012: Langley Thunder 2013: Victoria Shamrocks 2014: Victoria Shamrocks 2015: Victoria Shamrocks 2016: Maple Ridge Burrards 2017: New Westminster Salmonbellies 2018: Maple Ridge Burrards 2019: Victoria Shamrocks 2020: ''no season'' 2021: ''no season'' Teams in bold =Current team history
New Westminster Salmonbellies * 1888–1931 ''founded on May 12, 1888; played as field lacrosse club'' * 1932–1950 New Westminster Salmonbellies (''merged with New Westminster Adanacs'') * 1951–1951 New Westminster Commandos * 1952–1953 New Westminster Salmonacs * 1954–1954 New Westminster Royals * 1955–1958 New Westminster Salmonbellies * 1959–1965 New Westminster O'Keefes * 1966–present New Westminster Salmonbellies Maple Ridge Burrards * 1937–1937 Vancouver Burrard Olympics * 1938–1949 Vancouver Burrards * 1950–1950 Vancouver Burrard Westerns (''merged with Richmond Farmers'') * 1951–1951 Vancouver Combines * 1952–1958 Vancouver Pilseners * 1959–1969 Vancouver Carlings * 1970–1993 Vancouver Burrards (''transferred to Surrey'') * 1994–1995 Surrey Burrards (''transferred to Maple Ridge'') * 1996–present Maple Ridge Burrards Victoria Shamrocks * 1950–1982 Victoria Shamrocks * 1983–1993 Victoria Payless * 1994–present Victoria Shamrocks Coquitlam Adanacs * 1965–1967 Coquitlam Adanacs (''transferred to Portland'') * 1968–1968 Portland Adanacs (''transferred to Coquitlam'') * 1969–present Coquitlam Adanacs Burnaby Lakers * 1986–1989 Richmond Outlaws (''transferred to Burnaby'') * 1990–present Burnaby Lakers Langley Thunder * 1994–1999 North Shore Indians (''transferred to Kelowna'') * 2000–2001 Okanagan Thunder (''transferred to North Vancouver'') * 2002–2003 North Shore Thunder (''transferred to Langley'') * 2004–present Langley Thunder Nanaimo Timbermen * 2005–present Nanaimo TimbermenDefunct teams
the Indians * 1932–1932 North Vancouver Squamish Indians * 1935–1941 North Shore Indians (suspended operations during World War II) * 1945–1945 Indian Arrows * 1946–1951 North Shore Indians * 1952–1954 PNE Indians * 1955–1955 Mount Pleasant Indians (''merged with Vancouver Pilseners'') Vancouver Athletic Club / Abbotsford Hotel * 1932–1932 Vancouver Athletic Club (''renamed Abbotsford Hotel'') * 1933–1933 Vancouver Abbotsford Hotel New Westminster Adanacs * 1933–1941 New Westminster Adanacs (''suspended operations during World War II'') * 1945–1950 New Westminster Adanacs (''merged with New Westminster Salmonbellies'') Richmond Farmers * 1933–1934 Vancouver St. Helen's Hotel (''transferred to Richmond'') * 1935–1936 Richmond Farmers (''merged with Vancouver Home Gas'') * 1937–1937 Richmond-Homes Combines * 1938–1941 Richmond Farmers * 1942–1942 Burrard Drydock 'Wallaces United' * 1943–1949 Richmond Farmers (''transferred to Vancouver-Kerrisdale'') * 1950–1950 Richmond-Kerrisdale 'Arkays' (''merged with Vancouver Burrard Westerns'') Vancouver Bluebirds / Home Gas * 1934–1935 Vancouver Province Bluebirds * 1936–1936 Vancouver Home Gas (''merged with Richmond Farmers'') "Norvans" * 1942–1942 North Vancouver Ship Repair Yard 'Norvans' Military teams * 1943–1944 Vancouver Army * 1944–1944 Vancouver HMCS Discovery Navy Nanaimo * 1951–1954 Nanaimo Native Sons * 1955–1958 Nanaimo Timbermen * 1959–1964 Nanaimo Labatts * 1975–1981 Nanaimo Timbermen Burnaby * 1962–1962 Burnaby NorburnsSee also
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