The British Columbia Junior A Lacrosse League is a junior box lacrosse league based in British Columbia, Canada. The BCJALL is one of three leagues that constitute as Junior A within the Canadian Lacrosse Association as the highest level of junior, ages 16 to 21 years old, box lacrosse in Canada. The BCJALL currently consists of eight (8) teams located throughout the Lower Mainland (6) and Vancouver Island (2). Regular Season play begins the last week of April through to the first week of July. Teams compete annually for the British Columbia Provincial Championship, with the winner moving on to play for the Minto Cup, the Canadian National Championship.
History
Inter-City Junior A Lacrosse League (1955-1969) Junior A Lacrosse League (1970-1971) Pacific Junior A Lacrosse League (1972-1974) West Canada Major Junior Lacrosse League (1975-1982) British Columbia Junior A Lacrosse League (1983-Present)
Teams
Current
TeamCityArenaCapacity Burnaby Lakers Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada Bill Copeland Sports Centre 2,000 Coquitlam Adanacs Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex 2,200 Delta Islanders Ladner, British Columbia, Canada Ladner Leisure Center 1,800 Langley Thunder Langley, British Columbia, Canada Langley Events Centre 5,276 Nanaimo Timbermen Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada Nanaimo Ice Centre 300 New Westminster Salmonbellies New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada Queen's Park Arena 3,500 Port Coquitlam Saints Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada Port Coquitlam Recreation Complex 1,000 Victoria Shamrocks Victoria, British Columbia, Canada The Q Centre 2,781
Former Edmonton Outlaws - in 1987 played a 12-game BCJALL schedule, playing each team twice South Fraser Stickmen (1983-2001) → Surrey Stickmen (2002-2007) → South Fraser Stickmen (2008) → Langley Richmond Roadrunners (1972-1992)
Potential
Player eligibility
New players enter the league annually through the BCJALL Midget Draft. Teams select minor lacrosse players throughout British Columbia who are in their second year of midget lacrosse, 15 or 16 years old. The order of selection depends on the final standings of the teams in the prior regular season. The last place team selects first, the second to last will choose second, and so on. Players aged 16–21 are eligible to play in the BCJALL. There is no limit to the amount of 21-year-olds on a teams rosters. Each team is permitted to carry only two non-British Columbian players.
League Champions +SeasonChampion Runner-UpSeries1955Victoria ShamrocksNew Westminster Salmonbellies2-11956Mount Pleasant No.177 LegionnairesNew Westminster Salmonbellies2-01957Victoria ShamrocksMount Pleasant Legion28-61958New Westminster SalmonbelliesVancouver Rockies21-51959New Westminster SalmonbelliesVancouver Lobbans Florists3-01960New Westminster SalmonbelliesVancouver Lobbans Florists3-01961Burnaby Norburn Athletic ClubNew Westminster Pastimes1962Victoria ShamrocksSouth Vancouver Legion3-21963Victoria ShamrocksSouth Vancouver Legion3-21964New Westminster SalmonbelliesVictoria Shamrocks3-11965New Westminster SalmonbelliesVictoria Shamrocks3-11966New Westminster SalmonbelliesBurnaby Norburns3-01967New Westminster SalmonbelliesBurnaby Norburns1968South Vancouver LegionVictoria Shamrocks2-11969South Vancouver LegionCoquitlam J-Hawks12-101970Burnaby CablevisionCoquitlam J-Hawks4-21971Richmond RoadrunnersBurnaby Cablevision4-31972Richmond RoadrunnersVictoria MacDonald's Bread4-21973Richmond RoadrunnersVictoria MacDonald's Bread4-11974Burnaby CablevisionRichmond Roadrunners4-11975Burnaby CablevisionVictoria MacDonald's Bread4-31976Victoria MacDonald's BreadBurnaby Cablevision4-31977Burnaby CablevisionNew Westminster Salmonbellies1978Burnaby CablevisionNew Westminster Salmonbellies1979Burnaby CablevisionNew Westminster Salmonbellies1980New Westminster SalmonbelliesBurnaby Cablevision1981Burnaby CablevisionNew Westminster Salmonbellies4-11982Victoria Esquimalt LegionCoquitlam Adanacs4-31983New Westminster SalmonbelliesBurnaby Cablevision3-01984New Westminster SalmonbelliesBurnaby Cablevision3-01985Victoria Esquimalt LegionBurnaby Cablevision4-21986Victoria Esquimalt LegionCoquitlam Adanacs3-01987Victoria Esquimalt LegionCoquitlam Adanacs3-01988Victoria Esquimalt LegionCoquitlam Adanacs2-01989Richmond OutlawsCoquitlam Adanacs1990Richmond OutlawsVictoria Esquimalt Legion1991Victoria EaglesCoquitlam Adanacs1992Coquitlam AdanacsSouth Fraser Stickmen1993Coquitlam AdanacsNew Westminster Salmonbellies1994New Westminster SalmonbelliesCoquitlam Adanacs4-11995New Westminster SalmonbelliesSouth Fraser Stickmen4-21996Burnaby LakersNew Westminster Salmonbellies4-11997Burnaby LakersPort Coquitlam Saints1998Burnaby LakersPort Coquitlam Saints1999Burnaby LakersVictoria Shamrocks4-22000Burnaby LakersVictoria Shamrocks4-32001Burnaby LakersVictoria Shamrocks4-12002Burnaby LakersVictoria Shamrocks4-02003Burnaby LakersVictoria Shamrocks3-22004Burnaby LakersVictoria Shamrocks3-02005Burnaby LakersSurrey Stickmen3-02006Burnaby LakersPort Coquitlam Saints3-02007Burnaby LakersCoquitlam Adanacs3-12008Victoria ShamrocksBurnaby Lakers3-22009Coquitlam AdanacsNew Westminster Salmonbellies4-22010Coquitlam AdanacsNew Westminster Salmonbellies4-12011Coquitlam AdanacsNew Westminster Salmonbellies4-12012Coquitlam AdanacsDelta Islanders4-12013Coquitlam AdanacsNew Westminster Salmonbellies3-22014Coquitlam AdanacsNew Westminster Salmonbellies4-32015Coquitlam AdanacsDelta Islanders4-02016Delta IslandersCoquitlam Adanacs2-12017Coquitlam AdanacsNew Westminster Salmonbellies4-12018Coquitlam AdanacsNew Westminster Salmonbellies4-22019Coquitlam AdanacsVictoria Shamrocks2-02020season cancelled2021 (Mainland)Coquitlam AdanacsBurnaby Lakers3-12021 (Island)Nanaimo TimbermenVictoria Shamrocks2-02022Victoria ShamrocksLangley Thunder4-22023Coquitlam AdanacsVictoria Shamrocks4-12024Coquitlam AdanacsPort Coquitlam Saints3-02025Coquitlam AdanacsVictoria Shamrocks4-22026Victoria ShamrocksCoquitlam Adanacs4-2
Minto Cup
Champions
The Minto Cup has been captured by a BCJALL team 11 times since the league's reformation in 1983
YearChampionFinalistSeries/Score1988 Victoria-Esquimalt Legion (BC)Coquitlam Adanacs (BC) 2-0 gms1994 New Westminster Salmonbellies (BC) Brampton Excelsiors (ON) 4-3 gms1998 Burnaby Lakers (BC) Six Nations Arrows (ON) 4-1 gms2000 Burnaby Lakers (BC) Orangeville Northmen (ON) 4-2 gms2002 Burnaby Lakers (BC) St. Catharines Athletics (ON) 4-2 gms2004 Burnaby Lakers (BC) Victoria Shamrocks (BC) 2-0 gms2005 Burnaby Lakers (BC) Six Nations Arrows (ON) 2-1 gms2010 Coquitlam Adanacs (BC) Orangeville Northmen (ON) 2-0 gms2016Coquitlam Adanacs (BC)Orangeville Northmen (ON)3-2 gms2018Coquitlam Adanacs (BC)Brampton Excelsiors (ON)3-1 gms2024Coquitlam Adanacs (BC)Orangeville Northmen (ON)2-0 gms2025Coquitlam Adanacs (BC)Orangeville Northmen (ON)2-0 gms
The Minto Cup was also won 12 times by teams from British Columbia between 1948 and 1988:
YearChampionFinalistSeries/Score1948 Vancouver Burrards (BC) St. Catharines Athletics (ON) 3-2 gms1949 Vancouver Norburn Eagletime (BC) Ontario All-Stars (ON) 3-1 gms1953 New Westminster Salmonacs (BC) Long Branch Monarchs 3-2 gms1954 Vancouver PNE Junior Indians (BC) Manitoba All-Stars (MB) 3-0 gms1956 Mount Pleasant No.177 Legionnaires (BC) Brampton Excelsiors (ON) 4-0 gms1960 New Westminster Salmonbellies (BC) Whitby Red Wings (ON) 4-1 gms1962 Victoria Shamrocks (BC) Brampton Armstrongs (ON) 4-2 gms1971 Richmond Roadrunners (BC) Peterborough PCO's (ON) 4-3 gms1976 Victoria MacDonalds (BC) Brampton Excelsiors (ON) 4-0 gms1977 Burnaby Cablevision (BC) Whitby CBC Builders (ON) 4-2 gms1978 Burnaby Cablevision (BC) Whitby CBC Builders (ON) 4-1 gms1979 Burnaby Cablevision (BC) Peterborough Gray-Munros (ON) 8-6
British Columbian teams saw some success between 1901 and 1909 when the Minto Cup was played for as the Canadian Senior National Championship, New Westminster Salmonbellies winning in 1908 and 1909. As the Canadian Professional Championship, the West dominated the Minto Cup, never relenting between 1910 and 1924. The Salmonbellies winning nine and Vancouver winning three as the Vancouver Lacrosse Club, Vancouver Greenshirts, and Vancouver Terminals.
Records and awards Individual records Most Goals in a Season: 115, Kevin Alexander 1975 Most Assists in a Season: 118, Dan Wilson 1977 Most Points in a Season: 217, Kevin Alexander 1976 Most Penalty Minutes in a Season: 196, Jame Harding 1998 Most Short Handed Goals in a Season: 18, Brad Dickson 1990 Most Points in a Season, Rookie: Most Sock-Tricks (6 G/GM) in a Season: Most Goals in a Single Game:
Team records Most Wins in a Season: Most Wins in an Inaugural Season: Most Points in a Season: Most Goals in a Season: Fewest Goals Against in a Season: Most Power Play Goals in a Season:
Annual awards Bill Dickinson Trophy - Scoring Champion: 2013, Cody Nass (Delta Islanders/New Westminster Salmonbellies) Delmonico Trophy - Most Valuable Player: 2013, Cody Nass (Delta Islanders/New Westminster Salmonbellies) Monty Leahy Memorial Trophy - Top Goal Tender: 2013, Davide DiRuscio (Coquitlam Adanacs) Marholis Gilson Award - Rookie of the Year: 2013, Cody Nass (Delta Islanders/New Westminster Salmonbellies) Keith McEachren Trophy - Most Sportsmanlike Player: 2013, Brandon Bull (Langley Thunder) John Urban Award - Graduating Player Award: 2013, Chris Wardle (Victoria Shamrocks) Al Boles Memorial Trophy - Most Inspirational Player: 2013, Peter Dubenski (Nanaimo Timbermen) Doug Hazelwood Memorial Trophy - Coach of the Year: 2013, Neil Doddridge (Coquitlam Junior Adanacs)
References
External links British Columbia Junior A Lacrosse League Canadian Lacrosse Almanac - by Dave Stewart-Candy Wampers Bible of Lacrosse Short Handed Goal Record at 14:15