Vancouver Burrards Senior Lacrosse Club has been the name of several lacrosse teams in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Currently, the Club consists of three teams in Senior B, Senior C, and Intermediate B lacrosse; the Junior B team suspended operations for the 2007 season. There is no affiliation between the current Vancouver Burrards teams and the WLA Burrards now located in Maple Ridge.
Due to arena availability in the City of Vancouver leading up to the 2010 Winter Olympics, the Senior B Burrards were forced out of their home arena at Killarney Community Centre after the 2006 season and moved to the Burnaby Lake arena. This resulted in the 2007 season becoming the first lacrosse season since 1928 in which no senior men's summer lacrosse was played within the City of Vancouver.
Senior A 1937–1993 Former Senior 'A' team which joined the Inter-City Lacrosse League in 1937. The team played in the Western Lacrosse Association until 1993 when the team was transferred to Surrey. Two years later the Surrey Burrards moved to their current home in Maple Ridge.
During the team's existence in Vancouver, it underwent numerous name changes to reflect sponsorship and merging with other teams.
1937–1937 Vancouver Burrard Olympics 1938–1949 Vancouver Burrards 1950–1950 Vancouver Burrard Westerns 1951–1951 Vancouver Combines 1952–1958 Vancouver Pilseners 1959–1969 Vancouver Carlings 1970–1993 Vancouver Burrards
In the early days, the Vancouver Forum on the PNE grounds was used as the home arena until Kerrisdale Arena was built on the west side of the city in 1949. In May 1990, the Burrards left Kerrisdale Arena and moved to the PNE Agridome, playing there until departing for Surrey four seasons later.
Team record Vancouver BurrardsSeasonTeamGPWLTGFGAPTS1937Vancouver Burrard Olympics288200355457161938Vancouver Burrards2414100366331261939Vancouver Burrards241950398276381940Vancouver Burrards241752433301361941Vancouver Burrards241770362291341942Vancouver Burrards241491254223291943Vancouver Burrards181080245216201944Vancouver Burrards2410140299276201945Vancouver Burrards242040404278401946Vancouver Burrards2412111316325251947Vancouver Burrards241581357315311948Vancouver Burrards241680349280321949Vancouver Burrards16970217186181950Vancouver Burrard Westerns3217141435412351951Vancouver Combines3217141435412351952Vancouver Pilseners3217150411419341953Vancouver Pilseners3219121372306391954Vancouver Pilseners3214180342326281955Vancouver Pilseners3212200317408241956Vancouver Pilseners3016131310320331957Vancouver Pilseners3010200279327201958Vancouver Pilseners3016131320312331959Vancouver Carlings3015141309287311960Vancouver Carlings3020100311248401961Vancouver Carlings301992371266401962Vancouver Carlings322660336212521963Vancouver Carlings302271326249451964Vancouver Carlings322390367274461965Vancouver Carlings3020100313261401966Vancouver Carlings3015141287284311967Vancouver Carlings3016122291264341968Vancouver Carlings3822160410379441969Vancouver Carlings299200276369181970Vancouver Burrards3016140348353321971Vancouver Burrards3112181355396251972Vancouver Burrards3619170435403381973Vancouver Burrards251780348283341974Vancouver Burrards2411130294291221975Vancouver Burrards2414100322308281976Vancouver Burrards2410140312323201977Vancouver Burrards241671303303331978Vancouver Burrards2411130317333221979Vancouver Burrards3011190373435221980Vancouver Burrards2411130297292221981Vancouver Burrards2412120294286241982Vancouver Burrards2412120293308241983Vancouver Burrards2414100276260281984Vancouver Burrards249150220263181985Vancouver Burrards2411130204238221986Vancouver Burrards2413110234214261987Vancouver Burrards2410140258263201988Vancouver Burrards2411130204204221989Vancouver Burrards249150221241181990Vancouver Burrards241680236193321991Vancouver Burrards248160187251161992Vancouver Burrards249150192223161993Vancouver Burrards2442002203128
Senior B (1999-2007) West Coast Senior Lacrosse Association (WCSLA) franchise from 1989 to 2007. Team moved to Burnaby prior to the start of the 2007 season and renamed Burnaby Burrards the following year.
Governors Terry Kirstiuk (2001–2007) Shawn Joinson (2008–present)
Managers Terry Kirstiuk (2001–2006) Shawn Joinson (2007–present)
Head coaches Dan Rodrigues (2001) Marc Olimpo (2002–2004) Dan Rodrigues (2005) Tony Delmonico (2007–2010)
Team Record Vancouver Snr 'B' BurrardsSeasonTeamGPWLT/OLGFGAPTS1970Killarney 1971South Vancouver Killarney208102212208101972Vancouver Sporting Club 1973unknown 1974suspended operations-------1975Vancouver Mr. Sport Hotel18314111921071976unknown 1977unknown 1978Vancouver Disco-Sports Angels205150184275101979Vancouver Disco-Sports Angels207130199242141980Vancouver Disco-Sports Angels 1981Vancouver Disco-Sports Angels16691208206131982Vancouver Disco-Sports Angels 1983Vancouver Disco-Sports Angels 1984East Vancouver205141220310111985East Vancouver Bluebirds206131201211131986Vancouver20416016821181987suspended operations-------1988suspended operations-------1989Vancouver24222017630541990Vancouver217140 141991Vancouver215161 101992Vancouver Burrards212181 51993Vancouver-Killarney Vipers216114176207161994Vancouver Vipers21785172181191995Vancouver Vipers18116111018931996Vancouver Vipers212190113 41997Vancouver Vipers21021011725001998Vancouver Vipers21020115329011999Vancouver Burrards21219010727642000Vancouver Burrards2111828527242001Vancouver Burrards21118214124042002Vancouver Burrards18414011520782003Vancouver Burrards187101124171152004Vancouver Burrards18214211519162005Vancouver Burrards1831419620172006Vancouver Burrards18216011320042007Vancouver Burrards1831321311978
Senior C West Central Lacrosse League (WCLL) franchise established in 2003 as the Vancouver Vipers. In October 2005 during the off-season, Vancouver's executive decided to rename the team the Burrards to keep in line with all other Vancouver box lacrosse teams from minor up through to senior level.
Team Executive
Terry Kirstiuk (governor / team manager) 2003–2004, 2008–present Terry Kirstiuk (governor) 2005–2007 Dave Stewart-Candy (team manager) 2005–2007
Team Record Vancouver Snr 'C' BurrardsSeasonTeamGPWLTOLGFGAPTSASPENPIMPLACE2003Vancouver Vipers1201200491410---4th2004Vancouver Vipers121110057143269541684th2005Vancouver Vipers125421848313109561523rd2006Vancouver Burrards1246027110310100771643rd2007Vancouver Burrards123801881187106862025th
Junior A
In 1948 Vancouver Burrards defeated the St. Catharines Athletics 3 games to 2 (13-17, 10–4, 10–9, 10–13, 12–10) for the Minto Cup, Canadian Junior National Championship.
Junior B Team Record Vancouver Jnr 'B' BurrardsSeasonTeamGPWLTGFGAPTS2001Vancouver Burrards20215310819272002Vancouver Burrards2011909527822003suspended operations-------2004Vancouver Burrards187110112188142005Vancouver Burrards186102177200142006Vancouver Burrards16592146160122007suspended operations-------
Intermediate B Team Record Vancouver Int 'B' BurrardsSeasonTeamGPWLTGFGAPTS2001suspended operations-------2002Vancouver Burrards161150 22003Vancouver Burrards2110110 202004suspended operations-------2005suspended operations-------2006Vancouver Burrards181161 32007Vancouver Burrards210210962540
Retired numbers The following players have had their jersey numbers retired by the WLA Burrards club. The Senior B and Senior C Burrards also pay respect to these numbers and avoid using them as well.
1 - Walt Lee 1 - Jack Green 2 - Don Hamilton 5 - John Cavallin 14 - Harry Buchanan 18 - Bill Chisholm 21 - Roy Cavallin 29 - Dave Evans
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