The 2019 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship (WILC) was the fifth international box lacrosse championship organized by World Lacrosse every four years. It was held 19-28 September 2019 at the Langley Events Centre in Langley, British Columbia, Canada. The winner of the WILC wins the Cockerton Cup, named for All-American lacrosse player Stan Cockerton.
Venues The competition was hosted in two venues in Langley, BC: Langley Events Centre and Aldergrove Credit Union Community Centre.
Teams A record 20 countries competed in the 2019 World Indoor Lacrosse Championships. New entrants included Hong Kong, Costa Rica, Mexico and the Netherlands.
Austria
Costa Rica
England Finland Germany Hong Kong Ireland
Israel Mexico Netherlands Serbia
Slovakia Sweden Switzerland
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Pool play The teams were divided into four divisions, with the five highest-ranked teams placed in the Blue Division and the others being split into the Yellow, Green, and Orange Divisions. In the Blue Division, the top two teams advanced to the semifinals, the third and fourth teams entered the quarterfinals and the fifth team was placed in the first round of the championship bracket. The first place teams in the Yellow, Green, and Orange Divisions entered the championship bracket, while the other teams were placed in the placement bracket.
The Canadians won the event, with Iroquois, United States, and England placing second, third, and fourth, respectively.
Blue Division
TeamAdvanced to 4 4 0 0 0 0 70 28 +42 Semifinals 4 3 1 0 0 0 60 40 +20 Semifinals 4 2 2 0 0 0 56 41 +15 Quarter-finals Israel4 0 3 0 1 0 29 59 -30 Quarter-finals England4 0 3 0 0 1 20 67 -47 Qualifier
Yellow Division
TeamAdvanced to Netherlands 4 3 1 52 40 +12 Qualifier Serbia 4 3 1 50 41 +9 Placement Ireland 4 3 1 54 29 +25 Placement Hong Kong 4 1 3 45 70 -25 Placement Switzerland 4 0 4 36 57 -21 Placement
Green Division
TeamAdvanced to 4 4 0 68 21 +47 Qualifier Germany 4 3 1 67 29 +38 Placement Slovakia 4 2 2 51 56 -5 Placement 4 1 3 46 60 -14 Placement Mexico 4 0 4 26 92 -66 Placement
Orange Division
TeamAdvanced to Finland 4 4 0 79 25 +54 Qualifier 4 3 1 68 32 +36 Placement Austria 4 2 2 49 46 +3 Placement Sweden 4 1 3 50 69 -19 Placement Costa Rica 4 0 4 9 83 -74 Placement
Championship Round 1st-4th Placement
5th-8th Placement
9th-12th Placement
13th-16th Placement
17th-20th Placement
Ranking, leaders, and awards Final ranking
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Scoring leaders
Regular Season PlayerTeamGP G A PtsBrian Gillis4161430Kieran McArdle4102030Cole Paciejewski4171229Cody Jamieson4111728Joseph Resetarits482028Robert Raittila3151328Roope Jokela342428Kevin Powers4141327Luke Coppinger4141327Gustav Weber4111425Iain Vickars4141125Randy Staats491625Rintaro Fujita4101525PlayoffsPlayerTeamGPGAPtsMatthew Taylor3181331Tristan Rai372027Klaus Hauer4161026Thomas Johnson416925Jean-Luc Chetner381624Kevin Powers416824Jesse Whinnen3121022Rintaro Fujita4111122Brian Gillis371219Connor Simon310919Ilija Gajic351419Lukas Heri311819Luke Coppinger311819Noah Hoselton411819Pavel Dosly410919Source:
Goaltending leaders
Regular Season PlayerTeamSAGAADevlin Shanahan41241100.887144.88Andrew Gallant41651390.842368.44Craig Wende41431190.832237.50Marko Celic41871460.7814110.37Warren Hill41611250.7763610.71Frank Scigliano41491130.7583615.00Hunyahdengowah Abrams41401060.7573410.45Adam Branislav4129950.7363415.01Zachary Higgins41901390.7325114.68Richard Zeidlitz4127890.7013821.86PlayoffsPlayerTeamGPSASVSV%GAGAAFrank Scigliano42221820.8204011.13Craig Wende31451170.807289.96Richard Zeidlitz42171730.7974411.81Travis Sandin4112890.7952411.39Andrew Gallant3118930.7882515.60Minimum 75 saves. Source:
All World Team
Forwards
Mark Matthews, Canada
Randy Staats, Iroquois
Transition
Joel White, United States
Defense
Graeme Hossack, Canada
Kyle Rubisch, Canada
Goaltender
Mike Poulin, Canada
Most Valuable Player Cody Jamieson, Forward, Iroquois
President's Team Forwards
Robert Raittila, Finland
Matthew Taylor, Australia
Transition
Adrian Balasch, Austria
Defense
David Beckmann, Germany
Markus Mattila, Finland
Goaltender
Craig Wende, Germany
References
External links 2019 World Indoor Lacrosse Championships