The Western Lacrosse Association (WLA) is a 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 Major Series Lacrosse champion for the Mann Cup every September. The championship is hosted alternately between Ontario and British Columbia every year. The calibre of lacrosse in the WLA is very high, as the majority of its players also play in the National Lacrosse League during the winter months, while the WLA schedule runs from mid-May to August. The teams The league consists of the following teams: League history Box 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 Association League 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 2022: Langley Thunder Teams in bold = Mann Cup winner 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