BC Junior A Lacrosse League


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 teams located throughout the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island. 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

Current
TeamCityArenaCapacity
Burnaby LakersBurnaby, British Columbia, CanadaBill Copeland Sports Centre2,000
Coquitlam AdanacsCoquitlam, British Columbia, CanadaPoirier Sport & Leisure Complex2,200
Delta IslandersLadner, British Columbia, CanadaLadner Leisure Center1,800
Langley ThunderLangley, British Columbia, CanadaLangley Events Centre5,276
Nanaimo TimbermenNanaimo, British Columbia, CanadaNanaimo Ice Centre300
New Westminster SalmonbelliesNew Westminster, British Columbia, CanadaQueen's Park Arena3,500
Port Coquitlam SaintsPort Coquitlam, British Columbia, CanadaPort Coquitlam Recreation Complex1,000
Victoria ShamrocksVictoria, British Columbia, CanadaBear Mountain Arena2,781

Former
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.

Minto Cup

Champions

The Minto Cup has been captured by a BCJALL team 8 times since the league's reformation in 1983
The Minto Cup was also won 12 times by teams from British Columbia between 1948 and 1988:
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
Team records
Annual awards