Langley Warriors

The Langley Warriors are a Box Lacrosse team in their fourth year of membership in the West Coast Senior Lacrosse Association (WCSLA), known as Senior B in British Columbia, Canada.

History

In the 2012 season, the Warriors had many close games, but came up short in most of them, finishing with a 3–17 record. In previous years, the Warriors were blown out in most games, but in 2012 many of the games were closer. In their sixth game of the season Langley was able to beat the Valley Rebels for their first win, who went on to the finals and lost to the Tri City Bandits.

The Warriors originally played their home games on Tuesday nights in Langley at George Preston Arena, but due to the Vancouver Giants moving to Langley Events Centre for the 2016–17 season, they were forced to vacate it in favor of the confines of the Langley Events Centre Fieldhouse, then ultimately the Langley Events Centre Arena Bowl during the 2016 WCSLA playoffs. This was due to the Langley Rivermen moving into and renovating the George Preston Rec Centre for the 2016–17 season.

In 2013, Langley made a run in the playoffs, and had continued success in the WCSLA over the next 3 years. In 2016, the Warriors won it all, as they defeated the Nanaimo Timbermen 3 games to 0 in the WCSLA Finals to claim their first WCSLA Championship Title. While player development was a big part of the victory (with players such as the Poole brothers, Bryan and Ian, and Derek Lowe contributing key minutes and consistent scoring, as well as a defensive mindset held by every player of the team), a key move by Owner and GM Denise Forlin led the Warriors to shore up the goaltending by getting goaltender Tye Belanger, which paid off immensely towards the end of the season and ultimately the playoffs.

Due to their WCSLA Championship in 2016, the Langley Warriors represented British Columbia at the 2016 Presidents' Cup Tournament in Leduc, Alberta, where they went 2-2.[1]

People

  • Owner: Denise Forlin
  • Coach: Gary Carosella
  • Trainer: Jenn Forlin
  • Captain: Mark Forlin
  • Asst. Captain: Steve Purvis
  • Asst. Captain: Sean Messenger

References

  1. "Langley Warriors (PC2016)". Retrieved August 1, 2019.


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