British Columbia Junior Tier 1 Lacrosse League

The British Columbia Junior Tier 1 Lacrosse League, or BCJT1LL is a Junior B box lacrosse league based in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada, sanctioned by the British Columbia Lacrosse Association. The league champion competes for the British Columbia Junior B Provincial Championship. Teams have competed for the Founders Cup, a national tournament which determines the Canadian Junior B lacrosse champion.

British Columbia Junior Tier 1 Lacrosse League
SportBox lacrosse
Inaugural season1986
CommissionerFrazer MacDonald
No. of teams10
CountryCanada
Most recent
champion(s)
Delta Islanders (2019)
Official websiteBCJT1LL

History

The league was known as the BC Intermediate A League until the end of 2017. At the beginning of the 2018 season, 17 & 18 year old lacrosse was merged with Junior B, expanding the bracket to the age brackets used by the rest of the Canadian Lacrosse Association.

Teams

Team Established
Burnaby Lakers 1990
Coquitlam Adanacs 1990
Delta Islanders 1986
Langley Thunder 2004
Nanaimo Timbermen 2018
New Westminster Salmonbellies 1990
Port Coquitlam Saints 1986
Richmond Roadrunners 2018
Ridge Meadows Burrards 1994
Victoria Shamrocks 2018

Former teams

  • Abbotsford Timberwolves (2003-04)
  • Burnaby Cablevision (1986)
  • Delta Spuddiggers (1994; never played a game)
  • Edmonton Goldbar (1986)
  • Esquimalt Legion
  • Juan de Fuca Whalers (1988)
  • Langley Knights
  • Nanaimo Timbermen
  • North Shore Eagles
  • North Shore Indians
  • Port Moody Thunder (1988-2017)
  • Richmond Roadrunners (2009-16)
  • Saanich Tigers (1990)
  • Squamish Nation (1993)
  • Surrey Rebels (1989-2014)
  • Vancouver-Killarney (1986-89)

Champions

Year Regular Season Playoffs BC Tier 1 Provincials Founders Cup result
1986 Edmonton Goldbar South Vancouver Killarney
1987 South Vancouver-Killarney South Vancouver Killarney South Vancouver Killarney
1988 Langley Knights
1989 Esquimalt Legion
1990 New Westminster Salmonbellies Port Coquitlam Saints Port Coquitlam Saints - Silver
1991 Delta Islanders Port Coquitlam Saints
1992
1993 Langley Knights
1994 Langley Knights
1995 Richmond Roadrunners Richmond Roadrunners
1996 Vancouver Burrards
1997
1998
1999 Delta Islanders
2000 New Westminster Salmonbellies
2001 Delta Islanders
2002 Coquitlam Adanacs
2003 Delta Islanders Coquitlam Adanacs Coquitlam Adanacs - Silver
2004 Coquitlam Adanacs Coquitlam Adanacs
2005 Coquitlam Adanacs
2006 Coquitlam Adanacs
2007 Coquitlam Adanacs Coquitlam Adanacs Coquitlam Adanacs - Silver
2008 Port Coquitlam Saints
2009 Coquitlam Adanacs Port Moody Thunder
2010 New Westminster Salmonbellies New Westminster Salmonbellies
2011 Port Moody Thunder Port Moody Thunder
2012 Delta Islanders Delta Islanders
2013 Coquitlam Adanacs Delta Islanders[1]
2014 Delta Islanders Delta Islanders
2015 Coquitlam Adanacs New Westminster Salmonbellies[2] Coquitlam Adanacs - 4th Place
2016 New Westminster Salmonbellies Coquitlam Adanacs Coquitlam Adanacs - Gold
2017 Coquitlam Adanacs Coquitlam Adanacs BCJT1LL vs TOJLL Coquitlam Adanacs - Gold
2018 Victoria Shamrocks Victoria Shamrocks Victoria Shamrocks - Vernon Tigers declined Provincials berth[3] Coquitlam Adanacs - Bronze
2019 Coquitlam Adanacs Delta Islanders[4] Victoria Shamrocks def. South Okanagan Flames 27-10 (2-game aggregate) Coquitlam Adanacs - TBD

See also

References

  1. "Islanders rally to reclaim title". Delta Optimist. 2 August 2013.
  2. "Jr. Bs bounce A's for B.C. berth". New Westminster Record. 28 July 2015.
  3. "Armstrong Shamrocks off to Westerns; Vernon Tigers decline one-game B.C. final". Vernon Morning Star. August 9, 2018.
  4. "Islanders crowned B.C. Junior B Tier 1 champs". Delta Optimist. August 4, 2019.
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