Vancouver Burrards Senior Lacrosse Club has been the name of several lacrosse teams in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Currently, the Club consists of three teams in Senior B, Senior C, and Intermediate B lacrosse; the Junior B team suspended operations for the 2007 season. There is no affiliation between the current Vancouver Burrards teams and the WLA Burrards now located in Maple Ridge.[1]
Due to arena availability in the City of Vancouver leading up to the 2010 Winter Olympics, the Senior B Burrards were forced out of their home arena at Killarney Community Centre after the 2006 season and moved to the Burnaby Lake arena. This resulted in the 2007 season becoming the first lacrosse season since 1928 in which no senior men's summer lacrosse was played within the City of Vancouver.
Senior A 1937–1993
Former Senior 'A' team which joined the Inter-City Lacrosse League in 1937. The team played in the Western Lacrosse Association until 1993 when the team was transferred to Surrey. Two years later the Surrey Burrards moved to their current home in Maple Ridge.[2][3]
During the team's existence in Vancouver, it underwent numerous name changes to reflect sponsorship and merging with other teams.
1937–1937 Vancouver Burrard Olympics
1938–1949 Vancouver Burrards
1950–1950 Vancouver Burrard Westerns
1951–1951 Vancouver Combines
1952–1958 Vancouver Pilseners
1959–1969 Vancouver Carlings
1970–1993 Vancouver Burrards
In the early days, the Vancouver Forum on the PNE grounds was used as the home arena until Kerrisdale Arena was built on the west side of the city in 1949. In May 1990, the Burrards left Kerrisdale Arena and moved to the PNE Agridome, playing there until departing for Surrey four seasons later.
Team record
Vancouver Burrards
Season
Team
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
PTS
1937
Vancouver Burrard Olympics
28
8
20
0
355
457
16
1938
Vancouver Burrards
24
14
10
0
366
331
26
1939
Vancouver Burrards
24
19
5
0
398
276
38
1940
Vancouver Burrards
24
17
5
2
433
301
36
1941
Vancouver Burrards
24
17
7
0
362
291
34
1942
Vancouver Burrards
24
14
9
1
254
223
29
1943
Vancouver Burrards
18
10
8
0
245
216
20
1944
Vancouver Burrards
24
10
14
0
299
276
20
1945
Vancouver Burrards
24
20
4
0
404
278
40
1946
Vancouver Burrards
24
12
11
1
316
325
25
1947
Vancouver Burrards
24
15
8
1
357
315
31
1948
Vancouver Burrards
24
16
8
0
349
280
32
1949
Vancouver Burrards
16
9
7
0
217
186
18
1950
Vancouver Burrard Westerns
32
17
14
1
435
412
35
1951
Vancouver Combines
32
17
14
1
435
412
35
1952
Vancouver Pilseners
32
17
15
0
411
419
34
1953
Vancouver Pilseners
32
19
12
1
372
306
39
1954
Vancouver Pilseners
32
14
18
0
342
326
28
1955
Vancouver Pilseners
32
12
20
0
317
408
24
1956
Vancouver Pilseners
30
16
13
1
310
320
33
1957
Vancouver Pilseners
30
10
20
0
279
327
20
1958
Vancouver Pilseners
30
16
13
1
320
312
33
1959
Vancouver Carlings
30
15
14
1
309
287
31
1960
Vancouver Carlings
30
20
10
0
311
248
40
1961
Vancouver Carlings
30
19
9
2
371
266
40
1962
Vancouver Carlings
32
26
6
0
336
212
52
1963
Vancouver Carlings
30
22
7
1
326
249
45
1964
Vancouver Carlings
32
23
9
0
367
274
46
1965
Vancouver Carlings
30
20
10
0
313
261
40
1966
Vancouver Carlings
30
15
14
1
287
284
31
1967
Vancouver Carlings
30
16
12
2
291
264
34
1968
Vancouver Carlings
38
22
16
0
410
379
44
1969
Vancouver Carlings
29
9
20
0
276
369
18
1970
Vancouver Burrards
30
16
14
0
348
353
32
1971
Vancouver Burrards
31
12
18
1
355
396
25
1972
Vancouver Burrards
36
19
17
0
435
403
38
1973
Vancouver Burrards
25
17
8
0
348
283
34
1974
Vancouver Burrards
24
11
13
0
294
291
22
1975
Vancouver Burrards
24
14
10
0
322
308
28
1976
Vancouver Burrards
24
10
14
0
312
323
20
1977
Vancouver Burrards
24
16
7
1
303
303
33
1978
Vancouver Burrards
24
11
13
0
317
333
22
1979
Vancouver Burrards
30
11
19
0
373
435
22
1980
Vancouver Burrards
24
11
13
0
297
292
22
1981
Vancouver Burrards
24
12
12
0
294
286
24
1982
Vancouver Burrards
24
12
12
0
293
308
24
1983
Vancouver Burrards
24
14
10
0
276
260
28
1984
Vancouver Burrards
24
9
15
0
220
263
18
1985
Vancouver Burrards
24
11
13
0
204
238
22
1986
Vancouver Burrards
24
13
11
0
234
214
26
1987
Vancouver Burrards
24
10
14
0
258
263
20
1988
Vancouver Burrards
24
11
13
0
204
204
22
1989
Vancouver Burrards
24
9
15
0
221
241
18
1990
Vancouver Burrards
24
16
8
0
236
193
32
1991
Vancouver Burrards
24
8
16
0
187
251
16
1992
Vancouver Burrards
24
9
15
0
192
223
16
1993
Vancouver Burrards
24
4
20
0
220
312
8
Senior B (1999-2007)
West Coast Senior Lacrosse Association (WCSLA) franchise from 1989 to 2007. Team moved to Burnaby prior to the start of the 2007 season and renamed Burnaby Burrards the following year.
Governors
Terry Kirstiuk (2001–2007)
Shawn Joinson (2008–present)
Managers
Terry Kirstiuk (2001–2006)
Shawn Joinson (2007–present)
Head coaches
Dan Rodrigues (2001)
Marc Olimpo (2002–2004)
Dan Rodrigues (2005)
Tony Delmonico (2007–2010)
Team Record
Vancouver Snr 'B' Burrards
Season
Team
GP
W
L
T/OL
GF
GA
PTS
1970
Killarney
1971
South Vancouver Killarney
20
8
10
2
212
208
10
1972
Vancouver Sporting Club
1973
unknown
1974
suspended operations
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1975
Vancouver Mr. Sport Hotel
18
3
14
1
119
210
7
1976
unknown
1977
unknown
1978
Vancouver Disco-Sports Angels
20
5
15
0
184
275
10
1979
Vancouver Disco-Sports Angels
20
7
13
0
199
242
14
1980
Vancouver Disco-Sports Angels
1981
Vancouver Disco-Sports Angels
16
6
9
1
208
206
13
1982
Vancouver Disco-Sports Angels
1983
Vancouver Disco-Sports Angels
1984
East Vancouver
20
5
14
1
220
310
11
1985
East Vancouver Bluebirds
20
6
13
1
201
211
13
1986
Vancouver
20
4
16
0
168
211
8
1987
suspended operations
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1988
suspended operations
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1989
Vancouver
24
2
22
0
176
305
4
1990
Vancouver
21
7
14
0
14
1991
Vancouver
21
5
16
1
10
1992
Vancouver Burrards
21
2
18
1
5
1993
Vancouver-Killarney Vipers
21
6
11
4
176
207
16
1994
Vancouver Vipers
21
7
8
5
172
181
19
1995
Vancouver Vipers
18
1
16
1
110
189
3
1996
Vancouver Vipers
21
2
19
0
113
4
1997
Vancouver Vipers
21
0
21
0
117
250
0
1998
Vancouver Vipers
21
0
20
1
153
290
1
1999
Vancouver Burrards
21
2
19
0
107
276
4
2000
Vancouver Burrards
21
1
18
2
85
272
4
2001
Vancouver Burrards
21
1
18
2
141
240
4
2002
Vancouver Burrards
18
4
14
0
115
207
8
2003
Vancouver Burrards
18
7
10
1
124
171
15
2004
Vancouver Burrards
18
2
14
2
115
191
6
2005
Vancouver Burrards
18
3
14
1
96
201
7
2006
Vancouver Burrards
18
2
16
0
113
200
4
2007
Vancouver Burrards
18
3
13
2
131
197
8
Senior C
West Central Lacrosse League (WCLL) franchise established in 2003 as the Vancouver Vipers. In October 2005 during the off-season, Vancouver's executive decided to rename the team the Burrards to keep in line with all other Vancouver box lacrosse teams from minor up through to senior level.
Team Executive
Terry Kirstiuk (governor / team manager) 2003–2004, 2008–present
Terry Kirstiuk (governor) 2005–2007
Dave Stewart-Candy (team manager) 2005–2007
Team Record
Vancouver Snr 'C' Burrards
Season
Team
GP
W
L
T
OL
GF
GA
PTS
AS
PEN
PIM
PLACE
2003
Vancouver Vipers
12
0
12
0
0
49
141
0
-
-
-
4th
2004
Vancouver Vipers
12
1
11
0
0
57
143
2
69
54
168
4th
2005
Vancouver Vipers
12
5
4
2
1
84
83
13
109
56
152
3rd
2006
Vancouver Burrards
12
4
6
0
2
71
103
10
100
77
164
3rd
2007
Vancouver Burrards
12
3
8
0
1
88
118
7
106
86
202
5th
Junior A
In 1948 Vancouver Burrards defeated the St. Catharines Athletics 3 games to 2 (13-17, 10–4, 10–9, 10–13, 12–10) for the Minto Cup, Canadian Junior National Championship.
Junior B
Team Record
Vancouver Jnr 'B' Burrards
Season
Team
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
PTS
2001
Vancouver Burrards
20
2
15
3
108
192
7
2002
Vancouver Burrards
20
1
19
0
95
278
2
2003
suspended operations
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2004
Vancouver Burrards
18
7
11
0
112
188
14
2005
Vancouver Burrards
18
6
10
2
177
200
14
2006
Vancouver Burrards
16
5
9
2
146
160
12
2007
suspended operations
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Intermediate B
Team Record
Vancouver Int 'B' Burrards
Season
Team
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
PTS
2001
suspended operations
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2002
Vancouver Burrards
16
1
15
0
2
2003
Vancouver Burrards
21
10
11
0
20
2004
suspended operations
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2005
suspended operations
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2006
Vancouver Burrards
18
1
16
1
3
2007
Vancouver Burrards
21
0
21
0
96
254
0
Retired numbers
The following players have had their jersey numbers retired by the WLA Burrards club. The Senior B and Senior C Burrards also pay respect to these numbers and avoid using them as well.
