Langley Thunder
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| team = Langley Thunder
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| founded = 1994
| league = Western Lacrosse Association
| arena = Langley Events Centre
| city = Langley, British Columbia
| colours = Black, blue, white
| owner =
| coach = Curt Malawsky
| championships = 2011, 2012, & 2022 WLA Championships
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| website = [https://www.langleythunder.com https://www.langleythunder.com]
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The Langley Thunder are a Senior A box lacrosse team, based in Langley, British Columbia, Canada. The team competes in the 7-team Western Lacrosse Association (WLA), playing their home games at the 5,276 capacity Langley Events Centre.
The Thunder won back-to-back WLA Championships in the 2011 and 2012 seasons. Notable Thunder players include Athan Iannucci, Alex Turner, and Matt Leveque.
The Langley Thunder hosted the Mann Cup in September 2011 at the Langley Events Centre where they played the Brampton Excelsiors, losing the series 4–1 to the visitors.http://www.ilindoor.com/2011/09/14/2011-mann-cup-champs-brampton-excelsiors-video-interviews/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407012618/http://www.ilindoor.com/2011/09/14/2011-mann-cup-champs-brampton-excelsiors-video-interviews/ |date=2012-04-07 }} "2011 Mann Cup Champs Brampton Excelsiors", ilindoor.com, Accessed 04-DEC-2011
The Langley Junior Thunder of the BC Junior A Lacrosse League and the Langley Intermediate Thunder also play at the LEC, operating under the same management as the WLA Thunder.
All-time record
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! Season !! Team Name !! Games!! Win !! Losses !! Tie!! GF !! GA !! Points !! | |||||||||
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|1994 | North Shore Indians | 20 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 189 | 234 | 10 | |
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|1995 | North Shore Indians | 25 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 214 | 247 | 19 | |
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|1996 | North Shore Indians | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 204 | 184 | 25 | |
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|1997 | North Shore Indians | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 231 | 174 | 22 | |
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|1998 | North Shore Indians | 25 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 245 | 233 | 27 | |
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|1999 | North Shore Indians | 25 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 213 | 241 | 21 | |
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|2000 | Okanagan Thunder | 25 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 298 | 375 | 11 | |
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|2001 | Okanagan Thunder | 20 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 223 | 274 | 10 | |
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|2002 | North Shore Thunder | 20 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 196 | 260 | 9 | |
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|2003 | North Shore Thunder | 20 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 217 | 245 | 16 | |
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|2004 | Langley Thunder | 20 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 146 | 254 | 2 | |
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|2005 | Langley Thunder | 17 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 227 | 439 | 4 | |
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|2006 | Langley Thunder | 18 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 138 | 501 | 4 | |
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|2007 | Langley Thunder | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 176 | 199 | 12 | |
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|2008 | Langley Thunder | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 156 | 173 | 6 | |
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|2009 | Langley Thunder | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 188 | 163 | 21 | |
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|2010 | Langley Thunder | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 184 | 198 | 12 | |
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|2011 | Langley Thunder | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 161 | 168 | 18 | |
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|2012 | Langley Thunder | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 177 | 161 | 24 | |
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|2013 | Langley Thunder | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 157 | 137 | 24 | |
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|2014 | Langley Thunder | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 138 | 163 | 14 | |
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History
The Thunder has undergone multiple name changes and transfer since their origination in 1994. Beginning in 2004, the team has been known as the Langley Thunder:
- 1994-1999 North Shore Indians (transferred to Kelowna)
- 2000-2001 Okanagan Thunder (transferred to North Vancouver)
- 2002-2003 North Shore Thunder (transferred to Langley)
- 2004–present Langley Thunder
Gallery
File:2011 WLA Champs.jpg|Captain Matt Leveque & Owner Rob Buchan
File:Thelangleythunder2011.jpg|2011 Langley Thunder
References
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Category:Sport in Langley, British Columbia (district municipality)
Category:Western Lacrosse Association teams