Territorial Protections Announcement

WLA 2025 Territorial Protections Announced


For release Tuesday Jan. 21, 2025 at 9 a.m.

Burnaby, B.C., Jan. 21, 2025: Teams from the Western Lacrosse Association (WLA) have declared their Territorial Protections picks for 2025.

Team

Protected Player #1

Protected Player #2

Burrards

Brayden Laity

Ethan M’lot

Lakers

Marc Rippberger 

Joel McCormick

Timbermen

Aidan Collery

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Adanacs

Remo Schenato

Robbie Turpin

Salmonbellies

Ben Soenen

Tysen Nielsen

Thunder

Jaiden Terry

Chase Schiavon

Shamrocks

Kaden Granberg

Noah Manning

The WLA will be hosting its draft of B.C.’s top 21-year-old players Tuesday January 28th, live from the Langley Events Centre, and the entire event will be available virtually to lacrosse fans throughout North America.

The draft will be webcast live at WLALacrosse.com and hosted by longtime lacrosse play-by-play broadcaster, Jake Elliott.  A representative from each team will also appear by video link, along with WLA Commissioner, Paul Dal Monte.


There will be five (5) draft rounds, in reverse order of the 2024 final regular season standings.  

The projected order of first round picks is:  

1) Burnaby Lakers

2) Nanaimo Timbermen

3) Coquitlam Adanacs

4) Burnaby Lakers (from New Westminster)

5) Maple Ridge Burrards

6) Langley Thunder

7) Victoria Shamrocks


For the full, up-to-date draft order, visit WLALacrosse.com.

Draft results will be presented live at WLALacrosse.com and on official WLA social media channels. Check your team’s social media or use the hashtag #WLADraft2025 to participate in the conversation.

The 2025 WLA schedule will be announced in mid-February with teams playing a full 18-game regular season followed by playoffs in the run up to the Mann Cup, to be played in the West, against the Ontario Major Series Lacrosse champion in September.


The Western Lacrosse Association (WLA) is an amateur men’s Senior A box lacrosse league,

sanctioned by Lacrosse Canada. The WLA consists of seven teams based in cities throughout southwestern British Columbia, playing an 18-game schedule from late May to the end of July. Each year, the playoff teams battle for the right to compete against the Major Series Lacrosse (Ontario) champion for the Mann Cup. The championship is hosted alternately between Ontario and British Columbia every September.



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For more information, contact:

Paul Dal Monte, Commissioner

604.862.6863

[email protected]


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