Sport Box lacrosse Commissioner Sam Hofer Country Canada | Inaugural season 2001 No. of teams 4 Most recent
champion(s) Saanich Tigers (2016) | |
The Pacific Northwest Junior Lacrosse League, or PNWJLL is a Junior B box lacrosse league based in British Columbia, Canada, sanctioned by the British Columbia Lacrosse Association. The league champion compete 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.
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History
Formed in 2001, the PNWJLL began as a four-team league. The inaugural season included Campbell River Ravens, Nanaimo Jr. B Timbermen, Peninsula Falcons and Victoria-Esquimalt Eagles. The Timbermen were crowned the first league champion after an 11-3-1 season.
Expansion included two teams for Season 2 as the league played with six teams for the 2002 and 2003 seasons. Membership peaked in 2004 when eight teams competed. That number did not last as three teams (Juan de Fuc Whalers, Peninsula Falcons and Saanich Tigers) folded after the season.
The Westshore Bears were the first PNWJLL team to win a Gold medal at the British Columbia Provincials in 2005.
In August 2013 the Saanich Tigers captured the leagues second Gold Medal at the British Columbia Provincials, defeating host Burnaby Lakers 12-10. Saanich defeated the Vernon Tigers 21-15 in the opening game before falling to Burnaby 10-9 on Day 2. A 7-6 win over the Delta Islanders earned their place in the championship.
Saanich repeated their Gold medal performance in 2015 winning all four games in the Provincials tournament held at The Q Centre in Victoria.
Former teams
BC Provincials
PNWJLL teams have had success competing in the British Columbia Junior B Provincials, earning medals on several occasions.
Medal history