Victoria Shamrocks

Victoria Shamrocks

Founded	1950
History	Victoria Shamrocks 1950-1981 Victoria Pay Less 1982-1994 Victoria Shamrocks 1995-present
Home arena	The Q Centre
City	Victoria, British Columbia
Colors	Green, white
GM	Chris Welch
Head Coach	Bob Heyes
Mann Cups	9 National Championships
Division titles	20 Provincial Championships
Website	victoriashamrocks.com

The Victoria Shamrocks are a Senior A box lacrosse team, based in Victoria, British Columbia. The team competes in the 7-team Western Lacrosse Association (WLA).

The Shamrocks entered the former Inter-City Lacrosse League, which is now the WLA, in 1950. The team became known as the Victoria Pay Less in 1982 to reflect a major sponsorship by Pay Less Gas. The team readopted the Shamrocks name in 1995.

The Shamrocks have won the Mann Cup Canadian National Championship a total of 9 times; in 1955, 1957, 1979, 1983, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005 and 2015. They have won a total of 20 Provincial Championships.

Some of the greatest lacrosse players in the world have been proud to wear the green and white, including Jack Bionda, Rick Brown, Archie Browning, "Whitey" Severson, "Bobby" Monaghan, Kevin Alexander, both Paul and Gary Gait, and John Tavares. The Shamrocks home arena features a "Wall of Fame" where many great players, coaches, trainers and managers who have been part of the team are enshrined.

On September 16, 2005, the Victoria Shamrocks won their 8th Mann Cup, defeating the Peterborough Lakers 4 games to 2 in a classic, hard fought series. Shamrocks' goaltender Anthony Cosmo was awarded the Mike Kelley Memorial Trophy as the series Most Valuable Player.

Almost 10 years later, on September 11, 2015, the Victoria Shamrocks won their 9th Mann Cup, once again defeating the Peterborough Lakers 4 games to 2 in another hard fought series. Shamrocks' forward Corey Small was awarded the Mike Kelley Memorial Trophy as the series Most Valuable Player.

Current Roster

Current WLA Scores and Stats

All time Record

Season	Team Name	Games	Win	Losses	Tie	GF	GA	Points	Playoffs
1950	Victoria Shamrocks	30	16	14	0	343	293	32
1951	Victoria Shamrocks	32	23	8	1	390	289	47
1952	Victoria Shamrocks	32	22	10	0	472	333	44
1953	Victoria Shamrocks	32	22	10	0	407	319	44	Provincial Champion
1954	Victoria Shamrocks	32	25	7	0	383	279	50	Provincial Champion
1955	Victoria Shamrocks	32	20	10	2	372	282	42	Mann Cup Champion
1956	Victoria Shamrocks	30	15	14	1	345	334	31
1957	Victoria Shamrocks	30	19	10	0	349	295	39	Mann Cup Champion
1958	Victoria Shamrocks	30	11	18	1	272	303	23
1959	Victoria Shamrocks	30	12	17	1	283	298	25
1960	Victoria Shamrocks	30	8	21	0	276	354	17
1961	Victoria Shamrocks	30	2	27	1	229	409	5
1962	Victoria Shamrocks	32	14	18	0	277	324	28
1963	Victoria Shamrocks	30	10	19	1	251	307	21
1964	Victoria Shamrocks	32	18	13	1	274	262	37
1965	Victoria Shamrocks	30	7	23	0	229	301	14
1966	Victoria Shamrocks	30	11	18	1	244	280	23
1967	Victoria Shamrocks	30	15	14	1	264	266	31
1968	Victoria Shamrocks	38	15	23	0	337	397	30
1969	Victoria Shamrocks	29	4	25	0	244	409	8
1970	Victoria Shamrocks	30	8	22	0	323	407	16
1971	Victoria Shamrocks	31	9	22	0	332	437	18
1972	Victoria Shamorcks	32	14	18	0	379	397	28
1973	Victoria Shamorcks	25	11	14	0	299	309	22
1974	Victoria Shamrocks	24	8	16	0	290	318	16
1975	Victoria Shamrocks	24	16	8	0	351	269	32
1976	Victoria Shamrocks	24	18	5	1	349	275	37
1977	Victoria Shamrocks	24	16	8	0	327	271	32
1978	Victoria Shamrocks	24	15	7	2	352	278	32	Provincial Champion
1979	Victoria Shamrocks	30	19	9	2	375	322	40	Mann Cup Champion
1980	Victoria Shamrocks	24	14	10	0	290	257	28
1981	Victoria Shamrocks	24	11	11	2	294	297	24
1982	Victoria Pay Less	24	11	13	0	273	287	22
1983	Victoria Pay Less	24	11	13	0	276	298	22	Mann Cup Champion
1984	Victoria Pay Less	24	13	11	0	289	275	26	Provincial Champion
1985	Victoria Pay Less	24	12	12	0	225	230	24
1986	Victoria Pay Less	24	14	10	0	253	232	28
1987	Victoria Pay Less	24	8	16	0	194	265	16
1988	Victoria Pay Less	24	12	12	0	212	212	24
1989	Victoria Pay Less	24	12	12	0	245	250	24
1990	Victoria Pay Less	24	11	13	0	195	226	22
1991	Victoria Pay Less	24	11	13	0	225	225	22
1992	Victoria Pay Less	24	10	14	0	200	217	20
1993	Victoria Pay Less	23	9	14	0	235	249	18
1994	Victoria Pay Less	20	14	6	0	249	191	28
1995	Victoria Shamrocks	25	12	9	4	246	234	28
1996	Victoria Shamrocks	20	10	9	1	213	210	21	Provincial Champion
1997	Victoria Shamrocks	20	12	8	0	203	179	24	Mann Cup Champion
1998	Victoria Shamrocks	25	20	5	0	277	206	40
1999	Victoria Shamrocks	25	20	5	0	283	194	40	Mann Cup Champion
2000	Victoria Shamrocks	25	20	5	0	319	239	40	Provincial Champion
2001	Victoria Shamrocks	20	19	0	1	311	192	39
2002	Victoria Shamrocks	20	16	3	1	287	202	33	Provincial Champion
2003	Victoria Shamrocks	20	15	5	0	283	215	30	Mann Cup Champion
2004	Victoria Shamrocks	20	18	2	0	250	143	36	Provincial Champion
2005	Victoria Shamrocks	18	14	4	0	230	167	28	Mann Cup Champion
2006	Victoria Shamrocks	18	15	3	0	215	160	30	Provincial Champion
2007	Victoria Shamrocks	18	5	12	1	187	195	11
2008	Victoria Shamrocks	18	9	8	1	159	162	19
2009	Victoria Shamrocks	18	14	3	1	255	171	29
2010	Victoria Shamrocks	18	11	7	0	188	169	22
2011	Victoria Shamrocks	18	10	6	2	182	180	22
2012	Victoria Shamrocks	18	11	7	0	195	168	22
2013	Victoria Shamrocks	18	11	7	0	199	161	22	Provincial Champion
2014	Victoria Shamrocks	18	14	2	2	176	124	30	Provincial Champion
2015	Victoria Shamrocks	18	14	4	0	217	139	28	Mann Cup Champion
Total	65 seasons	1,644	872	738	34	17,901	16,983	1,776

External links

Sports teams based in Greater Victoria, British Columbia

Baseball	WCL Victoria HarbourCats

Football	CJFL Westshore Rebels

Hockey	WHL Victoria Royals BCHL Victoria Grizzlies VIJHL Peninsula Panthers Saanich Braves Victoria Cougars Westshore Stingers VIHL Victoria Racquet Club Kings Saanich Braves Juan de Fuca Grizzlies Sooke Thunderbirds Victoria Ice Hawks Peninsula Eagles

Soccer	PDL Victoria Highlanders PCSL Premier Men Victoria United PCSL Premier Women Victoria Stars FC PCSL Reserve Men Victoria United

Lacrosse	WLA Victoria Shamrocks BCJ-A LL Victoria Shamrocks Jr. A

Rugby	RCNJC Vancouver Island Rising Tide BCRU Castaway-Wanderers James Bay Athletic Association University of Victoria Vikings Velox Valhallians

University & College athletics	CIS Victoria Vikes CCAA Camosun Chargers

Defunct teams	ECHL Victoria Salmon Kings, 2004-2011 WCHL Victoria Cougars, 1911-26 PCHL/WHL Victoria Cougars, 1949-61 BCHL Victoria Cougars, 1967-71 WHL Victoria Cougars, 1971-94 CSL Victoria Vistas, 1989-90 CBL Victoria Capitals, 2003-04 GBL Victoria Seals, 2008-10

Sports teams based in British Columbia

Baseball	NWL: Vancouver Canadians WCCBL: Kelowna Falcons Victoria HarbourCats

Football	CFL: BC Lions CJFL: Langley Rams Chilliwack Huskers Kamloops Broncos Okanagan Sun Vancouver Island Raiders Westshore Rebels

Ice hockey	NHL: Vancouver Canucks WHL: Kamloops Blazers Kelowna Rockets Kootenay Ice Prince George Cougars Vancouver Giants Victoria Royals BCHL: Alberni Valley Bulldogs Chilliwack Chiefs Coquitlam Express Cowichan Valley Capitals Langley Rivermen Merritt Centennials Nanaimo Clippers Penticton Vees Powell River Kings Prince George Spruce Kings Salmon Arm Silverbacks Surrey Eagles Trail Smoke Eaters Vernon Vipers Westside Warriors Williams Lake TimberWolves

Lacrosse	NLL: Vancouver Stealth WLA: Burnaby Lakers Coquitlam Adanacs Langley Thunder Maple Ridge Burrards Nanaimo Timbermen New Westminster Salmonbellies Victoria Shamrocks

Soccer	MLS: Vancouver Whitecaps FC USL: Whitecaps FC 2 USSDA: Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency PCSL: Victoria Highlanders

Rugby	ARC: BC Bears RCNJC: Fraser Valley Venom Vancouver Island Rising Tide Vancouver Wave NWL: British Columbia BC U23 BC U20

Ringette	NRL: Lower Mainland Ringette League Thunder

Roller derby	WFTDA: Terminal City Roller Girls

University athletics	CIS: Fraser Valley Cascades (CWUAA/PacWest) TRU WolfPack (CWUAA) Trinity Western Spartans (CWUAA) UBC Thunderbirds (CWUAA/AII) UBC Okanagan Heat (CWUAA/PacWest) UNBC Timberwolves (CWUAA) Victoria Vikes (CWUAA/AII) NCAA D-II: Simon Fraser Clan (GNAC) CCAA: Camosun Chargers (PacWest) Capilano Blues (PacWest) CBC Bearcats (PacWest) Douglas Royals (PacWest) Kwantlen Eagles (PacWest) Langara Falcons (PacWest) Quest Kermodes (PacWest) Rockies Avalanche (PacWest) VIU Mariners (PacWest)

Defunct teams	NBA: Vancouver Grizzlies NLL: Vancouver Ravens PDL: Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 LFL: BC Angels

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