Langley Thunder

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 largest arena in the league.

Langley Thunder

Founded	1994
League	Western Lacrosse Association
Based in	Langley, British Columbia
Arena	Langley Events Centre
Colours	Black, blue, white
Head coach	Curt Malawsky
Championships	2011, 2012, & 2022 WLA Championships
Website	https://www.langleythunder.com

2011 Langley Thunder after winning the WLA championship

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.

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

Season	Team name	Games	Win	Losses	Tie	GF	GA	Points	Playoffs
1994	North Shore Indians	20	5	15	0	189	234	10	did not qualify
1995	North Shore Indians	25	7	13	5	214	247	19	did not qualify
1996	North Shore Indians	20	12	7	1	204	184	25	defeated in Finals
1997	North Shore Indians	20	11	9	0	231	174	22	defeated in Finals
1998	North Shore Indians	25	13	11	1	245	233	27	defeated in Semi-Finals
1999	North Shore Indians	25	10	14	1	213	241	21	defeated in Semi-Finals
2000	Okanagan Thunder	25	5	19	1	298	375	11	did not qualify
2001	Okanagan Thunder	20	5	15	0	223	274	10	did not qualify
2002	North Shore Thunder	20	4	15	1	196	260	9	did not qualify
2003	North Shore Thunder	20	7	11	2	217	245	16	defeated in Semi-Finals
2004	Langley Thunder	20	1	19	0	146	254	2	did not qualify
2005	Langley Thunder	17	2	15	0	227	439	4	did not qualify
2006	Langley Thunder	18	2	16	0	138	501	4	did not qualify
2007	Langley Thunder	18	6	12	0	176	199	12	did not qualify
2008	Langley Thunder	18	3	15	0	156	173	6	did not qualify
2009	Langley Thunder	18	10	7	1	188	163	21	defeated in Semi-Finals
2010	Langley Thunder	18	6	12	0	184	198	12	did not qualify
2011	Langley Thunder	18	8	8	2	161	168	18	defeated in Mann Cup
2012	Langley Thunder	18	12	6	0	177	161	24	defeated in Mann Cup
2013	Langley Thunder	18	11	5	2	157	137	24	defeated in Finals
2014	Langley Thunder	18	7	11	0	138	163	14	did not qualify
2015	Langley Thunder	18	9	9	0	163	160	18	defeated in Semi-Finals
2016	Langley Thunder	18	3	15	0	111	191	6	did not qualify
2017	Langley Thunder	18	4	14	0	131	182	8	did not qualify
2018	Langley Thunder	18	7	10	1	183	205	15	did not qualify
2019	Langley Thunder	18	4	14	0	136	194	8	did not qualify
2020	Season cancelled
2021	Season cancelled
2022	Langley Thunder	18	12	6	0	185	160	24	defeated in Mann Cup
2023	Langley Thunder	18	14	4	0	193	143	28	defeated in Finals
2024	Langley Thunder	18	8	9	1	162	173	17	defeated in Finals
2025	Langley Thunder	18	5	13	0	136	194	10	did not qualify

History

The Thunder were founded as the North Shore Indians in 1994. This team was a reborn version of earlier indigenous teams who played under the banner of the 'Indians'. After playing for 5 years in North Vancouver, they were transferred to Kelowna, the first time a WLA team had left the Lower Mainland/Vancouver Island area since the Portland experiment in 1968, and were renamed the Thunder. The Kelowna stay only lasted two years, before they returned back to the North Shore. Another short, two year stay in North Vancouver ended when they moved once again to Langley, where they have played the last 21 years. The Thunder moved into the Langley Events Centre when it opened in 2009.

The Thunder have made 3 Mann Cups in franchise history, but have failed to win any. They are one of six Senior A teams to have never won the national championship.

Jr A Thunder

The Langley Jr A Thunder play in the BCJALL, the highest tier of junior lacrosse in BC. Originally founded as the South Fraser Stickmen, they played in Surrey for 19 years before moving to Langley to become the Thunder's junior outfit. They are yet to qualify for the Minto Cup

Gallery

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  Captain Matt Leveque & Owner Rob Buchan
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  2011 Langley Thunder