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
Colours	Green, white
GM	Chris Welch
Head Coach	Mike Simpson
Mann Cups	9 National Championships
Division titles	21 Provincial Championships
Website	victoriashamrocks.com
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TheVictoria Shamrocks are a Senior Abox lacrosse team, based inVictoria,British Columbia. The team competes in the 7-teamWestern 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 theMann 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 21 Provincial Championships.

Some of the greatestlacrosse players in the world have been proud to wear the green and white, includingJack Bionda, Rick Brown, Archie Browning, Fred "Whitey" Severson, Geordie Johnston, "Bobby" Monaghan, Kevin Alexander, bothPaul andGary Gait, andJohn 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' goaltenderAnthony Cosmo was awarded theMike 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' forwardCorey Small was awarded theMike Kelley Memorial Trophy as the series Most Valuable Player.

Current Roster

Current WLA Scores and Stats

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• Victoria Shamrocks Official Website
• Kevin Light's Photos of Home Games
• Gary Woodburn's Photos of Home Games
• Western Lacrosse Association Website
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• Victoria Intermediate "A" Shamrocks

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