- Coquitlam Adanacs
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Coquitlam Adanacs Founded 1965 League Western Lacrosse Association Team history Coquitlam Adanacs (1965-1967)
Portland Adanacs (1968)
Coquitlam Adanacs (1969-present)Arena Coquitlam Sports Centre Based in Coquitlam, British Columbia Team colors Blue, yellow, and white Head coach Andy Ogilvie Championships 2001 Mann Cup Website AdanacLacrosse.com The Coquitlam Adanacs are a Canadian box lacrosse team based in Coquitlam, British Columbia. The Adanacs play in B.C.'s seven team Western Lacrosse Association (WLA), whose champion competes against Ontario's Major Series Lacrosse champion for the Mann Cup every September.
The Adanacs originally started as a basketball team during the 1920's in New Westminster. The team expanded to lacrosse and played as the Adanacs until 1951. In 1965, a new Coquitlam Adanacs lacrosse team was formed by old Adanac players, and won the Mann Cup in 2001.
The Adanacs play their home games at the Coquitlam Sports Centre.
The Adanacs hold the unique distinction of winning the "Nations in 1980" the first world championship of indoor (box in Canada) lacrosse by defeating the North American Natives, composed of First Nations players, in a nationally televised game from Vancouver's Pacific Coliseum on July 17, 1980. This event was also unique in that the North American Natives were the first to team to ever represent First Nations people in a world championship in any sport.
Trivia
- The name "ADANAC" is simply "CANADA" spelled backwards.
- The team played the 1968 season in Portland, Oregon, but returned the following season.
All time Record
Season Team Name Games Win Losses Tie GF GA Points Playoffs 1965 Coquitlam Adanacs 30 12 18 0 272 339 24 1966 Coquitlam Adanacs 30 19 11 0 314 241 38 1967 Coquitlam Adanacs 30 14 15 1 274 254 29 1968 Portland Adanacs 38 24 14 0 413 365 48 1969 Coquitlam Adanacs 29 26 3 0 382 242 52 1970 Coquitlam Adanacs 30 14 16 0 350 364 28 1971 Coquitlam Adanacs 31 18 12 1 429 390 37 1972 Coquitlam Adanacs 36 9 23 0 383 566 18 1973 Coquitlam Adanacs 25 16 9 0 396 350 32 1974 Coquitlam Adanacs 24 8 15 1 298 358 17 1975 Coquitlam Adanacs 24 8 16 0 286 383 16 1976 Coquitlam Adanacs 24 9 15 0 316 356 18 1977 Coquitlam Adanacs 24 11 13 0 297 288 22 1978 Coquitlam Adanacs 24 10 13 1 310 332 21 1979 Coquitlam Adanacs 30 17 12 1 427 382 35 1980 Coquitlam Adanacs 24 15 9 0 287 268 30 1981 Coquitlam Adanacs 24 17 7 0 333 262 34 1982 Coquitlam Adanacs 24 8 16 0 280 308 16 1983 Coquitlam Adanacs 24 10 14 0 256 263 20 1984 Coquitlam Adanacs 24 10 14 0 265 275 20 1985 Coquitlam Adanacs 24 14 10 0 227 200 28 1986 Coquitlam Adanacs 24 10 14 0 204 245 20 1987 Coquitlam Adanacs 24 13 11 0 226 226 26 1988 Coquitlam Adanacs 24 13 11 0 226 195 26 1989 Coquitlam Adanacs 24 11 13 0 242 249 22 1990 Coquitlam Adanacs 24 6 18 0 203 242 12 1991 Coquitlam Adanacs 24 18 6 0 268 198 36 1992 Coquitlam Adanacs 24 10 14 0 191 228 20 1993 Coquitlam Adanacs 23 17 6 0 251 212 34 1994 Coquitlam Adanacs 20 13 7 0 215 199 26 1995 Coquitlam Adanacs 25 11 11 3 236 226 25 1996 Coquitlam Adanacs 20 5 15 0 158 190 10 1997 Coquitlam Adanacs 20 9 10 1 169 171 19 1998 Coquitlam Adanacs 25 15 9 1 255 216 31 1999 Coquitlam Adanacs 25 18 7 0 248 201 36 2000 Coquitlam Adanacs 25 14 11 0 278 276 28 2001 Coquitlam Adanacs 20 12 8 0 225 224 24 Won Mann Cup 2002 Coquitlam Adanacs 20 13 6 1 264 205 27 2003 Coquitlam Adanacs 20 17 3 0 266 195 34 2004 Coquitlam Adanacs 20 11 9 0 223 200 22 2005 Coquitlam Adanacs 18 13 4 1 267 198 27 2006 Coquitlam Adanacs 18 11 6 1 192 187 23 2007 Coquitlam Adanacs 18 9 7 2 178 188 20 2008 Coquitlam Adanacs 18 13 3 2 180 135 28 2009 Coquitlam Adanacs 18 9 9 0 171 186 18 Total 45 seasons 1,094 580 493 17 12,131 11,778 1,177 External links
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