2019 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship Explained

Country:Canada
Dates:19-28 September 2019
Num Teams:20
Venues:Langley Events Centre
Cities:Langley, British Columbia, Canada
Winners Indoor:Canada
Count:5
Second Indoor:Iroquois
Third Indoor:USA
Fourth Indoor:England
Scoring Leader: Brian Gillis (30 pts)
Kieran McArdle (30 pts)
Mvp: Cody Jamieson
Prevseason:2015
Nextseason:2024

The 2019 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship (WILC) was the fifth international box lacrosse championship organized by World Lacrosse every four years. It was held 19-28 September 2019 at the Langley Events Centre in Langley, British Columbia, Canada.[1] The winner of the WILC wins the Cockerton Cup, named for All-American lacrosse player Stan Cockerton.

Venues

The competition was hosted in two venues in Langley, BC: Langley Events Centre and Aldergrove Credit Union Community Centre.[2]

Teams

A record 20 countries competed in the 2019 World Indoor Lacrosse Championships. New entrants included Hong Kong, Costa Rica, Mexico and the Netherlands.[3]

Source:[4]

Pool play

The teams were divided into four divisions, with the five highest-ranked teams placed in the Blue Division and the others being split into the Yellow, Green, and Orange Divisions. In the Blue Division, the top two teams advanced to the semifinals, the third and fourth teams entered the quarterfinals and the fifth team was placed in the first round of the championship bracket. The first place teams in the Yellow, Green, and Orange Divisions entered the championship bracket, while the other teams were placed in the placement bracket.[5]

The Canadians won the event, with Iroquois, United States, and England placing second, third, and fourth, respectively.[6] [7] [8]

Blue Division

TeamAdvanced to
align=left 4 4 0 0 0 0 70 28 +42 Semifinals
align=left 4 3 1 0 0 0 60 40 +20 Semifinals
align=left 4 2 2 0 0 0 56 41 +15 Quarter-finals
align=left Israel4 0 3 0 1 0 29 59 -30 Quarter-finals
align=left England4 0 3 0 0 1 20 67 -47 Qualifier

Yellow Division

TeamAdvanced to
align=left Netherlands4315240+12Qualifier
align=left Serbia4315041+9Placement
align=left Ireland4315429+25Placement
align=left Hong Kong4134570-25Placement
align=left Switzerland4043657-21Placement

Green Division

TeamAdvanced to
align=left 4406821+47Qualifier
align=left Germany4316729+38Placement
align=left Slovakia4225156-5Placement
align=left 4134660-14Placement
align=left Mexico4042692-66Placement

Orange Division

TeamAdvanced to
align=left Finland4407925+54Qualifier
align=left 4316832+36Placement
align=left Austria4224946+3Placement
align=left Sweden4135069-19Placement
align=left Costa Rica404983-74Placement

Championship Round

17th-20th Placement

Ranking, leaders, and awards

Final ranking

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Scoring leaders

Regular Season
PlayerTeamGPGAPts
Brian Gillis4161430
Kieran McArdle4102030
Cole Paciejewski4171229
Cody Jamieson4111728
Joseph Resetarits482028
Robert Raittila3151328
Roope Jokela342428
Kevin Powers4141327
Luke Coppinger4141327
Gustav Weber4111425
Iain Vickars4141125
Randy Staats491625
Rintaro Fujita4101525
Playoffs
PlayerTeamGPGAPts
Matthew Taylor3181331
Tristan Rai372027
Klaus Hauer4161026
Thomas Johnson416925
Jean-Luc Chetner381624
Kevin Powers416824
Jesse Whinnen3121022
Rintaro Fujita4111122
Brian Gillis371219
Connor Simon310919
Ilija Gajic351419
Lukas Heri311819
Luke Coppinger311819
Noah Hoselton411819
Pavel Dosly410919
Source:[9] [10]

Goaltending leaders

Regular Season
PlayerTeamSAGAA
Devlin Shanahan41241100.887144.88
Andrew Gallant41651390.842368.44
Craig Wende41431190.832237.50
Marko Celic41871460.7814110.37
Warren Hill41611250.7763610.71
Frank Scigliano41491130.7583615.00
Hunyahdengowah Abrams41401060.7573410.45
Adam Branislav4129950.7363415.01
Zachary Higgins41901390.7325114.68
Richard Zeidlitz4127890.7013821.86
Playoffs
PlayerTeamGPSASVSV%GAGAA
Frank Scigliano42221820.8204011.13
Craig Wende31451170.807289.96
Richard Zeidlitz42171730.7974411.81
Travis Sandin4112890.7952411.39
Andrew Gallant3118930.7882515.60
Minimum 75 saves. Source:[11] [12]

All World Team

[13]

Forwards

Mark Matthews, Canada

Randy Staats, Iroquois

Transition

Joel White, United States

Defense

Graeme Hossack, Canada

Kyle Rubisch, Canada

Goaltender

Mike Poulin, Canada

Most Valuable Player
  • Cody Jamieson, Forward, Iroquois

    • President's Team

    Forwards

    Robert Raittila, Finland

    Matthew Taylor, Australia

    Transition

    Adrian Balasch, Austria

    Defense

    David Beckmann, Germany

    Markus Mattila, Finland

    Goaltender

    Craig Wende, Germany

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Twenty Countries Committed To 2019 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship . blog.wilc2019.ca . 21 August 2019.
    2. News: Langley counting down to World Indoor Lacrosse Championship . August 21, 2019 . Langley Advance Times . October 9, 2018.
    3. News: Anderson . Matt . World Lacrosse Set For 2019 WILCs In British Columbia . 21 August 2019 . Lacrosse All Stars . 7 May 2019.
    4. Web site: Teams . www.wilc2019.ca . 21 August 2019.
    5. Web site: Tournament Schedule . www.wilc2019.ca . 10 September 2019.
    6. Web site: Canada wins fifth straight indoor lacrosse championship at Langley tournament. Schram. Carol. 2019-09-29. CTV News. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191001054042/https://bc.ctvnews.ca/canada-wins-fifth-straight-indoor-lacrosse-championship-at-langley-tournament-1.4616220 . 2019-10-01 . 2019-10-12.
    7. Web site: Canada beats Iroquois Nationals 19-12 for fifth straight world indoor title. 2019-09-28. Yahoo Sports. en-CA. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20191012172347/https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/canada-beats-iroquois-nationals-19-051654012.html. 2019-10-12. 2019-10-12.
    8. Web site: Poulin adds more magic to his lacrosse September, helping Canada win world gold at LEC. Ewen. Steve. 2019-09-30. The Province. en-CA. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200913025317/https://theprovince.com/sports/lacrosse/steve-ewen-poulin-adds-more-magic-to-his-lacrosse-september-helping-canada-win-world-gold-at-lec . 2020-09-13 . 2019-10-12.
    9. Web site: Points . Federation of International Lacrosse . 25 November 2017.
    10. Web site: Stats - 2019 World Indoor Lacrosse Championships. wilc.lacrosseshift.com. 2019-10-18.
    11. Web site: Goaltender stats . Federation of International Lacrosse . 25 November 2017.
    12. Web site: Stats - 2019 World Indoor Lacrosse Championships. wilc.lacrosseshift.com. 2019-10-18.
    13. Web site: 2019 World Lacrosse Men’s Indoor World Championship MVP, All-World Team, and President's Team. Adm2. F. I. L.. World Lacrosse. en-US. 2019-10-18.

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