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, the tied 4th most. They have won a total of 21 Provincial Championships.
Some of the most prominent lacrosse players in the world have worn the green and white, including Jack Bionda, Rick Brown, Archie Browning, Fred "Whitey" Severson, Geordie Johnston, "Bobby" Monaghan, Kevin Alexander, both Paul and Gary Gait, and John Tavares. The Shamrocks home arena features a "Wall of Fame" where many players, coaches, trainers and managers who have been part of the team are recognized.
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.
The Lakers and Shamrocks met again in 2019 in the national championship, and this time Peterborough got their revenge taking the series 4-1.
The Shamrocks returned to the Mann Cup in 2024, facing the defending champions Six Nations Chiefs. Despite going undefeated in the WLA season and only losing two games through the provincial playoffs, the Ontario champion Chiefs won handily 4 games to 1, denying Victoria their 10th cup and earning Six Nations their 8th. The Chiefs would tie the Shamrock's total the next year after defeating New Westminster.
Current Roster
Current WLA Scores and Stats
All-time record Season Team name Games Win Losses Tie GF GA Points Playoffs1950Victoria Shamrocks301614034329332 1951Victoria Shamrocks32238139028947 1952Victoria Shamrocks322210047233344 1953Victoria Shamrocks322210040731944Provincial Champion1954Victoria Shamrocks32257038327950Provincial Champion1955Victoria Shamrocks322010237228242Mann Cup Champion1956Victoria Shamrocks301514134533431 1957Victoria Shamrocks301910034929539Mann Cup Champion1958Victoria Shamrocks301118127230323 1959Victoria Shamrocks301217128329825 1960Victoria Shamrocks30821027635417 1961Victoria Shamrocks3022712294095 1962Victoria Shamrocks321418027732428 1963Victoria Shamrocks301019125130721 1964Victoria Shamrocks321813127426237 1965Victoria Shamrocks30723022930114 1966Victoria Shamrocks301118124428023 1967Victoria Shamrocks301514126426631 1968Victoria Shamrocks381523033739730 1969Victoria Shamrocks2942502444098 1970Victoria Shamrocks30822032340716 1971Victoria Shamrocks31922033243718 1972Victoria Shamorcks321418037939728 1973Victoria Shamorcks251114029930922 1974Victoria Shamrocks24816029031816 1975Victoria Shamrocks24168035126932 1976Victoria Shamrocks24185134927537 1977Victoria Shamrocks24168032727132 1978Victoria Shamrocks24157235227832Provincial Champion1979Victoria Shamrocks30199237532240Mann Cup Champion1980Victoria Shamrocks241410029025728 1981Victoria Shamrocks241111229429724 1982Victoria Pay Less241113027328722 1983Victoria Pay Less241113027629822Mann Cup Champion1984Victoria Pay Less241311028927526Provincial Champion1985Victoria Pay Less241212022523024 1986Victoria Pay Less241410025323228 1987Victoria Pay Less24816019426516 1988Victoria Pay Less241212021221224 1989Victoria Pay Less241212024525024 1990Victoria Pay Less241113019522622 1991Victoria Pay Less241113022522522 1992Victoria Pay Less241014020021720 1993Victoria Pay Less23914023524918 1994Victoria Pay Less20146024919128 1995Victoria Shamrocks25129424623428 1996Victoria Shamrocks20109121321021Provincial Champion1997Victoria Shamrocks20128020317924Mann Cup Champion1998Victoria Shamrocks25205027720640 1999Victoria Shamrocks25205028319440Mann Cup Champion2000Victoria Shamrocks25205031923940Provincial Champion2001Victoria Shamrocks20190131119239 2002Victoria Shamrocks20163128720233Provincial Champion2003Victoria Shamrocks20155028321530Mann Cup Champion2004Victoria Shamrocks20182025014336Provincial Champion2005Victoria Shamrocks18144023016728Mann Cup Champion2006Victoria Shamrocks18153021516030Provincial Champion2007Victoria Shamrocks18512118719511 2008Victoria Shamrocks1898115916219 2009Victoria Shamrocks18143125517129 2010Victoria Shamrocks18117018816922 2011Victoria Shamrocks18106218218022 2012Victoria Shamrocks18117019516822 2013Victoria Shamrocks18117019916122Provincial Champion2014Victoria Shamrocks18142217612430Provincial Champion2015Victoria Shamrocks18144021713928Mann Cup Champion2016Victoria Shamrocks18144021415428 2017Victoria Shamrocks181071172150212018Victoria Shamrocks181260196162242019Victoria Shamrocks18126017312124Provincial Champion2022Victoria Shamrocks181260229171242023Victoria Shamrocks181071173157212024Victoria Shamrocks18180019712636Provincial Champion2025Victoria Shamrocks181341166134272026Victoria Shamrocks18152020110732 Total 75 seasons1,82410027843519,86918,4202,0439 Mann Cups
External links Victoria Shamrocks Official Website Kevin Light's Photos of Home Games Gary Woodburn's Photos of Home Games Western Lacrosse Association Website Victoria Junior "A" Shamrocks Victoria Intermediate "A" Shamrocks