Warriors Pull Out Impressive Win

Friday brings the Warriors back home as they are riding a winning streak with Country Night kicked off by the BCCMA Country Music Artist Karen Lee Batten kicking off the night that  literally rocked the place.

Regardless of the team you know that each has a bench boss who is more than qualified to call the shots with Glenn Clark behind the bench for the Firewolves who has over two decades to his resume.

Warriors bench boss Curt Malawaky is synonymous with all levels of lacrosse in the lower mainland bringing a winning tradition to the Warriors organization.

There is no question that the Warriors are playing exceptional lacrosse as they are looking to venture into the postseason in a short 11 seasons after becoming the Warriors from the rebrand from the Stealth.

Vancouver enters the game with a record of 8 wins, 7 losses, 163 goals for and 153 against while the Firewolves have a record of 6 wins, 9 losses, 166 goals for and 178 against.

Say what you will about lacrosse in the lower mainland each summer is a follow through from hockey and fills the void which is by far more reasonable for the cost.

Delta for example all thanks to the City has an outdoor lacrosse box which was recently covered allowing lacrosse to be played and practiced all year thus allowing the game to grow.

Besides minor for both male and female youth lacrosse this allows them to advance to play Junior B1, B2 and Junior A for the Islanders.

It’s not just lacrosse in Delta that is growing bur across the province which was one of the reasons that the Ladner Pioneers hosted and won the Presidents Cup last fall packing the Ladner Leisure Centre for the week.

The move from Langley Events Centre to Rogers Arena was a move that some were skeptical about for various reasons namely traffic, travel time, parking as well as other expenses all of which hit the working family.

Regardless it’s paying dividends for not only the Warriors but also the lacrosse community in BC continuing to put up a good run in the growth for affordable sports to play but overtaking hockey is an uphill battle.

With the  Warriors playing exceptional lacrosse one has to ask if they are setting their sights on playoffs but the simple answer is no as they have their sights set on one game at a time.

When asked he mentioned “We’ve got a veteran back end and a veteran goalie. We’ve got a good coaching staff that understands what it takes to be successful and the value of trying to get too ahead of yourself, and there’s none to it,” he said. “There’s no value in adding pressures from different situations. There’s nothing you’re going to gain from it.” 

He continued “We’re a grounded group of guys, a humble group. We’re not going to get full of ourselves. We’re a lunch bucket group of guys that plays that meat-and-potatoes style of lacrosse and that’s how we’re going to do it. We’re not going to change that based on the situation or standings or records.”

They are getting set to host Fan Appreciation Night during their final regular season home game so mark the date on your calendar and don’t miss out on exciting Warriors Lacrosse!!!!

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