The road to the 2023 Mann Cup starts May 22: MSL & WLA schedules
Langley vs. Peterborough, 2022 Mann Cup (Photo: Dave Pickering)
Major Series Lacrosse (Ontario) and the Western Lacrosse Association (British Columbia) have announced their 2023 regular season schedules.
The leagues make up Lacrosse Canada’s Senior A level, with their champions meeting annually in the Mann Cup. Last year, MSL’s Peterborough Lakers won their 18th Mann and fourth consecutive national title when the beat the WLA’s Langley Thunder four games to three in September.
Between the two leagues, a total of twelve teams will compete this summer. MSL’s Oakville Rock and Owen Sound North Stars have opted not to play during the 2023 season.
This year, MSL teams will play a total of 16 games (4x against each team) and WLA clubs will play an 18-game season (3x against each team).
Below, see the full schedules of all twelve Senior A sides, their home arena, how they did last year during the regular season & playoffs, plus their Mann Cup-winning history going all the way back to 1910 when the trophy was first awarded to the Toronto Young Torontos.
Note: Schedules accurate as of April 18, 2023, including Peterborough at Brampton June 18 corrected date/time (originally announced as June 25). All times ET.
Peterborough Lakers, 2022 Mann Cup Champions (Photo: David Pickering)
Brampton Excelsiors
League: MSL
Arena: Brampton Memorial Arena
2022 Regular Season: DNP
2022 Playoffs: DNP
Mann Cups Won (11): 1930, 1931, 1942, 1980, 1992, 1993, 1998, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2011
2023 Schedule:
Thurs. May 25 vs. Six Nations (8pm)
Thurs. June 1 vs. Peterborough (8pm)
Tues. June 6 at Six Nations (8pm)
Thurs. June 8 at Peterborough (8pm)
Sun. June 11 vs. Brooklin (7pm)
Wed. June 14 at Brooklin (8pm)
Thurs. June 15 vs. Six Nations (8pm)
Sun. June 18 vs. Peterborough (7pm)
Thurs. June 22 vs. Cobourg (8pm)
Sun. June 25 at Cobourg (6pm)
Wed. June 28 at Brooklin (8pm)
Thurs. June 29 at Peterborough (8pm)
Tues. July 4 at Six Nations (8pm)
Thurs. July 6 vs. Brooklin (8pm)
Thurs. July 13 vs. Cobourg (8pm)
Sun. July 16 at Cobourg (6pm)
Brooklin Lacrosse Club
League: MSL
Arena: Iroquois Park Sports Centre (Pad #1)
2022 Regular Season: 6-5-1
2022 Playoffs: Lost in 1st rd. to Peterborough
Mann Cups Won (7): 1968, 1969, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 2000
2023 Schedule:
Sun. May 28 at Cobourg (6pm)
Wed. May 31 vs. Six Nations (8pm)
Wed. June 7 vs. Peterborough (8pm)
Sun. June 11 at Brampton (7pm)
Wed. Jun 14 vs. Brampton (8pm)
Tues. June 20 at Six Nations (8pm)
Wed. June 21 vs. Cobourg (8pm)
Wed. June 28 vs. Brampton (8pm)
Wed. July 5 vs. Six Nations (8pm)
Thurs. July 6 at Brampton (8pm)
Sun. July 9 at Cobourg (6pm)
Thurs. July 13 at Peterborough (8pm)
Tues. July 18 at Six Nations (8pm)
Wed. July 19 vs. Cobourg (8pm)
Wed. July 26 vs. Peterborough (8pm)
Thurs. July 27 at Peterborough (8pm)
Burnaby Lakers
League: WLA
Arena: Bill Copeland Arena
Alternate Venue: Alberni Valley Multiplex (Sat. June 24)*
2022 Regular Season: 4-14-0
2022 Playoffs: DNQ
Mann Cups Won (0): None
2023 Schedule:
Wed. May 24 at Langley (10:30pm)
Fri. May 26 vs. Maple Ridge (10:30pm)
Fri. June 2 at Victoria (9:45pm)
Fri. June 9 at Nanaimo (10pm)
Sun. June 11 at Maple Ridge (10pm)
Fri. June 16 vs. Langley (10:30pm)
Thurs. June 22 at New Westminster (10:30pm)
Sat. June 24 vs. Victoria (10pm)*
Sun. June 25 at Nanaimo (10pm)
Fri. June 30 vs. New Westminster (10:30pm)
Fri. July 7 vs. Victoria. (10pm)
Tues. July 11 vs. Coquitlam (10:30pm)
Fri. July 14 vs. Coquitlam (10:30pm)
Tues. July 18 at Maple Ridge (10pm)
Fri. July 21 vs. New Westminster (10:30pm)
Sat. July 22 at Coquitlam (10pm)
Tues. July 25 vs. Nanaimo (10pm)
Wed. July 26 at Langley (10:30pm)
Cobourg Kodiaks
League: MSL
Arena: Cobourg Community Centre (Pad #1)
2022 Regular Season: 2-10-0
2022 Playoffs: Lost in 1st rd. to Six Nations
Mann Cups Won (0): None
2023 Schedule:
Mon. May 22 at Six Nations (7:30pm)
Sun. May 28 vs. Brooklin (6pm)
Sun. June 4 vs. Six Nations (6pm)
Sun. June 11vs. Peterborough (6pm)
Thurs. Jun. 15 at Peterborough (8pm)
Wed. June 21 at Brooklin (8pm)
Thurs. June 22 at Brampton (8pm)
Sun. June 25 vs. Brampton (6pm)
Thurs. July 6 at Peterborough (8pm)
Sun. July 9 vs. Brooklin (6pm)
Thurs. July 13 at Brampton (8pm)
Sun. July 16 vs. Brampton (6pm)
Wed. July 19 at Brooklin (8pm)
Sun. July 23 vs. Peterborough (6pm)
Tues. July 25 at Six Nations (8pm)
Sun. July 30 vs. Six Nations (6pm)
Coquitlam Adanacs
League: WLA
Arena: Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex
2022 Regular Season: 12-6-0
2022 Playoffs: Lost in 1st rd. to Nanaimo
Mann Cups Won (1): 2001
2023 Schedule:
Sat. May 27 vs. Nanaimo (10pm)
Thus. June 1 at New Westminster (10:30pm)
Fri. June 9 at Victoria (9:45pm)
Sat. June 10 at Nanaimo (8pm)
Wed. June 14 at Langley (10:30pm)
Sat. June 17 vs. New Westminster (10pm)
Tues. June 20 vs. Langley (10pm)
Sun. June 25 at Maple Ridge (9pm)
Tues. June 27 vs. Maple Ridge (10pm)
Tues. July 4 vs. New Westminster (10pm)
Sat. July 8 at Nanaimo (10pm)
Tues. July 11 at Burnaby (10:30pm)
Fri. July 14 at Burnaby (10:30pm)
Sat. July 15 vs. Victoria (9:45pm)
Tues. July 18 vs. Langley (10:30pm)
Sat. July 22 vs. Burnaby (10pm)
Sat. July 29 vs. Victoria (10pm)
Sun. July 30 at Maple Ridge (10pm)
Langley Thunder
League: WLA
Arena: Langley Events Centre
2022 Regular Season: 12-6-0
2022 Playoffs: Lost Mann Cup to Peterborough
Mann Cups Won (0): None
2023 Schedule:
Wed. May 24 vs. Burnaby (10:30pm)
Fri. May 26 at Victoria (9:45pm)
Wed. May 31 vs. New Westminster (10:30pm)
Sat. June 3 at Nanaimo (8pm)
Wed. June 14 vs. Coquitlam (10:30pm)
Fri. June 16 at Burnaby (10:30pm)
Tues. June 20 at Coquitlam (10pm)
Wed. June 21 vs. Maple Ridge (10:30pm)
Wed. June 28 vs. Victoria (10pm)
Thurs. June 29 at New Westminster (10:30pm)
Wed. July 5 vs. Victoria (10pm)
Thurs. July 6 at New Westminster (10:30pm)
Sun. July 9 at Maple Ridge (10pm)
Wed. July 12 vs. Nanaimo (10pm)
Tues. July 18 at Coquitlam (10:30pm)
Wed. July 19 vs. Maple Ridge (10:30pm)
Sun. July 23 at Nanaimo (7pm)
Wed. July 26 vs. Burnaby (10:30pm)
Maple Ridge Burrards
League: WLA
Arena: Cam Neely Arena
2022 Regular Season: 1-17-0
2022 Playoffs: DNQ
Mann Cups Won (7): 1945, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1975, 1977
2023 Schedule:
Fri. May 26 at Burnaby (10:30pm)
Sun. May 28 vs. Victoria (8pm)
Sun. June 4 vs. Nanaimo (9pm)
Thurs. June 8 at New Westminster (10:30pm)
Sun. June 11 vs. Burnaby (10pm)
Fri. June 16 at Victoria (10:30pm)
Sun. June 18 vs. Nanaimo (9pm)
Wed. June 21 at Langley (10:30pm)
Sun. June 25 vs. Coquitlam (9pm)
Tues. June 27 at Coquitlam (10pm)
Sun. July 9 vs. Langley (10pm)
Tues. July 11 vs. New Westminster (10:30pm)
Sat. July 15 at Nanaimo (10pm)
Tues. July 18 vs. Burnaby (10pm)
Wed. July 19 at Langley (10:30pm)
Thurs. July 27 at New Westminster (10:30pm)
Fri. July 28 at Victoria (9:45pm)
Sun. July 30 vs. Coquitlam (10pm)
Nanaimo Timbermen
League: WLA
Arena: Frank Crane Arena
2022 Regular Season: 12-6-0
2022 Playoffs: Lost WLA Finals to Langley
Mann Cups Won (1): 1956
2023 Schedule:
Thurs. May 25 at New Westminster (10pm)
Sat. May 27 at Coquitlam (10pm)
Sat. June 3 vs. Langley (8pm)
Sun. June 4 at Maple Ridge (9pm)
Fri. June 9 vs. Burnaby (10pm)
Sat. June 10 vs. Coquitlam (8pm)
Thurs. June 15 at New Westminster (10pm)
Sat. June 17 vs. Victoria (10pm)
Sun. June 18 at Maple Ridge (9pm)
Sun. June 25 vs. Burnaby (10pm)
Fri. June 30 at Victoria (9:45pm)
Sat. July 8 vs. Coquitlam (10pm)
Wed. July 12 at Langley (10pm)
Sat. July 15 vs. Maple Ridge (10pm)
Wed. July 19 at Victoria (10:30pm)
Sun. July 23 vs. Langley (10pm)
Tues. July 25 at Burnaby (10pm)
Sat. Jul 29 vs. New Westminster (9:45pm)
New Westminster Salmonbellies
League: WLA
Arena: Queen’s Park Arena
2022 Regular Season: 9-9-0
2022 Playoffs: DNQ
Mann Cups Won (24): 1915, 1916, 1917, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1937, 1943, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1965, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1989, 1991
2023 Schedule:
Thurs. May 25 vs. Nanaimo (10pm)
Wed. May 31 at Langley (10:30pm)
Thurs. June 1 vs. Coquitlam (10:30pm)
Thurs. June 8 vs. Maple Ridge (10:30pm)
Thurs. June 15 vs. Nanaimo (10pm)
Sat. June 17 at Coquitlam (10pm)
Thurs. June 22 vs. Burnaby (10:30pm)
Fri. June 23 at Victoria (10:45pm)
Thurs. June 29 vs. Langley (10:30pm)
Fri. June 30 at Burnaby (10:30pm)
Tues. July 4 at Coquitlam (10pm)
Thurs. July 6 vs. Langley (10:30pm)
Tues. July 11 at Maple Ridge (10:30pm)
Fri. July 14 at Victoria (9:45pm)
Thurs. July 20 vs. Victoria (10pm)
Fri. July 21 at Burnaby (10:30pm)
Thurs. July 27 vs. Maple Ridge (10:30pm)
Sat. July 29 at Nanaimo (9:45pm)
Peterborough Lakers
League: MSL
Arena: Peterborough Memorial Centre
2022 Regular Season: 7-5-0
2022 Playoffs: Won Mann Cup
Mann Cups Won (18): 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1966, 1973, 1978, 1982, 1984, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022
2023 Schedule:
Thurs. June 1 at Brampton (8pm)
Wed. July 7 at Brooklin (8pm)
Thurs. June 8 vs. Brampton (8pm)
Sun. June 11 at Cobourg (6pm)
Tues. June 13 at Six Nations (8pm)
Thurs. June 15 vs. Cobourg (8pm)
Sun. June 18 at Brampton (7pm)
Thurs. June 22 vs. Six Nations (8pm)
Thurs. June 29 vs. Brampton (8pm)
Thurs. July 6 vs. Cobourg (8pm)
Tues. July 11 at Six Nations (8pm)
Thurs. July 13 vs. Brooklin (8pm)
Thurs. July 20 vs. Six Nations (8pm)
Sun. July 23 at Cobourg (6pm)
Wed. July 26 at Brooklin (8pm)
Thurs. July 27 vs. Brooklin (8pm)
Six Nations Chiefs
League: MSL
Arena: Iroquois Lacrosse Arena
2022 Regular Season: 8-3-1
2022 Playoffs: Lost MSL Finals to Peterborough
Mann Cups Won (6): 1994, 1995, 1996, 2013, 2014, 2016
2023 Schedule:
Mon. May 22 vs. Cobourg (7:30pm)
Thurs. May 25 at Brampton (8pm)
Wed. May 31 at Brooklin (8pm)
Sun. June 4 at Cobourg (6pm)
Tues. June 6 vs. Brampton (8pm)
Tues. June 13 vs. Peterborough (8pm)
Thurs. June 15 at Brampton (8pm)
Tues. June 20 vs. Brooklin (8pm)
Thurs. June 22 at Peterborough (8pm)
Tues. July 4 vs. Brampton (8pm)
Wed. July 5 at Brooklin (8pm)
Tues. July 11 vs. Peterborough (8pm)
Tues. July 18 vs. Brooklin (8pm)
Thurs. July 20 at Peterborough (8pm)
Tues. July 25 vs. Cobourg (8pm)
Sun. July 30 at Cobourg (6pm)
Victoria Shamrocks
League: WLA
Arena: The Q Centre
2022 Regular Season: 12-6-0
2022 Playoffs: Lost in 1st rd. to Langley
Mann Cups Won (9): 1955, 1957, 1979, 1983, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2015
2023 Schedule:
Fri. May 26 vs. Langley (9:45pm)
Sun. May 28 at Maple Ridge (8pm)
Fri. June 2 vs. Burnaby (9:45pm)
Fri. June 9 vs. Coquitlam (9:45pm)
Fri. June 16 vs. Maple Ridge (10:30pm)
Sat. June 17 at Nanaimo (10pm)
Fri. June 23 vs. New Westminster (9:45pm)
Sat. June 24 at Burnaby (10pm)
Wed. June 28 at Langley (10pm)
Fri. June 30 vs. Nanaimo (9:45pm)
Wed. July 5 at Langley (10pm)
Fri. July 7 at Burnaby (10pm)
Fri. July 14 vs. New Westminster (9:45pm)
Sat. July 15 at Coquitlam (10:30pm)
Wed. July 19 vs. Nanaimo (10:30pm)
Thurs. July 20 at New Westminster (10pm)
Fri. July 28 vs. Maple Ridge (9:45pm)
Sat. July 29 at Coquitlam (10pm)