NWMLA Annual General Meeting

September 30, 2014

The Annual General Meeting for NWMLA will be held on Tues., September 30th  8:00 pm at Centennial Community Centre (Room #1).  NWMLA is always looking for new enthusiastic volunteers, so please plan to attend!

Team BC Medals

August 17, 2014

Congratulations to all the Bellies who were members of Team BC and took part in the boys and girls Nationals!  Gold for Team BC in girls Bantam and Midget divisions while the Junior Girls took home a bronze medal.
Gold  for Midget boys, Silver for Bantam Boys and Silver for Pee Wee Boys here at the Nationals in New West and Coquitlam. 

Looking For 50/50 Winner!

August 15, 2014

Still searching for the winner of the 50/50 draw held on Aug. 9th at the closing ceremonies of the boys Pee Wee/Bantam/Midget National Championships at QPA.  The winning number is red ticket #1305148.  Please contact evelyn@2014laxnationals.com if you have the winning ticket.

New Scoreboard For Queens Park East Field

August 01, 2014

Press Release   

 

“Bellie Nation” raises funds and creates a stunning scoreboard on the Queens Park East Field

 

August 1, 2014: August 4 - 9, New Westminster and Coquitlam will host the Peewee, Bantam and Midget Lacrosse Nationals and will use this prestigious national lacrosse event to have a symbolic 'unveiling' of the new scoreboard that some residents of New Westminster may have noticed while walking through Queens Park recently. This huge Scoreboard will go live after the final game at the Nationals on Saturday August 9th, 2014 and will count down the minutes until 9pm when the Nationals are officially over. Player trading will continue into the night under the scoreboard on the field.

Scoreboard timeline:
 

The scoreboard idea was brought forward by Past President of the Minor Salmonbellies,  Jamie Stewart and past Vice President Warren Goss (both active with the Junior club now and still helping with minors)

 

Said Darren Flintoff, current President of the Minor Salmonbellies;

“New Westminster Parks and Rec informed me that the B.C. Lions scoreboard was available and that it had been used for one season at their temporary Field when BC Place was being renovated.  Our parent company, Stonewater Group, purchased the scoreboard and approached our sign company (Image Sign and Lighting Ltd.) to create a billboard that would inspire future generations to carry forward the Pride and Tradition of the Salmonbellies. The sign company owner played minor lacrosse and knew all about the Salmonbellies so the project excited him, and the City was very supportive of the initiative all the way through the process.”

           

This year marks the 125th Anniversary of the Salmonbellies Club and having just recently entered into a formal Licensing Agreement with both the Junior and Senior clubs, the project was then mentioned to Walt Weaver - President of the Junior Salmonbellies and Dan Richardson - President of the Sr. Salmonbellies to see what 'Bellie nation' could do to help make this addition to the Queen's Park East Field a reality.
 

After a few months, each club through their Alumni and sponsors had managed to raise 1/3 of the cost for the scoreboard. The remaining 1/3 was looked after by Stonewater with some extra generosity from the sign company.

The scoreboard design depicts the historic green wood floor of Queens Park Arena, and its retro design adds to its nostalgic appeal. Feedback since its installation has been extremely positive.
 

Darren Flintoff would like to say a big thank you to his and his wife’s friends and business partners Bill and Kelly Ranford, along with the Senior and Junior Salmonbellies for making this vision a reality, and the Minor Salmonbellies would like to thank Stonewater for their generousity in making this iconic scoreboard a reality for future residents and lacrosse players to enjoy.

 

Contact: Darren Flintoff

President New Westminster Minor Salmonbellies Lacrosse Club

604-329-4999

Darren@stonewater.ca

 

Bellies Store

July 31, 2014

The Bellies Store will be open during the Senior Salmonbellie Home Games, the Nationals Aug. 3-9th and other select dates in August.

The Bellies Store is located upstairs in the South East Corner of Queens Park Arena

Come out and support our Senior Bellies and get some great new Bellies Wear that celebrates 125 years of lacrosse in New Westminster. 

You can now purchase Bellies clothing online at www.belliesstore.ca

Provincials

July 02, 2014

Congratulations to six female teams that brought home medals at Provincials this past weekend and to the Bantam boys teams who earned a gold medal in the A2 division and a bronze medal in the A1 division.

Way to go Bellies!

CLA Statement

May 14, 2014

The Canadian Lacrosse Association (CLA) has received some feedback from members regarding CLA policies on helmets and facemasks and has released an Official Statement in regards to the Facemask policies.

Junior A Bellies Home Opener

May 06, 2014

The Junior A Salmonbellies season opener is tonight at Queen's Park Arena. Come support our own minor alumni players as they push for the Minto Cup Championship all season long.  Check out their season  home game schedule.

Final Stealth Home Game

April 26, 2014

Come out and celebrate the game of Lacrosse as the Stealth season ends and the BCLA Box Lacrosse season begins!  As a thank you, the Vancouver Stealth are offering BCLA members discounted tickets at  $20 (taxes and fees included) for the final regular season home game on Saturday April 26, 7PM at the Langley Events Centre.  Fans can reserve seats in the BCLA  group section online at http://www.ticketmaster.ca .  In the “Offer Code” area,  type in the promo code (BCLAMEMBER) 

 

Box Lacrosse Tournaments

March 17, 2014

Tournaments for the upcoming box lacrosse season have now been posted on the BCLA Website.