WLA 2025 Territorial Protections Announced

Teams from the Western Lacrosse Association (WLA) have declared their Territorial Protections picks for 2025.

Team

Protected Player #1

Protected Player #2

Burrards

Brayden Laity

Ethan M’lot

Lakers

Marc Rippberger 

Joel McCormick

Timbermen

Aidan Collery

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Adanacs

Remo Schenato

Robbie Turpin

Salmonbellies

Ben Soenen

Tysen Nielsen

Thunder

Jaiden Terry

Chase Schiavon

Shamrocks

Kaden Granberg

Noah Manning

The WLA will be hosting its draft of B.C.’s top 21-year-old players Tuesday January 28th, live from the Langley Events Centre, and the entire event will be available virtually to lacrosse fans throughout North America.

The draft will be webcast live at WLALacrosse.com and hosted by longtime lacrosse play-by-play broadcaster, Jake Elliott.  A representative from each team will also appear by video link, along with WLA Commissioner, Paul Dal Monte.


There will be five (5) draft rounds, in reverse order of the 2024 final regular season standings.  

The projected order of first round picks is:  

1) Burnaby Lakers

2) Nanaimo Timbermen

3) Coquitlam Adanacs

4) Burnaby Lakers (from New Westminster)

5) Maple Ridge Burrards

6) Langley Thunder

7) Victoria Shamrocks


For the full, up-to-date draft order, visit WLALacrosse.com.