2019 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship

The 2019 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship (WILC) was the fifth international box lacrosse championship organized by World Lacrosse every four years. It was held 19-28 September 2019 at the Langley Events Centre in Langley, British Columbia, Canada.[1] The winner of the WILC wins the Cockerton Cup, named for All-American lacrosse player Stan Cockerton.

2019 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship
Tournament details
Host country Canada
Venue(s)Langley Events Centre (in Langley, British Columbia, Canada host cities)
Dates19-28 September 2019
Teams20
Final positions
Champions  Canada (5th title)
Runner-up  Haudenosaunee
Third place  United States
Fourth place England
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Republic of Ireland Brian Gillis (30 pts)
United States Kieran McArdle (30 pts)
MVPIroquois Cody Jamieson
Official website
www.wilc2019.ca
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Venues

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The competition was hosted in two venues in Langley, BC: Langley Events Centre and Aldergrove Credit Union Community Centre.[2]

Teams

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A record 20 countries competed in the 2019 World Indoor Lacrosse Championships. New entrants included Hong Kong, Costa Rica, Mexico and the Netherlands.[3]

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Pool play

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The teams were divided into four divisions, with the five highest-ranked teams placed in the Blue Division and the others being split into the Yellow, Green, and Orange Divisions. In the Blue Division, the top two teams advanced to the semifinals, the third and fourth teams entered the quarterfinals and the fifth team was placed in the first round of the championship bracket. The first place teams in the Yellow, Green, and Orange Divisions entered the championship bracket, while the other teams were placed in the placement bracket.[5]

The Canadians won the event, with Iroquois, United States, and England placing second, third, and fourth, respectively.[6][7][8]

Blue Division

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Team GP W L T OTW OTL GF GA DIF Advanced to
  Canada 4 4 0 0 0 0 70 28 +42 Semifinals
  Haudenosaunee 4 3 1 0 0 0 60 40 +20 Semifinals
  United States 4 2 2 0 0 0 56 41 +15 Quarter-finals
  Israel 4 0 3 0 1 0 29 59 -30 Quarter-finals
  England 4 0 3 0 0 1 20 67 -47 Qualifier
September 19 Israel   6-17
  Haudenosaunee
September 19 Canada   16-6
  United States
September 20 United States   18-10
  Israel
September 20 England   5-18
  Canada
September 21 Israel   8-7 OT
  England
September 21 Haudenosaunee   12-10
  United States
September 22 England   5-19
  Haudenosaunee
September 22 Canada   17-5
  Israel
September 23 Haudenosaunee   12-19
  Canada
September 23 United States   22-3
  England

Yellow Division

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Team GP W L GF GA DIF Advanced to
  Netherlands 4 3 1 52 40 +12 Qualifier
  Serbia 4 3 1 50 41 +9 Placement
  Ireland 4 3 1 54 29 +25 Placement
  Hong Kong 4 1 3 45 70 -25 Placement
  Switzerland 4 0 4 36 57 -21 Placement
September 19 Serbia   8—6
  Switzerland
September 19 Ireland   8—11
  Netherlands
September 20 Netherlands   9—11
  Serbia
September 20 Ireland   18—2
  Hong Kong
September 21 Switzerland   13—16
  Hong Kong
September 21 Serbia   9—10
  Ireland
September 22 Netherlands   15—10
  Switzerland
September 22 Hong Kong   16—22
  Serbia
September 23 Hong Kong   11—17
  Netherlands
September 23 Switzerland   7—18
  Ireland

Green Division

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Team GP W L GF GA DIF Advanced to
  Czech Republic 4 4 0 68 21 +47 Qualifier
  Germany 4 3 1 67 29 +38 Placement
  Slovakia 4 2 2 51 56 -5 Placement
  Scotland 4 1 3 46 60 -14 Placement
  Mexico 4 0 4 26 92 -66 Placement
September 19 Slovakia   24—14
  Scotland
September 19 Mexico   6—29
  Czech Republic
September 20 Czech Republic   17—3
  Slovakia
September 20 Mexico   6—25
  Germany
September 21 Slovakia   18—7
  Mexico
September 21 Germany   18—6
  Scotland
September 22 Scotland   20—7
  Mexico
September 22 Czech Republic   11—6
  Germany
September 23 Germany   18—6
  Slovakia
September 23 Scotland   6—11
  Czech Republic

Orange Division

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Team GP W L GF GA DIF Advanced to
  Finland 4 4 0 79 25 +54 Qualifier
  Australia 4 3 1 68 32 +36 Placement
  Austria 4 2 2 49 46 +3 Placement
  Sweden 4 1 3 50 69 -19 Placement
  Costa Rica 4 0 4 9 83 -74 Placement
September 19 Costa Rica   1—20
  Australia
September 19 Finland   20—5
  Austria
September 20 Sweden   6—23
  Finland
September 20 Austria   18—0
  Costa Rica
September 21 Austria   20—10
  Sweden
September 21 Finland   15—10
  Australia
September 22 Costa Rica   4—21
  Finland
September 22 Australia   22—10
  Sweden
September 23 Sweden   24—4
  Costa Rica
September 23 Australia   16—6
  Austria

Championship Round

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1st-4th Placement

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Qualifier Quarter-finals Semifinals Final
            
B1   Canada
Bye
B1   Canada 21
B5   England 4
B5   England 15
O1   Finland 6
B4   Israel 7
B5   England 9
B1   Canada 19
B2   Haudenosaunee 12
B2   Haudenosaunee
Bye
B2   Haudenosaunee 9
B3   United States 7
Y1   Netherlands 6 Third place
G1   Czech Republic 17
B3   United States 17 B5   England 8
G1   Czech Republic 3 B3   United States 11

5th-8th Placement

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Semifinals 5th Place Game
      
B4   Israel 22
Y1   Netherlands 7
B4   Israel 14
O1   Finland 9
G1   Czech Republic 9
O1   Finland 17 7th Place Game
Y1   Netherlands 8
G1   Czech Republic 12

9th-12th Placement

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Qualifier Quarter-finals Semifinals 9th Place
            
O2   Australia 29
G4   Scotland 5
G4   Scotland 12
Y4   Hong Kong 10
O2   Australia 17
Y3   Ireland 11
Y3   Ireland 13
G3   Slovakia 4
G3   Slovakia 21
O5   Costa Rica 4
O2   Australia 13
G2   Germany 6
G2   Germany 17
O4   Sweden 10
O4   Sweden 12
Y5    Switzerland 11
G2   Germany 13
Y2   Serbia 8
11th Place
Y2   Serbia 13 Y3   Ireland 14
O3   Austria 11 Y2   Serbia 9
O3   Austria 11
G5   Mexico 10

13th-16th Placement

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Semifinals 13th Place Game
      
G4   Scotland 12
G3   Slovakia 14
G3   Slovakia 16
O3   Austria 13
O4   Sweden 7
O3   Austria 12 15th Place Game
G4   Scotland 9
O4   Sweden 18

17th-20th Placement

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Semifinals 17th Place Game
      
Y4   Hong Kong 19
O5   Costa Rica 2
Y4   Hong Kong 14
Y5    Switzerland 16
Y5    Switzerland 15
G5   Mexico 6 19th Place Game
O5   Costa Rica 11
G5   Mexico 14

Ranking, leaders, and awards

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Final ranking

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    Canada
    Haudenosaunee
    United States
4   England
5   Israel
6   Finland
7   Czech Republic
8   Netherlands
9   Australia
10   Germany
11   Ireland
12   Serbia
13   Slovakia
14   Austria
15   Sweden
16   Scotland
17    Switzerland
18   Hong Kong
19   Mexico
20   Costa Rica

Scoring leaders

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Regular Season
Player Team GP G A Pts
Brian Gillis   4 16 14 30
Kieran McArdle   4 10 20 30
Cole Paciejewski   4 17 12 29
Cody Jamieson   4 11 17 28
Joseph Resetarits   4 8 20 28
Robert Raittila   3 15 13 28
Roope Jokela   3 4 24 28
Kevin Powers   4 14 13 27
Luke Coppinger   4 14 13 27
Gustav Weber   4 11 14 25
Iain Vickars   4 14 11 25
Randy Staats   4 9 16 25
Rintaro Fujita   4 10 15 25
Playoffs
Player Team GP G A Pts
Matthew Taylor   3 18 13 31
Tristan Rai   3 7 20 27
Klaus Hauer   4 16 10 26
Thomas Johnson   4 16 9 25
Jean-Luc Chetner   3 8 16 24
Kevin Powers   4 16 8 24
Jesse Whinnen   3 12 10 22
Rintaro Fujita   4 11 11 22
Brian Gillis   3 7 12 19
Connor Simon   3 10 9 19
Ilija Gajic   3 5 14 19
Lukas Heri   3 11 8 19
Luke Coppinger   3 11 8 19
Noah Hoselton   4 11 8 19
Pavel Dosly   4 10 9 19
Source:[9][10]

Goaltending leaders

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Regular Season
Player Team GP SA SV Sv% GA GAA
Devlin Shanahan   4 124 110 0.887 14 4.88
Andrew Gallant   4 165 139 0.842 36 8.44
Craig Wende   4 143 119 0.832 23 7.50
Marko Celic   4 187 146 0.781 41 10.37
Warren Hill   4 161 125 0.776 36 10.71
Frank Scigliano   4 149 113 0.758 36 15.00
Hunyahdengowah Abrams   4 140 106 0.757 34 10.45
Adam Branislav   4 129 95 0.736 34 15.01
Zachary Higgins   4 190 139 0.732 51 14.68
Richard Zeidlitz   4 127 89 0.701 38 21.86
Playoffs
Player Team GP SA SV SV% GA GAA
Frank Scigliano   4 222 182 0.820 40 11.13
Craig Wende   3 145 117 0.807 28 9.96
Richard Zeidlitz   4 217 173 0.797 44 11.81
Travis Sandin   4 112 89 0.795 24 11.39
Andrew Gallant   3 118 93 0.788 25 15.60
Minimum 75 saves. Source:[11][12]

All World Team

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[13]

Forwards

Mark Matthews, Canada

Randy Staats, Iroquois

Transition

Joel White, United States

Defense

Graeme Hossack, Canada

Kyle Rubisch, Canada

Goaltender

Mike Poulin, Canada

Most Valuable Player
Cody Jamieson, Forward, Iroquois

President's Team

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Forwards

Robert Raittila, Finland

Matthew Taylor, Australia

Transition

Adrian Balasch, Austria

Defense

David Beckmann, Germany

Markus Mattila, Finland

Goaltender

Craig Wende, Germany

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References

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  1. ^ "Twenty Countries Committed To 2019 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship". blog.wilc2019.ca. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Langley counting down to World Indoor Lacrosse Championship". Langley Advance Times. October 9, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  3. ^ Anderson, Matt (7 May 2019). "World Lacrosse Set For 2019 WILCs In British Columbia". Lacrosse All Stars. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Teams". www.wilc2019.ca. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Tournament Schedule". www.wilc2019.ca. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  6. ^ Schram, Carol (2019-09-29). "Canada wins fifth straight indoor lacrosse championship at Langley tournament". CTV News. Archived from the original on 2019-10-01. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  7. ^ "Canada beats Iroquois Nationals 19-12 for fifth straight world indoor title". Yahoo Sports. 2019-09-28. Archived from the original on 2019-10-12. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  8. ^ Ewen, Steve (2019-09-30). "Poulin adds more magic to his lacrosse September, helping Canada win world gold at LEC". The Province. Archived from the original on 2020-09-13. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  9. ^ "Points". Federation of International Lacrosse. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  10. ^ "Stats - 2019 World Indoor Lacrosse Championships". wilc.lacrosseshift.com. Retrieved 2019-10-18.
  11. ^ "Goaltender stats". Federation of International Lacrosse. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  12. ^ "Stats - 2019 World Indoor Lacrosse Championships". wilc.lacrosseshift.com. Retrieved 2019-10-18.
  13. ^ a b Adm2, F. I. L. "2019 World Lacrosse Men's Indoor World Championship MVP, All-World Team, and President's Team". World Lacrosse. Retrieved 2019-10-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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