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
Dates19-28 September 2019
Teams20
Venue(s)Langley Events Centre (in Langley, British Columbia, Canada host cities)
Final positions
Gold  Canada (5th title)
Silver  Iroquois
Bronze  United States
Fourth place England
Scoring leader(s) Brian Gillis (30 pts)
Kieran McArdle (30 pts)
MVP Cody Jamieson
Websitewww.wilc2019.ca
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Venues

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

Teams

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

Source:[4]

Pool play

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
Team GP W L T OTW OTL GF GA DIF Advanced to
 Canada 4400007028+42Semifinals
 Iroquois 4310006040+20Semifinals
 United States 4220005641+15Quarter-finals
Israel 4030102959-30Quarter-finals
England 4030012067-47Qualifier
September 19 Israel 6-17
  Iroquois
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 Iroquois  12-10
  United States
September 22 England 5-19
  Iroquois
September 22 Canada  17-5
 Israel
September 23 Iroquois  12-19
  Canada
September 23 United States  22-3
 England

Yellow Division
Team GP W L GF GA DIF Advanced to
Netherlands 4315240+12Qualifier
Serbia 4315041+9Placement
Ireland 4315429+25Placement
Hong Kong 4134570-25Placement
Switzerland 4043657-21Placement
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
Team GP W L GF GA DIF Advanced to
 Czech Republic 4406821+47Qualifier
Germany 4316729+38Placement
Slovakia 4225156-5Placement
 Scotland 4134660-14Placement
Mexico 4042692-66Placement
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
Team GP W L GF GA DIF Advanced to
Finland 4407925+54Qualifier
 Australia 4316832+36Placement
Austria 4224946+3Placement
Sweden 4135069-19Placement
Costa Rica 404983-74Placement
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

1st-4th Placement
  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  Iroquois 12
 
 
  B2  Iroquois Third place
    Bye  
B5  England 8
  B3  United States 11
  B2  Iroquois 9
  B3  United States 7  
Y1  Netherlands 6  
G1  Czech Republic 17  
  B3  United States 17
    G1  Czech Republic 3  

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

9th-12th Placement
  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 Third place
    O4  Sweden 10  
O4  Sweden 12 Y3  Ireland 14
Y5   Switzerland 11   Y2  Serbia 9
  G2  Germany 13
  Y2  Serbia 8  
 
 
  Y2  Serbia 13
    O3  Austria 11  
O3  Austria 11
G5  Mexico 10  

13th-16th Placement
  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
  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

Final ranking
 Canada
 Iroquois
 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
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 Vickers 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
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

[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

Forwards

Robert Raittila, Finland

Matthew Taylor, Australia

Transition

Adrian Balasch, Austria

Defense

David Beckmann, Germany

Markus Mattila, Finland

Goaltender

Craig Wende, Germany

[13]

References
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