Official Mann Cup Schedule

Mann Cup Schedule and Ticket Sales Announced

August 20, 2025

For Immediate Release 

Burnaby, BC – The Western Lacrosse Association and the New Westminster Salmonbellies are excited to announce the schedule and ticket sales information for the 2025 Mann Cup, starting Friday, September 5th, 2025.

The New Westminster Salmonbellies earned the right to host and compete in this year’s national championship by beating the Victoria Shamrocks in the semi-finals and defeating the Coquitlam Adanacs in a hard-fought five-game final series.  In the East, the Six Nations Chiefs are leading their final series 2 - 0 against the Peterborough Lakers to determine who will represent Major Series Lacrosse to contest the ultimate box lacrosse trophy – the Mann Cup.

All games in the best-of-seven series will be played at Queen’s Park Arena in New Westminster on the Salmonbellies iconic wooden floor and streamed live on WLA TV.

The schedule is as follows:

Game #1 – Friday, September 5th            7:30 pm

Game #2 – Saturday, September 6th        7:00 pm

Game #3 – Monday, September 8th        7:30 pm

Game #4 – Tuesday, September 9th        7:30 pm

Game #5 – Wednesday, September 10th        7:30 pm

Game #6 – Friday, September 12th        7:30 pm

Game #7 – Saturday, September 13th        7:00 pm

Tickets for games 1 - 4 will go on sale online at Salmonbellies.com tomorrow, Thursday, August 21st at 12 noon. Tickets prices are $30 for adults, $25 for seniors and students, and $15 for children (under twelve).  Prices do not include fees and taxes.

Be sure to stay up to date with all of the WLA’s latest news and updates on our website, as well as on our Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter pages. For tickets, go to your local team’s website, or for webcasting, go to wlalacrosse.com/wlatv.

About the Mann Cup

Donated by Sir Donald Mann in 1910 as the senior amateur championship trophy as a challenge trophy, the 1925 New Westminster Salmonbellies turned the trophy over to the Canadian Lacrosse Association to institute a national playoff system between the East and West. The Mann Cup was played for under field lacrosse rules, until 1932 when box lacrosse was adopted by the CLA. The trophy itself lives permanently at the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame in New Westminster, as it is made of solid, low-karat gold, and is valued at over $177,000.

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The Western Lacrosse Association (WLA) is an amateur league of men’s Senior A box lacrosse sanctioned by the Canadian Lacrosse Association. It consists of seven teams, based in cities throughout southwestern British Columbia. Each year, the playoff teams battle for the right to compete against the Major Series Lacrosse champion for the Mann Cup every September. The championship is hosted alternately between Ontario and British Columbia every year.

Mann Cup 2025 - Best of 7

*If Necessary

For more information, contact:

Paul Dal Monte
WLA Commissioner
[email protected]

604.862.6863