Shamrocks and Salmonbellies Set to Clash in WLA Semifinals

The Victoria Shamrocks fell 11-6 to the Coquitlam Adanacs on Saturday night.  The loss relegated the Shamrocks to 3rd place in the WLA Standings, and a Semifinal date with the New Westminster Salmonbellies.  A win over Coquitlam would have seen the Rocks clinch top spot in the standings.  The loss makes the path back to the Mann Cup a much tougher challenge. 

Down 7-6 after 40 minutes, the Adanacs seized the game with four unanswered goals in the final frame to earn the win and drop the Rocks to 3rd place with a record of 13-4-1 on the regular season. 

New West took 2 of 3 from the Shamrocks in the regular season and finished the regular season with a record of 14-4-0, one point ahead of the Shamrocks with 28. 

Falling to 3rd place cost the Shamrocks their home floor advantage in the semifinals, meaning they will start the series on the road Monday night at Queen's Park Arena.

The Salmonbellies handed the Rocks their first loss of the season back on June 12th with a 12-9 win. In the 2nd game of the season series, the Shamrocks defeated New West 6-5 at the Q Centre, and finally, in the 3rd game, the Bellies got a measure of revenge with a 12-8 win at the Q Centre in front of 2715 fans. This series promises to be intense. 

WLA SEMIFINAL SCHEDULE: 

Game 1  Monday, July 28th at Queen's Park Arena
Game 2  Wednesday, July 30th at The Q Centre
Game 3  Tuesday, August 5th at Queen's Park Arena
*Game 4 Thursday, August 7th at The Q Centre
*Game 5 Saturday, August 9th at Queen's Park Arena

*If Necessary

Tickets for Game 2 at the Q Centre are on sale now.  You can visit the Q Centre team store, or skip the trip and buy online by CLICKING HERE. 

The Team store is open Sunday, July 28th, from 10 am to 5 pm, and Tuesday from noon til 5 pm for in-person sales.  We will open at Noon on game day, Wednesday as well.