The World Lacrosse Box Championships ( WLBC ), formerly known as the World Indoor Lacrosse Championship ( WILC ), is an international box lacrosse tournament sponsored by World Lacrosse that is held every four years. Since the first tournament in 2003 , Canada has won all five gold medals and is undefeated in all games. Canada hosted the first two tournaments in 2003 and 2007, the Czech Republic hosted in 2011 , the Onondaga Nation , south of Syracuse, New York, hosted in 2015 . The 2019 WILC was held in Langley, British Columbia, Canada.
5-609: The winner of the WLBC wins the Cockerton Cup, named for All-American lacrosse player Stan Cockerton . In August 2023, World Lacrosse announced 2024 World Lacrosse Box Championships for men’s and women’s box lacrosse will held at September 20-29, 2024, in Utica, New York , United States . This is the sixth championship for men and first for women in the discipline of box lacrosse, a historic first for men’s and women’s world titles to be decided at
10-780: A heavily favored U.S. team, scoring the overtime winning goal. Cockerton also played for the Brooklin Redmen in Major Series Lacrosse , while he was going to school at North Carolina State, scoring over 200 points for the Redmen. Cockerton is currently the president of the Ontario Lacrosse Association and is the founder of the Heritage Cup . He was formerly the president of the Federation of International Lacrosse . Stan
15-511: Is a former All-American lacrosse player for the NC State Wolfpack men's lacrosse team from 1977 to 1980, leading the Wolfpack to its only NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament appearance in 1979 . Cockerton is among the all-time career goal scorers with 193 and is second in points per game at 6.36. He led the Wolfpack to 30 wins from 1977 to 1980, with two second-place finishes in
20-524: The Atlantic Coast Conference . North Carolina State cancelled the varsity lacrosse program in 1983. Stan once scored 11 goals in one game, against Salisbury State in 1979. Cockerton, a three time first-team All American, learned the game in Ontario playing box lacrosse for the famed Oshawa Green Gaels junior team. He also teamed with Mike French for the 1978 Canadian National Team upset over
25-855: The same event. Source: Final: Canada 21, Iroquois 4 3rd place: United States 15, Scotland 9 5th place: Australia 21, Czech Republic 10 Final: Canada 15, Iroquois 14, OT 3rd place: United States 17, England 10 5th place: Scotland 14, Australia 8 7th place: Czech Republic 22, Ireland 5 Final: Canada 13, Iroquois 6 3rd place: United States 16, Czech Republic 7 5th place: England 23, Australia 8 7th place: Ireland 17, Slovakia 15 (2 game aggregate) Source: Final: Canada 12, Iroquois 8 3rd place: United States 15, Israel 4 5th place: England 14, Ireland 12 7th place: Czech Republic 20, Australia 11 9th place: Finland 24, Turkey 6 11th place: Germany 13, Serbia 12 Source: Stan Cockerton NCAA D-I Career Records Other Stan Cockerton (born May 19, 1955)
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