The Maple Ridge Burrards took a point away from a game with the Victoria Shamrocks on Friday night, June 6, and it was the first time a team has done that in almost two years.
The last time the Shamrocks failed to finish a Western Lacrosse Association game with a win was July 20, 2023, but the Burrards battled the league's top team to a 7-7 tie.
In front of a stunned crowd of 2,200 at Victoria's Q Centre, the Burrards jumped out to a 5-2 lead after the first period, as Dylan Mcintosh scored three goals.
The Shamrocks battled back, and actually held a 7-6 lead early in the third period, but the Burrard's young star Marcus Klarich tied it up. It stayed tied through the last half of the third period, and a five-minute overtime.
Klarich, the scoring leader in the WLA, finished the game with two goals, six points and the game's second star award. He tops the league with 27 points. Mcintosh had three goals and five points as third star. Garret Winter also scored twice for the Burrards, and Ryan Jones finished with three assists.
Victoria's Marshall King was the first star, with four points.
Burrards goaltender Brandon Humphrey faced 64 shots in 65 minutes, and had an impressive 0.891 save percentage in the game.
In their last 25 games, the Shamrocks now have 24 wins and one tie.
With the tie, the Burrards have four points in five outings, and sit in fourth place in the WLA standings.
The Burrards are back in action on Sunday, June 8 at Planet Ice, when they take on the Coquitlam Adanacs at 7 p.m.
