The Maple Ridge Burrards made an off-season trade, as they re-acquired the Western Lacrosse Association playing rights to Riley Loewen.
They made the trade with Coquitlam, sending the Adanacs the playing rights to Dennon Armstrong.
Loewen, a 35-year-old veteran, is a former Burrard and current member of the Vancouver Warriors of the NLL.
Vancouver GM Curt Malawsky praised Loewen after signing him to a one-year contract in July
“Riley is a very responsible player who makes everyone around him better,” said Malawsky. “He plays in the dirty areas in the middle of the floor. Riley is a pro in the truest sense of the word, on and off the floor. When we say good people make good teams, Riley exemplifies this.”
Loewen played 17 games for the Warriors in 2023-24, collecting 52 points (15-37-52), 45 loose balls, three caused turnovers, and a blocked shot. His 37 assists and 52 points were both career-highs, and ranked fourth and fifth on the Warriors, respectively.
The 6’2”, 200-pound forward has played in 155 games across his NLL career, split between the Edmonton and Saskatchewan Rush, Calgary Roughnecks, and Warriors, registering 381 points (143-238-381). In 14 career playoff games, he has contributed 26 points (9-17-26). He captured the Champions Cup in 2015 with the Edmonton Rush and the re-named National Lacrosse League Cup with the Calgary Roughnecks in 2019.
Armstrong is 27, and the Coquitlam native has good size at six feet and 220 pounds, and was selected in the third round of the NLL entry draft in 2018.
The WLA season typically begins in May.
