Thunder open season with victory

Caleb Khan making a save during the 2025 BC Junior A Lacrosse League season. Khan stopped 43 of 49 shots as Langley opened the 2026 season with an 8-7 win over the Delta Islanders at the Ladner Leisure Centre on May 16. Ryan Molag file photo

Forty-three saves from Caleb Khan and three points apiece from Mason Eastgate and Cody Todd, helped the Langley Junior A Thunder open the season with a victory.

The Thunder travelled to the Ladner Leisure Centre on Saturday night to face the Delta Islanders in the BC Junior A Lacrosse League season opener for both squads.

The teams traded goals for the first 41 minutes before Cam Smith -- a Junior Tier 1 call-up -- gave Langley a two-goal lead with a power-play marker. Brayden Longacre extended the advantage to three goals  before Delta tallied twice to round out the scoring.

In addition to Smith and Longacre's goals, Eastgate and Todd both scored twice with Cole O'Callaghan getting the other goal. Jared Maznik finished with two goals for the Islanders.

Delta outshot Langley 49-43 and the Thunder power-play struck for three goals while the Islanders managed just one man-advantage goal.

Up next for Langley is a road game at Burnaby's Bill Copeland Sports Centre on May 20 when they face the Lakers. The first Thunder home game at Langley Events Centre is not until May 28 (7:30pm) when they host the Coquitlam Adanacs.

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