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Deschner Days is an annual event organized by the Burnaby Minor Lacrosse Club to honour the legacy of Frank Deschner, a former player, coach and builder in the Burnaby Lacrosse community. The event takes place annually to kick off the start of the box lacrosse season and features exhibition games, team parade, award recognition and a host of vendors and activities to start the season off right!

Deschner Days 2026 - April

Date: April 4, 2026​ 10:00am to 1:30pm at the Bill Copeland Arena.

 

Event Information

  • Exhibition games and practices being held during the first weekend of April.​

  • Sales tables, team shorts and dry-fit shirt distribution/exchanges, jersey distribution/exchanges, Rage and Venom Lacrosse, and more.

  • Venom Lacrosse has created custom Laker shafts and taken preorders, which will be available to pick up the day of the event.

  • We have recently launched our new Lakers Store! The new store is hosted by SoccerX and will be available for orders year round. Special attention should be paid to the limited release items that are only available for selected periods throughout the year.

  • Old Laker jersey giveaway (FREE!). Lots of sizes and numbers available. This is the last day they will be available. 

  • We are proud to announce that the player parade is back this year and looking to be better than ever! Age groups will assemble in the lower lobby of Copeland Arena at 1:30pm with the team parade and ceremony beginning at 2:00pm. All athletes, coaches, and volunteers are invited to come and be recognized!

    TEAM SHORTS & DRYFIT SHIRT DISTRIBUTION & EXCHANGES

  • Player shorts and shirts will be distributed to teams/players before or on Saturday by team managers. For managers that are picking up team shorts and shirts on Saturday, please bring your team's list of sizes required. Players/parents are welcome to come to the Kensington lobby to do size exchanges from 9:00am to 1:30pm on April 4th. Please bring the shorts/shirts you wish to exchange.

    SALES TABLES

  • There will be sales tables set up in the Copeland Arena Lobby selling last year's leftover clothing and new special releases as well as socks, custom Laker shafts created by Venom Lacrosse, and Rage Lacrosse clothing. Please be aware there is no ATM in the arena complex. We accept cash, credit card, or e-transfer to BMLCpayments@gmail.com. 
     

  • If you wish to order this year's clothing, please go to our store site and order clothing, which is now live and always being updated!

    USED LACROSSE GEAR DONATIONS

  • Our club is always in need of donated used gear to assist our lower income families. If you have any gear to donate, please bring it to Copeland Arena between 10:00am and 1:30pm on Saturday. We can not accept used helmets or gloves with holes in the palms.

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