The Bandits are Back!

After a 10-year absence, the Bandits name is back for the 2025 season, based in Coquitlam. Originally based in Burnaby and known as the Lakers when they joined the league in 1987, the team became the Burnaby Bandits in 1999. The team relocated to Abbotsford in 2000, returned to Burnaby in 2002 and then spent the next 12 seasons in the Tri-City area. In 2016 the team became the Coquitlam Adanacs and then in 2022 became the Port Coquitlam Saints before going on hiatus.

The franchise captured 12 league championships in its 36-year existence - the latest being 2014. The addition of the Coquitlam Bandits brings the league back up to six teams.