Things are starting to come together for the Rockhoppers, and there are exciting times ahead. We entered the season knowing that we have a team that can excel against any team in the NALL athletically, but we lack indoor lacrosse experience and knew there was a lot to learn. It is amazing to me how different the indoor and outdoor games are in terms of positions, strategy, movements, and skills….
MLL Draft Review: Hamilton Nationals
Briefly before the 2013 MLL Collegiate Draft the Hamilton Nationals changed their coach and General Manager; Dave Huntley and Stuart Brown named to those positions, respectively. The two made some immediate moves and changes in philosophy. The team traded away David Earl and Steven Waldeck, two young and talented players, to the New York Lizards in exchange for the No. 5 pick in the draft. Thus began a night of…
Monsters Destory Ironmen 22-13
The Niagara Lock Monsters opened their inaugural Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax) season with a convincing 22-13 victory over the Iroquois Ironmen at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena Sunday afternoon. Rochester Knighthawks practice player Tom Montour opened the scoring for the Ironmen with an unassisted powerplay marker just under two minutes into the game. The Lock Monster’s Ryan Learn answered with a pair of goals to but Niagara up 2-1. After Lloyd…
Talbot Blog: Rockhoppers Win Two
Hello everyone. I’m glad to be back on In Lacrosse We Trust, this time blogging as a proud member of the Boston Rockhoppers of the North American Lacrosse League. Let me start off by saying how great I think the start of the season has been for our team but also for the league in general. It seems like every team is enjoying good coverage from their local media and…
MLL Draft Recap: Denver Outlaws
The Denver Outlaws were busy during the 2013 MLL Draft, trading players to get better picks. The biggest trade of the night for Denver was when they sent Mark Matthews to New York for Will Mangan and a draft pick. This was probably the biggest shock trade of the night, as Matthews helped the Outlaws overcome a Lizards 10 goal lead to come back and win in last year’s MLL…
NALL Three Stars: Week Three
The North American Lacrosse League played their third week of the season, with the Rockhoppers and Bombers both picking up their second wins. Both teams saw their share of stars, and we name the three best. Ryan Hotaling- Boston Hotaling scored six goals for the Rockhoppers in their second victory of the season over the Kentucky Stickhorses. He led a Boston scoring attack that absolutely dominated as they picked up…
CLAX Week Two Power Rankings
With week two of the Clax season in the books here are this weeks power rankings. 1. Oshweken Demons- The Demons continue to dominate as they dismantled the Brampton Inferno on the weekend 16-8. Roger Vyse led the way for the Demons with 9 points while Derby Powless chipped in with 7 points. The Demons offense is the best in the league right now and teams will be hard pressed…
Draft Recap: Ohio Machine
The Ohio Machine didn’t have the season they were hoping for in year one but have set the tracks for a solid future. With attackman Steele Stanwick at the helm the Machine already have a superstar. Ohio used the first overall pick in this year’s draft to add another star to their arsenal. The big name of the draft has always been Peter Baum, and the Machine are excited to…
Bombers Get Second Victory, Defeat Kingfish
Yesterday afternoon the Baltimore Bombers played their first home game of the 2013 season and defeated the Rhode Island Kingfish, 12-8. Dan Marhol scored two goals in his first game with the Bombers. Peter Cannons, Andrew Wasik, Devin Spilker and Ben Reubeor also had two goals each in the victory. Ginny Cappichioni made 30 saves and gave up just eight goals to the Kingfish. Joe Evans made 32 saves and…
Rush Blitz past Stealth 18-10
On Sunday the (0-1) Edmonton Rush took on the (2-0) Washington Stealth. The Rush came into this game after losing to the Toronto Rock at home 10-9 while the Stealth were rolling and looking to keep their momentum after wins against Rochester and Colorado. The Rush wasted no time in this game as rookie Mark Matthews struck just 37 seconds into the game in order to give Edmonton a 1-0…