• NLL: San Diego punches their ticket to the playoffs in OT thriller  
  • NLL: Wings fail to execute battle plan against Warriors
  • NLL: Mammoth extinguish Knighthawks’ red-hot offense at the Loud House 
  • NLL: Rock overcome early deficit to beat Thunderbirds in OT
  • NLL: Cook scores OT winner for Roughnecks on Marvel SuperHero Night

What Are the Chances an MCLA Player Gets Drafted?

With the MLL draft tomorrow night I’ve decided to look at the chance of an MCLA player getting drafted. With Connor Martin (Chapman ’10) being the only field player in the MLL from the MCLA, I think the chances of having an MCLA player drafted this year may be a long shot. I’m not knocking the players in the MCLA right now, I’m knocking the MLL really. What I mean…

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Top Five CLax Stories in 2013

With the Clax season starting this weekend here are the top 5 stories to watch for as the season goes on. 5. Can the Blizzard be competitive?: The Barrie Blizzard are new to Clax this year and are the first ever expansion team in the league. On paper Barrie looks like a team that could surprise a lot of people but can they live up to that potential. In the preseason Barrie has looked good…

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NLL: Wings Open Up Against Bandits

The Wings open up their 27th season on Friday January 11 when the Buffalo Bandits come to town. Game time is at 7 PM at the Wells Fargo Center. The Wings look to get back on track after losing there last 5 regular season games of 2012, along with a defeat in the first round of the playoffs has left a very bitter taste in the mouths of players. The Wings are looking to rinse that…

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Carlson and Kirk to Split Duties in Minnesota

Yesterday on the NLL coaches and media conference call, Minnesota Swarm head coach Joe Sullivan addressed the issue of his two goaltenders, Tyler Carlson and Evan Kirk. He told the media that they will be going with a two goalie system like last season and thus Kirk and Carlson will split duties in between the pipes. The sophomore goalies both saw success last season with the Swarm. Carlson had a…

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NLL Announces Week One Award Winners

The National Lacrosse League has announced Player of the Week awards for Week #1 after the Washington Stealth opened the 2013 NLL regular season with a 13-12 home win over the defending champion Rochester Knighthawks last weekend. The Stealth took home three of the four positional awards, as two rookies Kyle Buchanan and Mitch McMichael were recognized for their efforts in their NLL debuts while veteran forward Cliff Smith had…

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Ironmen and Demons Announce Rosters

All seven teams have now released rosters for the 2013 Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax) season. The deadline for rosters to be submitted to the league was Tuesday at 11pm Eastern. At that time, five team rosters were made public: Barrie Blizzard, Brampton Inferno, Durham Turfdogs, Niagara Lock Monsters and Toronto Shooting Stars. The final two teams – the Ohsweken Demons and Iroquois Ironmen – released their rosters on Wednesday night….

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Ten NLL Stories to Watch in Week Two

As we head into Week 2 of the NLL season, we have a jammed packed weekend of lacrosse action.  Here are the 10 stories to look out for. Friday Night: Philadelphia Wings v Buffalo Bandits 1. With many new additions to the team, will the Wings have another opener like 2012, or will a team comprised of 17 Americans write a different ending? 2.  Paul Rabil.. Will he quiet the critics? …

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NALL Power Rankings: Boston at the Head

The North American Lacrosse League season kicked off with two teams in action last week, and this week we will see all four. Boston has a win and Kentucky a loss, which means we can start looking at some power rankings for the league. 1. Boston Rockhoppers 1-0 Boston picked up a nice one goal win on the road this week without Malcolm Chase or Mike Stone in their lineup….

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Hunter Francis Previews the Bombers

Hunter Francis is a veteran lacrosse person, having been a GM in MLL. He now will be running the Baltimore Bombers, and we got a chance to catch up with the coach and GM below as he previews the season and their opener against Boston. On Training Camp: We’ve had a very good training camp- not great, but very good. The logistical challenges of having camp during the holidays meant we…

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CLax Announces 2013 Rosters

The Canadian Lacrosse League teams have announced their rosters for the 2013 season, all except the Ohsweken Demons and Iroquois Ironmen. Below are the rosters of the teams who submitted them. Five teams are league operated (Niagara Lock Monsters, Barrie Blizzard, Brampton Inferno, Toronto Shooting Stars and Durham Turfdogs) and the other two are privately owned (Ohsweken Demons and Iroquois Ironmen). The league operated team rosters are as follows: Toronto…

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