The 2014 Mann Cup is tied at one game each between the Victoria Shamrocks and Six Nations Chiefs after the WLA champion Shamrocks took down the Chiefs 6-5 in double overtime on Saturday night. After losing Game 1, the Shamrocks were determined to get themselves back into the competition, so they tightened up their defense. Both games have been low scoring for each team as the defense and goaltending is…
By defeating the Peterborough Lakers in the MSL finale, the Six Nations Chiefs earned the right to host the 2014 Mann Cup, which starts on Friday at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena in Hagersville. The Chiefs had an average regular season, finishing in fourth place with a 9-9 record. They had a fluctuating lineup; none of their players dressed for all 18 games. Many of their players missed a significant amount…
The Six Nations Chiefs will defend their Mann Cup title after defeating the Peterborough Lakers 9-5 in game seven of their MSL final series. The Chiefs win the series four games to three and receive the Everett Coates Memorial Trophy. The Lakers were leading 5-3 heading into the third period, but six third period goals and a herculean effort from Brandon Miller pushed the Chiefs into the lead. Evan Kirk…
The Six Nations Chiefs took a three games to one lead over the Peterborough Lakers Monday night with a 9-7 Game Four win at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena in Hagersville. The Chiefs, the defending Mann Cup Champions, can clinch the series Tuesday night. As in their previous two games, the Chiefs jumped out to an early first period lead, up 5-1 after the opening frame. Jeff Shattler scored first for…
PETERBOROUGH – Four unanswered third period goals led the Six Nations Chiefs to a second straight victory over the Peterborough Lakers on Thursday night, 9-5. Tied at five early in the third period, the Chiefs rattled off four straight in a strong third period. The Chiefs now lead the best of seven MSL final series two games to one. “Everything gets exploited a little bit when you lose,” head coach…
Only two teams remain in the hunt to host the 2014 Mann Cup. Peterborough and Six Nations started their series on Thursday in Peterborough. Six Nations knocked off the first place Brooklin Redmen in five games, while the Lakers took down a tough, up-and-coming KW squad. Peterborough leads the Six Nations series one game to none after winning game one 9-7. Game two is Tuesday night in Six Nations. Thursday’s…
Brooklin 0 Six Nations 3 After cruising through the regular season, the Brooklin Redmen suddenly find themselves in the unenviable position of being down 3-0 in their semi-final series against the Six Nations Chiefs. Even in front of a home crowd bolstered by OLA Festival patrons, the Redmen have been unable to muster any fight, losing games one (9-8) and three (10-6) at the Iroquois Park Sports Centre. Game two,…
The Brooklin Redmen find themselves in an awkward position after Sunday night, losing to the Six Nations Chiefs 9-8. Fans of the powerhouse Redmen, who cruised through the regular season, expected them to cruise right through the playoffs too. However, after Sunday’s opener at the Iroquois Park Sports Centre in Whitby, the Redmen find themselves down 1-0 to the Chiefs, a team that was barely better than .500 this season….
Peterborough Lakers (2) vs. Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks (3) Season series: 1-1 Peterborough and KW only faced off twice this season. Traditionally, Peterborough and KW are not rivals; Peterborough’s more interesting games seem to come against Brampton, Brooklin, and Six Nations. However, KW is a team that has scared the Lakers over the past two seasons. In 2013, KW won the season series 3-1, and this season the two teams split their…
Wednesday, July 22 Six Nations @ Brooklin Brooklin has the opportunity to rest players if they want as they have clinched first place in the MSL. Six Nations is now trying to catch up to KW for third place to avoid having to face Brooklin in the first round of the playoffs. Six Nations has had a lot of rest recently while Brooklin is coming off losses to Brampton and…