Clash of the Titans begins in game one of the WLA final

August 14, 2013

Tonight in the WLA the WLA final kicks off as the Langley Thunder host the Victoria Shamrocks. Both teams are coming off sweeps in the first round as Langley decimated Coquitlam and Victoria swarmed over Burnaby. These two teams faced off three times this season with Langley winning the season series 2-1. Langley landed the most dominant victory as they beat Langley 11-6 in the regular season. Langley’s offense has…

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NLL 2013 Draft Date Set

August 12, 2013

National Lacrosse League Press Release   2013 NLL ENTRY DRAFT SET FOR SEPTEMBER 16 Combine and Draft will both take place at Toronto Rock Athletic Centre in Oakville, Ont.   The National Lacrosse League has announced that the 2013 NLL Entry Draft will take place on Monday, Sept. 16 at 7 p.m. ET at Toronto Rock Athletic Centre (TRAC) in Oakville, Ontario. Doors open at 6 p.m. for fans while the Draft will also be broadcast live on YouTube via The Lacrosse Network. The Minnesota…

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Shamrocks secure WLA final berth with 10-7 win over Burnaby

August 12, 2013

On Sunday night the Victoria Shamrocks faced off against the Burnaby Lakers in game four of their playoff series. Victoria was looking to secure the sweep of this series and book a date against the Langley Thunder in the WLA final. Burnaby on the other hand were fighting to survive. Like the previous three games in this series the Shamrocks took control of this game early. Corey Small, Corey Conway,…

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Shamrocks smash Lakers 17-3

August 10, 2013

On Friday night the Victoria Shamrocks took on the Burnaby Lakers in game three of their playoff series. Victoria led the series 2-0 after two dominant performance and were looking for a third straight win while Burnaby was looking to get back into this series. Victoria took control of this game early as Rhys Duch and Cory Conway scored consecutive goals to give Victoria a 2-0 lead.  Victoria looked to…

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Langley gains 3-0 strangle hold over Coquitlam

August 9, 2013

On Thursday night the Langley Thunder and Coquitlam Adanacs played game three of their playoff series. Langley had a 2-0 lead in the series heading into game three and were looking to get a strangle hold on the series with another win. While the Adanacs desperately needed a win heading into game three. Langley would strike first in this game as Alex Turner scored just three minutes into the game…

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Shamrocks Storm back in third to take game two 12-11

August 8, 2013

The Victoria Shamrocks and the Burnaby Lakers after a seven day break resumed their playoff series. The Shamrocks took the first game 12-8. Dane Stevens kicked off the scoring in this game as he beat Matt Vinc down low to give Burnaby a 1-0 lead.  Victoria would tie this game on a goal from Scott Ranger which was followed by another quick marker from Jesse King giving the Shamrocks a…

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Billings leads Thunder to 8-6 win in game two

August 7, 2013

On Tuesday night the Langley Thunder and Coquitam Adanacs faced off in game two of their playoff series. Game one was an offensive affair as both teams had offensive outbursts but Langley would walk away with a 10-8 victory. Langley kicked off the scoring early in this game as Brett Mydske scored to give the Thunder the early   1-0 lead. Langley would give Coquitlam an opportunity to tie the game…

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Shamrocks, Thunder Lead Series

August 5, 2013

The WLA playoffs are under way and the Shamrocks and Langley both find themselves with 1-0 series leads. The first game between the Thunder and the Adanacs was a story of three different games. The Thunder came out on fire in the first period as they outclassed the Adanacs and had a 7-2 lead after one period of play. In the second period the Adanacs came roaring back as they…

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Thunder Outlast Adanacs in shootout

August 2, 2013

Last night in the WLA the Langley Thunder and Coquitlam Adanacs kicked off their Playoff series. This series is a rematch of last year’s WLA final. Langley won the final last year and will look to defend their title starting with a series victory over the Adanacs. The Thunder would take control of this game early as they dominated the Adanacs as the Thunder scored six consecutive goals.  The Thunder…

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Blaine Manning Retires

July 31, 2013

ROCK CORNERSTONE BLAINE MANNING RETIRES Manning Ends 12-Year Career That Was Spent Entirely With The Rock Toronto, ON – Toronto Rock forward Blaine Manning announced his retirement on Wednesday following a 12-year NLL career that saw him cement his legacy as one of the all-time greats of the game with four NLL Championship titles to his credit.  The 33-year old Sherwood Park, Alberta native spent his entire professional lacrosse career with the Toronto…

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