With Week three of the Clax season beginning here is a quick look at the top 5 candidates for Clax MVP. 5. John Cheesbrough- Cheesebrough has only played one game this season but was stellar for the TurfDogs. In a league where teams have so much offensive firepower a good goalie can make a good team into a great team. Cheesebrough so far this season has posted a 10.06 G.A.A…
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…
On Saturday night the (1-0) Philadelphia wings took on the (2-0) Toronto Rock. This game was big for both teams as they both try to stake their early claim to being top in the east. The Rock came out pumped up for their home opener in front of the hometown fans. The Rock came out firing as they outclassed the Wings early. The goalies were the early story of the…
This weekend the Brampton Inferno kick off their season as they visit the Oshweken Demons. The Demons are 1-0 on the season after defeating the Iroquois Ironmen 18-15 last weekend. The Demons proved last week that even without Chris Atwood that they could still get the job done. Jeff Powless was stellar in net while the player of the game for the Demons was Wayne Van Every who was named…
The Toronto Rock were in action this weekend in week 2 of the NLL season. On Saturday night the Rock played their first game of the season against the Calgary Roughnecks and were able to pull out a 13-11 win. In the second half of their Alberta swing the Rock took on the Edmonton Rush on Sunday in Edmonton’s first game of the season. The Rock started off this game…
The Canadian Lacrosse League Clax kicked off on Saturday with a championship rematch between the Iroquois Ironmen and the Oshweken Demons. The game began with former Ironmen Wayne Vanevery scoring a natural hat trick for his new team in order to give the demons a 3-0 lead. Oshweken would stretch their lead to 5-0. Iroquois would strike back as Chancey Johnson would score beating Jeff Powless in order to make…
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…
With the Clax Season beginning next weekend the Brampton Inferno took on the Toronto Shooting Stars in pre-season action at the Stephen Leacock Arena in Scarborough. Brampton’s current line-up showed early jitters in this game as they had only practiced together twice and got into some early penalty trouble. The Inferno were already down 1 0 but were able to kill off the penalties. The Inferno then swung this momentum in their favor as they scored…
As the Clax Season begins here are the top 5 players to watch out for that could win league MVP. Scotty Komer: Komer was the Barrie Blizzards first choice in the Clax expansion draft and with that comes high expectations. Komer though can live up to the hype as he posted the best saves percentage in Clax in 2012 posting a save percentage of .797 while on the league’s worst team. Expect Komer to keep…
This year in Clax there are many players who will look to make a name for themselves but here are my top 5 players to watch as the 2013 season approaches. 5. Steve Fryer: Fryer was the Inferno’s top choice in the NLL supplemental draft and will have a lot of pressure on him this season. This past summer he was stellar with the Langley Thunder and helped them to advance to the Mann Cup….