Author: David Ashby

CLax: Stars Play First Game Against Turf Dogs

January 11, 2013
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This weekend marks the opening of the 2013 Clax Season. One of the featured match ups of this weekend is the Durham TurfDogs facing off against the Toronto Shooting Stars. This game will be the first professional game played in Maple Leaf Gardens now known as the Mattamy Athletic Center in 12 years. With the Gardens being home to some of Toronto’s greatest sports teams the Stars will try to bring back this winning tradition. In…

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Top Five CLax Stories in 2013

January 10, 2013
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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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Inferno Defeat Stars in Pre Season

January 7, 2013
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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…

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Who Will be CLax MVP?

January 4, 2013
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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…

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2013 CLax Players to Watch

January 3, 2013
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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….

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CLax Season Preview: Iroquois Ironmen-

December 31, 2012
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Last year the Iroquois Ironmen finished with a record of 6-8 and made the playoffs. The Ironmen though surprised everyone in the playoffs knocking off the top team in Clax last year the Durham Turfdogs. The Ironmen fell though in the Creator’s cup final to the Oshweken Demons 15-10. This year the Ironmen hope to make it back to the Creator’s Cup final but do they have the team to make the journey? The Ironmen…

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CLax Season Preview: Ohsweken Demons

December 28, 2012
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The Oshweken Demons are the defending creator’s cup champions and look to repeat in 2013. The Demons defeated the Iroqouis Ironmen 15-10 in last year’s creator’s cup. The Demons though have been quiet this off season as they have not made any trade and feel confident in the team they had from last year. With their first draft pick the demons drafted Joe Hadis Maracle who they hope will give their offense more depth. Maracle…

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Pre Season CLax Power Rankings

December 26, 2012
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As the Clax Season gets ready to begin here’s the first power rankings for Clax season two. 1. Durham Turfdogs- The Turfdogs has one of the strongest offenses in Clax last year and this year will be no different expect Aaron Grayson, Scott DeFrancesco and Dan Ransom all return making the Turfdogs early favorites heading into the season. 2. Niagara Lock Monsters- The former Peel Avengers look to be rejuvenated this year as they made…

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Inferno Continue to Play With Fire

December 21, 2012
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The Brampton Inferno have once again taken a risk and have played with fire. The Inferno have made a trade with The Barrie Blizzard exchanging Brandon McMullen, Shawn Udema, Brody Barfoot, Matthew Bennett and Eric Benesch plus the Inferno’s second round pick in the upcoming NLL supplemental draft in exchange for Barrie’s first overall pick in the supplemental draft. The Inferno hope that they will be able to land a star who has been cut by…

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Training Camp report: Rookies Lead Rush

December 19, 2012
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The Edmonton Rush were the NLL’s Cinderella story last year as they made their way to the Champions Cup but feel short and lost to the Rochester Knighthawks. The Rush will not take anyone by surprise this year and will have their work cut out for them. The Rush started this season already on a high note as they showed off how fast and dynamic their offense is going to be this year against the…

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