Author: David Ashby

Toronto Keeps Most of Team In Tact, Looks to Compete for NLL Championship

October 18, 2012
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Last Year the Toronto Rock were within a game of the Champions Cup but fell to their rivals the Rochester Knighthawks. Toronto will look to once again be a force in the NLL in 2013 and have been busy this offseason. During this offseason Toronto has resigned Jesse Gamble, Rob Marshall, Mike Hobbins, Brenden Thenhaus, Stephan Leblanc and Nick Inch. All these players are core role players who will help…

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Ashby: Thoughts on the NLL Draft

October 4, 2012
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The NLL draft has come and gone so let’s take a look at the top 10 players that were drafted and the impact they will have on their future teams. At number 10 the Minnesota Swarm drafted stalwart defenseman Alex Crepinsek. Crepsinsek is a shutdown defenseman who can immediately help the Swarm on defense. Crepinsek is also good in transition and will add some speed to the Swarm’s back end….

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CLA suspends Rod Jensen indefinitely

During the Mann Cup one of the biggest stories was that both Langley coach Rod Jensen and Peterborough coach Jaime Bately were suspended due to violating the rules of the Canadian Centre for ethics in sports (CCES). It was reported that both coaches had disrupted the CCES’s drug testing procedures. These suspensions were then stayed after game 5 and both coaches were allowed to coach in game 6. News came…

September 26, 2012
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Mann Cup Game 6 Preview

On Friday night the Peterborough Lakers defeated the Langley Thunder 9-5 to take the lead in the Mann Cup 3-2. The Thunder came out strong in the game scoring 4 goals in the first period in order to take a 5-0 lead after the first period. The Thunder though came apart in the second period as Peterborough scored 7 unanswered goals and held Langley scoreless in the period. Heading into…

September 15, 2012
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Ashby: Mann Cup Thoughts

The Mann Cup so far has been an offensive oriented affair. Both teams have had their moments to shine as the Langley Thunder and the Peterborough Lakers head into game 5 there is only one thing that is known for certain and that is that this series will see some serious fireworks in the last three games. All year long the Langley Thunder were able to win games due to…

September 14, 2012
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Mann Cup Game 5 Preview

September 13, 2012
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The Mann Cup so far has been a battle of offenses as so far  the two teams have combined for 98 goals so far in this series. Last night the Peterborough Lakers evened up the series as Mark Steenhuis and John Grant Jr led the way for Peterborough in their 9-8 win. Steenhuis finished with a hat trick while Grant had 1 goal and 5 assists which was enough to…

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WLA Season Review

September 6, 2012
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With the WLA season now over and the Langley Thunder once again crowned champions of the WLA let’s take a look back at what was the WLA season. The team that was by far  the worst in the league was the Maple Ridge Burrards. The Burrards finished with a record of 4-13-1 and suffered all season from late game collapses and poor goaltending. There were many games this year the…

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Thunder Find Way Back to Mann Cup

August 31, 2012
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Last night the Langley Thunder won their second straight WLA championship in this article we will take a look back at Langley’s 2012 season. Langley made a splash before the 2012 season by signing superstar Garrett Billings and trading for forward Lewis Ratcliff. Both these players were expected to make an impact this year and help add to Langley’s offense. Langley got off to a rocky start to the season…

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WLA Recap: Langley repeats as WLA Champions

August 30, 2012
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On Wednesday night game 6 of the WLA final took place as Coquitlam looked to force game 7 while Langley hoped to walk out of game 6 WLA champions. The first period began with Langley making a statement as Brett Hickey scored just a minute in to take a 1-0 lead. The rest of the period was a defensive struggle as Coquitlam fought to get a goal but Langley were…

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WLA Final Game 6 Preview

August 29, 2012
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On Wednesday night game 6 of the WLA final will take place. Coquitlam were able to stay alive in game five by defeating Langley 7-6. Coquitlam will once again try to survive and force a game 7 in this series.While Langley will try to end the series and win their second straight WLA Championship. In game 6 of this series Coquitlam showed their offensive talent as they created an early lead…

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