It has been rumored that the new NLL CBA might cut rosters from 23 to 20 for 2014. This means 27 current players will be without jobs, along with some drafted players who would have otherwise made it. How does this affect team depth charts?
The Edmonton Rush had a successful 2013 season thanks in part to young guns Mark Matthews and Jeff Cornwall. At this year’s draft the Rush continued to add pieces to their young team. With their first round pick in this year’s draft the Rush selected Robert Church. Church made an impact this summer playing for the Burnaby Lakers. Church in only 9 games played this year with the Lakers had…
The Six Nations Chiefs could not have asked for a better ending to the season as they wont the Mann cup in six games over the Victoria Shamrocks. The Chiefs were the team to beat all year in the MSL and lived up to the billing. In the regular season the Chiefs went an impressive 16-3-1 dominating the MSL on their way to a first place finish. The Chiefs were…
With the NLL draft taking place tonight here is a quick preview of the top five prospects in the 2013 draft. 1.Logan Schuss- Schuss made a name for himself this summer as has won the WLA’s rookie of the year award. Schuss carried the Salmonbellies offense this past year as he notched 28 goals and 22 assists in ten games this season. Schuss will make a great addition to…
The Shamrocks had one hell of a season as they made the Mann Cup for the first time since 2005. Unfortunately they were not able to overcome the Six Nations Chiefs in the Mann cup and lost the series 4-2. The Shamrocks had a great season in the WLA as they finished with an 11-7 record and finished second in the WLA. In the playoffs they were able to avenge…
On Friday night game six of the Mann Cup took place with the Victoria Shamrocks battling for their lives while the Six Nations Chiefs were looking to win the Mann Cup and bring it back out east. This game would start similarly to many of the others in this series as Six Nations would draw first blood as Kasey Beirnes beat Matt Vinc to put the Chiefs ahead 1-0. The…
On Friday Night game six of the Mann cup will be played. The Chiefs come into the Mann Cup leading the series 3-2 giving them a chance to win the Mann Cup tonight. The Shamrocks come into this game playing for survival trying to force a pivotal game seven. In order to win the Chiefs need to continue to be aggressive. The Chiefs offense overwhelmed the Shamrocks last game and…
Last night the Victoria Shamrocks faced off against then Six Nations Chiefs in game five of the Mann Cup final. The series was tied 2-2 heading into game five so this was a pivotal game as it could swing the momentum of the whole series. The two teams started this game off pretty slowly compared to the other four games as neither team could score early. Both teams were generating…
On Tuesday Night game four of the Mann Cup took place. Victoria came into game four with the 2-1 series lead and came into game four looking to go up 3-1 in the series. While the Six Nations Chiefs wanted to even up the series with a victory. This game started off slow we neither team being able to break out early. At around the five minute mark in the…
On Monday night Victoria and Six Nations faced off in game three of the Mann Cup. After two games the series was tied 1-1. So coming into game three both teams were looking to take control in this series. So far in this series the Shamrocks had trailed early in every game but they were the one to strike first in game three as Jeff Shattler and Cory Conway…