Minnesota has seen great growth in recent years when it comes to lacrosse, with the Minnesota Swarm helping to spread the word. The question some have been asking is whether that growth is enough to support two lacrosse teams, a NLL team in the Winter and an MLL team in the summer. Its hard to argue against the numbers when it comes to the massive increase of interest in the…
Last year was full of lacrosse growth, with new leagues popping up all over the place. The two that got the most press were CLax and the North American Lacrosse League, but one that might of been overlooked by many was the Midwest Indoor Lacrosse Association. The MILA may not be at the professional level that some of the other leagues are at, but they are bringing box lacrosse to…
Thanks to a 14-12 victory on Saturday night the Hamilton Nationals split their weekend series with the Ohio Machine. The victory keeps Hamilton ahead of Ohio in the standings after one day of being tied with a 2-7 record. Hamilton pushed ahead early, scoring two quick goals to start off the game. Ohio responded with a two pointer from Kyle Hartzell to tie things up, but Crowley scored two goals…
It was announced yesterday that a few new colleges could be added to the NCAA in the next couple of years. One of the teams that was mentioned has a recent history of lacrosse, but is a school many wouldn’t of considered at all. The school is Simon Fraser, who is currently a member of the MCLA. Simon Fraser has won the PNCLL five years in a row. It is…
Both teams are in the playoffs at this point, however both teams still desperately want to win this weekend’s game. Tonight at 7:00 the Bayhawks face-off against the Rattlers in Rochester, hoping to stay a top the league. The Rattlers, coming off two straight victories over the Long Island Lizards, are hoping to further the gap between themselves and Long Island. It should be a very hard fought battle from…
The MLL is planning on expanding to 16 teams by 2020, and we’ve started looking at some potential markets the league could go to. We started off with Florida, who recently hosted the MLL All-Star Game. Next we took a look at Atlanta, which has been a city that is frequently brought up when it comes to league expansion. We took a look out west with Seattle, and we will…
It’s a match-up between the top team in the league and one of the worst. This week the Chesapeake Bayhawks try to keep their spectacular season going when they face the Charlotte Hounds, who are looking to move further ahead of the Machine in the standings. The Bayhawks sit at 7-1, coming off of a critical 14-13 victory over the Boston Cannons. They are obviously the heavy favorite in this…
The Ohio Machine lost yet another game this week to the Denver Outlaws, meaning they still only have one victory going into the second half of the season. Today they made a move for the future, and fittingly it was a trade with those same Denver Outlaws. The Machine sent transitionman Anthony Kelly and a 5th round supplemental pick to the Outlaws in exchange for 2nd round pick in the…
Earlier we took a look at the first member of the InLax Lacrosse League, the Winnipeg Prairie Dogs. Today we feature the second member of the league, the Minnesota Marauders! The Minnesota area has a growing lacrosse following thanks to the Swarm, and the Marauders hope to continue that success. The Minnesota Swarm have helped lacrosse grow at an incredible rate at a youth level state-wide. The attendances have been…
Recently I’ve been looking at places where the MLL may look in the future. I’ve already taken a good look at Florida and Atlanta, but today I’m moving out west. The league has made it clear that they hoped to once again try westward expansion. In 2006 the league added the Los Angeles Riptide and the San Francisco Dragons but both teams failed, leaving the Denver Outlaws as the only…