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Octane Won’t Play Playoffs, One MILA Game This Week

September 25, 2012

The Pittsburgh Octane tweeted this week that they will not be able to participate in the MILA playoffs due to not getting enough player commitments and not having the financial resources to play. Meanwhile, the Grand Rapids Dragonfish and Colorado Sabertooths ended their seasons undefeated. This weekend will be MILA exhibition weekend with several exhibition lacrosse games. There is one more regular season game, with the Dragonfish playing Southern Ohio…

College Lacrosse Has a Shot Clock, And Other New Rules

In case you missed it, college lacrosse is going to be adding a lot of new rules for the 2013 season. They were proposed this summer, and yesterday they became official. While the faceoff rules will not change as proposed, we will have some form of a shot clock this season, along with other things. New equipment rules about stick stringing and more will have an impact. We are going…

September 25, 2012

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Where the NLL First Round Comes From

September 24, 2012

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Some of the top picks in the National Lacrosse League draft this season were not earned from a team’s play on the turf. In fact, some of the best picks have come from trades. Where have all of these picks come from? Let’s take a look. 1. Edmonton Rush The Rush acquired this draft pick from the Washington Stealth in the Athan Iannucci trade. After getting three first rounders and…

Sabertooths Dominated the MILA

September 24, 2012

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Normally, expansion teams struggle in their first year in a league. Even in a smaller league like the Midwest Indoor Lacrosse Association, seeing a brad new team dominate is a little bit surprising. That’s why the Colorado Sabertooths season is a bit shocking. The only other team to go undefeated is the Grand Rapids Dragonfish, last season’s champion and they have some NLL players on that team. Colorado was going…

How the Edmonton Rush Built Their Draft

September 21, 2012

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Paul Rabil may have never shown up to play for the Edmonton Rush, but they still got something out of the Athan Iannucci trade. Mark Matthews will be the number one overall pick for the Rush, and they got that pick from the Washington Stealth. Edmonton has stockpiled draft picks for the next few years, thanks again to a deal involving Iannucci. The Rush acquired him from the Philadelphia Wings…

MILA Week Eight Preview: Dragonfish Clinch, Colorado Faces Chicago

September 20, 2012

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Last week the Grand Rapids Dragonfish clinched the Mid States Division title, and thus a berth in the 2012 Midwest Indoor LacrosseÂ AssociationÂ playoffs. Grand Rapids faces the Detroit Coney Dogs this Saturday. Detroit is 0-7 on the season. The Cleveland Demons face the Pittsburgh Octane at a 1pm day game. Pittsburgh is 5-2 and two games ahead of Cleveland for second place in the MILA Mid States Division. Cleveland does not…

Toronto Might Sport New Look Defense

September 20, 2012

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Defense has always been something the Toronto Rock pride themselves in. It’s part of the reason they dominated the early 200os, and why they won it all in 2011. This season, they areÂ bringingÂ in what is a bit of a new look defense. First off, they lost Bruce Codd to a coaching gig with the Calgary Roughnecks. Second, they signed former Buffalo Bandits captain Chris White to be a defensive cog….

Have the Swarm Already Won the Cosmo Trade?

September 20, 2012

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Last season, Minnesota Swarm goaltender Anthony Cosmo was traded to the Buffalo Bandits. Both teams made the playoffs but lost in the first round. Cosmo struggled at times with the Bandits, while the Swarm brought in two rookies, Tyler Carlson and Evan Kirk, who helped lead the Swarm to a surprisingly good season. The Bandits gave up two first round draft picks to get Cosmo, who will be their goaltender…

CLax: Toronto Team On the Way, Demons Open Up Vs Ironmen

The Canadian Lacrosse League has made several announcements via their Twitter page the last few days, one having to do with their schedule and one about an expansion franchise. The first one game on September 12th where they said “Clax 2013 schedule to be released soon. Season opener is January 12th, a Creator’s Cup rematch – Ohsweken Demons and the Iroquois Ironmen.” The same day, CLax tweeted that expansion franchises…

September 19, 2012

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MLL Wants Florida, Atlanta or Texas Team by 2014

In this great article on CNN about Jake Steinfeld and Major League Lacrosse, there is a little tidbit to get MLL fans excited, at least if you want to see expansion. Â Â This year two expansion teams debuted: the Charlotte Hounds and the Ohio Machine. The latter, in a June game against the Denver Outlaws, pulled a crowd of 30,128, the biggest in MLL history. And it will continue to expand:…

September 18, 2012

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