In a Mann Cup where coaches were suspended and controversy surrounded potential doping, there was a positive story that came out of the Peterborough Lakers 2012 Mann Cup victory. That positive was goaltender Mike Thompson, who came in and won the Lakers four straight games. The Lakers goalie had been Tyler Carlson when Peterborough lost the first two games of the series to the Langley Thunder. Thompson replaced Carlson midway through Game…
Yesterday it was announced that Langley Thunder head coach Rod Jensen and Peterborough Lakers head coach Jamie Batley had been suspended for not cooperating with the CCES doping testing during the Mann Cup. Well, now they can coach during the Mann Cup, as CLA president Joe Harris has “stayed” the suspension pending further investigation, according to IL Indoor. Both coaches appealed the suspensions and the CLA decided to stay them. This means…
Earlier today Kevin Drew was traded to the Charlotte Hounds. Drew was traded to Charlotte from the Rochester Rattlers for Billy Bitter and a draft pick. But who is Kevin Drew, and what does he bring to the table with the Hounds? He played in eleven games with the Rattlers in 2012. He scored five goals and two assists to total at seven points on the season, his first year…
Name:Â Carter Bender Position:Â Forward Teams:Â Rochester Rattlers, Brampton Excelsiors Points:Â 25 Bender played his college lacrosse with the Hartford Hawks. A field and box lacrosse player, Bender has shown the ability to play both levels of lacrosse at a high level. “I prefer box lacrosse because of the fast paced and compact game style.” says Bender. “Although I do enjoy some of the structure to field lacrosse, and love playing outside in the…
It’s the seventh week of the Midwest Indoor Lacrosse Association, and the playoffs are inching closer. Some more teams are back in action, and some teams desperately need wins. The Grand Rapids Dragonfish are undefeated and they are taking on the 0-6 Detroit Coney Dogs. Detroit lost last week to Columbus. Grand Rapids picked up two wins last week against Southern Ohio and Pittsburgh. The Pittsburgh Octane are at 4-2 and two…
In Lacrosse We Trust sources have confirmed the trade of John Ortolani to the Rochester Rattlers. Tim Thomas broke the story of the trade last night. Ortolani was the back up faceoff man for the Boston Cannons for the past three years. He saw action in the last regular season game of 2012 and in the Cannons playoff game where he played very well. He will be shipped to Rochester…
With Syracuse joining the ACC in a few years, they will be joining the already super conference of Virginia, Duke, Maryland and North Carolina. Well, that conference just got a little bit stronger. This will be official whenever the Fighting Irish leave the Big East according to the ACC, but that timeline has not been announced. Yes, Notre Dame lacrosse will now be a part of the super conference ACC….
In week six of Midwest Indoor Lacrosse League action, we saw some great matchups and great finishes. One game we have all been looking forward to for a long time has been the Pittsburgh Octane vs the Grand Rapids Dragonfish. Grand Rapids remained undefeated and are now 4-0 after a 15-13 win over Pittsburgh.Pittsburgh drops to 3-2 and are in second place in the Mid States Division. The Minnesota Jaxx…
John Grant Jr has had a busy last few weeks. He won the Major League Lacrosse Championship with the Chesapeake Bayhawks about three weeks ago, helped Canada win the Duel in Denver on Saturday, and now he is playing for the Peterborough Lakers in the Mann Cup. The Lakers are down two games to none against the Langley Thunder with game three tonight. The Thunder won in overtime last night,…
After analysis, research and talking with players, agents, coaches and general managers, we have a second National Lacrosse League mock draft for more information. 1. Edmonton- Mark Matthews We talked to Matthews this week, and we know he is ready to play professional indoor lacrosse. He said he thinks MLL and NLL will be very different, although they are both pro leagues. We’ve seen what he can do in the…