11. F Todd Nakasuji—Limestone, Oakville Jr B The Oakville product might be the highest drafted Jr B player in years. Nakasuji has 106 points in three years in Oakville and he has a knack for scoring in the clutch with 59 playoff points. Nakasuji is a risk pick in the first round but the weak class might allow some teams to take a flyer on more projects. 12. F Brandon…
This off season we plan on going one on one with every general manager in the National Lacrosse League to discuss the latest news. We spoke with Steve Dietrich about the Buffalo Bandits this week. Below are notes on four main areas of pre season talk with NLL teams. Free Agency: The plan is for John [Tavares] to play again in 2015 and we couldn’t be happier to have our captain…
Team USA will have a team at the World Indoor Lacrosse Championships in 2015 at Buffalo. For the past four years we have been left to wonder how the team would be run. US indoor lacrosse has been going down hill for decades with less and less Americans transferring to the box game and playing in the NLL. Of course, this means that the quality of the team has suffered,…
The Hamilton Nationals were going to return to Major League Lacrosse in 2015, according to a November article by Inside Lacrosse. Their report, which was the first to discuss the new Florida Launch team in Boca Raton, stated that the Nats would return to the league in the 2015 season at the new Hamilton Tiger Cats CFL stadium. On November 5, this was written on IL: Calls to MLL commissioner…
21. G Adam Shute—New England College, Coquitlam WLA Shute is by far the most polished and NLL ready goaltender in the draft. If selected he will no doubt be an option for the back up and might see some games. The Adanacs ‘tender started all 17 games the past two seasons after the team traded away former starter Nick Rose. A product of Okotoks in Alberta, he has come a…
The Wilmot Wild have been a part of the Junior C lacrosse circuit in Ontario for four years. Already, it seems like they are ready to make the jump to the next level. The Wild have filed for reclassification to become a Jr B team in the Ontario Lacrosse Association. Wilmot has the highest attendance of any Jr C team and their players and staff are very successful in the…
The Continental Indoor Lacrosse League takes to Pittsburgh this weekend. The 5-1 Chicago Outlaws have two contests where they will face their rival Cleveland Demons and the Pittsburgh Octane, both 1-1 on the year. This week we learned that Colorado had left the league and also that Columbus will not play this week. “You never know what to expect when you are traveling,” said head coach AJ Collier on the Outlaws…
READ: Prospects 50-41 31. F Tyler Ferreira—Dowling, Brampton Jr A At 6’1″ and 155, Ferreira will be a beast when he grows into his body. The forward had 33 points this past season with Brampton, and he has made the jump from Jr B to Jr A with much success. He’s a goal scorer, netting more than he assists, and could be an asset on a team who needs a…
The National Lacrosse League draft is just under a month away and it’s that time of year to rank the top 50 prospects going into the draft. We begin today with 50-41. 41. F Kyle Isaacs—St. Catharines Jr A, Six Nations Jr B, Ohsweken CLax Isaacs has been in the Six Nations system since 2009 and he has always put up numbers. The 5’9″, 166 lbs lefty is a bit…
Photo Credit: Dan Brodie The President’s Cup took place the last week to crown the champion of the Senior B lacrosse circuit, which included Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, Quebec, Six Nations and the CanAm League. The champions? The perennial powerhouse Onondaga Redhawks of the CanAm League. The Redhawks defeated the Six Nations Rivermen of the Ontario league by a score of 9-7 last night. Lyle Thompson of Albany NCAA stardom,…