Darris Kilgour announced earlier today that John Tavares will be placed on the Injured Reserve. The 22 year veteran was not at shootaround this morning and had been ruled out with a calf injury. He did not play last week either. Replacing him on the active roster is transition man Jon Harasym who had been on the suspended list. Tavares will have to sit out for four weeks starting now…
Tomorrow night the Calgary Roughnecks face the Edmonton Rush in round two of the yearly Battle of Alberta. Curtis Dickson, now in his third year in the league, says that these games do have something a little extra. “There’s always a little extra incentive playing against your provincial rival. We see these guys four times a year and it’s always a battle so its always a huge two points when…
Last week several teams struggled with injuries, some to some bigger star players like Callum Crawford who missed with an injury. Below are some who’s in and out for this week. Today we saw Mike Accursi with Rochester get his first action since opening week. Buffalo Bandits OUT: John Tavares (Calf) Mike McNamara (IR) Mat Giles (IR) Jordan Critch (IR) John Tavares will be missing his second straight week with…
The Baltimore Bombers and Rhode Island Kingfish got busy on Thursday afternoon, making a trade and a few more transactions. In what can be said to be the first trade in North American Lacrosse League history, the Bombers sent James Synowiez to the Kingfish for a fifth round draft pick next season. Synowiez has two goals so far this season with Baltimore, who play Rhode Island on Saturday night. Meanwhile,…
The Rhode Island Kingfish have played three games all time in the North American Lacrosse League, and they have lost them all. First they fell to Kentucky by three, then Baltimore by four and finally, Boston by 13. “Our confidence is not an issue.” says goaltender Joe Evans. “No one on our team is down despite our record. Although we would have liked to come away with a W in…
The New Westminster Salmonbellies had a rough year in the Western Lacrosse Association in 2012, not making the playoffs after having been in the finals the season before. This led to some coaching staff changes. “Ken Thomas advised me he was stepping down a couple weeks ago, so with that news and some feedback that I had rec’d from our players on what they wanted for 2013, it was decided by…
Three lacrosse leagues are in full swing currently; the National Lacrosse League, Canadian Lacrosse League and the North American Lacrosse League. The year is still young, but we are going to take a look at the MVP candidates thus far. Let us know who you’d vote for in the comments! National Lacrosse League- Last Year’s MVP: John Grant Jr Shawn Evans, Calgary Roughnecks Evans has had a fantastic season for…
As the Kentucky Stickhorses hit their midway point, they sit at 2-3 on the season after splitting the weekend with the Baltimore Bombers. I spoke with transition man Eric O’Brien about the season so far, and playing with the Stickhorses organization. “The season has been great from a professional and organizational standpoint.” says O’Brien. “The W-L column has been the tough part. We ended this past weekend with a solid…
The Western Lacrosse Association held their draft last night and we saw many familiar faces get drafted. The Salmonbellies selected Ohio State star Logan Schuss in the first round and we saw Mike Mallory of the Philadelphia Wings go to the Burrards. Cody Hawkins of the Rochester Knighthawks went to the Adanacs while Maple Ridge also got transition man Jaeden Gastaldo of the Colorado Mammoth. For full results, see below….
The North American Lacrosse League has hit its midway point of the season with Baltimore, Boston and Kentucky each playing five games. After intensive research (and help from Scott Pestridge, Tim Thomas and Sean Murphy) we were able to come up with some season stats for you. Due to having so many less games and not being a playoff qualifying team, we do not have any Rhode Island Kingfish stats….