There are two upsides to clinching first place in the Minto Cup round robin portion of the tournament: firstly, you gain a bye straight to the gold medal best-of-three series and secondly, you get to sit back, relax, and watch the semi-final game knowing you’ll have to face one of the teams currently getting the tar beat out of them. The Orangeville Northmen clinched first overall on Sunday night with…
Minto Cup day two featured what many called two “nothing” games. However, as a fan in the stands was quick to point out, this is the Minto Cup; these players are fighting to be named the top junior lacrosse team in the country. There are no “nothing” games. Game one featured a matchup between the Calgary Mountaineers and the Orangeville Northmen. Orangeville entered the game with a 2-0 record, already…
In a seven game series no team wants to drop 3-0, especially not when returning to the other team’s arena, and definitely not when that opponent happens to be the Peterborough Lakers. That’s why it could be said the MSL finals, game three in Six Nations would be a must-win for the Chiefs. A side storyline to the series has been in net for the Chiefs. Head coach Rich Kilgour…
A show of hands from those fans who thought any team other than the Akwesasne Indians and the Six Nations Rebels would appear in the Founder’s Cup finals. Didn’t think so. The two entered the tournament as favourites, and despite close calls for both sides against a gritty Calgary Mountaineers squad, the two teams made their inevitable appearance in the gold medal game Sunday evening. All the pressure was on…
After the Peterborough Lakers, and a busload of fans, entered the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena on Friday evening and took game one of the MSL finals, the Six Nations Chiefs were looking for revenge Sunday, this time in Peterborough’s barn. While Alex Hill would score the opener, John Grant Jr would answer to tie the game. As has been the case all year when these two teams meet, the action was…
In the Western Lacrosse Association, the Langley Thunder and the Coquitlam Adanacs have been on a collision course virtually all season long. The dream series for BC lacrosse fans started on Sunday night in Langley as the defending WLA champions hosted the surging Adanacs. While the Thunder swept their opening round series against Burnaby, Coquitlam needed two extra games, and saw two others go to overtime, before making their way…
For the first time in ten years, the Major Series Lacrosse final did not feature the Peterborough Lakers and the Brampton Excelsiors. In fact, when the opening whistle sounded on the MSL final series on Friday night, it marked the first time since 1995 the Excelsiors weren’t present. The Lakers looked across the floor to, this time, find the Six Nations Chiefs. If game one is any indication, MSL fans…
With both the British Columbia and Ontario Junior A seasons wrapping up earlier on in the week, Tuesday night in Okotoks saw the end of the Alberta Jr A season come to a close. The end was a forgone conclusion since Tuesday’s game would be the seventh game of the best-of-seven series between the Okotoks Raiders and the Calgary Mountaineers. To get to the league finals, both teams swept their…
When you score twelve goals in a lacrosse game, it’s expected you will win. When you score six goals in a lacrosse game, it’s expected you will lose. Having said that, it’s also expected when you are the defending national champions, you’ll play with drive and determination when facing elimination. The Brampton Excelsiors played with a duct taped line up all season long with many of their veterans missing games…
Game three. Someone will go home with an advantage. Either a 2-1 lead, or a 3-0 lead, someone is leaving the floor with control. In the case of the Eastern Conference finals of Major Series Lacrosse, not only would the Peterborough Lakers have a lead in the series, but they’d have a stranglehold having already won the first two games. If the Brooklin Redmen expected to gain any ground, it…