1. Johnny Powless – Six Nations Chiefs A notable omission from the Week 3 MSL Rookie Report, as Johnny Powless has already won back to back Mann Cups with the Six Nations Chiefs. However with that being said, he is still technically a rookie in the MSL this season, yet has been producing like the veteran he is. With no Cody Jamieson on the left side of the Chiefs offence…
With the World Indoor Lacrosse Championships just slightly over three months away, there’s been some questioning of the way Team Canada pieced together their roster for the 2015 tournament. Some believe their is a strong bias towards Western based players and coaches, as there where numerous omissions from the final roster, that for all intensive purposes should have made the team. While one could argue Team Canada could easily field…
It’s June, so that means the NLL draft is about three months away. Why wait around for a mock draft then when you can have one now? Here’s our first projection, based off of our scouting team. 1. Georgia Swarm – (O) Lyle Thompson 2. Rochester Knighthawks – (O) Jesse King 3. Georgia Swarm – (D) Graeme Hossack 4. Calgary Roughnecks – (O) Wesley Berg 5. Georgia Swarm – (O)…
1. Kyle Whitlow – Brooklin Redmen The 2015 fourth round pick of the Brooklin Redmen has made a seamless transition from the junior ranks, as he currently sits third in Brooklin Redmen scoring, behind only Shawn Williams and Mike Teeter. Whitlow has been a consistent offensive threat for a Redmen squad that is having trouble finding the back of the net this season. This past week Whitlow picked up three…
1. Eli McLaughlin – Nanaimo Timbermen McLaughlin came into his rookie season in the WLA after a stellar rookie season in the NLL that saw him pick up 38 points in 17 games with the Colorado Mammoth. McLaughlin hasn’t slowed down much four games into his WLA career, averaging two points per game thus far. This week got off to a slow start for McLaughlin however, tallying just an assist…
With the Edmonton Rush claiming their first National Lacrosse League title last weekend, with a 11-10 win over the Toronto Rock, it put a stamp on the 2015 season. With that being said, it’s time to revisit 2014 NLL draft, and see just what impact the 2014 draft class had on the NLL this season. With so few active roster spots in the NLL these days, finding yourself in the…
If the first few weeks are any indication of what where going to see in the WLA this season, we are in store for one heck of a season. With so much parity throughout the league this year, its really hard to predicit where teams may fall once the regular season has concluded. Victoria has added a number of big name players, as their back to back losses to the…
On Saturday night the NLL’s Champion’s Cup Finals got underway, as the East Division Champion Toronto Rock welcomed the winners of the West, the Edmonton Rush, to town. The Rock entered their ninth Champion’s Cup final after knocking off the reigning champion Rochester Knighthawks in their best of three division final. Meanwhile the Rush enter their second Champion’s Cup final after knocking off their Alberta neighbors in the West final….
After dropping Game One of the Eastern Conference final by a narrow 10-9 score, the Toronto Rock returned to their home floor at the Air Canada Centre on Saturday night looking to even and steal the series from the back to back to back NLL champion Rochester Knighthawks. The Knighthawks saw leading scorer Cody Jamieson go down with an ankle injury early on in Game One, but still were able to…
The 2015 OLA Junior A lacrosse league season got underway just over a week ago, as the Kitchener-Waterloo Braves welcomed the Burlington Chiefs to town. The Braves went on to win the season opener by a score of 10-5, and since then every team except the Brampton Excelsiors and defending Minto Cup Champion Six Nations Arrows have seen at least one game of action. With many players still trickling back…