In a rematch of last year’s Creators Cup Championship game, the Ohsweken Demons travel to Niagara to take on the 0-1 Lockmonsters. Niagara is coming off a 10-4 road loss at the hands of the Durham Turfdogs, while the Demons where given a first week bye, and look to open their season on a winning note. In last weekend’s 10-4 loss to the Turfodgs, the Lockmonsters fell behind 5-1 by the 7:16 mark of the…
Week 2 of the NLL season saw another strong offensive performance from Miles Thompson, while Eli McLaughlin was able to find twine for his first career NLL goal in a closely contested 17-16 win for his Colorado Mammoth. Defensive rookies such as Robert Hope, Sheldon Burns and Will O’Brien continued their strong starts to the season, while Brandon Clelland saw his first NLL action, when his Vancouver Stealth took on the Toronto Rock on Saturday night….
Mike Mackley sums up the OLA Jr. A draft and adds in his own insights: Round 1 1. Mimico Moutaineers – Jonathan Donville – Oakville 2. Whitby Warriors – Luke Keenan – Clarington 3. Barrie Lakeshores – Jordan Caskenette – Owen Sound 4. Burlington Chiefs – Patrick Kaschalk – Windsor 5. Toronto Beaches – Brody McLean – Caledon 6. Toronto Beaches – Bryce Keats – West Durham 7. Peterborough Lakers –…
Mike Mackley analyzed game films, statistics, and team/personal records. Along with personal perspective as a player, we present to you his Prospective NLL Top 20 at this point of the season: #20 – Curtis Dickson – Calgary Roughnecks / Maple Ridge Burrards (WLA) Curtis Dickson can hurt you in so many ways, he is the perfect combination of speed, strength and determination. His determination is amongst the tops in the…
Last season the Durham Turfdogs where the last place team in the Canadian Lacrosse League, entering Saturday afternoon’s opening game, they looked to be in tough squaring off against the defending Creators Cup Champion Niagara Lockmonsters. With the additions of Brendan Thenhaus, Mike Melnychenko and Gage Board, the Lockmonsters look poised to kick off the 2015 CLAX season in the win column. However it was the Turfdogs who would shockingly put quite the beating to the…
With the NLL season kicking off last weekend, it was our first chance to see the likes of first overall pick Ben McIntosh, the highly touted Miles Thompson, towering athletic defender Robert Hope and many other elite level rookies making their NLL debut. The likes of McIntosh, Thompson and Hope did not disappoint all having very solid opening games, while less heralded guys like Mark White, Caleb Wiles and Sheldon Burns all also preformed admirably for their…
The 2015 National Lacrosse League season kicked off on Friday night, with the New England Black Wolves defeating the Buffalo Bandits 12-8. Tonight we see the defending NLL Champion Rochester Knighthawks kick of their quest to become the first ever back to back to back… to back NLL Champs as they take on the much improved Toronto Rock. The Rock had an offseason of highs and lows, with several new bodies being acquired through free…
NLL active rosters are some of the toughest rosters in pro sports to crack. With just nine teams made up of 16 runners and two goalies dressing on a game by game basis, many elite level lacrosse players are finding themselves without jobs as the NLL season is set to kick off in just under 24 hours time. Here are some of the best players left off both active and…
With the 2015 National Lacrosse League season rapidly approaching us, its time for us take a look at a few players who may very well Breakout this season. Last season we saw a number of players breakout, most notably Edmonton Rush offensive player Curtis Knight, Toronto Rock righty Rob Hellyer, Bandits defender Steve Priolo and Edmonton Rush goalie Aaron Bold. All the aforementioned players nearly doubled their previous career highs, or in…
Diachenko enters his 2nd season with the Toronto Rock, looking to build off of an impressive end to the 2014 season. Diachenko got onto the Rock’s active roster late in the 2014, but made an immediate impact, scoring 2 goals & 2 assists for 4 points in 3 regular season games. Diachenko had an even more impressive showing in his first NLL post season game, where despite the Rock taking the loss,…