Monsters Destory Ironmen 22-13

January 22, 2013

The Niagara Lock Monsters opened their inaugural Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax) season with a convincing 22-13 victory over the Iroquois Ironmen at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena Sunday afternoon. Rochester Knighthawks practice player Tom Montour opened the scoring for the Ironmen with an unassisted powerplay marker just under two minutes into the game. The Lock Monster’s Ryan Learn answered with a pair of goals to but Niagara up 2-1. After Lloyd…

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Demons Top Inferno to Get to 2-0

January 20, 2013

The Ohsweken Demons continued their Canadian Lacrosse League dominance as they remain unbeaten after a convincing 16-8 victory over the Brampton Inferno. The Inferno had revenge on their minds as they fell to the hands of the Demons in the semi finals last season, ending their season and hopes for the Creator’s Cup. 2012 Transition Player of the Year, John McClure opened the scoring with an unassisted marker 4:17 into…

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ILWT CLax Three Stars: Week One

January 16, 2013

The Canadian Lacrosse League opened it’s second season this past weekend and it did not lack action as their were 55 goals goals scored in just two games. ILWT’s Pat Gregoire breaks down the weekends match ups and selects his picks for the CLax Week 1 Three Stars. 1st Star: Wayne Van Every- Oshweken Demons Van Every found the back of the cage an impressive six times while adding two…

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Turf Dogs Defeat Shooting Stars In Debut

January 14, 2013

The Toronto Shooting Stars hosted the Durham Turfdogs in the first professional sport game at the Maple Leaf Gardens in thirteen years. The old mecca of hockey is now named the Mattamy Athletic Complex and will become the newest home of one of the newest Canadian Lacrosse League franchises, the Shooting Stars. Durham Turfdog Kyle O’Brien opened the scoring with a shot that would squeak through the arms of Craig…

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NLL: Mammoth Open Against 1-0 Stealth

January 12, 2013

The Washington Stealth can make a huge statement in the early stages of the 2013 season with a road win over John Grant Jr. and the Colorado Mammoth tonight. The Stealth are off to a 1-0 start after being the defending NLL Champions Rochester Knighthawks to a score of 13-12. The Stealth trio of Rhys Duch, Lewis Ratcliff and Athan Iannucci may have some big help this season as Surrey,BC…

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CLax Season Preview: Durham Turf Dogs

December 27, 2012

The Durham Turf Dogs are one of the returning teams for the 2013 season, and they have made plenty of moves. As for the on floor additions, the Turfdogs made a huge deal picking up Jesse Guerin and Nate Andres up front while also grabbing netminder John Chesebrough. This summer, Guerin posted an impressive 22 goals, 37 assists which was good enough for second in Major Series Lacrosse scoring leaders….

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Evans Leads Rock Over Knighthawks

December 16, 2012

The National Lacrosse League returned to “La Belle Province” on December 15 as the defending NLL champions fell to divisional rivals Toronto Rock to a score of 14-10. The Rock picked up the win in front of an energetic crowd of 7,269 fans in the Bell Centre in Montreal. Each team had a Quebec grown player selected from a showcase in November. Quebec native Mark Kirby opened the scoring for…

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Training Camp Report: Bandits Close to Final Roster

December 12, 2012

As the 2013 season is around the corner, the Buffalo Bandits are closer to finalizing their roster. 
Earlier this week the Bandits signed transition player Scott Stewart. Stewart posted seven points in 11 games in his 12 NLL season. With Jeremy Thompson headed to the Rush for Aaron Wilson, Stewart could help fill the void of Thompson and also add a veteran presence on the back end. Bandits General Manager…

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McGill Redmen Crowned CUFLA Kings for First Time In Program History

November 29, 2012

As McGill Redmen coach Tim Murdoch hoisted the Baggataway Cup at Trent University, the weight had been lifted off his shoulders. The Redmen were crowned CUFLA champions for the first time in program history as they defeated the Western Mustangs in a thrilling 7-6 overtime battle. The weekend was full of emotion and excitement as McGill knocked off the Guelph Gryphons in another overtime win, this time by a score…

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NLL Training Camp Preview: Toronto Rock

November 28, 2012

As Toronto’s favourite team vacates the Air Canada Centre for the 2012/13 NHL lockout, arguably the most dominant team in the Big Smoke gets ready to begin their 15th season in the National Lacrosse League. For many teams losing in the divisional finals would be considered a success, but for the seven Champions Cup winners, nothing short than putting up a banner at the ACC is acceptable. The road to…

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