Patty Gregoire

CUFLA Season Wrap Up: Brock Badgers

November 21, 2012

The most successful program in CUFLA history endured another disappointing ending to a promising season as the Brock Badgers suffered a heart breaking 4-3 loss to the Western Mustangs in the Baggataway semi finals. The Brock Badgers defense was outstanding in the loss but unfortunately, the Western Mustangs defense was equally on point. “They pressured us on defense and caused us to turn the ball over and take low percentage…

Best of the Best in the Baggataway

November 9, 2012

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2012 Baggataway Cup weekend in Peterborough saw many great players from Ontario and Quebec at the Canadian University level go head to head to battle for the CUFLA title. Pat Gregoire selects his picks for the 2012 All Baggataway Team. 2012 All Baggataway Team Attack: Jordan Daradick- Guelph Jordan Weedmark- Brock Alex Rohrbach- McGill Midfield: Jishan Sharples – McGill Curtis Knight- Guelph Sam Neeb- Western Defence: Eric Pitre- Western Steve…

McGill Wins CUFLA

November 8, 2012

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The 2012 Baggataway Cup weekend was filled with entertainment as the semi finals and finals were each decided by a goal in all three games. The Western Mustangs knocked off the Brock Badgers 4-3 in an outstanding defensive battle. McGill’s Brandon McLean scored with four seconds remaining to put the Redmen up 9-8 over the Gryphons and secure a spot in the CUFLA championship finals. The action continued in Peterborough…

Gryphons and Badgers Pick Up Wins

November 4, 2012

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The Guelph Gryphons and Trent Excalibur opened up the 2012 Baggataway Cup weekend last night in Peterborough, Ontario. The Gryphons hopped out to a 4-1 lead in the first quarter and it was all Gryphs from then on. Trent would try to bring the game closer but the effort was not enough to catch the high powered Gryphons. Scoring champion Mike Burke buried four goals, tallied three assists for seven…

Week 5 CUFLA Top 5 Power Rankings

October 16, 2012

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Week 5 CUFLA Top 5 Power Rankings 1. Bishopâ€™s 8-0-0 (Last Week 1) Eight games into the season and the defending Baggataway Cup champions have yet to suffer a loss. The Bishop Gaiterâ€™s have not been in the loss column since September 22nd, 2011, making them unbeaten in 19 straight games. The Gaiters picked up two wins while outscoring their opponents 23-5 on the weekend. This Thursday the unbeaten Gaiters…

Meet an NLL Prospect: Chris Cudmore

October 15, 2012

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As the 2012 NLL Draft winded down to a close many surprise picks popped up in the late rounds. A surprise to some may be defender/transition player Chris Cudmore, but to many who know him, this does not exactly come as a shock. The Whitby, ON native was an absolute defensive force his four years at Mars Hill College. Cudmore started 51 games in his four years as a Lion…

Meet An NLL Prospect: Bryan Campbell

October 13, 2012

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Going into the NLL Draft weekend, many of the general managers had an idea who was on their watch list. With the combine being added this year, many wild cards emerged including Bryan Campbell who impressed many teams. The Brock University Badger stood out enough to be chosen by the Minnesota Swarm 42nd overall. Campbell would have a memorable birthday as he turned 21 on the night of his draft….

Bender Goes Late to Bandits in Strong Draft Class

October 10, 2012

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Although the Buffalo Bandits had a disappointing season last year, finishing last in the Eastern Conference with a 7-9 record and a first round playoff exit, general manager Steve Dietrich is off to a good start to the 2013 season. Buffalo began their first step to redemption on October 1st at the 2012 NLL Entry Draft as they picked up some solid prospect to add to the Bandits family. 1st…

Week 4 CUFLA Top 5 Power Rankings

October 8, 2012

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There was not much action in CUFLA this Canadian Thanksgiving weekend as only four games took place. Two mid week match ups also took place on Wednesday and Thursday. With the minimal action, there was no changes in the week 4 CUFLA Top 5 Power Rankings. 1.Bishopâ€™s 6-0-0 (Last Week 1) The Bishopâ€™s Gaiters had the weekend off for Canadian Thanksgiving and most likely ate some well deserved turkey as…

Meet an NLL Prospect: Mike Lum-Walker

October 6, 2012

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Mike Lum-Walker is known around the lacrosse community as a big body defender but on Monday night at the NLL draft, he felt like a little boy again. The Whitby Warrior product was selected 20th overall by his hometown team, the Toronto Rock. For many Ontario born players, the Rockâ€™s dynasty during the 2000â€™s was the reason why they picked up the stick. If Lum-Walker can crack the Toronto roster,…

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