As NLL Commissioner George Daniel announced the 33rd pick overall in the 2012 draft, Simon Giourmetakis could only think of one thing; he was heading home. The Edmonton, AB native has played away from home for quite some time. Giourmetakis played four years in the NCAA for the Canisus Golden Griffins, played his final year of his junior career with the Coquitlam Adanacs (Minto Cup Champion 2010) and played this…
1. Bishop’s 6-0-0 (Last Week 3) The Gaiters remain as the only remaining undefeated squad in CUFLA as they sit in the top spot for week three’s power rankings this week. The defending Baggataway champions picked up their biggest win of the season thus far over eastern conference rival McGill. The Gaiters defeated the Redmen 11-10 in a close battle to capture sole possession of supremacy in the East. The…
The Toronto Rock was one of the best offensive teams in the 2011/12 season and did not need much improvement upfront. Coach Troy Cordingley always builds his team from the back end out and that is exactly what he did in the 2012 entry draft last night. First Pick (2nd Round 14th overall): Bradley Kri- Defence (Orangeville Northmen) Bradley Kri is a 20-year old defender from Acton, ON who is…
The Brock Badgers suffered their first loss of the 2012 season in front of a rowdy homecoming crowd as the Western Mustangs upended the Badgers 11-10 to remain undefeated in 6 games. The Mustangs improve their record to 6-0 are the only remaining undefeated squad in the East. “It was a great game and it could have gone either way†said Sophomore Dylan Ham who scored two goals and recorded…
1. Brock 3-0-0 (Last week: 1)
 The Badgers remain undefeated after a convincing 12-2 victory over the Laurier Golden Hawks. Leading the way for Brock was sophomore attackmen Greg Davidson who buried 5 goals and added an assist. Helping Davidson in the goal department was Canisus alumni Travis Gibbons scoring a pair of goals and two helpers. Senior goaltenders Ian Duffy and Dan Fyfe split the goaltending duties during the…
CUFLA Top 5 Week 1 Power Rankings (September 14-16

) Each week ILWT’s Pat Gregoire ranks his Top 5 teams in CUFLA. The following is the first installment of Pat Gregoire’s CUFLA Top 5 Power Rankings. 1.Brock University (2-0-0) The Badgers have come out to a hot start in their 2012 campaign picking up two big victories against conference rivals Guelph and Western Conference newcomers University of Toronto. The Badgers senior…
The Brock Badgers opened their 2012 season with an 11-8 victory over their Western Conference rival Guelph Gryphons. The Badgers over came some adversity as the Gryphs had a convincing 7-2 lead at the end of the first half. Brock Coach Justin Kennedy expected that Guelph would come out to a hot start after opening their season with a win over University of Toronto. However, being down 5 goals going…
As the trees begin the change and the cooler weather approaches us, some may think of NFL football but others think of CUFLA lacrosse season. The 2012 campaign kicked off this weekend with ten teams in action in eight games. Saturday: Bishop’s 12 Queen’s 2 The defending Baggataway champions the Bishops Gaiters dominated Queen’s university in their season opener. Although not tested often, New Westminster, BC native David Bigley stood…
The Brock University Badgers have made a trip to the CUFLA Baggataway Cup Finals the last three consecutive years including bringing home the hardware back to St.Catharines in 2009. For most programs that would be considered successful, but for Coach Justin Kennedy and the 18 time Canadian Champion Badgers it is disappointing. “We take a different approach here at Brock Lacrosse†said Coach Kennedy. “When the team was asked about…
Photo Credit: Devyn Gallagher As the Canadian Jr.B season wraps up, it is clear that Ontario once again remain supreme. The Six Nations Rebels defeated the Akwesasne Indians to capture the Founders Cup, the clubs second in as many seasons. This year has made it clear that the OJBLL continues to produce some of the best Jr.B players in Canada. Here are the In Lacrosse We Trust picks for the…