Third Star- Curtis Dickson- Calgary Roughnecks Curtis Dickson had a huge weekend for the Roughnecks, netting eight goals and five assists in two games. Dickson is continuing to prove he is one of the most dangerous and dynamic scorer in the game, netting electrifying goals week in and week out. The Port Coquitlam,BC native has 18 goals, 9 assists for 27 points in six games in 2016. Second Star- Logan…
Third Star: Evan Kirk—New England Black Wolves Although offence stole the headlines in Week 5, Evan Kirk‘s dominance in between the pipes reminded us lacrosse isn’t all about filling the net. Kirk continued his dominant start to 2016, making an impressive 56 stops en route to a 15-11 win over Buffalo on Saturday night. Kirk currently leads all goaltender in goals against average with 8.25, nearly 2.00 better than the…
Third Star: Gage Board—SouthWest Cyclops Southwest Cyclops transition player Gage Board had a big performance in the Cyclops 17-9 win over the Barrie Blizzard on Friday night, netting two goals and four assists for six points. The Brampton, ON native now has eight points on the year. Second Star: Brady Heseltine—SouthWest Cyclops Brady Heseltine had no problem finding the back of the cage on Friday night, tallying five goals. Each…
After a very disappointing season, the Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks(now based in Cobourg) had an opportunity to select players in the draft that are able to make an immediate impact and it looks like general manager Steve Dietrich did exactly that. With the first pick overall, the Kodiaks selected 2015 OLA Jr.A breakout player John St. John. The Toronto Beaches product netted an impressive 92 points in 2015, which helped him get…
Third Star- Ian Martin- Ohsweken Demons The Ohsweken Demons are off to a slow start to the season, opening up 2016 at 1-3, but one bright spot has been the play of Ian Martin. In two games this weekend, Martin potted two goals, 10 assists for 12 points. The Six Nations Arrows product leads the league in scoring(22) and assists(14) while sitting eighth in goals with eight. Second Star- Corey…
Third Star: Dillon Ward—Colorado Mammoth Although the offence stole the show in the Colorado Mammoth’s convincing 14-5 win over the Vancouver Stealth on Saturday night, netminder Dillon Ward’s efforts shouldn’t get put on the back burner. The Orangeville, ON native made 50 saves en route to his third win of the year. Of those 50 saves, 33 of them came in the second half, including 20 in the final frame….
Third Star: Matt Vinc—Rochester Knighthawks If the Rock’s already struggling offence had any chance of heating up this weekend, Matt Vinc took that chance and stomped on it. The five-time NLL Goaltender of the Year made 76 stops on 88 attempts to propel Rochester to a pair of victories over Toronto in week three. Vinc is third in GAA (9.33) and save percentage (.796) after three games in 2016. Second…
Third Star: Ian Martin—Ohsweken Demons Ian Martin had a strong opening weekend for the Ohsweken Demons, netting six goals and four assists in two games. In Friday’s season opener, Martin tallied four points (2 G, 2 A) in the Demons 14-12 loss to the Barrie Blizzard on Friday. The next night, the Six Nation Arrows product followed up with an impressive six point (4 G, 2 A) performance in Ohsweken’s…
The offensive woes continued for the Toronto Rock(0-2) as they fell 12-7 to the Rochester Knighthawks(1-1) in their home opener at the Air Canada Centre. The Rock failed to score double digit goals in back to back games for the first time since 2011. Depth scoring has been an issue in the early stages for Toronto thus far as just five different players have found the back of the cage…
Third Star: Randy Staats—Georgia Swarm Randy Staats’ rookie campaign is off to a hot start as he totaled seven points (3 G, 4 A) in the Georgia Swarm’s impressive 12-7 win over the Toronto Rock on Saturday night. The 2016 first-round pick has 14 points and sits just one point behind the league leader Adam Jones. The former Syracuse Orange sniper has scored a hat trick in his first…