Danton Miller netted a hat trick including the game winner as the Six Nations Rebels knocked off the Orangeville Northmen to jump out to a 1-0 lead in the OJBLL West Finals last night at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena. Miller also chipped in with an assist for a four point night. Miller now has 28 points in the 2015 postseason, tied for tenth among all playoff scorers. Leading the way…
With all eyes on the conference finals in the Ontario Jr.B Lacrosse League, the OJBLL took time to recognize their stars from the regular season as they announced their award winners for the 2015 season Monday morning. “Several awards were very close with only a point or two separating the winner from the runner-up,” said League Commissioner Dave Vernon. The following is the 2015 OJBLL Award Winners: Most Valuable Player:…
Our very own Pat Gregoire checks in on the Canadian Lacrosse League‘s top rookie performers of Week 5. Dan Keane continued his impressive rookie season this past weekend, netting a hat trick and two assists. For the third time this year in the Elora,ON native was named Rookie of the Week. Keane has found the back of the net 11 times, good enough for first in the league. Fellow Southwest…
Just a few weeks into the 2015 Canadian Lacrosse League season, rookies have made their impact felt early and often. Once again , CLax freshmen were impressive in week four of the CLax season. Dan Keane continued his early push for CLax Rookie of the Year, netting a hat trick and adding three helpers in the Southwest Cyclops’ 12-9 victory over the Niagara Lock Monsters. The University of Delaware grad…
The Ohsweken Demons (1-0) used a five goal fourth quarter to help secure a 11-9 win over the Niagara Lock Monsters (0-2) in their season opener. The Demons trailed 8-6 heading into the final frame, but managed to hold the Lock Monsters to just one goal in the fourth. Tom Montour led the way for Ohsweken with a pair goals, four assists for six points. Four of those points came…
Mike Teeter scored four goals and added an assist to help the Barrie Blizzards knock of the Durham Turfdogs 14-10 at the General Motors Centre on Saturday afternoon. The Orangeville,ON native joined the team this week replacing Colin Boucher after he was called up to the Vancouver Stealth. Brad Levick continued to impress his new club, netting a goal and three assists in his second game with the Blizzard. The…
The Durham Turfdogs look to open up their season at 2-0 for the first time in their four year franchise history. The Turfdogs kicked off their 2015 campaign with an impressive 10-4 win over the defending Creator’s Cup champion Niagara Lock Monsters. Peterborough,ON native Kyle Clancy tallied six points(1G,5G) in his CLax debut. The former Buffalo Bandit was named offensive player of the week. Fellow Turfdogs’ Cole Murrary and Mark…
The defending Creators Cup Champions kick off the 2015 Canadian Lacrosse League season against the Durham Turfdogs at the General Motors Centre in Oshawa,ON. The Lock Monsters welcome back ten players from last year’s championship squad. Niagara will look to Corey Fowler to help lead the offense once again. The Niagara-on-the-Lake native netted 33 points(10 G, 23A) in 8 games, good enough for sixth among CLax scorers last season. Fellow…
The Barrie Blizzard may need to replace 59 points with the departure of Jonas Dirks and the possibility of losing Caleb Wiles to the NLL. General Manager Rob Blasdell made a big step in the right direction with selecting Connor Latimer third overall in the 2014 Canadian Lacrosse League Draft. Latimer has been a prolific scorer at every level he has competed at. This past summer, the Whitby,ON native netted…
The Rochester Knighthawks have invited three time NCAA DIII goal scoring leader Brock Levick to their 2014 training camp. “Receiving an invite to camp is a huge honour,” said Levick. “I couldn’t be more excited for an opportunity with such a storied franchise.” The Medaille College graduate finished with an average of 4.00 goals per game in his four year stint with the Mavericks of the North Eastern Athletic Conference….