Team Canada once again came out on top over the Iroquois Nationals in the battle of the indoor lacrosse powerhouses, this time in a 12-11 thriller in front of 7,000 fans at the Bell Centre in Montreal,QC. Canada jumped out to a early 4-1 lead with goals from Stephan Leblanc(2), Jordan McIntosh, and Ryan Benesch. A highlight reel coast to coast rush to crease dive goal by Tom Montour helped…
Although the Canadian University Lacrosse Associations have crowned the 2013 Baggataway Cup champions and named their All Canadians, ILWT’s very own Pat Gregoire names his own picks for the 2013 CUFLA season. MVP: Kyle Davis (Brock) – Despite leading Canadian university lacrosse in scoring and goals, senior attackman Kyle Davis fell short of the CUFLA All Canadian West Division list. The Caledon, ON buried 34 goals, added 28 assists for…
After pulling off upsets over Bishop’s and Brock, the Guelph Gryphons completed the biggest victory of the weekend as they dethrone the defending National Champion McGill Redmen after a 14-11 win to be crowned the 2013 Baggatway Cup Champions. McGill jumped out to a 4-2 lead in the first quarter but Guelph charged back in the second quarter to knot the game up at six before heading into the locker…
The Canadian University Field Lacrosse Association is one step closer to crowning the 2013 Baggataway Champion as Queen’s, Western, Guelph and Bishop’s advance to the quarterfinals after first round playoff wins this weekend. In the East Division, second seeded Western had their hands full with fifth place Toronto this past Friday as the Mustangs squeezed a 10-9 victory over the Varsity Blues. After three quarters, the Mustangs had an 8-6…
Many players take different paths to the National Lacrosse League, in the case of Buffalo Bandits’ second pick in the 2013 NLL draft Mitch Wilde, his ride has taken many stops. The Oshawa,ON native began his junior career with the Green Gaels of the Ontario Jr.B Lacrosse League. After an Ontario Championship and trip to the Founder’s Cup Finals, the Green Gaels traded Wilde to the Orillia Kings in 2010….
For almost every GTA born Lacrosse player their dream is to one day pull over the red, blue and white of the Toronto Rock. For the 2013 Major Series Lacrosse Rookie of the Year Ethan O’Connor, that dream became a reality as the Rock selected the Milton,ON native in the first round, ninth overall pick of the 2013 National Lacrosse League draft. The Hobart College grad is an outstanding transitional…
In Lacrosse We Trust was live at the NLL Draft this past week and we collected a group of audio interviews with draftees and coaches from throughout the league.
For the second time in three years, the Whitby Warriors have captured the Minto Cup championship. Although the Warriors had to battle back in game four against the host New Westminster Salmonbellies to clinch the final game in overtime, Whitby was dominant throughout the Minto Cup action, as the Warriors outscored their opponents 87-43 in seven games. The top five scorers in the tournament were all from Whitby which included…
What every Junior “A” lacrosse team has been working for all year has finally arrived; The Minto Cup finals. The Ontario Champion Whitby Warriors will take on the host New Westminster Salmonbellies in game one of the Canadian Junior “A” Championships tonight (8/22) at 8 p.m. PST at the Queen’s Park Arena. After going undefeated in the round robin, the Warriors appear to be the heavy favourites to hoist the…
The domination continues as the Whitby Warriors move to 3-0 and punch their ticket to the Minto Cup finals after a 12-7 victory over the Coquitlam Adanacs. Captain Curtis Knight lead the way offensively for the Warriors as he collected seven points (4G,3A) in the win. Graeme Hossack, Emmerson Clark and Michael MacDonald each added three points to help solidify the bye to the finals.Whitby netminder Alexis Buque picked up…