The Brampton Inferno served the Ohsweken Demons their first loss of the season in 15-14 overtime thriller at the Powerade Centre Friday night. The defending Creator’s Cup Champions came out to an early 3-0 lead with goals from Wayne VanEvery, Kyle Isaacs and Delby Powless. Ryan Campbell answered with a even strength to nab the first Brampton goal of the game and bring the score to 3-1. Cory Bomberry added…
The Niagara Lock Monsters opened their inaugural Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax) season with a convincing 22-13 victory over the Iroquois Ironmen at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena Sunday afternoon. Rochester Knighthawks practice player Tom Montour opened the scoring for the Ironmen with an unassisted powerplay marker just under two minutes into the game. The Lock Monster’s Ryan Learn answered with a pair of goals to but Niagara up 2-1. After Lloyd…
The Ohsweken Demons continued their Canadian Lacrosse League dominance as they remain unbeaten after a convincing 16-8 victory over the Brampton Inferno. The Inferno had revenge on their minds as they fell to the hands of the Demons in the semi finals last season, ending their season and hopes for the Creator’s Cup. 2012 Transition Player of the Year, John McClure opened the scoring with an unassisted marker 4:17 into…
The Toronto Shooting Stars hosted the Durham Turfdogs in the first professional sport game at the Maple Leaf Gardens in thirteen years. The old mecca of hockey is now named the Mattamy Athletic Complex and will become the newest home of one of the newest Canadian Lacrosse League franchises, the Shooting Stars. Durham Turfdog Kyle O’Brien opened the scoring with a shot that would squeak through the arms of Craig…
The Washington Stealth can make a huge statement in the early stages of the 2013 season with a road win over John Grant Jr. and the Colorado Mammoth tonight. The Stealth are off to a 1-0 start after being the defending NLL Champions Rochester Knighthawks to a score of 13-12. The Stealth trio of Rhys Duch, Lewis Ratcliff and Athan Iannucci may have some big help this season as Surrey,BC…
The National Lacrosse League returned to “La Belle Province” on December 15 as the defending NLL champions fell to divisional rivals Toronto Rock to a score of 14-10. The Rock picked up the win in front of an energetic crowd of 7,269 fans in the Bell Centre in Montreal. Each team had a Quebec grown player selected from a showcase in November. Quebec native Mark Kirby opened the scoring for…
As the 2013 season is around the corner, the Buffalo Bandits are closer to finalizing their roster. Earlier this week the Bandits signed transition player Scott Stewart. Stewart posted seven points in 11 games in his 12 NLL season. With Jeremy Thompson headed to the Rush for Aaron Wilson, Stewart could help fill the void of Thompson and also add a veteran presence on the back end. Bandits General Manager…
As McGill Redmen coach Tim Murdoch hoisted the Baggataway Cup at Trent University, the weight had been lifted off his shoulders. The Redmen were crowned CUFLA champions for the first time in program history as they defeated the Western Mustangs in a thrilling 7-6 overtime battle. The weekend was full of emotion and excitement as McGill knocked off the Guelph Gryphons in another overtime win, this time by a score…
As Toronto’s favourite team vacates the Air Canada Centre for the 2012/13 NHL lockout, arguably the most dominant team in the Big Smoke gets ready to begin their 15th season in the National Lacrosse League. For many teams losing in the divisional finals would be considered a success, but for the seven Champions Cup winners, nothing short than putting up a banner at the ACC is acceptable. The road to…
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…