Press Release

NLL announces 2018-2019 home opener schedule

November 29, 2018

Philadelphia, November 28, 2018 – The National Lacrosse League (NLL), the largest men’s indoor professional league, has released its revised 2018-2019 home opener details for each of the teams. The NLL’s 33rd season will begin as the Philadelphia Wings face off for their inaugural game at 1:00pm ET when they welcome the Buffalo Bandits to the Wells Fargo Center. The Georgia Swarm and Calgary Roughnecks will also play at home Saturday evening…

NLL & PLPA reach new collective bargaining agreement

November 24, 2018

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PHILADELPHIA, November 24, 2018 – The National Lacrosse League and the Professional Lacrosse Players Association (PLPA) announced today that they have agreed to terms on a new collective bargaining agreement. The collective bargaining agreement is for a five-year term beginning with the 2018-19 season. “We appreciate the efforts of the negotiating committee and their tireless dedication to reaching a fair and equitable agreement for both the NLL and the players. This…

US Lacrosse: Danowski, Myers will return as U.S. men’s team coaches

November 23, 2018

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SPARKS, Md. — A pair of coaches that led the United States to Federation of International Lacrosse world championships in dramatic fashion will return for a second term coaching in the U.S. National Team Program. John Danowski, who led the U.S. men’s senior team to a 9-8 victory over Canada in the FIL Men’s World Championship in Israel this past July, will return as the head coach of the U.S….

Dave Huntley posthumously honoured with Lester B. Pearson Award

November 23, 2018

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Story by Alain Brouillette, Canadian Lacrosse Association OTTAWA, ON – The Canadian Lacrosse Association (CLA) is proud to announce that the late Dave Huntley, a man who dedicated his life to growing the sport of lacrosse and the Canadian national team program, has been selected as this year’s recipient of the Lester B. Pearson Award, one of the highest honours bestowed by this country’s lacrosse community. The Lester B. Pearson…

Boston Cannons Foundation donates over $100,000 to BCH Cancer & Blood Disorder Center

November 17, 2018

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BOSTON, MA (November 15, 2018) – The Boston Cannons Foundation officially announced today that they have raised more than $115,000 to benefit Boston Children’s Hospital during the 2018 calendar year. Two primary initiatives lead the charge for the Boston Cannons Foundation commitment to the #1 pediatric hospital in the world. First, $100,000 was raised during the 3rd Annual “ Cannons Fighting Cancer” season long campaign that was completed on August 4th at the Cannons final game of…

Statement from the NLL

November 14, 2018

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The NLL and PLPA have been negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement. Thus far, the two sides have been unable to come to an agreement which suddenly has the beginning of the 2019 season in peril. ILWT will have more on the negotiations in the coming days. The following is a statement released by the NLL on November 13: The League has been negotiating with the Professional Lacrosse Players…

CLA: Ontario claims peewee box championship

August 14, 2018

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OTTAWA, ON – Ontario captured their 10th consecutive CLA Peewee Box Lacrosse National Championship title this past weekend with a 9-1 win over First Nations in the gold medal game. A total of six teams – Ontario, British Columbia, First Nations, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia – competed in the annual event which was hosted in conjunction with the Ontario Lacrosse Festival in Whitby, Ontario. Ontario dominated their competition, finishing the tournament…

2018 NLL Awards & All-Pro Teams Recap

August 9, 2018

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PHILADELPHIA – The National Lacrosse League (NLL), the largest men’s professional indoor lacrosse league in North America, announces the conclusion of the 2017-18 NLL Season Awards. The Saskatchewan Rush’s Mark Matthews was named the League’s Most Valuable Player for the 2017-18 season following the Rush’s NLL Finals victory. Matthews finished with a stat line of 32 goals, 84 assists and 116 total points during the regular season. His 84 assists set a…

World Lax: 21 teams confirmed for 2019 women’s U19

August 4, 2018

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PETERBOROUGH, ONTARIO – One year from today, the city of Peterborough will be humming with at least 21 visiting lacrosse teams from six continents, as the under-19 World Women’s Lacrosse Championship begins. Eleven years after hosting the wildly successful world women’s field lacrosse championship, the same team of volunteers will host the same event — but with more than twice as many teams — in Peterborough in 2019. The 2019…

World Lax: Canada defeats Australia, looks to semi-finals

July 19, 2018

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NETANYA, ISRAEL – Canada earned a gutsy 13-7 win over Australia to finish the preliminary round at the 2018 FIL Men’s Lacrosse World Championship in Netanya, Israel on Tuesday. Canada (4-1) advances directly to the semi-finals, where they will face the Iroquois Nationals, winner of a quarterfinal matchup over Puerto Rico, for a second time this tournament. After playing their fifth game in as many days, including a late-night matchup…

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