Brad Ross, MLL Midfielder, Retires

May 1, 2013

Brad Ross, midfielder for the Toronto Nationals, Boston Cannons and Rochester Rattlers, has announced his retirement due to medical reasons. Ross closes his four-year career having won championships with two different teams.   “I’ve had a history of concussions all the way from high school throughout college and then onto the MLL,” Ross said. “As college coaches, we deal with these things all the time, so we’re very educated in…

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Garrett Billings Wins Sportsmanship Award

April 30, 2013

The National Lacrosse League has announced that Toronto Rock forward Garrett Billings has won the Sportsmanship Award for the 2013 NLL season. Billings, who finished the regular season ranked second in NLL scoring for the second straight year with 100 points (30+70), recorded just four penalty minutes on the season as the Langley, British Columbia, native exemplified a high level of sportsmanship to go along with tremendous play on the…

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Dixon, Gurenlian Named MLL Players of Week

April 30, 2013

Major League Lacrosse, the premiere professional outdoor lacrosse league, announced the weekly award winners for Week One of the 2013 season, that concluded on April 28. The winners are chosen every week by MLL Commissioner David Grossand are based on outstanding in-game achievements. Chesapeake Bayhawks midfielder Kyle Dixon was named the Warrior Offensive Player of the Week, while New York Lizards face-off specialist Greg Gurenlian took home Warrior Defensive Player…

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Cannons Add Bowes, Chase To Open Season

April 22, 2013

The Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse (MLL), the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, today announced their 25-man active roster and 6-man practice squad for the start of the 2013 season, according to Cannons general manager Kevin Barney. “Obviously, this year was hard with all the talent we had in camp, and cutting the roster down was difficult,” said Cannons head coach Steve Duffy. “But we’re excited with the guys…

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Connor Danko CLax Goalie of Year

April 19, 2013

The Canadian Lacrosse League is pleased to announce Niagara Lock Monsters Connor Danko as the 2013 CLax Goalie of the Year and the Brampton Inferno’s Ben McCullough as the 2013 CLax Defensive Player of the Year. In his rookie campaign, Connor Danko helped lead the Lock Monsters to an 11-3 regular season record. In nine regular season games, Danko posted a 7-1 record tying the Clax single season wins record….

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Cannons to Raise Money for Boston Victims With Scrimmages

April 17, 2013

As part of the team’s final weekend of training camp, the Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse will scrimmage the CroART Lacrosse All-Stars this Saturday, April 20, in Harvard Stadium at 6pm. The scrimmage, free and open to the public, will be used to raise funds to support the Boston Marathon victims, with 100% of the money raised going to The One Fund, established Tuesday by Governor Deval Patrick and…

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Matt Vinc On Pace For Most Saves in a Season

April 17, 2013

Goaltender Matt Vinc is having a historic season in 2013. The Rochester goaltender has already set new team records and is on the verge of setting a new National Lacrosse League record. The 30-year-old netminder from St. Catharines, Ontario currently leads the league with 636 saves and is nine shy of breaking the NLL’s record for saves in a single season. Rob Blasdell established the current record of 644 saves…

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MLL Partners With SmartLink

April 16, 2013

Major League Lacrosse (MLL), the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, announced today that it has partnered with Smartlink, naming the famed staffing and site development firm the Official Presenter of the 2013 MLL Championship Weekend at PPL Park in Philadelphia, Pa. August 24-25.

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Blizzard’s Wiles Named Rookie of Year

April 16, 2013

The Canadian Lacrosse League is pleased to announce Barrie Blizzard forward Caleb Wiles as the 2013 CLax Rookie of the Year. ”As a newcomer to CLax, Caleb proved to be one of the most dynamic and prolific scorers in our game,” said CLax Deputy Commissioner Jim Veltman. “Game in and game out he would produce highlight reel goals made of magic.”

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