We are now about 12 hours before the first face-off of this years tournament, and all competitors have arrived. The day has been filled with a lot of catching up with friends we haven’t seen in a year, some fun trash talking, and tasting of some fine Chicago cuisine. Giordano’s was the choice for lunch. Excellent deep dish pizza stuffed with pepperoni with some great friends from Minnesota. As we…
While in Chicago I will be doing a daily blog recap on the fun and activities gong on at this years Fann Cup Lacrosse Tournament. DAY 1 -Recap Thursday. The morning started very early with a 6:30am flight to Chicago. Meaning arrival at airport 2 hours prior..OUCH!! My daughter and I arrive in Chicago at 7:15 local time, pick up the bags, get the rental car and head to Naperville,…
In just a few short days an event will take place at the Players Indoor Sports Center in Naperville, Illinois. The 13th annual Fann Cup Lacrosse Tournament. You may read about it in your local paper, if someone involved with it gets in touch with the press. Some may be asking “What is Fann Cup?” Fann Cup is an event played by the fans of the game of lacrosse. Many…
Week Ten is now completed in the MLL, and with only 4 games remaining the contenders and pretenders are becoming more visible. Last seasons regular season winner, the Denver Outlaws are still atop the standings, but the have some company. The Rochester Rattlers have been striking opponents down en route to a 7-3 record which ties them for first place, and with standing a major collapse, the Rattlers and Outlaws…
The Vancouver Stealth announced today that Kaleb Toth has been hired as an Assistant Coach. Toth, currently the Head Coach of the Nanaimo Timbermen of the Western Lacrosse Association had also served as a scout with the Calgary Roughnecks in 2014. Toth played for 13 seasons in the National Lacrosse League (11 seasons with Calgary and two with the Toronto Rock) before retiring in 2012. One of the most decorated…
On Saturday night the Rochester Knighthawks took home their third straight NLL championship. After the game, we spoke with the league’s commissioner George Daniel about the dynasty, how the new playoff format worked and the 2015 NLL season. George Daniel
We were live on scene for the Rochester Rattlers win over the Florida Launch on Sunday. After the contest we caught up with Miles Thompson, making his MLL debut, and Casey Powell, who is having a terrific season in Major League Lacrosse. Miles Thompson Powell
The Rochester Rattlers capped off an exciting lacrosse weekend in Western New York. Just 14 hours after the Rochester Knighthawks made history by being the first team to three-peat in the 28-year history of the MILL/NLL, the Rattlers defeated the Florida Launch 18-11. The Rattlers kicked off the scoring with a goal from Jordan MacIntosh just 21 seconds into the game. The Launch would respond with goals at the 1:11 &…
We were at the NLL Champions Cup Final game this weekend. We were able to get audio from players following the game: Joe Walters Johnny Powless Pat O’Toole Paul Gait
We were honored to be present at the final Champions Cup game in Rochester NY over the weekend. Our Rocco Granato was able to snag some audio following the game: Joel McCready – Knighthawks Cory Vitarelli – Knighthawks Dan Dawson – Knighthawks