CLax Prepares for First All Star Game

March 18, 2014

The Canadian Lacrosse League is getting set for their first ever all star game at the end of this 2014 season. The game will take place on April 12 at the Wilmot Recreation Complex. The format will see the Creator’s Cup Champions (champion of the league) face a collection of the league’s best players as their all stars. The selection of players will be as follows; Three (3) players selected per…

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CLax: Lock Monsters Cap Off 2013-14 with Victory

March 16, 2014

The Niagara Lock Monsters (6-2) ended their 2014 regular season with a 13-7 victory over the SouthWest Cyclops (2-5) at Seymour Hannah Arena.   Week 6 honorable mention for Transitional Player of the Week Jon Arnold (2g, 1a) opened the scoring for Niagara, as the Lock Monsters would build a 4-0 lead early courtesy of a pair of goals from Tim Bergin and a lone tally from Andrew Potter.  …

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Demons look to stay perfect

March 14, 2014

On Saturday the Oshweken Demons will look to stay undefeated as they face the second last Barrie Blizzard. The Demons have been on fire thanks to the strong play of Chris Attwood and Wayne VanEvery while the Blizzard have been ice cold thanks to a lack of offense. The Demons come into this game having already secured a playoff spot while the Blizzard will be trying to keep their playoff…

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CLAX League Leaders: Heading for the Playoffs

March 13, 2014

As the Clax season approaches the playoffs here is a quick look at the league leaders in goals, assists, points, save percentage and Goals Against Average. The top goal scorer in Clax this season is someone every Clax fan should be familiar with and that is Wayne VanEvery. VanEvery has been on fire as he has scored 25 goals in just four games. VanEvery finished the 2013 season with 41…

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Week 6 CLax Three Stars: Attwood On Top Once Again

March 12, 2014

The Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax) playoff picture became a bit clearer after last weekend as Niagara(5-2) and Ohsweken(7-0) have both punched their tickets to the semi-finals and secured home floor advantage. Here are the In Lacrosse We Trust CLax Three Stars for Week 6. Third Star: Corey Fowler- Niagara Lock Monsters- The Niagara-on-the-Lake,ON native helped the Lock Monsters solidify a top two finish with an 11-7 victory over SouthWest. Fowler…

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CLax Playoff Picture Coming Together

March 11, 2014

With Niagara’s 11-7 victory over the SouthWest Cyclops Friday night, the CLax playoff picture becomes a little clearer.  With the win, Niagara and Ohsweken have both now secured home floor advantage in the semi-finals, which will take place on Sunday, March 30. First, the Niagara Lock Monsters will host the third place finishers on Sunday, March 30 at 4 p.m. at Seymour Hannah Arena.  Later that evening, the Ohsweken Demons…

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Speck Blog: Cyclops Fall to Demons

March 10, 2014

This week our team went out and lost a tough game to the Niagara Lock Monsters in a relatively low scoring 11-7 final. Our goaltender Jay Preece made several outstanding saves to keep us in the game and give us extra chances to try and close the gap near the end, but we couldn’t find a way to beat Dave DiRuscio when it mattered as he was solid all night….

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Demons Remain Undefeated, Top TurfDogs

March 10, 2014

The Oshweken Demons (7-0) remain undefeated after a 14-10 home win over the Durham Turfdogs (1-6). With the win, Oshweken sweep the season series between the teams 2-0.   The Demons would gain a lopsided early lead, earning a 5-0 advantage in the first frame. Jordan Robertson (1g) would end the Durham drought with an unassisted marker, which was answered by Shane Francis to re-establish a five-goal Oshweken lead entering…

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Niagara Clinches Second Seed

March 9, 2014

The Niagara Lock Monsters (5-2) emerged victorious over the SouthWest Cyclops (2-4) in Friday night Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax) action with an 11-7 win.   Mike Burke opened the scoring for the Cyclops, before the teams would trade a pair of goals to end the quarter with SouthWest leading 3-2. The second quarter would turn in Niagara’s favor, as two goals from Ryan Dakin (2g) evened the score at 5-5…

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Week 5 CLax Three Stars: Gibbons Shines in Blizzard Debut

March 6, 2014

Loads of action in the Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax) this past weekend as five teams hit the floor which included a pair of victories by the unbeaten Ohsweken Demons and the Barrie Blizzard’s first victory of 2014. Here are the In Lacrosse We Trust CLax Three Stars of Week Five. Third Star—Chris Attwood—Ohsweken Demons: The CLax league leading scorer Chris Attwood once again helped lead the Ohsweken Demons to a…

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