The Durham TurfDogs are pleased to announce Dave Colbourne as their new General Manager for the 2014 Season. The team would like to thank Jonas Derks for the work that he has done over the past two seasons. They wish Jonas all the best in his future and his continued involvement with Oshawa Minor Lacrosse. Dave Colbourne spent last season as Vice President/Assistant General Manager of the Niagara Lock Monsters…
Fresh off the announcement that the Toronto Shooting Stars have folded, the Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax) announced yesterday that they will be holding a Shooting Stars dispersal draft this coming Sunday (December 15th) at 4pm. The draft will consist of six rounds with any player left undrafted after the final round becoming a free agent. Toronto was the runner up for the 2013 Creator’s Cup and the third team to…
The Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax) dropped a bombshell this week announcing some major changes for the 2014 season including new ownership as Canadian Lacrosse League Holdings Inc. has purchased the league from Paul St. John, who will stay on as a special advisor to the new owners. Canadian Lacrosse League Holdings Inc. is a collaboration of Ohsweken Demons owner Rodney Hill and Charlesway Corporation Ltd who own the Niagara Lock…
The Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax) will enter into the 2014 season with a five team league featuring the Barrie Blizzard, Durham TurfDogs, Ohsweken Demons, Niagara Lock Monsters, and a travel team based out of Southwestern Ontario called the SouthWest Cyclops. Additionally, each team will play one game versus the Tuscarora Tomahawks based out of Cattaraugus, New York over the course of the season. The 2014 season will begin in early…
The Iroquois Ironmen of the Canadian Lacrosse League have folded, and there is more team movement on the horizon.
Below is a full list of players in the Canadian Lacrosse League draft for this coming Sunday, plus analysis on some of the top players.
In their inaugural season, the Barrie Blizzard were just one win away from clinching the final playoff spot. The 2013 Creator’s Cup champions Iroquois Ironmen only tallied four wins all season yet squeezed into the playoffs, leaving one question, “could the Barrie Blizzard won the Creator’s Cup?” Maybe, probably not. But a Canadian Lacrosse League championship could be in the future in Barrie. The Blizzard have major potential for years…
The Durham TurfDogs wrapped up their 2013 campaign with an 11-10 overtime loss to the Toronto Shooting Stars in the CLax Final Four over the weekend. This was a great back and forth battle and it could have gone either way; Durham put in a solid effort and should be proud of their performance. Goaltender Kevin Croswell was their first star in this semi final game and has been a…
After an incredible season of lacrosse, the Canadian Lacrosse League wrapped up its 2013 campaign over the weekend with the Iroquois Ironmen winning the Creator’s Cup. Iroquois struggled all season but went on a tear in the last two weeks winning five straight games to become this year’s champions. Until two weeks ago the Ironmen had only won two games all year but they managed to squeak into the playoffs…
After an exciting Final Four double header yesterday that included two overtime games, the Creator’s Cup Final is set to go. The sixth ranked Iroquois Ironmen will battle it out with the second seeded Toronto Shooting Stars for the Canadian Lacrosse League title. Toronto is technically the home team in this one but they certainly won’t have home floor advantage as the championship game is being held at the Iroquois…