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CLax Three Stars: Goddard, Purves, Attwood Stealing Spotlight

February 25, 2014
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Despite just two games being played in Week Four, there was no lack of action in Canadian Lacrosse League play. The SouthWest Cyclops clawed up to .500 and improved their record to 2-2 with a 18-14 victory over the Durham Turfdogs (1-4) at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena, while the Ohsweken Demons (4-0) retain their perfect record with an 18-10 win over the Barrie Blizzard (0-4) at the Molson Centre. With…

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Barrie and Durham Swap Players

February 23, 2014
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On Friday the Barrie Blizzard acquired Wes McDonald, Scott Gamble, and Geoff Griffiths from the Durham Turfdogs in exchange for Jason Mainer and Cal Kitson. With these three acquisitions, Barrie significantly toughens up on defense.  6’3”, 215 lbs Wes McDonald is a Toronto Beaches Jr. A product and graduate of the Hobart College lacrosseprogram.  Scott Gamble is a fellow Beaches player and brings a wealth of CLax experience to the Blizzard.  Gamble is now in his third CLax season…

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Cyclops Look for Second Win, Face TurfDogs

February 21, 2014
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The SouthWest Cyclops (1-2) and the Durham Turfdogs (1-3) will battle each other for the second time in seven days Saturday, February 22 at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena.   In the previous meeting between the squads, SouthWest notched their first win as a CLax franchise defeating Durham 12-9. The Cyclops trailed for a majority of the game before mounting an outstanding comeback that saw the Turfdogs outscored 6-0 in the…

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Net Impact: Will Indoor Leagues Ever Merge?

The indoor lacrosse landscape is dotted with leagues right now, each with its plusses and minuses, each competing to retain as much of the available talent as possible, and each fighting to survive in a sports world that barely knows lacrosse exists. The granddaddy of them all is still the National Lacrosse League, which is now more than a quarter century old and seems to be enjoying some much-deserved stability….

February 20, 2014
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Blizzard Announce Front Office Changes

The Barrie Blizzard announced Tuesday that their team’s coaching and management team has been modified. Effective immediately, Rob Blasdell will focus his attention solely on the General Manager’s role.  Blasdell’s wealth of experience is a valuable asset for the Blizzard having spent 11 years in the NLL as one of the league’s elite goaltenders, winning NLL Goaltender of the Year in 2002 as a member of the Albany Attack. Fellow NLL Veteran Brad MacArthur will step into the…

February 20, 2014
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CLax Preview: Cyclops at Demons

The SouthWest Cyclops (0-1) will look to avenge a season opening loss to the Oshweken Demons (1-0) when they hit the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena (ILA) turf tonight. The game will serve as the Cyclops inaugural home opener in the franchise’s temporary accommodations at the ILA, a facility which also serves as home to the Demons. This will be the second meeting of the season between the two Canadian Lacrosse League…

February 14, 2014
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CLax Three Stars: Attwood Dominates

Week 2 of the Canadian Lacrosse League saw an outrageous outburst of offense as 97 goals were tallied in just three games played. Many players stepped up in their season debuts or continued their push for a successful season, but there can only be three. Here are the Week 2 ILWT CLax Three Stars.   Third Star—Brad Levick—Durham TurfDogs After a slow start in his TurfDog debut, Brad Levick netted…

February 13, 2014
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CLax Power Rankings: Monsters Win Three

1. Niagara Lock Monsters (3-0)   The Canadian Lacrosse League’s hottest team remains unbeaten through three games, as they picked up their third win of the season in a 16-10 victory over the Barrie Blizzard this past Sunday. The LockMonsters once again used a strong second half to close out a victory as they netted nine of their 16 goals in the second half, outscoring the Blizzard 9-3. The turning point…

February 12, 2014
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Niagara Lock Monsters Off to Great Start

The Niagara Lock Monsters kicked off their 2014 campaign with a statement, picking up two convincing victories while outscoring their opponents 30-12 on home turf at Seymour Hannah Arena in St. Catharines. On Saturday, Niagara opened their season against the last place finisher from 2013, the Barrie Blizzard. The Lock Monsters started the game flat, trailing 5-1 half way through the second quarter but clawed back to add 11 unanswered goals…

February 6, 2014
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Niagara Makes Statement with Win Over Barrie

On Saturday the Niagara Lock Monsters kicked off their season against the Barrie Blizzard. The Blizzard got this game going as Geoff Mcnulty scored to give the Blizzard the early 1-0 lead. Niagara would respond as last year’s league MVP Corey Fowler scored to tie the game up at 1-1. The Blizzard would then take control as they scored four straight goals to take the lead 4-1 at the end…

February 2, 2014
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