This year in Clax there are many players who will look to make a name for themselves but here are my top 5 players to watch as the 2013 season approaches. 5. Steve Fryer: Fryer was the Inferno’s top choice in the NLL supplemental draft and will have a lot of pressure on him this season. This past summer he was stellar with the Langley Thunder and helped them to advance to the Mann Cup….
With just under two weeks to go before the start of the 2013 Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax) season the Barrie Blizzard and Toronto Shooting Stars met in an exhibition matchup on Sunday, December 30th at Stephen Leacock Arena in Scarborough ON. Barrie opened the scoring just under two minutes into the game, and added two more within a minute to lead 3-0 early. They would hold a 4-1 advantage after…
The Canadian Lacrosse League have announced a trade in which the Ohsweken Demons sent 2012 CLax MOP Chris Attwood to the Iroquois Ironmen for Wayne Van Every, Dan Vyse and Logan Kane. Attwood joins his brother Matt who is the goaltender with the Ironmen. Attwood had been drafted by the NLL’s Rochester Knighthawks this season but was cut from the team, so he will now be a member of the…
Last year the Iroquois Ironmen finished with a record of 6-8 and made the playoffs. The Ironmen though surprised everyone in the playoffs knocking off the top team in Clax last year the Durham Turfdogs. The Ironmen fell though in the Creator’s cup final to the Oshweken Demons 15-10. This year the Ironmen hope to make it back to the Creator’s Cup final but do they have the team to make the journey? The Ironmen…
The Canadian Lacrosse League held a Supplemental Draft after the NLL made some cuts, and some big names such as Steve Fryer, Pat McCready and Derek Hopcroft were selected. Results are below. Round 1 1. Brampton (via trade with Barrie – Dec 13th) – Steve Fryer (Philadelphia) 2. Niagara – Pat McCready (Rochester) 3. Toronto – Derek Hopcroft (Buffalo) 4. Brampton (via trade with Durham – Steve Toll) – Nick Inch (Toronto) 5. Durham – Pete Rennie (Toronto) Round…
The Oshweken Demons are the defending creator’s cup champions and look to repeat in 2013. The Demons defeated the Iroqouis Ironmen 15-10 in last year’s creator’s cup. The Demons though have been quiet this off season as they have not made any trade and feel confident in the team they had from last year. With their first draft pick the demons drafted Joe Hadis Maracle who they hope will give their offense more depth. Maracle…
The Durham Turf Dogs are one of the returning teams for the 2013 season, and they have made plenty of moves. As for the on floor additions, the Turfdogs made a huge deal picking up Jesse Guerin and Nate Andres up front while also grabbing netminder John Chesebrough. This summer, Guerin posted an impressive 22 goals, 37 assists which was good enough for second in Major Series Lacrosse scoring leaders….
As the Clax Season gets ready to begin here’s the first power rankings for Clax season two. 1. Durham Turfdogs- The Turfdogs has one of the strongest offenses in Clax last year and this year will be no different expect Aaron Grayson, Scott DeFrancesco and Dan Ransom all return making the Turfdogs early favorites heading into the season. 2. Niagara Lock Monsters- The former Peel Avengers look to be rejuvenated this year as they made…
The Canadian Lacrosse League season is kicking off in January, and with it several NLL prospects and hopefuls will begin their journey to the pros. Which players are the tops of CLax? Last season we saw players like Pat Saunders and Damon Edwards make the jump. Colin Boucher- Durham Playing in 14 games last season with Durham, Boucher picked up 14 points. But what is a bigger asset to any NLL team…
The Brampton Inferno have once again taken a risk and have played with fire. The Inferno have made a trade with The Barrie Blizzard exchanging Brandon McMullen, Shawn Udema, Brody Barfoot, Matthew Bennett and Eric Benesch plus the Inferno’s second round pick in the upcoming NLL supplemental draft in exchange for Barrie’s first overall pick in the supplemental draft. The Inferno hope that they will be able to land a star who has been cut by…