The Canadian Lacrosse League announced their 2013 schedule this afternoon. Below is the entire schedule along with the dates for game broadcasts on The Lacrosse Radio Network. JANUARY Sat 12th Ohsweken @ Iroquois 1:00 pm Sun 13th Oshawa @ Toronto 2:00 pm (Lacrosse Radio Network) Sat 19th Brampton @ Ohsweken 1:00 pm Sun 20th Niagara  @ Iroquois 2:00 pm Fri 25th Ohsweken @ Brampton 8:00 pm (Lacrosse Radio Network) Sat…
The other day we took a look at the impact the Midwest Indoor Lacrosse Association had made on the National Lacrosse League. For what is widely considered the lowest level of the new leagues (MILA, CLax, PLL and NALL), they surprisingly had a big impact with several players making it to the NLL. The only Canadian league of these expansion leagues is the Canadian Lacrosse League, otherwise known as CLax…
CLax made through one year. Despite all the adversity they endured, the league made it past year one, more than a lot of leagues can say about themselves. Yesterday, the league announced three new franchises; Toronto, Barrie and St. Catharines. However, now the league owns five of those teams, and league commissioner Paul St. John isn’t pulling any punches about how he feels about that. “Real excited, spreading the teams…
The Canadian Lacrosse League has announced there will be three new teams for the 2013 season; Toronto, St. Catharines and Barrie. The Toronto Shooting Stars are the former Oshawa Machine. The St. Catharines team is the former Peel Avengers and Barrie will be an expansion team. Rob Blasdell will be the head coach and GM of that team. These teams will all have their own arenas, and Toronto will be…
Most of the players in the NLL draft come from the Canadian junior ranks. But some come from more places than others, and some have played in college, MSL, WLA, MILA and other leagues. Below is a chart of where the most players come from throughout North America. Top College Hartford University 3 Robert Morris University 3 Simon Fraser University 2 Duke University 2 Denver University 2 Limestone University 2…
The Canadian Lacrosse League has made several announcements via their Twitter page the last few days, one having to do with their schedule and one about an expansion franchise. The first one game on September 12th where they said “Clax 2013 schedule to be released soon. Season opener is January 12th, a Creator’s Cup rematch – Ohsweken Demons and the Iroquois Ironmen.” The same day, CLax tweeted that expansion franchises…
The 2012 Canadian Lacrosse League season ended with a championship for the Ohsweken Demons, and since the end, all the talk has been about 2013. Will the league stay intact? And what is to come? “We are looking at possibly becoming more involved with the NLL.” said CLax commissioner Paul St. John. “Last year we had 7 players and 1 Director of Operations (Steve Toll) make their way from Clax…
No. 1 Akwesasne Indians vs. No. 8 Markham Ironheads Saturday, June 23: Markham at Akwesasne, 5 p.m. Sunday, June 24: Markham at Akwesasne, 3 p.m. Friday, June 29: Akwesasne at Markham, 8 p.m. Saturday, June 30: Akwesasne at Markham, 2 p.m.* Game 5: TBA* No. 2 Green Gaels vs. No. 7 Mimico Mountaineers Friday, June 22: Mimico at Green Gaels, 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 26: Green Gaels at Mimico, 8…
InLacrosseWeTrust has learned, through sources, of a major trade in the OLA Junior A ranks. Chris Attwood has been traded, along with Jordan Houtby, from the St Catharine’s Athletics to the defending Minto Cup Champions, the Whitby Warriors. Two people close to players involved confirmed the trade but at the time of this writing along with numerous twitter accounts. The Whitby Warriors would later post their own message (@WhitbyWarriors) announcing…