Ever since the Canadian Lacrosse League was created, it was meant to be a feeder system for the NLL. Though it has had its share of criticism, and teams have folded, the league has done its job and succeeded. Zach Higgins, who played with the Durham TurfDogs, has become a starting goalie in the NLL. Pat Saunders (Brampton Inferno of years past) has become a regular. Damon Edwards is a starting…
With the first round of NLL cuts coming in, it could not be better timing for the Canadian Lacrosse League. With their training camps opening last week, they will be adding several NLL cuts to their rosters. Blizzard Jayson Crawford- New England Black Wolves rookie cut, was the 7th overall pick to Barrie. Darryl Robertson- Defenseman drafted by Toronto Rock was the 19th overall pick to Barrie. Johnnie Rae- Free…
After a season that saw the Blizzard go 4-4 and narrowly lose out in the playoffs by one goal to the eventual Creators Cup Champion, Niagara Lock Monsters, things seem to be trending in the upward position for the Blizzard. While Barrie struggled offensively last season and in goal, the Blizzard where still able to win games, based on the solid overall depth of the team. With five of their…
Perhaps overshadowed by the excitement of the 2014 CLax Draft, there were some significant trades that occurred that evening, which could shake up the CLax rosters involved. First, the Niagara Lock Monsters shipped Tim Bergin and a number of draft picks to Durham in exchange for the number one overall pick, allowing them to select goaltender Zac Boychuk. Bergin had a break out year in his first CLax season, emerging…
Finishing last place in the five team Canadian Lacrosse League with a record of 1-7 changes needed to be made for this roster to improve. The first change for the Turfdogs was made when they hired new head coach Mat Giles, Giles who has coached the Peterborough Lakers Jr. A squad the last 5 years is sure to bring a bit of a culture change to the Turfdogs locker room….
The Barrie Blizzard may need to replace 59 points with the departure of Jonas Dirks and the possibility of losing Caleb Wiles to the NLL. General Manager Rob Blasdell made a big step in the right direction with selecting Connor Latimer third overall in the 2014 Canadian Lacrosse League Draft. Latimer has been a prolific scorer at every level he has competed at. This past summer, the Whitby,ON native netted…
Heading into draft day, the Cyclops had quite a few areas of need. They scored the second fewest goals and allowed the most goals last season, so additions were needed out both the front and backdoor. The Cyclops did a fantastic job in addressing both areas of need, through both the draft and a draft day trade that saw them acquire Kevin Brownell, Jordan Daradick, Bryan Neufeld and goaltender Grant Crawley. Having been able to acquire…
1. Niagara Lock Monsters – (G) Zack Boychuck 2. Niagara Lock Monsters – (O) Mike Melnychenko 3. Barrie Blizzards – (O) Connor Latimer 4. Southwest Cyclopes – (O) Dan Keane 5. Niagara Lock Monsters – (T) Gage Board 6. Niagara Lock Monsters – (O) Mark Vradenburg 7. 8. Southwest Cyclopes – (O) Brandon Benn 9. Southwest Cyclopes – (O) Tyler Ferreira 10. Niagara Lock Monsters – (T) Dustin Gatt 11….
Three Canadian Lacrosse League teams make trades heading into the combine and draft . These trades saw all three fill some needs and get better as well as put them in better spots for tomorrows draft. Niagara Lock Monsters acquired Steve Fryer who is in Toronto Rock camp right now. Steve is going against Brandon Miller and Nick Rose for a roster spot. This was a great move by the Lock Monsters which looks like…
The Canadian Lacrosse League draft and combine is a few days away, and with that, a few interesting names have emerged as far as who is in the draft and could be on a roster in 2015. Good Players who Should be Picked Connor Eustace: Was a prospect in the NLL draft who wasn’t selected but has had a decent career in Brampton. Seems like the perfect CLax type of player….