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 is set to hold their draft this Saturday at 8pm, live from the Syl Apps arena in Paris, Ontario. The CLAX combine will also take place this Saturday prior to the draft from 5pm to 7:30pm. Last season’s CLAX Draft was a 12 Round Draft, with all but the Oshweken Demons making selections. If Oshweken is to make selections this season the Draft should see 60…
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….
The Ohsweken Demons are pleased to announce Ron “Mouse” Henry will be taking over as Head Coach for the 2015 season; joining Henry behind the bench will be Roger Chrysler. Ron Henry returns to CLax after coaching the Iroquois Ironmen in the 2013 season, leading them to a Creator’s Cup victory. Henry comes to the Demons with a strong coaching background having coached with the NLL’s Buffalo Bandits, the Iroquois…
The 2014 Creator’s Cup Champion Niagara Lock Monsters are pleased to announce that Matt Attwood will be taking over as Head Coach for the 2015 season. Also returning this year will be Clancy Almas as Assistant Coach/Defense, and Garrett Ball as Assistant Coach/Offence. Matt Attwood steps into the Head Coaching role as he enters his third season with the Lock Monsters. The Brock lacrosse alumnus is a native of St….
Day Date Home Visitor Time Venue Saturday January 10 Durham Turfdogs Niagara Lock Monsters 2 PM General Motors Centre Sunday January 11 Barrie Blizzard Southwest Cyclops 2 PM Barrie Molson Centre Saturday Jan 17 Durham Turfdogs Barrie Blizzard 2 PM General Motors Centre Sunday January 18 Niagara Lock Monsters Ohsweken Demons 2 PM Meridian Centre Friday January 23 Ohsweken Demons Southwest Cyclops 8 PM Iroquois Lacrosse Arena Saturday January 31…
After two seasons in St. Catharines’ Seymour Hannah Arena, the Niagara Lock Monsters will be moving into the new Meridian Centre in downtown St. Catharines for the 2015 season. The new downtown multi-purpose facility is located at 1 Ice Dogs Way, formerly known as the lower level parking lot. The new arena, which is also home to the OHL’s Niagara Ice Dogs, has a capacity of 4500 for sporting events,…