Just like in the regular season, the late arrival of the Six Nations Chiefs delayed the evening. The Major Series Lacrosse draft was slated to begin at 7pm Wednesday night but representatives from the Chiefs did not arrive until closer to 7:30pm, pushing the draft back to 8pm. You can’t really blame Six Nations; they only had two picks in this year’s MSL draft so we’re lucky they even graced…
The RMLL Board of Directors (“the Board”) has considered the motion of the Junior A division made and passed with a 3/4th’s majority. We have reviewed the rationale for this vote as well as the counter arguments from the Raiders organization. The Board also listened to the testimony of several individuals during a phone conference call and subsequently reviewed the negotiated offers exchanged before the Junior A motion for expulsion was…
In case you missed this with all of the MLL news happening yesterday, the Canadian Lacrosse Association decided it would be a good idea to now eject players for fighting. Essentially, that’s banning fighting. Players, media, and fans do not like this, as you can see below: I wonder whose idea it was to pass the no fighting rule. You think head shots were bad before wait til this season starts. #pisspoorrule —…
According to reports, the Junior C Ontario team Innisfil Wolfpack will be moving to Newmarket and be changing their name to the Newmarket Saints. The Wolfpack have had a horrid go of it in their five years in Innisfil, going 13-71, and the best record they ever had was still just 5-11. The new Saints will move from the central division to the western division with the move to a…
According to reports, Brendan Bomberry of the Six Nations Arrows Jr A team has committed to play college lacrosse with the Denver Pioneers. He will begin play in 2014. Bomberry tweeted the news this morning. On Inside Lacrosse he was ranked as the fourth best player in the class of 2013. Bomberry picked up 84 points with the Arrows over the past two seasons. He was being recruited by Loyola,…
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…
Name: Dhane Smith Position: Forward Team: Kitchener-Waterloo Braves Shoots: Right Season Stats: 107 points Projected: 7th Overall, Calgary Dhane Smith is one of the top prospects in this draft, and likely a first round pick. He scored a career high 107 points with the Junior A Braves this season and had 302 points in his entire Junior A career. He had a career high thirty eight goals on the year…
When the Coquitlam Adanacs fell to the Whitby Warriors by a nine goal margin on the final night of Minto Cup round-robin play, they were able to rebound the following night and eliminate the defending champions and host team from the tournament, winning by four goals. In the first game of the gold medal final, the Orangeville Northmen gave it to the Adanacs 19-6 with two of the BC representative’s…
There are two upsides to clinching first place in the Minto Cup round robin portion of the tournament: firstly, you gain a bye straight to the gold medal best-of-three series and secondly, you get to sit back, relax, and watch the semi-final game knowing you’ll have to face one of the teams currently getting the tar beat out of them. The Orangeville Northmen clinched first overall on Sunday night with…
Minto Cup day two featured what many called two “nothing” games. However, as a fan in the stands was quick to point out, this is the Minto Cup; these players are fighting to be named the top junior lacrosse team in the country. There are no “nothing” games. Game one featured a matchup between the Calgary Mountaineers and the Orangeville Northmen. Orangeville entered the game with a 2-0 record, already…