The 2015 Major Series Draft lacked the big name, potent goal scorer first overall pick that the 2014 draft had in Orangeville’s Rob Hellyer, however it did boast a deep crop of talent. The Brampton Excelsiors had a strong Junior team in 2014, which usually means a large graduating class, with the Senior Excelsiors only able to protect two players, they found themselves having to leave the likes of Tyler Ferreria, Matt…
The 6 Major Series Lacrosse franchises protected two players apiece for the upcoming MSL draft that takes place this Sunday (January 25th). While there was some fairly easy protections made, in the cases of Johnny Powless, Quinn Powless, Reilly O’Connor, Shane MacDonald, Turner Evans & Danny Lomas, a couple teams had tough decisions to make on players. The Brampton Excelsiors in particular had the toughest decisions to make , with the protection…
Each team is allowed to protect two players from their junior affiliate in Major Series Lacrosse from being drafted. With the draft this coming Sunday, the teams have announced those players. Six Nations Chiefs Johnny Powless Quinn Powless Peterborough Lakers Turner Evans Josh Currier Brooklin Redmen Reilly O’Connor Tyler Gilligan Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks Kyle Jackson Eric Guiltinan Oaville Rock Danny Lomas Bryan Cole Brampton Excelsiors Shane MacDonald Connor Sellars
For years, the Peterborough Lakers have been the model MSL team, the standard that every other team wishes they could live up to. Sold out crowds, the best players, and a dedicated staff. That may have changed on Thursday night as a month-long saga involving the board of directors came to a seemingly shocking close as five members of the six-man board announced their resignation. Carl Doughty (major sponsor representative),…
Of 55 players taken in this years’ NLL draft, nine of them are already regulars on MSL squads. Players usually jump to the MSL after their junior careers are over, so expect some players drafted out of junior to show up on MSL teams in the future, honing their skills in summer lacrosse. The new New England Black Wolves, who recently added Tracey Kelusky to the coaching staff, used five…
Well, as usually happens in Peterborough when the Lakers don’t win the Mann Cup, critics call for the coaches to blow up the team and make big moves. Comments have already floated around online suggesting that executive members resign, or that the team trade their biggest star in Mark Steenhuis. Settle down everyone. The Lakers were 20 minutes away from hosting a national championship. Maybe the fact that the Lakers…
2014 was not the year the Brampton Excelsiors had hoped for when the season began. The Excelsiors have been one of the top teams in the MSL for years but recently they have started to decline and this year they finished dead last in the MSL as they finished the season with a 5-13 record. The Excelsiors in their first three games looked competitive as they had close games against…
They won the Mann Cup, and that’s all that matters. Those paying attention to the MSL all season probably thought the Chiefs would not repeat as champions due to their fourth place finish in the regular season. Much of the season featured a fluctuating lineup as team members split their time with other commitments, which included the World Field Lacrosse Championships in July. Not one player on the Chiefs suited…
With the Six Nations Chiefs repeating as the Mann Cup champions, the Victoria Shamrocks did everything they could but just couldn’t hold off the depth of the roster the Chiefs came with. Although most people expected this series to only go five games, to win two in enemy territory for the Shamrocks and put a scare in the champs isn’t something to take lightly. As what was the case for…
Tonight’s game six is the first chance a team has to be crowned the 2014 Mann Cup champion. The Six Nations Chiefs currently hold a three games to two lead over the Victoria Shamrocks, and if they can wrangle up some more killer instinct, this series won’t need a seventh game. Versus Peterborough in the MSL final, the Chiefs had a 3-1 series lead before losing their momentum to a…