The Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks were able to level the playing field in Game Two of their opening round Major Series Lacrosse (MSL) playoff series with the Peterborough Lakers after capturing a 13-7 road win Tuesday night. K-W jumped out to an early 3-0 lead, finishing the first period with a 4-2 advantage thanks to apair of tallies from recent Buffalo Bandits’ signee Corey Fowler. Ryan Benesch notched a pair of goals…
The Brooklin Redmen find themselves in an awkward position after Sunday night, losing to the Six Nations Chiefs 9-8. Fans of the powerhouse Redmen, who cruised through the regular season, expected them to cruise right through the playoffs too. However, after Sunday’s opener at the Iroquois Park Sports Centre in Whitby, the Redmen find themselves down 1-0 to the Chiefs, a team that was barely better than .500 this season….
Peterborough Lakers (2) vs. Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks (3) Season series: 1-1 Peterborough and KW only faced off twice this season. Traditionally, Peterborough and KW are not rivals; Peterborough’s more interesting games seem to come against Brampton, Brooklin, and Six Nations. However, KW is a team that has scared the Lakers over the past two seasons. In 2013, KW won the season series 3-1, and this season the two teams split their…
Wednesday, July 22 Six Nations @ Brooklin Brooklin has the opportunity to rest players if they want as they have clinched first place in the MSL. Six Nations is now trying to catch up to KW for third place to avoid having to face Brooklin in the first round of the playoffs. Six Nations has had a lot of rest recently while Brooklin is coming off losses to Brampton and…
Mark Steenhuis continued to strengthen his lead in the Major Series Lacrosse (MSL) scoring race, as the Peterborough Lakers (9-7) standout finished Week 8 with 14 points (9G, 5A) to add to his league-leading 76 points (40G, 36A) in 16 games. Steenhuis’ most notable showing of the week came in a lopsided 16-7 win over the Brampton Excelsiors (4-11), as the righty notched nine-points (6G, 3A). After scoring a hat-trick…
1. Brooklin Redmen 12-3 – 24 points The Redmen have shown some late season fatigue, in losses to Brampton and Peterborough recently; as well slipping behind Oakville early on Monday night. None of those losses matter though, as the Redmen have clinched first place in the MSL and guaranteed themselves home floor advantage through the playoffs. 2. Peterborough Lakers 9-7 – 18 points The Peterborough Lakers sit comfortably in second…
If Peterborough wins their remaining four games (likely), and Brooklin loses all five of their remaining games (unlikely), Peterborough would take over top spot in the MSL. While Peterborough is on a hot streak, Brooklin has just been too good this season to expect them to give up the top spot. The two teams meet on Wednesday at Iroquois Park in Whitby, their last meeting of the regular season. Peterborough…
The MSL playoff race heated up this weekend with the resurgence of the Brampton Excelsiors, who picked up wins over both the Brooklin Redmen and Six Nations Chiefs. Prior to this weekend, the Excelsiors sported a record of 2-8, good enough for four points; two of those points came from a forfeited game by Peterborough, and the other two came from a win over Kitchener-Waterloo. The Excelsiors now sit solidly…
Oakvllle @ Peterborough – 8:00pm The Rock are coming into Peterborough on a high after their first win of the season on Monday over Brampton, putting them (for now) solidly in 5th place. The 3rd place Lakers will remain in 3rd place (for now) after their forfeiture appeal was denied this week by the OLA. Peterborough is better than a 3rd place team and will defeat the Rock easily. The…
After being forced to forfeit three games due to playing suspended player Scott Evans, the Peterborough Lakers appealed the decision. Yesterday, the Ontario Lacrosse Association denied the appeal and the Lakers are forced to take those three losses. Yesterday afternoon, the OLA released a statement saying “The appeal by the Peterborough Lakers MSL team was denied. The Automatic Fine Policy must be followed. It is the team’s responsibility to manage their…