It was another eventful week in CLAX but unfortunately a Friday night Blizzard cancelled some ofthe week 5 games. The three CLAX Stars of the week are 3. Zach Higgins- The TurfDog goalie stepped up this week as he held off the Niagara Lock Monsters enabling the TurfDogs to pick up the win. Higgins made 49 saves on the night and was able to hold off one of the most…
Although their team was defeated by Durham, the fans were treated to some great lacrosse in the Niagara Lock Monsters home opener Sunday night. 537 people took in the inaugural game at the Seymour Hannah Centre in St. Catherine’s Ontario, a good turnout for the city’s first CLax game. A slow start by Niagara had them trailing 7-1 in the second quarter and the Monsters were unable to recover from…
On Saturday the Brampton Inferno took on the Barrie Blizzard. On Friday night Brampton’s game against the Iroquois Ironmen was cancelled due to a real life Blizzard so the Inferno were well rested and ready to beat Barrie. Barrie came into this game after getting trounced by the Toronto Shooting Stars. In the first quarter of this game it was all Brampton. Brampton took it to the Blizzard as they…
The Barrie Blizzard look to capture their first victory in their program history as they have started 0-2 in their inaugural season. The Blizzard will take on a very rested Brampton Inferno as they have not seen game action since January 26. Leading the way for the Blizzard is Brooklin Redmen (Major Series Lacrosse) with seven goals and five assists for 12 points finding him a spot in the top…
Both Canadian Lacrosse League games taking place tonight have been cancelled due to inclement weather in the north east. The league released this statement this morning. Due to severe weather the Canadian Lacrosse League has cancelled both scheduled games for Friday February 8. The Toronto Shooting Stars at the Ohsweken Demons and the Iroquois Ironmen at the Brampton Inferno games will be rescheduled for a later date. All tickets purchased…
Week 5 of the Clax season kicks off on Friday night as the Iroquois Ironmen take on the Brampton Inferno. The Ironmen come into this season 0-3 after losing to the Durham TurfDogs 14-13 in week 4. While Brampton sits at 1-2 after losing to Niagara in their last game. For the Ironmen their problem all year so far has been defense but in their last game against the TurfDogs…
The New Westminster Salmonbellies had a rough year in the Western Lacrosse Association in 2012, not making the playoffs after having been in the finals the season before. This led to some coaching staff changes. “Ken Thomas advised me he was stepping down a couple weeks ago, so with that news and some feedback that I had rec’d from our players on what they wanted for 2013, it was decided by…
Three lacrosse leagues are in full swing currently; the National Lacrosse League, Canadian Lacrosse League and the North American Lacrosse League. The year is still young, but we are going to take a look at the MVP candidates thus far. Let us know who you’d vote for in the comments! National Lacrosse League- Last Year’s MVP: John Grant Jr Shawn Evans, Calgary Roughnecks Evans has had a fantastic season for…
The rankings were shuffled this week and for the first time all season, we have a new number one. With two huge wins in week 4, the Toronto Shooting Stars have moved into the number one spot, a place the Demons had been sitting all year. #1 (last week 3) Toronto Shooting Stars 3-1 The Toronto Shooting Stars had an impressive weekend and dominated their opponents at both ends of…
The Western Lacrosse Association held their draft last night and we saw many familiar faces get drafted. The Salmonbellies selected Ohio State star Logan Schuss in the first round and we saw Mike Mallory of the Philadelphia Wings go to the Burrards. Cody Hawkins of the Rochester Knighthawks went to the Adanacs while Maple Ridge also got transition man Jaeden Gastaldo of the Colorado Mammoth. For full results, see below….