The Canadian Lacrosse League announced its Players of The Week earlier today. First, they named Wayne Van Evert of the Ohsweken Demons the offensive player of week one. He scored six goals along with two assists in the victory over their rival Iroquois Ironmen. Mack O’Brien of the Toronto Shooting Stars won transition player of the week after scoring three goals in the Toronto loss to the Durham Turf Dogs….
The Clax season began this weekend with four teams in action so here are this week’s power rankings. 1. Oshweken Demons- The Demons vault up to this position after convincing win over the Iroqouis Ironmen 18-15. The fact the Demons cut still keep pace without Chris Atwood shows their offensive depth and how dangerous they are. 2. Durham TurfDogs- The TurfDogs spoiled the Toronto Shooting Stars party as they won…
The Toronto Shooting Stars hosted the Durham Turfdogs in the first professional sport game at the Maple Leaf Gardens in thirteen years. The old mecca of hockey is now named the Mattamy Athletic Complex and will become the newest home of one of the newest Canadian Lacrosse League franchises, the Shooting Stars. Durham Turfdog Kyle O’Brien opened the scoring with a shot that would squeak through the arms of Craig…
The Canadian Lacrosse League Clax kicked off on Saturday with a championship rematch between the Iroquois Ironmen and the Oshweken Demons. The game began with former Ironmen Wayne Vanevery scoring a natural hat trick for his new team in order to give the demons a 3-0 lead. Oshweken would stretch their lead to 5-0. Iroquois would strike back as Chancey Johnson would score beating Jeff Powless in order to make…
The Canadian Lacrosse League opens their 2013 campaign today when the Ohsweken Demons face the Iroquois Ironmen in a rematch of last season’s championship game. Ohsweken traded their best offensive player Chris Attwood to the Ironmen this off season where he will be playing with his brother, goaltender Mike Attwood. Former NLL players such as Roger Vyse, Cory Bomberry and Tom Montour. Both theams have very strong offenses and were…
Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax) Commissioner, Paul St. John and Deputy of the League, Jim Veltman along with Charlesway Corportion Limited (CCL), are pleased to announce they have reached a new partnership beginning in the 2013 season. This new partnership will see CCL take control over management of the CLax teams located in Niagara and Barrie. Provincial outdoor ball hockey powerhouse Ball Hockey International (BHi) has signed on to be the major sponsor of each of these teams….
This weekend marks the opening of the 2013 Clax Season. One of the featured match ups of this weekend is the Durham TurfDogs facing off against the Toronto Shooting Stars. This game will be the first professional game played in Maple Leaf Gardens now known as the Mattamy Athletic Center in 12 years. With the Gardens being home to some of Toronto’s greatest sports teams the Stars will try to bring back this winning tradition. In…
After all of the stories about the positive tests in the Mann Cup, today we see a suspension announced. The Canadian Lacrosse Association has suspended Langley Thunder head coach Rod Jensen for his part in some incidents in the fall. According to reports his suspension comes during the final game of the Mann Cup when Jensen made a threat to referee Chris Williams, who reported him to the CLA. After…
With the Clax season starting this weekend here are the top 5 stories to watch for as the season goes on. 5. Can the Blizzard be competitive?: The Barrie Blizzard are new to Clax this year and are the first ever expansion team in the league. On paper Barrie looks like a team that could surprise a lot of people but can they live up to that potential. In the preseason Barrie has looked good…
All seven teams have now released rosters for the 2013 Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax) season. The deadline for rosters to be submitted to the league was Tuesday at 11pm Eastern. At that time, five team rosters were made public: Barrie Blizzard, Brampton Inferno, Durham Turfdogs, Niagara Lock Monsters and Toronto Shooting Stars. The final two teams – the Ohsweken Demons and Iroquois Ironmen – released their rosters on Wednesday night….