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CLax Season Preview: Ohsweken Demons

December 28, 2012
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The Oshweken Demons are the defending creator’s cup champions and look to repeat in 2013. The Demons defeated the Iroqouis Ironmen 15-10 in last year’s creator’s cup. The Demons though have been quiet this off season as they have not made any trade and feel confident in the team they had from last year. With their first draft pick the demons drafted Joe Hadis Maracle who they hope will give their offense more depth. Maracle…

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CLax Season Preview: Durham Turf Dogs

December 27, 2012
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The Durham Turf Dogs are one of the returning teams for the 2013 season, and they have made plenty of moves. As for the on floor additions, the Turfdogs made a huge deal picking up Jesse Guerin and Nate Andres up front while also grabbing netminder John Chesebrough. This summer, Guerin posted an impressive 22 goals, 37 assists which was good enough for second in Major Series Lacrosse scoring leaders….

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Pre Season CLax Power Rankings

December 26, 2012
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As the Clax Season gets ready to begin here’s the first power rankings for Clax season two. 1. Durham Turfdogs- The Turfdogs has one of the strongest offenses in Clax last year and this year will be no different expect Aaron Grayson, Scott DeFrancesco and Dan Ransom all return making the Turfdogs early favorites heading into the season. 2. Niagara Lock Monsters- The former Peel Avengers look to be rejuvenated this year as they made…

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Top Ten NLL Prospects in CLax

December 24, 2012
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The Canadian Lacrosse League season is kicking off in January, and with it several NLL prospects and hopefuls will begin their journey to the pros. Which players are the tops of CLax? Last season we saw players like Pat Saunders and Damon Edwards make the jump. Colin Boucher- Durham Playing in 14 games last season with Durham, Boucher picked up 14 points. But what is a bigger asset to any NLL team…

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NLL Continues to Hope for BC Expansion

December 21, 2012
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NLL commissioner George Daniel still says that British Columbia ranks at the top of the list for possible NLL expansion, he told the Langley Times on Thursday. The exhibition game between the Colorado Mammoth and Calgary Roughnecks drew just north of 4,000 in Langley, British Columbia, a potential home for an NLL team along with Vancouver, which has hosted NLL action before. From the story in the Langley Times: “We are…

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Inferno Continue to Play With Fire

December 21, 2012
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The Brampton Inferno have once again taken a risk and have played with fire. The Inferno have made a trade with The Barrie Blizzard exchanging Brandon McMullen, Shawn Udema, Brody Barfoot, Matthew Bennett and Eric Benesch plus the Inferno’s second round pick in the upcoming NLL supplemental draft in exchange for Barrie’s first overall pick in the supplemental draft. The Inferno hope that they will be able to land a star who has been cut by…

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Demons look to repeat in 2013

December 14, 2012
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As the 2012 Clax season approaches let’s take a look at the defending creators champs the Oshweken Demons. The Demons last year were lead by a marvelous season from Chris Atwood who had 35 goals and 37 assists to lead the team in scoring with 77 points. Atwood will need to try to replicate this success in 2013 as he was the catalyst for the Demons offense last season. If…

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Canadian Lacrosse Association Issues New Fighting Rules, And No One Likes It

December 13, 2012
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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 —…

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Moving On From CLax Player to Coach

December 10, 2012
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Hello again, its been a long hiatus since my last blog but a lot has gone on in the world of Brandon Turner. After a fantastic first ever Clax season the future looked bright, I was starting to get my game back after a concussion in 2010 and feeling better than ever. Then Murphys Law kicked in as we all know it loves to do and it came in the…

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Two Mann Cup Players Test For Cannabis Violation

December 7, 2012
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The Mann Cup this past September was marred with stories about drug testing, with coaches suspended and reprimands flying, and yesterday we found out what the trouble was in Peterborough. Two unidentified players in the Mann Cup have tested positive for cannabis. Neither one will be suspended but if they are caught again, per rules, they will have a lifetime ban from the Canadian Lacrosse Association. First time offenders who…

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