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…
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 —…
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…
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…
Toronto is yet another one of the new teams added to the Canadian Lacrosse League in 2013, moving away from Oshawa. Toronto, last season known as the Oshawa Machine, did not make the playoffs and are looking to find a way in this year. Brad Levick led the team in 2012 with 55 points, and behind him was Jackson Gair with 36. Last season Brendan Muise scored 12 points in…
Niagara, formerly the Peel Avengers, are looking to wreck havoc with the Canadian Lacrosse League. They have some new players in place and are looking to be a 2013 playoff team. Derek Collins is gone to Barrie, so the only goaltender they have from last year is Zach Bowen. Andrew Potter out of St. Catharines was the team’s top pick, so they have high expectations for him and their second…
The Barrie Blizzard enter 2013 as the only expansion team in the history of the Canadian Lacrosse League, and after taking talent from the other rosters, they look pretty good. Antony Lackey, a former Toronto Rock player, was selected from the Brampton Inferno. Colin Boucher from Durham, Travis Bland from Toronto, Jason Mainer from Toronto and Brice Queener from Niagara are all players of note who were picked. However, Bland…
Toronto Rock General Manager Terry Sanderson has announced the addition of Dave Pym as Western Canadian Scout. Pym was most recently the head coach of the Calgary Roughnecks who finished 2012 with the best regular season record in the NLL. The former Calgary bench boss was an assistant to Rock head coach Troy Cordingley, also standing alongside Sanderson, in 2009 with a Roughnecks squad that captured the Champion’s Cup. Cordingley…
As McGill Redmen coach Tim Murdoch hoisted the Baggataway Cup at Trent University, the weight had been lifted off his shoulders. The Redmen were crowned CUFLA champions for the first time in program history as they defeated the Western Mustangs in a thrilling 7-6 overtime battle. The weekend was full of emotion and excitement as McGill knocked off the Guelph Gryphons in another overtime win, this time by a score…
The Canadian Lacrosse League began their pre season on Sunday when the Durham Turf Dogs and Toronto Shooting Stars played to a 12-12 tie. Scott Defrancesco of the Turf Dogs led all players with three goals. Blake Kenny of the Shooting Stars led all scorers with two goals and four assists. Other players of note on Toronto were Jackson Gair (2 goals 2 assists) and Tory Gardner (four penalty minutes)….