If the Brampton Excelsiors wanted to jump up a spot in the overall MSL standings, they would need to win the final game of the season by fifteen goals or more. Considering their highest goal output of the season of eleven was achieved just once, and it was one of just three games they managed over seven goals, the possibility seemed unlikely. As the home side looked across the floor…
The Wallaceburg Red Devils are one win away from making their first trip to the OJBLL finals in franchise history after defeating the Six Nations Rebels last night 12-11. The fifth seed Red Devils upset the top ranked Rebels on their home floor at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena for the second time in the Western Conference finals. In the first period, Wallaceburg hopped out to a hot start scoring the…
On Wednesday night the WLA was back in action with the second place Langley Thunder taking on the last place Maple Ridge Burrards. Langley has won both games against Maple Ridge this year and were looking for another win in order to move back into first place in the WLA. While Maple Ridge were trying to play spoiler against Langley and upset them in order to show the WLA that…
It is playoff time for the Voyageurs! Last Tuesday was the first game of the best of three semi-final series against the Montreal Phoenix. We knew this one was going to be difficult for a couple of reasons. First of all the Phoenix is a very competitive team that won’t give you an inch. I’ve read many articles this year talking about how much they’ve improved with stronger offense and…
The Six Nations Arrows made good use of their home floor on Tuesday night, defeating the Peterborough Lakers 11-8 in game one of their OLA Junior A semi-final matchup. Like every good Jr A lacrosse game, there were plenty of goals scored, but also plenty of, shall we say, new friendships formed. If this were an accurate assessment, their Facebook statuses following Wednesday’s game two would read “it’s complicated”. Switching…
The Kitchener/Waterloo Kodiaks lost home floor advantage for the first round of the playoffs on Sunday night to the Brampton Excelsiors. With no seedings or standings left to determine in Major Series Lacrosse, Wednesday night’s match between the Kodiaks and the Brooklin Redmen was about finishing strong and going into the playoffs on a positive note. Having secured the top seed in the East, the Redmen came out strong. Derek…
Is there a more historic rivalry in the Ontario Junior A ranks than that of the Orangeville Northmen and Whitby Warriors? With Ontario hosting the Minto Cup this year, two teams from the circuit will make the tournament. One, we know, will be Whitby as they are the host city. The other team will have to win their way through the OLA Jr A’s playoff tree. Orangeville was looking to…
On Sunday night the Burnaby Lakers took on the Nanaimo Timbermen. As the WLA season continues to wind down the playoff race has started to heat up. This was an important game for both teams as Burnaby needed a win in order to keep pace with the Victoria Shamrocks and continue to hold 4th place and the final playoff spot in the WLA. While Nanaimo needs a win desperately after…
With all of the playoff news surrounding the MLL, MSL, WLA and CanAm leagues, one league we have not talked about is the Quebec Senior Lacrosse League, and their playoffs start this week. Here is the playoff matchups for the league. The winner of this series will play the Kahawake Mohawks. Tuesday, July 24, 2012 Vermont Voyageurs vs. Montreal Phoenix 8:00 PM Bill Durnan Arena Friday, July 27, 2012 Montreal Phoenix vs. Vermont Voyageurs 8:00…
With the Eastern division seeds all clinched, and the Six Nations Chiefs wrapping up the Western division, the only thing left to decide in terms of Major Series Lacrosse is who will hold home floor advantage in the first round of the Eastern match-up between Kitchener/Waterloo and Brampton? It’s obvious both teams want it. Brampton’s home record is 4-2 at the Powerade Center, while 3-4 away from it and the…