Major Series Lacrosse has been dominated in recent years by the Peterborough Lakers and the Brampton Excelsiors. They’ve been mentioned together like Simon and Garfunkel, Paul McCartney and John Lennon, Sonny and Cher (for the youngsters in the crowd, this would be Selena Gomez and Justin Beiber). Given the MSL’s division restructuring for the 2012 season, if the two were to meet in the playoffs, it would be in the…
On Thursday night the New Westminster Salmonbellies faced off against the Burnaby Lakers. Thursday’s game went much differently than the first meeting between these two teams as the game was a defensive struggle which New Westminster won 8-5. The game started well for Burnaby as they jumped out to a 1-0 lead but New Wesminster responded by scoring 3 straight goals to take the lead. The score was 3-1 after…
No. 1 Akwesasne Indians vs. No. 8 Markham Ironheads Saturday, June 23: Markham at Akwesasne, 5 p.m. Sunday, June 24: Markham at Akwesasne, 3 p.m. Friday, June 29: Akwesasne at Markham, 8 p.m. Saturday, June 30: Akwesasne at Markham, 2 p.m.* Game 5: TBA* No. 2 Green Gaels vs. No. 7 Mimico Mountaineers Friday, June 22: Mimico at Green Gaels, 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 26: Green Gaels at Mimico, 8…
On Thursday night the New Westminster Salmonbellies will face off against the Burnaby Lakers. New Westminster has struggled recently losing four of their last five and will look to get back on track with a win against Burnaby. Burnaby will look to gain a big win against New Westminster because with a win Burnaby will move into a tie with Langley for first place in the WLA. The first meeting…
It was a hot and sticky night at Iroquois Park Arena as the Lakers of Peterborough looked for revenge a loss at the hands of the Brooklin Redmen last week. Redmen veteran Shawn Williams was looking to celebrate his 38th birthday with a win over the Lakers. The Redmen jumped out to a hot start, scoring 16 seconds into the game from a goal off the draw from Caleb Wiles….
On Thursday night two of the top teams in the MSL will face off as the 2nd place Brampton Excelsiors face off against the 3rd place Peterborough Lakers. This is the first meeting between these two teams this year and will be a great test for both teams. The Peterborough Lakers come into this game having scored the most goals in the league by scoring 51 goals in 5 games…
On Wednesday night the Langley Thunder were back in action as they took on the Maple Ridge Burrards. This was Langley’s first game since having their winning streak snapped by the Coquitlam Adanacs so Langley was looking to back on track with a win. Maple Ridge came into this game looking to continue their momentum after gaining their first win. In the First period Langley opened up the scoring with…
In the Ontario Junior A ranks, eight teams will make the post-season. Of those eight teams, two will travel to Whitby to play for the Minto Cup. One will be the Whitby Warriors, who will play host to the 2012 edition of the championship. That clearly hasn’t stopped them from wanting to win it all. Take, for example, their 13-2 record so far this season. Or their 7-1 record at…
On Wednesday night the WLA action picks up once again as the 5-3 Langley Thunder take on the 1-7-1 Maple Ridge Burrards. Maple Ridge is coming off their first win of the season as they defeated the Burnaby Lakers 9-5 on Sunday night. While the Thunder had their 5 game winning streak broken by the Coqutilam Adanacs as they lost 7-6. Langley will want to win this game as a…
The Peterborough Lakers head into Iroquois Park Arena tonight to avenge Brooklin after they fell to the Redmen 14-12 in overtime last Thursday. John Grant Jr tallied an impressive 7 goals and 2 assists in his season debut for the Lakers but it was out shined by Shawn Williams double digit point night with 2 goals and 8 assists for an incredible 10 points. In the previous match, the Redmen…