CLax Three Stars: Coote Steals the Show in Week 7
Our very own Pat Gregoire makes his picks for the ILWT Three Stars for week seven of the 2016 CLax season.
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Turf Dogs In the Hunt for Playoff Home Field
The Durham Turfdogs are back on track. An 11-9 win over the Southwest Cyclops Friday night at the General Motors Centre in Oshawa kept the Turfdogs in the hunt for home floor advantage in the first round of the playoffs with a record of 5-3. Lucas Coote, making a second consecutive start in goal, was active with the long pass and finished the game with five helpers on the scoresheet…
WLA Draft: Grading the Teams
The WLA Draft took place in Vancouver on Wednesday, Feb. 10 with all seven teams making selections. There were some interesting strategies employed by some teams – Coquitlam was the only club making a selection in rounds 11 through 17, for instance. A lot of good talent was selected in this draft and could help propel some teams in their hunt to dethrone the Victoria Shamrocks. Here is a quick…
Week 5 CLax Three Stars: Hoggarth Burns the Blizzard
Third Star: Dylan Goddard—Durham Turfdogs Dylan Goddard continued his stellar 2016 campaign, netting seven goals and five assists for 12 points in two games this weekend. The Courtice, ON native tallied a hat-trick and added a helper in the Turfdogs 12-10 loss to the Barrie Blizzard at home on Saturday afternoon. The next day, Goddard had a big eight point performance(4 G, 4 A) to help lift the Turfdogs to…
Lakers and Kodiaks New MSL Rivals
*An earlier version of this article was published on January 28, but was pulled at the author’s request for editing and clarification. Major Series Lacrosse announced on January 25 that they have approved the move of the Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks to Cobourg, Ontario, in time for the 2016 season. A press conference was held on February 1 at the Cobourg Community Centre to introduce the organization to the community. The move…
Week 3 CLax Three Stars: SouthWest Sweep
Third Star: Gage Board—SouthWest Cyclops Southwest Cyclops transition player Gage Board had a big performance in the Cyclops 17-9 win over the Barrie Blizzard on Friday night, netting two goals and four assists for six points. The Brampton, ON native now has eight points on the year. Second Star: Brady Heseltine—SouthWest Cyclops Brady Heseltine had no problem finding the back of the cage on Friday night, tallying five goals. Each…
MSL Draft Recap: Cobourg Kodiaks
After a very disappointing season, the Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks(now based in Cobourg) had an opportunity to select players in the draft that are able to make an immediate impact and it looks like general manager Steve Dietrich did exactly that. With the first pick overall, the Kodiaks selected 2015 OLA Jr.A breakout player John St. John. The Toronto Beaches product netted an impressive 92 points in 2015, which helped him get…
Week 2 CLax Three Stars- Southwest’s Dance Dominates
Third Star- Ian Martin- Ohsweken Demons The Ohsweken Demons are off to a slow start to the season, opening up 2016 at 1-3, but one bright spot has been the play of Ian Martin. In two games this weekend, Martin potted two goals, 10 assists for 12 points. The Six Nations Arrows product leads the league in scoring(22) and assists(14) while sitting eighth in goals with eight. Second Star- Corey…
Week 1 CLax Three Stars: New Year, Same Fowler
Third Star: Ian Martin—Ohsweken Demons Ian Martin had a strong opening weekend for the Ohsweken Demons, netting six goals and four assists in two games. In Friday’s season opener, Martin tallied four points (2 G, 2 A) in the Demons 14-12 loss to the Barrie Blizzard on Friday. The next night, the Six Nation Arrows product followed up with an impressive six point (4 G, 2 A) performance in Ohsweken’s…
NLL Three Stars: Saunders Shines in Week 2
Third Star: Randy Staats—Georgia Swarm Randy Staats’ rookie campaign is off to a hot start as he totaled seven points (3 G, 4 A) in the Georgia Swarm’s impressive 12-7 win over the Toronto Rock on Saturday night. The 2016 first-round pick has 14 points and sits just one point behind the league leader Adam Jones. The former Syracuse Orange sniper has scored a hat trick in his first…