This week the Canadian Lacrosse League held its draft for the 2016 season. All four teams made selections and most of the players drafted were also drafted into the National Lacrosse League this fall, so several of them will not see time in CLax. Most likely it will be the players who are cut by their NLL teams that will join a Canadian roster this January. Round Overall pick CLax…
Last season, the McGill Redmen ended their season by watching the Guelph Gryphons raise the Baggataway Cup while they let their perfect season slip right through their fingers. Fast forward 12 months later, and those very same Redmen claimed redemption as they knocked off the Western Mustangs 15-11 to capture the program’s second Canadian University Field Lacrosse Association title and cap off a perfect 15-0 CUFLA season. Although the back-to-back…
The regular season is complete and the chase for the Baggatway Cup continues next weekend (Oct 30/31) with the playoff games to determine the final six teams that will compete for the Cup at Bishops the weekend of November 6-8. The Western Mustangs are headed to the Baggataway Cup semifinals, that much we’re sure of after the CUFLA regular season wrapped up on the weekend. Who fits where for the…
Photo Credit: SPORTDAD Sports Photography Third Star- Mitch de Snoo- University of Toronto Attackman Mitch de Snoo capped off a solid season with a 10 point performance this past weekend. On Saturday, the Drexel University grad netted a hat trick and added an assist for four points in a 13-10 loss to McMaster. In the final game of the regular season, De Snoo tallied five goals and an assist for…
Photo Credit: SPORTDAD Sports Photography Third Star- Brandon Slade- Brock University ILWT CUFLA Three Star Mainstay Brandon Slade continued his sensational season, potting four goals and nine assists for 13 points in two games this past weekend. In the first contest, the Orangeville, ON native tallied two goals, including the game winner, while also adding four assists for six points in the Badgers win against Guelph(11-10). In the second match…
Third Star: Alex Wright—Queen’s University Senior attackman Alex Wright led Queen’s University to a 14-8 victory over Ottawa this past Sunday. The Newmarket, ON native netted a hat trick while dishing out five assists for eight points. Wright currently leads the Gaels in scoring with 34 points in eight games played. Second Star: Paul Rakoczy—McGill University It’s tough to find a defender in the CUFLA ILWT Three Stars, but it’s…
Two more Peterborough Lakers have the opportunity to crack NLL rosters this season. The MSL team already boasts a multitude of pro talent and has committed to developing players coming out of their junior system as well. This past season they welcomed draft eligible junior Lakers grad Turner Evans, as well as acquiring Chad Tutton’s rights from the Brampton Excelsiors. Evans, the cousin of Shawn and Scott, was 5th on…
The back-to-back Minto Cup champion Six Nations Arrows had many former and one current player get drafted to the NLL last Monday, with most of the players helping win the Minto Cup and some last playing with the team back in 2012. Some of these guys’ fans already know from their winning ways during the summer box season or from playing college in the NJCAA and NCAA. Randy Staats was…
Third Star: Spencer Bromley—McGill Redmen Junior attackman Spencer Bromley exploded offensively this weekend, netting nine points in two victories to help extend the McGill Redmen’s regular season winning streak to 34. The Surrey, BC native leads McGill in goals with 15 and is third among all Canadian University Field Lacrosse Association goal scorers. Second Star: Danton Miller—Laurier Golden Hawks Danton Miller was outstanding in a pair of Laurier Golden Hawks…
Another summer is in the books and now it’s time to reflect on the season that was. In a six team league, anything can happen. 2015 was a great year for Major Series Lacrosse, with more teams than ever loading up to bolster their rosters and attempt playoff success. Four teams battled for positioning in the bottom four, with the most parity seen maybe ever in the MSL. To nobody’s…