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Week 2 CUFLA Three Stars: Malloy Dominates Again

September 21, 2015
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Third Star- Connor Goodwin- McGill Redmen Senior Connor Goodwin lit up the scoresheet this weekend, netting eight goals and four assists for 12 points in two games. The three-time CUFLA All-Canadian midfielder helped the McGill Redmen to two victories over Queen’s and Trent. In the 16-10 win over Queen’s, the New Westminster,BC native tallied four goals while adding a helper for five points. The very next day, Goodwin found the…

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Mann Cup Diaries: Wrapping Up

September 17, 2015
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Well, here I am back home, and reflecting on the past week in Victoria, BC, at the Mann Cup. What an experience. The Victoria Shamrocks reclaimed the Mann Cup for the WLA, the first time since 2005. They did it in probably the hardest fought, closest series there has ever been. My team lost, and that still stings and will for awhile, but I made a lot of good memories…

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Canadian Lacrosse League Announces 2016 Schedule

September 17, 2015
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The Canadian Lacrosse League is ready for the 2016 season. This week they announced their schedule, which begins on January 15th when the Barrie Blizzards travel to face the Ohsweken Demons. Every team will play ten games, five home and five away, with the four best teams making the playoffs. All games on on a Friday or a weekend day. Day Date Visitor Home Time Venue Friday January 15 Barrie…

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Shamrocks Back on Top After Ten Years

September 16, 2015
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Ten years later and the Victoria Shamrocks are back on top of the lacrosse world. The WLA champion Shamrocks are now Mann Cup champions after defeating the Peterborough Lakers in six games to win the 2015 title. After losing the cup to the Six Nations Chiefs in 2013 and 2014, it was extra sweet for the Shamrocks to beat the Lakers, the team they defeated in 2005, the last time…

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Corey Small Named Mike Kelly Winner

September 15, 2015
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The votes were in Friday night, and Corey Small was chosen as the 2015 Mike Kelly award winner as the Mann Cup MVP. Small led the Shamrocks with 25 points – 10 goals and 15 assists – over six games. While games one and two were quiet, he exploded in game three with five goals and became the centre focus of the Shamrocks offense, finding new and creative ways to…

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CUFLA Three Stars: Slade Shines in Week 1

September 15, 2015
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There were many outstanding performances in week one of the 2015 Canadian University Field Lacrosse Association season, but In Lacrosse We Trust’s very own CUFLA beat reporter picks his three stars from this past weekend. Third Star- Maxime Murdoch- McGill University You can only make a first impression once and luckily for McGill freshmen Maxime Murdoch, it was a very good one. In his first career CUFLA game, the Montreal,ON…

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Lakers Fall Short in Mann Cup Run

September 14, 2015
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The Peterborough Lakers are mad about the way they lost the Mann Cup, and they have every right to be. The Victoria Shamrocks won the 2015 national championship after a 12-6 game six win on Friday night at The Q Centre. They won the series 4-2 to claim their first Mann Cup title since 2005 – also the last time a Western team won it. The MSL won nine consecutive…

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Shamrocks Bring Mann Cup Back West

September 13, 2015
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Green lids littered the floor of The Q Centre Friday night, indicative of the party to come as the Victoria Shamrocks won their first Mann Cup in a decade. The ‘Rocks beat the Peterborough Lakers 12-6 to close out the best-of-seven series in six games, the culmination of a dominant season for Victoria. Throughout the season Victoria left little doubt about who was the team to beat; not only in…

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CUFLA Countdown: Western Mustangs

September 11, 2015
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The Western Mustangs have established themselves as a defensive powerhouse for a half decade. Since 2009, the Mustangs have led the West Division in goals against average, while owning the best GAA in all of CUFLA lacrosse in four of those seasons. Despite a major turnover on the back end, which includes the graduation of All Canadians Matt Spanger and Zach Grade, coach Mike Frith ensures that Western’s “defense first”…

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Scott Evans Hits Career Milestone With Lakers

September 10, 2015
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Scott Evans of the Peterborough Lakers hit a milestone in his career on Tuesday evening. The journeyman forward and member of the legendary Evans sports family tied Gary Gait for fifth place on the all time Mann Cup points list. Evans and Gait have each recorded 120 points. Gait achieved this in 28 games while Evans scored his in 32. Evans had a chance to break the tie on Wednesday…

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