For the first time in program history, the Brock Badgers had a senior class graduate without ever hoisting Baggataway Cup. For most programs, that five year drought may not seem like a big deal, but for the Badgers, it’s an epidemic. Coach Justin Kennedy isn’t ignoring the fact the championship dryspell has taken a toll mentally on the players, but he still has great faith in his team. “The pressure…
They’re looking like the best bet to bring the Mann out west in years. An entire decade spans the time it’s taken for a BC team to win the pinnacle of box lacrosse. With the way Victoria flew through it with such ease, the Island might be the figurative and literal end of the line for this year’s Mann Cup. The Shamrocks capped off a dominant postseason with the systematic…
It was reported on Saturday night by Scott Arnold from IL Indoor and ExtraPtbo that the Brooklin Redmen of Major Series Lacrosse would be folding. Hearing from a legit source that the @Brooklin_Redmen will not be returning for the 2016 @MajorSeriesLacr season. Stayed tuned for details — Scott Arnold (@ScottArnold12) August 22, 2015 Team president Dean Link spoke out today about the report after the team’s Twitter account denied it…
Peterborough Lakers fans may want to hold off on finalizing their plans to head west for the Mann Cup just yet. The Lakers had a 2-0 series lead over the Six Nations Chiefs heading into Friday’s game at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena, but now lead only 2-1 as the Chiefs won game three 7-6. It’s been a weird series. Game one was a low scoring, defensive battle that the Lakers…
The Peterborough Lakers and Six Nations Chiefs will do battle for the second consecutive year in the MSL final. The winner will represent the East at the 2015 Mann Cup. The Chiefs finished off the Brampton Excelsiors in five games, while the Lakers took care of the Oakville Rock in five games as well. 2015 marked the first playoff appearance for the Rock franchise since moving to Oakville, as well…
The Quebec Senior Lacrosse League finals are underway, and the Capitol Axemen hold a 2-0 series lead over the Kahnawake Mohawks. The Axemen beat the Kahnawake Tomahawks in the first round while Mohawks played the second seed Vermont Voyeurs and came out on top. This past weekend the Axemen won 11-9 and 10-4 to beat the defending league champs. The Axemen had already won the regular season and looked to take the…
The Century 21 Lakers took a three games to one series lead over the Oakville Rock on Tuesday night at the Memorial Centre with a 9-7 win. The Lakers were led in the first period by a natural hat trick from Cory Vitarelli, and a spectacular solo effort recovery goal by Nick Weiss, ending the period at 4-1. Oakville outscored the Lakers 3-2 in the second period. Despite a herculean…
The Coquitlam Adanacs are adding a second leg of travel on their quest for a Minto Cup championship after sweeping Alberta’s Okotoks Raiders in three games to win the Western Canadian Finals on Saturday night. After two close games in which both teams felt each other out and with just three goals separating them through game two, Coquitlam put on a dominant display of defence and goaltending en route to a…
1st Star – Corey Small, Victoria Shamrocks With a chance to close out their first round series where it seems like there’s more fists flying than lacrosse balls, Corey Small has produced enough to lead Victoria to an unsurprising 3-0 series advantage over Maple Ridge. Small didn’t figure too heavily into Victoria’s blistering 8-0 start at home in game 3, but was the game’s first star a few nights prior…
The Peterborough Century 21 Lakers—and Buffalo Bandits—received good news this past week. Mark Steenhuis, who was injured early in the MSL season and thought to be lost for 6-8 months, is close to returning to action. What was thought to be an ACL tear turned out to be a grade two MCL tear and probable ACL strain, which has a much shorter healing time. He won’t return for the Lakers…