The fourth Creators Cup championship game will take place today in Barrie as the home team Blizzard host the Ohsweken Demons for a chance to take the Canadian Lacrosse League championship. Barrie defeated a scrappy Southwest Cyclops to advance while the Demons defeated the Durham TurfDogs. Now the top two teams will face off for the league title. The Blizzard defeated the Demons twice in their season series with 9-7…
The Six Nations Pro-Fit Chiefs made a huge splash late Monday night. The defending Major Series Lacrosse and Mann Cup champions completed a huge trade with the Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks. Dhane Smith The Chiefs acquired Dhane Smith, Dillon Ward and Jay Thorimbert, in exchange for goalie Evan Kirk. “This is an exciting deal for us,” Chiefs general manager Duane Jacobs said. “Unfortunately, when these deals happen, players have to leave. In this…
The 2015 Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax) playoffs started with a bang last night as the Ohsweken Demons held off a hard charging Durham Turfdogs team enroute to a 13-11 semi-final victory. The Ohsweken Demons came out hard in the first quarter scoring four straight goals before Durham was able to get on the board. Ohsweken’s Chris Attwood had a huge quarter scoring four of the Demons’ five goals in the…
The NLL trade deadline might almost be here, but Major Series Lacrosse teams are active as well. Today the Oakville Rock acquired forward Brett Hickey and defenseman Glen Bryan and a second round pick from the Kitchener Waterloo Kodiaks in exchange for Jacob Ruest and defenseman Aaron Brown. Hickey is the big name in the deal after having a breakout season in the NLL with the Toronto Rock. Bryan is…
Turfdogs Vs. Demons Playoff Preview When the Durham Turfdogs and Ohsweken Demons square off at the ILA on Saturday it will not only kick off the 2015 Canadian Lacrosse League playoffs, but it will also be the third time the two clubs have met in just over a month. Both the Turfdogs and Demons claimed victories on their home turf during the season series, as the Durham picked up a…
The Green Gaels Junior B Lacrosse Club is pleased to announce that it has reacquired Will Petschenig from the Nepean Knights in exchange for Junior B rights to Jeremy Osborne. After playing for the Green Gaels in 2014 on a one year conditional release, Petschenig’s Junior B rights reverted back to the Nepean Knights at the end of the calendar year. This transaction will permanently add the 19 year old transition player to…
The 2015 Canadian Lacrosse League regular season, was arguably the best one the league has seen. With three teams finishing 4-4, the league showed tremendous parity between the teams, with every game having an impact on the standings. While the Barrie Blizzard have emerged as the team to beat going into the Creators Cup Playoffs, the Ohsweken Demons, Durham Turfdogs and Southwest Cyclops should not be taken lightly. Both the…
Century 21 Lakers and general manager Paul Day are excited to announce the new coaching staff for this season’s senior lacrosse team. The GM, head coach and one of the assistants are presently with the National Lacrosse League’s champion Rochester Knighthawks. The new coaching staff, two of them former Lakers, has 11 Major Series Lacrosse Mann Cup wins and a dozen National Lacrosse League championships among them. HEAD COACH Mike…
According to Teddy Jenner via Twitter, the Victoria Shamrocks have re-signed Rhys Duch and Corey Small. Both Small and Duch are now members of the Vancouver Stealth in British Columbia as well. Duch and Small were both tied for the most points in the Western Lacrosse Association last season when they had 76 points. Impressively, Duch did it in 16 games while Small did in 18. The Shamrocks were led…
We are in the stretch run of the Canadian Lacrosse League season and that means teams are making their playoff runs. The Barrie Blizzard are basically in, but there are several different scenarios. First, the games this week include Southwest at Durham and Barrie at Ohsweken. At 2-6, the Niagara Lock Monsters are the only team without a playoff shot. Barrie just needs a win over the Ohsweken Demons to…