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…
CLAX Power Rankings—Week 10 The final weekend of the Canadian Lacrosse League season was an extremely important one. The only club not in action this past week was the already-eliminated-from-playoff-contention Niagara Lockmonsters, while the likes of Durham and Southwest did battle for the third seed, and Barrie and Ohsweken battled for the top seed and home floor throughout the 2015 playoffs. The Barrie Blizzard where able to secure the top…
We are headed to the Canadian Lacrosse League playoffs, and as we do, we have some players who have stepped up their game when needed. Third Star—Dustin Caravello—Barrie Blizzard Dustin Caravello dished out six assists in Barrie’s 17-11 win over Ohsweken on Sunday afternoon. The Orangeville product also chipped in with a goal. Second Star—Thomas Hoggarth—Durham Turfdogs Rookie Thomas Hoggarth netted four goals and an assist to help the Durham…
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…
Week nine of the Canadian Lacrosse League season saw some balanced restored. As the Ohsweken Demons got revenge on the Durham Turfdogs on Friday night, defeating them by a score of 13-11, while the Barrie Blizzard continue to prove they are the top team in the Canadian Lacrosse League this season, with a 12-8 defeat of the Niagara Lockmonsters. Niagara’s loss to the Blizzard on Sunday, effectively ended their 2015 season, as…
While the Victoria Shamrocks have acquired goaltender Matt Roik earlier this month, they traded away the rights of goalie Riley Camazzola to the Coquitlam Adanacs in exchange for a fifth round pick last year. The Shamrocks are set with goalies, having Roik and Cody Hadgdorn. Camazzola was drafted by the Shamrocks out of the junior Adanacs organization in the 2015 Western Lacrosse Assiociation draft. Last season Camazzola played 16 games…