What a weekend in Canadian Lacrosse League competition, on Friday night the Southwest Cyclops defeated the Ohsweken Demons to claim sole possession of first place in the standings, only to be defeated by the previously winless Niagara Lockmonsters on Sunday afternoon. The Cyclops squeaked out a 10-9 decision over the Demons on Saturday night at the Syl Apps Community Centre, in a back and forth penalty filled affair. On Sunday…
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18 Peterborough born and raised Paul Day has been named the new general manager of the Century 21 Lakers after a unanimous vote by the Lakers’ board Wednesday night. Day has a long history of lacrosse in the league and the National Lacrosse League both as a player, coach and manager. He is a former captain of the Minto Cup champion Junior Lakers. The married father of…
The hosts of the 2015 President’s Cup have made their first move of the offseason, as the St. Catharines Saints have acquired Geoff McNulty from the Owen Sound North Stars in exchange for the left shooting Scott DeFrancesco. McNulty, who is a St. Catharines, Ontario native, had spent parts of three seasons with the St. Catharines Saints before being moved to the Owen Sound North Stars last season. The 5’10”, 175 pound…
Third Star- Mark Vradenburg- Niagara Lock Monsters Rookie Mark Vradenburg buried a pair of goals and assists for four points in the Lock Monsters 12-6 win. The Nepean,ON native now has 10 points in four games. Second Star- Wayne VanEvery- Ohsweken Demons Wayne VanEvery made a big impact in his first game of the year, finding the back of the cage twice and chipping in with three assists. After one…
This past week of Canadian Lacrosse League action really showed the parity within the league. With the Barrie Blizzard upsetting the Ohsweken Demons and the Southwest Cyclops narrowly edging the Durham Turfdogs just 2 points separate 1st place from 4th. The Cyclops win, coupled with the Demons loss pushed the Cyclops into first place, while the Blizzard win coupled with the Turfdogs loss forced a tie between the two teams for third place….
Our very own Pat Gregoire checks in on the Canadian Lacrosse League‘s top rookie performers of Week 5. Dan Keane continued his impressive rookie season this past weekend, netting a hat trick and two assists. For the third time this year in the Elora,ON native was named Rookie of the Week. Keane has found the back of the net 11 times, good enough for first in the league. Fellow Southwest…
The Western Lacrosse Association holds their draft in a few hours, and one thing is for certain; the Coquitlam Adanacs will take University of Denver and Jr Adanac Wes Berg. After that? The draft is as wide open as it’s ever been. The Nanaimo Timbermen have picks at numbers 2, 7, 8, and 9, so that’s the other storyline of the draft. Of course, there are other teams too, and…
The Victoria Shamrocks have been a top-notch club in the WLA for many years. The end of the 2014 season was a testament to the fact that they can compete with the best of the best, as they made it to their second straight Mann Cup finals, where they were once again beat out by an unbelievable Six Nations team. One evident difference in both years was the Shamrocks lack…
Third Star- Angus Dineley – Barrie Blizzard Veteran netminder Angus Dineley was outstanding in the Blizzard’s 9-7 victory over the Ohsweken Demons on Friday night. The Toronto,ON native made 37 stops en route to his second win of the season. Second Star- Mike Burke- Southwest Cyclops Southwest’s Mike Burke netted a pair of goals and three assists for five points to help lift the Cyclops past the Turfdogs on Saturday….
The Peterborough Lakers Board of Directors has announced today that the team has parted ways with Head Coach and General Manager Joe Sullivan. The team has decided to go in a different direction this season and came to a mutual agreement with Sullivan to step down. No other staffing changes have been announced. The Lakers are currently searching for Sullivan’s replacement and will be conducting interviews in the coming weeks….