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CLax Week 4 Rookie Watch: Keane Continues to Impress
Just a few weeks into the 2015 Canadian Lacrosse League season, rookies have made their impact felt early and often. Once again , CLax freshmen were impressive in week four of the CLax season. Dan Keane continued his early push for CLax Rookie of the Year, netting a hat trick and adding three helpers in the Southwest Cyclops’ 12-9 victory over the Niagara Lock Monsters. The University of Delaware grad…
John Grant Sr. Joins Lakers Board
No other MSL team could call a press conference and have half the town show up but the Peterborough Lakers. OK, the attendance wasn’t quite that high, but it was standing room only in the Memorial Centre’s Alumni Room on Wednesday night as the city’s lacrosse team introduced its new major sponsor and new board members. The presser was limited to media and Lakers staff only. Last fall, five of…
CLax Three Stars Week 4: Burke Shines Brightest
This week’s Canadian Lacrosse League three stars of the week are in, and two of them come from the Cyclops following their victory this week. Third Star- Dan Keane- Southwest Cyclops- Dan Keane continued his impressive rookie CLax season, netting a hat trick and adding three assists in the 12-9 win over the Niagara Lock Monsters on Saturday. For the second time this season, the Elora, ON native was named…
CLAX Power Rankings – Week 4
Week Four of the Canadian Lacrosse League season saw four of the five teams competing with the undefeated Ohsweken Demons having the weekend off. The Southwest Cyclops used a nine goal run to defeat the Niagara Lockmonsters, who are still winless on the season, while the Durham Turfdogs moved to 2-1 on the season after rallying from three goals down early on in the game to defeat the Barrie Blizzard…
Kodiaks Acquire MacDonald from Brampton
The K-W Kodiaks and the Brampton Excelsiors have completed a trade that sends the 3rd overall pick in the recent MSL draft Michael MacDonald and Jay Lindsay to the Kodiaks in exchange for Jayson Crawford, Connor Campbell & K-W’s 2nd round pick in the 2016 MSL Draft. Crawford and Campbell both played their final Junior A season with the Brampton Excelsiors but where unable to be protected by the club…
MSL Draft Analysis: Lakers, Excelsiors Lead the Way
The Major Series Draft is in the books again for another year, with 29 players being selected from various Junior A and B clubs. While many teams added a ton of talent, powerhouses like Six Nations and Brooklin made few selections, and while having limited picks in other sports drafts may be a down fall, teams like Six Nations and Brooklin simply don’t need many picks, as their rosters are next to set for the upcoming season already….
CLAX Power Rankings: Week Three
Week 3 of the Canadian Lacrosse League season was a light one, as there was just one game on the schedule. The Southwest Cyclops traveled to the ILA to take on the Ohsweken Demons in a battle of two undefeated teams. Both the Cyclops and the Demons where coming off impressive victories in their single game of action, and both showed on Friday that they have the capability of being…
CLax Three Stars Week 3: Demons Dominate
Week three of the 2015 Clax season may have featured one game on the schedule, but there was no shortage of stars in the Ohsweken and SouthWest showdown at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena. Pat Gregoire made his picks for the ILWT Clax Three Stars. Third Star- Eric Pitre- Southwest Cyclops Rookie Eric Pitre netted a goal and an assist in the 10-9 loss to the Cyclops on Friday. It only…
2015 MSL Draft Results
The 2015 Major Series Draft lacked the big name, potent goal scorer first overall pick that the 2014 draft had in Orangeville’s Rob Hellyer, however it did boast a deep crop of talent. The Brampton Excelsiors had a strong Junior team in 2014, which usually means a large graduating class, with the Senior Excelsiors only able to protect two players, they found themselves having to leave the likes of Tyler Ferreria, Matt…