Friday, June 27 Burnaby Vs New Westminster After two tough losses last week for the ‘Bellies,’ Burnaby looks to come into Queens Park and get their weekend rolling and keep up with the standings vs a New West team licking their wounds from last weekend. Currently sitting in a tie for third with Maple Ridge a win on Friday will definitely keep the heat on the Burrards as the Lakers start looking in…
The Mississauga Tomahawks of the Ontario Lacrosse Association (OLA) Junior “A” League will have a new home next summer. The Tomahawks of the OLA Junior “A” League will relocate to Mimico beginning in the 2015 season. The franchise amalgamation of the Mississauga Junior “A” and Mimico Junior “B” entries will be operated by a joint management board from the existing clubs. Mississauga will continue to operate a team in the…
Six Nations @ Peterborough, 8:00 pm Season series – 1-1 While Six Nations has played two games since last facing the Lakers, Peterborough will be seeing the Chiefs for the second game in a row. Last week the Lakers defeated the Chiefs 15-9 in an energetic matchup that saw Cody Jamieson held pointless and ejected for fighting. Expect Jamieson to come out firing to make up for last week. John…
The Victoria Shamrocks are pleased to announce today that they have acquired the rights to Dhane Smith from the Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks of Major Series Lacrosse in a transfer for the remainder of 2014 with an option to extend through 2015. A six-foot-three, 200-pound forward/transition, Smith comes to the green and white as one of the most highly sought-after players in the game. In his first full-season at the senior ‘A’…
*Current standings in first brackets, standings if Peterborough loses their forfeiture appeal in second brackets. 1. Peterborough Lakers (6-1) (3-4) There’s no denying that the Peterborough Lakers are the hottest team currently in the MSL, despite the turmoil the team has been in since finding out they may have to forfeit their first three wins. Until their appeal is settled, their record is 6-1, they’re on a five-game win streak,…
The Six Nations Chiefs were particularly busy in a relatively quiet week of Major Series Lacrosse action, going 2-1 in three games during Week 4. Peterborough’s 15-9 mid-week win over Six Nations not only extended the Chiefs’ longest winless skid since 2011, it also marked just the third pointless game of Cody Jamieson’s MSL career. The 2013 Mann Cup MVP rebounded from a rare scoreless performance with a vengeance, leading…
Last night the Langley Thunder faced off against their rivals the Coquitlam Adanacs. The Thunder were looking for a win to keep pace with the top teams in the league while Coquitlam were looking for back to back wins for the first time this season along with trying to move up in the standings. Coquitlam drew first blood in this game as Daryl Veltman scored to give the Adanacs the…
Photo Credit: Barbara Adamski Tonight the Langley Thunder will travel to Coquitlam to renew their rivalry with the Adanacs. The Thunder, after getting off to a slow start this season, have been able to get back to their winning ways recently. The Adanacs on the other hand have been struggling, winning only one of their last four games. The Thunder and Adanacs have faced off twice this season with each…
There are five games scheduled in the WLA this weekend, featuring all seven teams. With the season about halfway done, there is still plenty of time for the teams at the bottom of the standings to move up and plenty of time for the frontrunners to extend their leads. The Burnaby Lakers host the Maple Ridge Burrards in the first game of the weekend. The Lakers are only two points behind…
The Six Nations Chiefs (3-4) will look to end a rare two-game losing streak with a pair of games on their weekend schedule. The Chiefs,who have not suffered consecutive losses since 2011, have gone 1-3 over their last four games including a 15-9 Thursday night loss to the Peterborough Lakers. Six Nations will host the Oakville Rock (1-3) at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena Saturday night at 7 pm, before travelling…