MSL Playoff Preview: Lakers vs Kodiaks

August 2, 2014

Peterborough Lakers (2) vs. Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks (3) Season series: 1-1 Peterborough and KW only faced off twice this season. Traditionally, Peterborough and KW are not rivals; Peterborough’s more interesting games seem to come against Brampton, Brooklin, and Six Nations. However, KW is a team that has scared the Lakers over the past two seasons. In 2013, KW won the season series 3-1, and this season the two teams split their…

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OJBLL Playoff Update: Goaltenders Stealing the Show in Conference Finals

July 29, 2014

The road to the 2014 Founders Cup continues as the Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League (OJBLL) conference finals began this past week. The Halton Hills Bulldogs have a 2-0 stranglehold on the Akwesasne Indians after a pair of convincing wins, outscoring their opponents 27-11 this past weekend at Gordon Alcott Arena in Georgetown. Seth Laidlaw and Adam Charalambides led the way for the Bulldogs, each netting 11 points in the…

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WLA Weekend Ahead: Lakers, Shamrocks, Timbermen, Bellies & Adanacs

July 25, 2014

Lakers (9-6) vs Shamrocks (13-1-2) Coming into the last full week of play, the WLA is treating us to a great race in the standing’s and the playoff push that comes with it. Starting Friday when the Lakers (9-6) visit the powerhouse Shamrocks  (13-1-2). With the season series already won by the ‘Rocks, (13-10/8-6) this game means alot more to the Lakers then it does Victoria. Nothing is set in stone in the sense of the…

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Chiefs, Lakers Looking for Playoff Boosts

July 23, 2014

Wednesday, July 22 Six Nations @ Brooklin Brooklin has the opportunity to rest players if they want as they have clinched first place in the MSL. Six Nations is now trying to catch up to KW for third place to avoid having to face Brooklin in the first round of the playoffs. Six Nations has had a lot of rest recently while Brooklin is coming off losses to Brampton and…

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WLA Three Stars: Jackson, Schute, and Reid Among Those Shining Bright

July 22, 2014

1st star Rhys Duch showed last week just how dominant he can be and how he can take over a game. Early in the week the Shamrocks (13-1-2) took on the Langley thunder (6-9) and won 6-3 with Rhys having a 1G,2A game in Langley then on friday the Rocks hosted the Salmonbellies and Rhys was all over the floor getting himself 5G and 2A in a 13-5 victory for Victoria and also earning himself the third…

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MSL Players of the Week: Steenhuis, Evans and Williams Lead the Way

July 22, 2014

Mark Steenhuis continued to strengthen his lead in the Major Series Lacrosse (MSL) scoring race, as the Peterborough Lakers (9-7) standout finished Week 8 with 14 points (9G, 5A) to add to his league-leading 76 points (40G, 36A) in 16 games. Steenhuis’ most notable showing of the week came in a lopsided 16-7 win over the Brampton Excelsiors (4-11), as the righty notched nine-points (6G, 3A). After scoring a hat-trick…

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MSL Power Rankings: Redmen Powering Through

July 22, 2014

1. Brooklin Redmen 12-3 – 24 points The Redmen have shown some late season fatigue, in losses to Brampton and Peterborough recently; as well slipping behind Oakville early on Monday night. None of those losses matter though, as the Redmen have clinched first place in the MSL and guaranteed themselves home floor advantage through the playoffs. 2. Peterborough Lakers 9-7 – 18 points The Peterborough Lakers sit comfortably in second…

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CLax: Jeff Dowling Named Director of Operations

July 19, 2014

Coming off of a championship season with the Niagara Lock Monsters, Jeff Dowling announced that he will be stepping out from behind the bench to become CLax Executive Vice-President and Director of Lacrosse Operations. During his playing days, Dowling led 3 Brock teams to CUFLA championships.  He has won 2 NLL championships as an assistant coach (2004 with Calgary and 2008 with Buffalo) and was an Assistant GM with Canada’s…

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WLA: Timbermen Fighting for Last Spot

July 19, 2014

New Westminister @ Nanimo With the playoffs still a possibility (a very small possibility) the Timbermen (4-9-1) have the chance to play spoiler and make life tough for a ‘Bellies’ squad who played the night before. If anyone can keep the T-mens spirits and chances high it will be Cayle Ratcliff (17G,14A) who exploded last week for 10 points in two games. On the other side of the floor this game could…

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CLax Names Jim Veltman Commissioner

July 18, 2014

 The Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax) is pleased to announce that National Lacrosse League Hall of Famer, Jim Veltman has joined the league as Commissioner. Veltman returns to a front office position as CLax enters its fourth season.  “I’m excited to take a leadership role with this league.  I enjoyed my time coaching Jr. CLax last season while the league restructuring occurred, and feel that the ownership group has made some…

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