The Niagara Lock Monsters (5-2) emerged victorious over the SouthWest Cyclops (2-4) in Friday night Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax) action with an 11-7 win. Mike Burke opened the scoring for the Cyclops, before the teams would trade a pair of goals to end the quarter with SouthWest leading 3-2. The second quarter would turn in Niagara’s favor, as two goals from Ryan Dakin (2g) evened the score at 5-5…
Today the Quebec Senior Lacrosse League announced their schedule for the 2014 season. The season is set to open on May 10th at 8pm with the Ottawa Axemen hosting the new Sherbrooke Xtreme. The two teams face off again the next day at 2pm as well, before the next week Sherbrooke travels to Kahnawake to play the Mohawks and Ottawa has a back to back with the Vermont Voyageurs.
The Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax) is pleased to announce its Week Five Players of the Week for the 2014 Season. Offensive Player of the Week: Travis Gibbons – Barrie Blizzard – The newly acquired Gibbons didn’t wait long to make an impact with the Blizzard. Gibbons had 4 goals and 7 assists including the game-winner in OT to give the Blizzard their first win of the season. Honourable mention goes to Durham’s Derek Hopcroft who…
National Indoor Field Lacrosse is pleased to announce the Buffalo Xtreme as the newest member of the league that will begin play in 2014-15. Buffalo becomes the first American franchise with the plans of expanding south of the border. “This is an exciting time for the NIFL as Buffalo becomes our first US franchise as we move forward into the inaugural season,” said Director of Business Operations Walter Gatt. “We have had an overwhelming response from players all…
Week 5 of Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax) action featured three games, as the unbeaten Oshweken Demons clinched first place in the standings while the Barrie Blizzard earned their first win of the season. Ohsweken – 13 Niagara – 8 The Ohsweken Demons (6-0) won their first of two Week 5 match-ups, defeating the Niagara Lock Monsters (4-2) 13-8 Friday night. A high scoring opening quarter saw Andrew Potter and Wayne…
First off it’s best for me to give a little intro myself so you all know who I am. My name is Jamie Speck (known to most as simply “Speck”) and I play for the Southwest Cyclops in the Canadian Lacrosse League. My hometown is Toronto but I currently live in Mississauga and attend Humber College where I study Sport Management and will be graduating in April. As far as…
Today our Team Canada player profile will be on the 2013 MLL MVP Kevin Crowley. Crowley had a phenomenal 2013 season for the Hamilton Nationals as he set new career bests in points, shooting percentage, and shots on goal. Crowley had 38 goals and 14 assists in 2013 a huge improvement from his 2012 season where he only had 37 points. Crowley has shown development in his game and will…
The Barrie Blizzard continue to retool their roster after their head office and coaching shuffle last week. Today, the Blizzard acquired Travis Gibbons and AJ Masson from the Niagara Lock Monsters in exchange for a First Round Draft pick in 2014 or 2015 and player Scott Gamble. After beefing up their defence last week, the Blizzard have added some scoring punch with their recent acquisitions. Owen Sound native Travis Gibbons…
As the SouthWest Cyclops (2-2) look to improve their record above .500, the Barrie Blizzard (0-4) are still in search of their first win of the season. The two newest Canadian Lacrosse League clubs will clash this Saturday(3/1) at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena at 8 p.m. Transition scoring has been key for SouthWest this year as many two-way players have consistently found the back of the cage for the Cyclops….
The first place Ohsweken Demons (4-0) will look to retain their undefeated record with a pair of games on tap this weekend. The Demons will host the Niagara Lock Monsters (4-1) Friday night at 8 pm in a battle for top spot in the CLax standings. The teams previously met in a Week 3 match-up, with Ohsweken notching a 14-11 win. The Lock Monsters have not been in action since,…