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CLax Recap: Cyclops Drawing Attention, Turfdogs Falling Hard

February 25, 2014
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The newest squad to the Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax), the SouthWest Cyclops (2-2), were victorious in Week 4 action defeating the Durham Turfdogs (1-4) by a score of 18-14. After Jordan Robertson started the scoring, giving Durham the lead less than 30 seconds into the game, a largely back-and-forth opening quarter would see the Turfdogs head into the second frame with a 5-3 lead. The Cyclops would dominate the second…

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Team Canada Player Profiles: Grant, Merrill, Schuss

February 24, 2014
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The Lacrosse World Championships are six months way but going into this year’s tournament Canada is a favourite due to the outstanding depth of players that the Nation has at their disposal. Canada has yet to name their team but here is look at some of the players that will be battling for spots on the Canadian team.   John Grant Jr. Grant is one of the best lacrosse players…

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Barrie and Durham Swap Players

February 23, 2014
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On Friday the Barrie Blizzard acquired Wes McDonald, Scott Gamble, and Geoff Griffiths from the Durham Turfdogs in exchange for Jason Mainer and Cal Kitson. With these three acquisitions, Barrie significantly toughens up on defense.  6’3”, 215 lbs Wes McDonald is a Toronto Beaches Jr. A product and graduate of the Hobart College lacrosseprogram.  Scott Gamble is a fellow Beaches player and brings a wealth of CLax experience to the Blizzard.  Gamble is now in his third CLax season…

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QSLL Bringing Two New Teams In

February 22, 2014
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The Quebec Senior Lacrosse League kicks off their season in a couple of months, and when they do there will be two new teams. Currently, the league has three teams with the Vermont Voyageurs, Capital Region Axemen and the Kahnawake Mohawks, and they play the Three Nations Lacrosse League teams during their schedule. Capital Region is the former Montreal Phoenix and they started playing in Ottawa last season. This season,…

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Cyclops Look for Second Win, Face TurfDogs

February 21, 2014
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The SouthWest Cyclops (1-2) and the Durham Turfdogs (1-3) will battle each other for the second time in seven days Saturday, February 22 at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena.   In the previous meeting between the squads, SouthWest notched their first win as a CLax franchise defeating Durham 12-9. The Cyclops trailed for a majority of the game before mounting an outstanding comeback that saw the Turfdogs outscored 6-0 in the…

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Net Impact: Will Indoor Leagues Ever Merge?

The indoor lacrosse landscape is dotted with leagues right now, each with its plusses and minuses, each competing to retain as much of the available talent as possible, and each fighting to survive in a sports world that barely knows lacrosse exists. The granddaddy of them all is still the National Lacrosse League, which is now more than a quarter century old and seems to be enjoying some much-deserved stability….

February 20, 2014
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Blizzard Announce Front Office Changes

The Barrie Blizzard announced Tuesday that their team’s coaching and management team has been modified. Effective immediately, Rob Blasdell will focus his attention solely on the General Manager’s role.  Blasdell’s wealth of experience is a valuable asset for the Blizzard having spent 11 years in the NLL as one of the league’s elite goaltenders, winning NLL Goaltender of the Year in 2002 as a member of the Albany Attack. Fellow NLL Veteran Brad MacArthur will step into the…

February 20, 2014
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CLax Preview: Cyclops at Demons

The SouthWest Cyclops (0-1) will look to avenge a season opening loss to the Oshweken Demons (1-0) when they hit the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena (ILA) turf tonight. The game will serve as the Cyclops inaugural home opener in the franchise’s temporary accommodations at the ILA, a facility which also serves as home to the Demons. This will be the second meeting of the season between the two Canadian Lacrosse League…

February 14, 2014
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Lakers Acquire Adam Jones; MacIntosh to Oakville

February 11, 2014
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Photo Credit: Dan Brodie Major Series Lacrosse saw a major trade today with Adam Jones being traded for Jordan MacIntosh. MacIntosh, who played with the Peterborough Lakers last season, is shipped to the Oakville Rock in return for Jones. This is the first trade of the Lakers new general manager Joe Sullivan, who is also the head coach of the National Lacrosse League’s Minnesota Swarm. Interestingly enough, the player that…

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Niagara Lock Monsters Off to Great Start

The Niagara Lock Monsters kicked off their 2014 campaign with a statement, picking up two convincing victories while outscoring their opponents 30-12 on home turf at Seymour Hannah Arena in St. Catharines. On Saturday, Niagara opened their season against the last place finisher from 2013, the Barrie Blizzard. The Lock Monsters started the game flat, trailing 5-1 half way through the second quarter but clawed back to add 11 unanswered goals…

February 6, 2014
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