After speculation of the Canadian Lacrosse League folding, CLax took a positive step forward by conducting its third entry draft, this year at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena. With the National Lacrosse League downsizing rosters, this leaves great talent off the floors of the big leagues and will boost the talent pool for CLax in the 2014 season. After a tough season in 2013, the Barrie Blizzard held the first overall…
Over the next nine days, we will be looking at the top nine stories of the year in lacrosse, based off of our most read and covered stories. Today is #6with a look at the Six Nations Chiefs Mann Cup victory. The past decade plus has seen two Ontario teams in the Mann Cup; the Peterborough Lakers and the Brampton Excelsiors. The Chiefs defeated the Brooklin Redmen to advance to…
National Indoor Field Lacrosse is pleased to announce its first franchise in league history the Niagara Riptides. This is an exciting time for lacrosse as we launch the first independent indoor field league. There will be some major announcements in the coming weeks as the league moves forward into its inaugural season. The Niagara Region is a hotbed for lacrosse. There are a number of great players from Niagara that…
The Canadian Lacrosse League’s newest team, the SouthWest Cyclops have unveiled their new official logo for the 2014 season. The Cyclops is a famous creature from Greek Mythology. This fearsome beast with one eye is synonymous with brute strength and power. The Cyclops is well documented for being loyal to his comrades and terrifying to its enemies. Cyclops Head Coach and GM Jeremy Tallevi said, “We are thrilled to roll…
This past week the New Westminster Salmonbellies traded star goalie Tyler Richards to the Burnaby Lakers. Richards sat out last season and the Bellies still got picks out of the trade. We caught up with New West GM Dan Richardson to discuss the trade. 1. Why the trade? Tyler made it clear to the organization he wasn’t going to play for us in 2014 or beyond. 2. How do you…
The Durham TurfDogs made their first trade of the season last night as they send Mitch Dumont, Graham Bergsma, Tyler Tanguay and their third round pick to the Niagara Lock Monsters in exchange for the first and second round picks for the upcoming Toronto dispersal draft, along with a player to be named later and a conditional second round pick. Dumont played in Niagara this summer with the St. Catharines…
The SouthWest Cyclops are pleased to announce Jeremy Tallevi as their General Manager and Head Coach for the 2014 Season. Joining Tallevi behind the bench is former Niagara Lock Monster’s assistant Jesse Cracknell. Finally, Wayne Paddick will join the team as Operations Manager. The long-time Western Mustang Head Coach, Jeremy Tallevi has served 12 years with the Mustangs, making him one of CUFLA’s longest-serving coaches. Aside from the Mustangs,…
The Durham TurfDogs are pleased to announce Dave Colbourne as their new General Manager for the 2014 Season. The team would like to thank Jonas Derks for the work that he has done over the past two seasons. They wish Jonas all the best in his future and his continued involvement with Oshawa Minor Lacrosse. Dave Colbourne spent last season as Vice President/Assistant General Manager of the Niagara Lock Monsters…
Fresh off the announcement that the Toronto Shooting Stars have folded, the Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax) announced yesterday that they will be holding a Shooting Stars dispersal draft this coming Sunday (December 15th) at 4pm. The draft will consist of six rounds with any player left undrafted after the final round becoming a free agent. Toronto was the runner up for the 2013 Creator’s Cup and the third team to…
The Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax) dropped a bombshell this week announcing some major changes for the 2014 season including new ownership as Canadian Lacrosse League Holdings Inc. has purchased the league from Paul St. John, who will stay on as a special advisor to the new owners. Canadian Lacrosse League Holdings Inc. is a collaboration of Ohsweken Demons owner Rodney Hill and Charlesway Corporation Ltd who own the Niagara Lock…