Ontario Jr. A Four games took place on Friday with Six Nations, Whitby, Orangeville and St. Catharines taking victories. Jordan Durston (who is also playing with Welland Jr. B) picked up seven assists to lead the Arrows past the Excelsiors. Ian Martin also added seven along with Austin Staats, but it was NLL prospect Josh Johnson who picked up nine points. Zach Herreweyers scored a hat trick in his Brampton…
Last night the WLA season kicked off as the Langley Thunder visited the Coquitlam Adanacs. Both of these teams went through major changes in the offseason and were looking to start the 2014 season with a victory. The Thunder stuck early as Athan Iannucci scored just 33 seconds into the game to give the Thunder the 1-0 lead. The Adanacs would quickly respond as Brett Hickey scored to tie the…
This Saturday the WLA season kicks off as the Coquitlam Adanacs host the Langley Thunder. Last season the season series finished 2-0-1 in favour of Langley. This year will be a different year for both teams as both teams are missing key players that helped their respective teams to find success last season. The Adanacs will be starting a new era without the likes of sniper Dane Dobbie, goalie Nick Rose…
Last season the Nanaimo Timbermen finished last in the WLA with a 5-13 record. Nanaimo struggled for the majority of the season but also had some bright spots as they were able to push Victoria and Langley to their limits in their regular season meetings. This season appears to be another rebuilding year or the Timbermen as they have not done anything to help their roster for the present but…
The 2013 Major Series Lacrosse (MSL) season ended in bitter disappointment for the Peterborough Lakers, as the squad failed to make the league finals for the first time in over a decade. The Lakers will look to bring championship calibre lacrosse back to the Peterborough Memorial Centre in the upcoming summer campaign. Peterborough has made some notable changes in the aftermath of last year’s disappointing finish, including alterations behind the…
Photo Credit: Dan Brodie Last season the Burnaby Lakers finished third in the regular season but they were outmatched in the playoffs when they faced off against the Victoria Shamrocks. The Shamrocks swept the Lakers in four games. This season Burnaby will be looking to improve upon their third-place finish and make a deeper run into the playoffs. Last season Burnaby’s biggest problem was their inconsistent goaltending. Starter Dan Lewis…
The Langley Thunder have announced their roster for the 2014 WLA season which begins this Saturday, May 17, against the Coquitlam Adanacs.The roster includes some new faces along with some key returning players such as Captain, Matt Leveque, who is entering his eighth season as team captain.Leading the charge on offense will be Athan Iannucci, as he returns to help lead a very different looking Langley lineup this season. Iannucci…
Last year the Langley Thunder fell in five games to the Victoria Shamrocks in the WLA final. This was the first time in the last three years that the Thunder did not represent the WLA at the Mann Cup. The Thunder will once again look to dominate the WLA in 2014. Going into the 2014 season Langley will hope that their defense can once again be the best in the WLA….
The Peterborough Jr Lakers are pleased to announce the acquisition of 19 year old Holden Cattoni from the Okotoks Jr “A” Raiders of the Alberta Lacrosse Association. Holden has two years of junior eligibility remaining. In 2013 Holden led his team to the Minto Cup Tournament with 51 goals and 41 assists in 21 games. Holden is currently a sophomore at John Hopkins University where he is taking undergrad courses towards acceptance…
According to reports the Peterborough Lakers have traded for goaltender Matt Vinc (Rochester Knighthawks). In return, the Brampton Excelsiors receive Jimmy Purves (Toronto Rock), Pat Saunders (Philadelphia Wings) and two second round draft picks in 2015. “We wanted to try to get the best goalie that we could to solidify one of the opportunity positions that we found and Matt Vinc was tops on the list,” says Lakers GM Joe Sullivan…