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Week 7 CLax Three Stars: Hot Blizzard Offense Dominates

March 20, 2014
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For the first time in 2014, Chris Attwood did not find himself in the top three In Lacrosse We Trust Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax) Three Stars. With the regular season wrapping up this weekend, many players have navigated their teams to a better position heading into the playoffs. Here are the ILWT CLax Three Stars of Week 7. Third Star: Dave DiRuscio—Niagara Lock Monsters Rookie netminder Dave DiRuscio continued his dominance…

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Shamrocks Sign Duch, Ranger

March 20, 2014
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With all of the transactions in the National Lacrosse League the past few days, there has also been some in the Western Lacrosse Association. The Victoria Shamrocks have signed Rhys Duch (Vancouver Stealth), Scott Ranger (Calgary Roughnecks), Corey Small (Edmonton Rush) and Karsen Leung (Calgary Roughnecks). All four of the NLL players signed were a part of last year’s team that went to the Mann Cup. “It’s shaping up to…

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Speck Blog: Last Push for Playoffs

March 20, 2014
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Well it’s hard to believe that the end of the regular season is just around the corner for us, but here we are 7 games in sitting at 2-5 with one game remaining against Barrie this Sunday at the Molson Center. As a team we are looking to finish the season on a winning note heading into playoffs as we have lost our last 3 games, losing to Barrie in…

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CLax Prepares for First All Star Game

March 18, 2014
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The Canadian Lacrosse League is getting set for their first ever all star game at the end of this 2014 season. The game will take place on April 12 at the Wilmot Recreation Complex. The format will see the Creator’s Cup Champions (champion of the league) face a collection of the league’s best players as their all stars. The selection of players will be as follows; Three (3) players selected per…

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CLax: Lock Monsters Cap Off 2013-14 with Victory

March 16, 2014
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The Niagara Lock Monsters (6-2) ended their 2014 regular season with a 13-7 victory over the SouthWest Cyclops (2-5) at Seymour Hannah Arena.   Week 6 honorable mention for Transitional Player of the Week Jon Arnold (2g, 1a) opened the scoring for Niagara, as the Lock Monsters would build a 4-0 lead early courtesy of a pair of goals from Tim Bergin and a lone tally from Andrew Potter.  …

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Demons look to stay perfect

March 14, 2014
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On Saturday the Oshweken Demons will look to stay undefeated as they face the second last Barrie Blizzard. The Demons have been on fire thanks to the strong play of Chris Attwood and Wayne VanEvery while the Blizzard have been ice cold thanks to a lack of offense. The Demons come into this game having already secured a playoff spot while the Blizzard will be trying to keep their playoff…

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CLAX League Leaders: Heading for the Playoffs

March 13, 2014
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As the Clax season approaches the playoffs here is a quick look at the league leaders in goals, assists, points, save percentage and Goals Against Average. The top goal scorer in Clax this season is someone every Clax fan should be familiar with and that is Wayne VanEvery. VanEvery has been on fire as he has scored 25 goals in just four games. VanEvery finished the 2013 season with 41…

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Week 6 CLax Three Stars: Attwood On Top Once Again

March 12, 2014
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The Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax) playoff picture became a bit clearer after last weekend as Niagara(5-2) and Ohsweken(7-0) have both punched their tickets to the semi-finals and secured home floor advantage. Here are the In Lacrosse We Trust CLax Three Stars for Week 6. Third Star: Corey Fowler- Niagara Lock Monsters- The Niagara-on-the-Lake,ON native helped the Lock Monsters solidify a top two finish with an 11-7 victory over SouthWest. Fowler…

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CLax Playoff Picture Coming Together

March 11, 2014
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With Niagara’s 11-7 victory over the SouthWest Cyclops Friday night, the CLax playoff picture becomes a little clearer.  With the win, Niagara and Ohsweken have both now secured home floor advantage in the semi-finals, which will take place on Sunday, March 30. First, the Niagara Lock Monsters will host the third place finishers on Sunday, March 30 at 4 p.m. at Seymour Hannah Arena.  Later that evening, the Ohsweken Demons…

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Speck Blog: Cyclops Fall to Demons

March 10, 2014
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This week our team went out and lost a tough game to the Niagara Lock Monsters in a relatively low scoring 11-7 final. Our goaltender Jay Preece made several outstanding saves to keep us in the game and give us extra chances to try and close the gap near the end, but we couldn’t find a way to beat Dave DiRuscio when it mattered as he was solid all night….

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