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Demons Remain Undefeated, Top TurfDogs

March 10, 2014
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The Oshweken Demons (7-0) remain undefeated after a 14-10 home win over the Durham Turfdogs (1-6). With the win, Oshweken sweep the season series between the teams 2-0.   The Demons would gain a lopsided early lead, earning a 5-0 advantage in the first frame. Jordan Robertson (1g) would end the Durham drought with an unassisted marker, which was answered by Shane Francis to re-establish a five-goal Oshweken lead entering…

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Niagara Clinches Second Seed

March 9, 2014
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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…

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QSLL Announces 2014 Schedule

March 7, 2014
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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.

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Week 5 CLax Three Stars: Gibbons Shines in Blizzard Debut

March 6, 2014
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Loads of action in the Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax) this past weekend as five teams hit the floor which included a pair of victories by the unbeaten Ohsweken Demons and the Barrie Blizzard’s first victory of 2014. Here are the In Lacrosse We Trust CLax Three Stars of Week Five. Third Star—Chris Attwood—Ohsweken Demons: The CLax league leading scorer Chris Attwood once again helped lead the Ohsweken Demons to a…

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Week 5 CLax Power Rankings: Barrie Rising as Durham Falls

March 6, 2014
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As story-lines continue to grow across the Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax), the In Lacrosse We Trust Power Rankings make minimal changes from last week. In Week 5 of CLax action, the Barrie Blizzards found their first win in almost a year while the Oshweken Demons remain unbeaten and the Durham TurfDogs continue to struggle. 1. Ohsweken Demons (6-0) Last Week: 1 Six games into the 2014 season and the Ohsweken…

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CLax Announces Top Players of Week Five

March 6, 2014
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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…

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Buffalo Xtreme the first American NIFL Team

March 4, 2014
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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…

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CLax: Ohsweken, Barrie Record Big Wins

March 4, 2014
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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…

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Speck Blog: Cyclops Tough Loss to Barrie

March 3, 2014
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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…

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Team Canada Player Profile: Kevin Crowley

March 2, 2014
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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…

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