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WLA Preview: Timbermen look to improve to 2-0 against the Salmonbellies

May 19, 2013
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On Sunday night the Nanaimo Timbermen take on the New Westminster Salmonbellies. The Timbermen opened their season Friday night with an 8-7 win over the Burnaby Lakers, while this will be the Salmonbellies first game of the season. Last year Nanaimo finished with a 6-11-1 record on the season which placed them in second last in the league. Nanaimo also got bad news as last year’s WLA scoring leader Scott…

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WLA: Thunder Open Title Defense

May 17, 2013
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The WLA season kicks off this weekend. One of the opening weekend matchups features the defending WLA Champions the Langley Thunder against the Maple Ridge Burrards. These two teams are on the opposite ends of the WLA spectrum as the Thunder have been perennial champions while the Burrards have struggled immensely. The Burrards struggled last year with star Curtis Dickson being injured after playing two games last season. Dickson if…

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Excelsiors look to new leadership in 2013

May 17, 2013
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As the 2013 MSL season approaches here is a first look at the 2013 Brampton Excelsiors. The Excelsiors finished fourth in the MSL last year in what can only be deemed as a disappointment for a team with such a storied winning tradition. The Excelsiors would meet the Kitchener Waterloo Kodiaks in the first round of the playoffs knocking them off in four games. The Excelsiors next met the Six…

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Kirk Traded for Poulin in MSL

May 17, 2013
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Yesterday in Major Series Lacrosse we saw a player-for-player trade that involved two goaltenders. Former NLL goalie of the year Mike Poulin was traded to the Six Nations Chiefs in exchange for Evan Kirk who is sent to the Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks. The Kodiaks will also get the Chiefs 2016 second round draft pick. Poulin has played with the Kodiaks before he was traded in 2011, when Kirk had been backing…

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MSL Preview: Rock look to rebuild in Oakville

May 16, 2013
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The  Oakville Rock have gone through some turnover this year as they have moved from Ajax to Oakville and are looking to turn their franchise around. The Rock have struggled immensely during their ten years in the MSL. The Rock have hired Terry Sanderson as their new General Manager. Sanderson brings with him a winning tradition as he is the general manager of the NLL’s Toronto Rock who have been…

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Norwood Opens Season 3-0

May 16, 2013
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The Norwood James Gang continued their winning ways on Wednesday as they destroyed the Brooklin Merchants 15-6 to remain undefeated on the season (3-0). The first period was back and forth lacrosse as they teams traded goals for 20 minutes and it was tied 4-4 going into the break. The second period was a different story though as Norwood took over the game and never looked back. The James Gang…

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WLA Season Preview: Thunder Threepeat?

May 15, 2013
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With the WLA season ready to kick off this Friday it seems like a good time to preview what the fans can expect to see this season in the WLA. Last Year the Victoria Shamrocks finished in second of the WLA standings but they got a rude awakening in the playoffs as the Coquitlam Adanacs beat them in the playoffs. The good news for the Shamrocks is their team looks…

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MSL Season Preview: Six Nations Chiefs

May 10, 2013
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After capturing three consecutive Mann Cup championships during the nineties, the Six Nations Chiefs established themselves as a senior A lacrosse dynasty. However, in years following this incredible streak the team failed to return to the league finals until the 2012 season, where they would lose the Major Series Lacrosse (MSL) title to the eventual Mann Cup champion Peterborough Lakers. The Chiefs will look to build on momentum gained last…

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Junior Lakers Defeat Braves 9-7

May 10, 2013
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The Peterborough Lakers were missing several key players but that didn’t stop them from pulling off a victory in the Junior A season opener Thursday night. The Lakers defeated the Kitchener-Waterloo Braves 9-7 in a seesaw battle on the road in front of a raucous crowd at the Kinsmen Arena. Dan Michel opened the scoring for Peterborough followed by a shorthanded marker from Darryl Waud just 1:14 later. Davis Prince…

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MSL Season Preview: Brooklin Redmen

May 10, 2013
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Last year the Brooklin Redmen looked poised to make a Mann Cup run after finishing atop the regular season standings in the MSL with 20 points. Brooklin though would fall apart in the post season as Peterborough beat them soundly in four games. Brooklin on paper has the team to compete for a Mann Cup but they need to learn to win in the playoffs in order to have any…

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