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CLax Names Players of Week Ten

March 20, 2013
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While Ontario’s school children were kicking back for March Break, the Canadian Lacrosse League season kicked into high gear playing seven games over five days. The action saw every team play twice. Key results include the Niagara Lock Monsters moving themselves into a position to clinch a first round playoff bye, the Brampton Inferno breaking their season-long tie for fourth with the Durham Turfdogs, and the Barrie Blizzard winning their…

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Blizzard Win Second Game, Top Ironmen

March 18, 2013
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The Barrie Blizzard picked up their second win in convincing fashion with a 14-9 win over the Iroquois Ironmen. Although the Ironmen are also a last place team, the Blizzard still played a great and showed the rest of the league that when they play as a team they can dominate. Tyler Patterson had three goals in the victory and opened up the scoring for Barrie on a nice pass…

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Inferno Top Stars in Fight Night

March 15, 2013
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The Brampton Inferno defeated the Toronto Shooting Stars in a game that was marred by a bench clearing brawl with just 35 seconds left in the game. There were 9 game misconducts handed out on the play and a total of 13 in the game. When the dust settled referee Brent McCauley signalled to the timekeeper to run the clock out, thus giving the Inferno a 9-7 victory and ending Toronto’s…

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CLax: TurfDogs Hit the Road Against Demons

March 15, 2013
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The Durham Turfdogs (5-4) will battle the Ohsweken Demons (6-5) at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena Friday night at 8 p.m .  This game is critical for the Turfdogs as they sit two points back of the Demons. The Turfdogs are coming off a 15-12 victory over the Brampton Inferno on March 9th, which saw Nic Gasby collect three goals and five assists with complimentary scoring from Scott Defrancesco, who tallied…

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Lewis Ratcliff Suspended For Two Years For Positive Test at Mann Cup

March 13, 2013
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According to the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport, Lewis Ratcliff of the Langley Thunder has been suspended for two years for testing positive for three substances at the Mann Cup this September. He tested positive for two forms of steroids (performance enhancing drugs) and a prohibited pain medication during the Mann Cup which Langley lost to the Peterborough Lakers. From the press release: The athlete’s urine sample, collected during…

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Ajax Rock to Move to Oakville

March 13, 2013
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According to reports the Ajax Rock of Major Series Lacrosse will be moving to Oakville. The move is not yet a done deal and needs approval from the Ontario Lacrosse Association. The move was agreed upon by the league on Sunday at a meeting. What is interesting is they will hire a new General Manager and it will be Terry Sanderson, the current GM of the NLL’s Toronto Rock. Ajax…

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CLax: Monsters Face Demons for First

The Niagara Lock Monsters (7-2) look to remain on top of the standings when they host the Ohsweken Demons (6-4) Wednesday night at the Seymour – Hannah Centre in St. Catharines. The Lock Monsters are coming off their fifth straight victory after beating the Iroquois Ironmen (1-7) by a score of 18-10 last Friday on the road.  Welland, ON native Connor Danko improved to 5-0 on the season after making…

March 12, 2013
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Talking Lacrosse with Marty O’Neill

March 12, 2013
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You may have heard of Marty O’Neill. He was a goaltender in the NLL in the 1990s, has been an NLL GM, most recently with the Minnesota Swarm, and is currently a lacrosse reporter. I got a chance to catch up with him and talk lacrosse with one of the greatest minds in the game. MI: The draft is months away but the prospects are always interesting. Who are some…

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One on One with Brad Self

March 11, 2013
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This weekend the Brampton Inferno and Durham TurfDogs played in Cobourg, Ontario in an effort to evaluate expansion possibilities. Rochester Knighthawks defenseman Brad Self was there to talk about Nationwide Lacrosse.

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TurfDogs Out Muscle Inferno

March 10, 2013
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On Saturday the Canadian Lacrosse League ventured away from their own arenas and played a regular season game at the beautiful Cobourg Community Centre.  The game featured the Durham TurfDogs taking on the Brampton Inferno in a battle for third place. It coincided with the Northumberland Nemesis’ minor lacrosse registration and included all day activities inside the building. This really helped attendance as 1014 people piled into the arena, a…

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