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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Yesterday the Brampton Excelsiors hired head coach Clem D’Orazio to replace Mike Hasen as the coach of the Excelsiors. D’Orazio is formerly the head coach of the Ajax Rock who moved to Oakville this off season. He was fired before the move. The majority of the Excelsiors lineup is returning this season. Brampton was the 2011 Mann Cup winners over the Langley Thunder but they lost in the 2012 playoffs….
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…
Today the Peterborough Lakers learned that Andrew Watt got injured playing in the NLL as the Minnesota Swarm defeated the Toronto Rock in the first round. He will be out for the season, which meant that general manager Jamie Batley had to go out and make a move. So the Lakers acquired Brock Boyle via free agency. Boyle led the Canadian Lacrosse League with 70 penalty minutes despite playing in…
Although Lacrosse returned to the sports mecca of Canada, unfortunately the Toronto Shooting Stars fell just short of bringing a banner to the historic rafters of the Maple Leaf Gardens. The Shooting Stars finished with a 8-6 record, good enough for second place in the Canadian Lacrosse League. After losing netminder Angus Dinely and sharpshooter Derek Hopcroft to the National Lacrosse League, the Shooting Stars had to step up their…
The nature of the beast in the National Lacrosse League is rumors of teams moving. The latest rumor was the Edmonton Rush possibly moving to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, but it appears the Rush are downplaying this rumor. “Let the record show that he’s lost a lot of money and he’s spent a lot of time … he may even have grey hairs that have come from this experience because he’s put…