Washington Stealth head coach Chris Hall on goaltender Tyler Richards’ five minute major penalty. “I really don’t have a comment on it until I see the tape but obviously it was a game-changing play. We could have still tied it up. We made some mistakes in the last 10 minutes by some veteran guys that were costly.” Stealth rookie defender Mitch Jones on his first career NLL goal. “I felt…
20. Mitch Wilde- Transition R Robert Morris/Whitby Has 15 points in 19 games last season for the Warriors. Has 30 career points in Jr A and is mostly known for his defense. Was nine for 19 on faceoffs in 2011. 21. Jordan Houtby- Defender Detroit/Whitby Houtby had been a part of St. Catharine’s before their fire sale and then was shipped to the Whitby Warriors last summer. He had five…
Effective as of Monday, April 1st, 2013 the Ontario Lacrosse Association (OLA) Board of Directors has approved the move of the Ajax-Pickering Rock to become the Oakville Rock in the OLA Major Series Lacrosse League (MSL). The OLA has received letters of support and approval from the Oakville Titans Senior B Lacrosse Club, the Burlington Chiefs Junior A Lacrosse Club, the Oakville Buzz Junior B Lacrosse Club and the Oakville…
This week the Canadian Lacrosse League sees two last games before the playoffs. We have our power rankings, three stars, game previews and breaking news all weeks from our Cross Checks.
The regular season is dwindling down and teams are really stepping up their game to try and get ahead in the Canadian Lacrosse League standings. Currently there is a three team log jam for second place and the sixth and final playoff spot is still undecided. With only one week left to go in the regular season, it’s going to come down the final weekend of play. Here are the…
With week 12 of the Clax Season now in the books here are the three stars for the week. 3. Corey Fowler: Fowler continued his torrent pace as he had an eight point night against the Blizzard on Saturday and had a five point night on Sunday. This places Fowler at 80 points on the season and places him first in league scoring. 2. Andrew Potter: While Fowlers weekend was…
Toronto Rock Athletic Centre to host CLax game April 5th The Brampton Inferno announced today that the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre will play host Friday April 5th to a Canadian Lacrosse League (‘CLax’) regular season game involving the Inferno and the Iroquois Ironmen. The game is slated for a 7:30 pm start. Tickets for the game are $10, and kids under 14 will be admitted free. The Inferno in the…
The final week of the Canadian Lacrosse League will decide whether it’s the Barrie Blizzard or the Iroquois Ironmen who get the sixth and final playoff spot. The Ironmen have a game in hand so if they can win both matches this weekend; they will guarantee themselves a place in the post season. Sounds like a reasonable task for the Ironmen but they’ve only won two games all season, nevermind…
Tonight the Toronto Rock (9-4) take on the Rochester Knighthawks (4-6). The Knighthawks have struggled this year and need a big win to move into a tie for second place in the east. While Toronto will look to strengthen their grip on first in the east with another win. The Rock will look to spread the ball out against the Knighthawks and use all their offensive weapons in order to…
As the 2013 CLAX regular season winds to a close here are some of the top stories to watch as the regular season plays out. 3. Can Brampton win a playoff Bye- As the final games wind down Brampton has a chance at finishing second in the league if they can win their remaining two games and Toronto loses to Barrie in their season finale. The Inferno have no easy…