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Langley and New Westminster emerge with victories on Sunday Night

May 20, 2013
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On Sunday there were two games on the WLA schedule as the Nanaimo Timbermen faced off against the New Westminster Salmon Bellies along with the Langley Thunder taking on the Maple Ridge Burrards. In the first game of the evening the Nanaimo Timbermen (1-0) took on the New Westminster Salmon Bellies (0-0). The Timbermen were riding a high after a season opening victory over the Burnaby Lakers. Both teams appeared…

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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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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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Canadian Lacrosse Notebook: Jr Lakers Open Season, Brampton Hires Coach

May 9, 2013
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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….

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Stories of the Week: CLax Playoffs, Final NLL Week

April 19, 2013
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We have the CLax playoffs with the Final Four this weekend and the last week of the NLL season, plus the Canadian lacrosse world has seen its share of stories this week. Connor Danko Goalie of the Year The Canadian Lacrosse League is pleased to announce Niagara Lock Monsters Connor Danko as the 2013 CLax Goalie of the Year and the Brampton Inferno’s Ben McCullough as the 2013 CLax Defensive…

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Shamrocks Trade for Conway

April 17, 2013
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The Victoria Shamrocks have made big moves all off season, first acquiring forward Scott Ranger of the Calgary Roughnecks and then goaltender Matt Vinc of the Rochester Knighthawks. Today they traded for forward Cory Conway who plays with the NLL’s Edmonton Rush, from the Western Lacrosse Association’s Nanaimo Timbermen.

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Mark Matthews Wants to Play in Langley

April 15, 2013
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The Langley Thunder have the western rights to Mark Matthews after they made him the fifth overall pick last season. However, his overall rights currently belong to Major Series Lacrosse’s Brooklin Redmen. The Thunder have won the Western Lacrosse Association for two years in a row, and Matthews says he wants to play for them. However, Brooklin is refusing to release him. Matthews has scored 37 goals with the Edmonton…

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Top 50 Lacrosse Prospects: 19-10

April 10, 2013
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11. Jason Noble- Transition   L   Cornell/Orangeville Noble was the second overall pick to the Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks in the MSL draft, and while a bit smaller than his brother, he can still put up the points as a lefty transition man. He was also named the OLA junior’s defender of the year. 12. Keegan Bal- Transition   R  Lake Erie/New Westminster Bal plays division two lacrosse with the Lake Erie Storm, but…

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Shamrocks Add Goaltender Matt Vinc

March 27, 2013
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The Victoria Shamrocks continue their active off season this morning, acquiring goaltender Matt Vinc from the Brampton Excelsiors. Vinc, a two time NLL goalie of the year and current Rochester Knighthawk, is the second big pickup for the Shamrocks after they had signed shooter Scott Ranger, a member of the Calgary Roughnecks. This move is big for the Shamrocks who have struggled with goaltending since they lost Anthony Cosmo seven…

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