The second game of the 2013 Major Series Lacrosse season goes underway tonight as the Six Nations Chiefs host the Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks. The Chiefs look to capture their first MSL championship in fifteen years after a heartbreaking league final loss to the Mann Cup champions Peterborough Lakers last year. Six Nations won’t have a hard time finding the back of the cage this season as they are lead by the…
Today marks the 43rd NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Semifinals appearance in Championship history. This year’s Final Four is located at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Unseeded Cornell (12-3) plays #7 seeded Duke (12-5) at 2:30 p.m. Both Cornell and Duke have reached the Championship game once in the last 5 years while Duke won their last opportunity in 2010. Cornell is led by top prospect Rob Pannell while Duke is…
After kicking off the 2012 season with four-consecutive wins, the Denver Outlaws head into their bye week with an unbeaten 4-0 record and tied for the top spot in Major League Lacrosse. The Outlaws found success away from Denver to kick off the season, opening with three-consecutive road wins, before returning home and blowing-out Rochester 20-7 in their home opener. “In this league, early-season wins are important,” Head…
Tonight in Jr.A Lacrosse Action the (2-1) Brampton Excelsiors host the Barrie Lakeshores (4-0). The Excelsiors will have their work cut out for them as the Lakeshores are streaking. The Excelsiors are led on offense by Jake Weidner and Wayne McCann. Both of these players will need to be on their game and help spark the Excelsior’s offense. In net the Excelsior’s are relying on Ryan Kelly. Kelly has posted…
Last night the Victoria Shamrocks picked up their second win with a 10-7 victory over the New Westminster Salmonbellies. Victoria had 54 shots on goal while the ‘Bellies had 51.
Goods Corner is a new weekly editorial from Jack Goods covering the latest topics of interest around the sport of lacrosse. You can get in on the conversation by writing in the comment section below or by hitting Jack up on Twitter @GoodsOnSabres. Last year I discovered the LXM Pro Tour for the first time, and thought it was really a good idea. I wrote a piece about why it…
After starting the season 3-0, the Chesapeake Bayhawks lost their first game of the season on Saturday to the Boston Cannons The Boston Cannons earned their first win of the season in a nail biting back and forth match on Saturday night at Harvard Stadium against the Bayhawks. The Cannons earned their first win of the season in overtime with Player of the Game Ryan Boyle scoring the game winner…
The Western Lacrosse Association season is underway, and Marisa Ingemi caught up with commissioner Casey Cook.
The end of the 2012 NLL season could not come quick enough for the Washington Stealth and their fans. A 4-12 record (2-6 home & road), and losing their last 4 games, had fane wondering… “What happened to the team in 2010-2011?!” Yes, I am referring to the Stealth who won the Champions Cup in 2010, and returned to defend in 2011, but fell to the Toronto Rock. As…
Before every draft in any sport, people like to talk about how deep it is or if it is weak. The majority of lacrosse experts have said that the 2013 draft will be rather deep. But is it the deepest draft in years? Let’s take a look at the past three drafts, first and second rounds. 2010- First Round 1. Rochester – Cody Jamieson – Syracuse University 2. Boston –…