Minto Cup: Adanacs, Bellies Battle it Out

August 20, 2013

The domination continues as the Whitby Warriors move to 3-0 and punch their ticket to the Minto Cup finals after a 12-7 victory over the Coquitlam Adanacs. Captain Curtis Knight lead the way offensively for the Warriors as he collected seven points (4G,3A) in the win. Graeme Hossack, Emmerson Clark and Michael MacDonald each added three points to help solidify the bye to the finals.Whitby netminder Alexis Buque picked up…

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Warriors Lead Minto Standings

August 19, 2013

The Whitby Warriors inch closer to their second Minto Cup in three years as they sit atop of the round robin standings with a 2-0 record. The Warriors have out scored their opponents (New Westminster and Okotok) 29-9 in two games at Queens Park Arena. Heading the charge for Whitby is Cornell Big Red’s Dan Litner who has found the back of the cage 10 times while adding two assists…

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NLL Statement on Possible Return to NY

August 16, 2013

The National Lacrosse League has released a statement following today’s announcement by Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano that Forest City Ratner has won the bid to renovate Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The winning bid, submitted by the development group led by Brooklyn Nets minority owner and Barclays Center developer Bruce Ratner, included plans to bring lacrosse among other sports to the remodeled Uniondale, N.Y. facility. “We are encouraged by the…

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CILL Report: Week Three

August 15, 2013

Grand Rapids, MI- The first of 3 tournaments in the CILL was held this past weekend at the Edge Ice Arena in Holland, MI. The Grand Rapids Dragonfish (2-1) hosted the Chicago Outlaws(3-0), Pittsburgh Octane(0-2), and Detroit Coney Dogs(0-2). The first game for the weekend was not much of a game, the Chicago Outlaws took care of the Detroit Coney Dogs in very quick fashion. Before you could look up…

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Smith Blog: Nationals Come to an End

August 14, 2013

The National Championships concluded this past weekend, after a week of exciting and action-packed lacrosse. Each province who sent a team represented their provinces very well and all teams played the game the right way. The Peewee and Midget gold medal games were between Team Ontario and Team Iroquois, and both games were wild finals, with the Midget game being decided in overtime.     There was a crew of 12…

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CILL Report: Week Two

August 8, 2013

Last week the Chicago Outlaws opened the Continental Indoor Lacrosse League with a victory over the Grand Rapids Dragonfish. Now in week two, some of the other teams come into play.

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Minto Cup Update: Warriors Win Game Three

August 7, 2013

The road to the Minto Cup continues as the Whitby Warriors claw their way back into the series after dropping the first two contests to the hands of the Six Nations Arrows. In game three, Whitby picked up their first win in the series to a score of 12-10. Leading the way offensively for the Warriors was Dan Litner who recorded a hat-trick while adding three assists. Two days later,…

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