Since the days of the Eagle Pro Lacrosse League there have 31 teams fighting it out for the right to call themselves champions. Throughout that time who has been the best team of all time? The 2014 NLL season gave fans a spectacle of talent, and record setting trends. The Edmonton Rush set a regular season win streak record, with their youth, speed, and outstanding defense. Many thought early on…
This time it counts. That’s the slogan Major League Baseball uses to promote its All-Star Game. The league hoped to drum up interest in its midsummer classic by giving the winner home field advantage in the World Series. Major League Lacrosse is taking “this time it counts” in an All-Star Game to a new level. Baseball’s midsummer classic has come under a lot of scrutiny. The game can feel very…
Most lacrosse fans are in favor of a shot clock. Very few people, if any, think the college game should remain status quo. Count me among those who think there should be a shot clock, but 60 seconds would be too dramatic, too quickly. I believe a shot clock should be implemented, but be more than 60 seconds – perhaps 90 seconds. My town did not have lacrosse growing up,…
On Saturday, I attended my first Major League Lacrosse game of the summer. Chesapeake pulled out a 16-15 victory over Boston in a game that saw a 7-0 Cannons run answered quickly with a 6-1 run by the Bayhawks. For all the goals, saves and great defensive plays, one aspect had the biggest impact on the game–instant replay. I say that as a positive. Down 16-15 in the final seconds,…
A lot has happened this week in the NLL, so much you would almost not even notice that the 2014 season was over. The Rochester Knighthawks held another parade showing off the Champion’s Cup once again. The league announced its end of year award nominees as well. One of the biggest announcements coming out of Vancouver was future Hall of Fame coach Chris Hall announced his retirement. With all this…
The Charlotte Hounds are in just their third year of existence, but have done something that only one other team has been able to accomplish over the last 718 days—defeat the Denver Outlaws. The Hounds have done it twice. Denver has just three losses in that span, two coming to Charlotte. Last weekend, the Hounds ended the game on a 6-2 run to turn a 13-12 deficit into an 18-15…
Two teams headed in opposite directions will face off on Thursday night as Chesapeake travels to Rochester for a 7:30 p.m. opening faceoff on CBS Sports Network. After dropping their season opener against New York, the Rattlers have won three of their last four games to move into a tie for second place in the league standings. The only loss came to first-place Denver, who are 5-0 and haven’t lost…
There’s been a lot of talk regarding attendance at the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship Weekend. Attendance is declining, but why? Is it because of location, enhanced viewing experience on television or ticket prices? The likely answer includes a combination of several factors. The Final Four was in Baltimore for the first time in three years, but the combined three-day attendance was more than 20,000 less than 2011 (98,786 in 2011…
This column is directed to college lacrosse fans, especially those who are disappointed the college season is over. Whether you were at M&T Bank Stadium this past weekend or watched on TV, Championship Weekend is always a celebration of the sport. It’s the weekend many fans circle on their calendars and look forward to, only to have an empty feeling when it’s over. Leaving the stadium following Duke’s championship game…
The Trophy will be awarded on Thursday, at the Smithsonian, National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC. The Tewaaraton Trophy is awarded annually to the most outstanding male and female college lacrosse players in the country. Since 2001, the year of the trophy’s inception, just two players from a non-blue blood school have ever won the award. In its 13 years of existence, just seven schools have been represented:…