With the season coming to a close, it’s the perfect time to reflect back and recognize some of the players that stood out this season. When the Lizards made the blockbuster trade that brought Paul Rabil to play alongside Rob Pannell, fans were already claiming the Lizards would capture their third Steinfeld Cup. One aspect that sometimes goes under the radar but always plays a huge factor in determining the…
Just six short weeks ago the Edmonton Rush celebrated their first NLL Championship in franchise history. The team along with their small but faithful fan base was finally being rewarded for their efforts after a 10 year journey to finally lay claim to the Champion’s Cup. Today, that same fan base will not enjoy the opportunity to witness the raising of the 2015 Champions banner to the rafters at Rexall…
With the regular season winding down and the playoff teams already determined it would be safe to assume that this past week’s games would fall into nicely wrapped packages. In most leagues that would definitely be the case, but this is the MLL we are talking about and things are far from ordinary or normal. Defenses dominated this weekend and more physical play than normal abounded. Boston rebounded from last…
MLL Playoff columns are brought to you by Stadium Journey. Follow @StadiumJourney for more If you are looking for drama, the final weekend of the Major League Lacrosse season will provide it. One weekend left in the regular season and we still don’t have much sorted out in the playoff race. We know New York is the #1 overall seed and will host a playoff game on August 1. As…
After weeks upon weeks of speculation, the Edmonton Rush are finally on the move. Global News in Canada reports that next Tuesday the Rush will hold a press conference announcing their move to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. This will be the second move of the offseason in the National Lacrosse League after the Minnesota Swarm moved to Gwinnett, Georgia. There had been wide speculation since the playoffs that the Rush would relocate…
As this weekend’s games concluded, New York, Ohio and Rochester all clinched playoff berths while Boston stumbled on its quest to make the postseason. New York came out hot against a Denver squad that struggled in its past two games. The Lizards defeated the Outlaws 18-15 but the game was not as close as the score indicated. Even with the return of Anthony Kelly and Geoff Snider to the lineup,…
With two weeks left in the Major League Lacrosse season the playoff picture has become clearer. Three teams have claimed their spots and two teams fighting for the fourth. New York has locked up the #1 seed and will host one of the games on August 1. With Ohio’s victory Saturday over Boston, they clinched a spot and currently sit in the #2 position based on owning tiebreakers over Rochester…
Chris Panos is back this week with his weekly column. Make sure to send questions via social media using #PanosQA. Or, you can email your questions to [email protected] with the subject line of “Panos Q&A”Q: Which players are your favorite to watch in today’s game? I enjoy watching many players, but a few who I have played with and are still having great careers would have to be John Grant…
It’s time for everyone to start buying what Boston Cannons Head Coach John Tucker and Cannons GM and Vice President Kevin Barney are selling. Many lacrosse experts scoffed when the Cannons traded away the best player in the world Paul Rabil in the off-season. Many assumed the Cannons were dumping everything to rebuild. Well, everyone that is, except the Cannons themselves. While many looked at Rabil being moved, very few…
America celebrated Independence Day and fireworks were in full affect in the MLL as the race for the playoffs tightens. New York returned to its winning ways and secured a playoff berth as well as its one hundredth win in franchise history against rival Chesapeake 15-13. Since the Lizards never fell out of first place with their two losses it points to reports of their collapse were greatly exaggerated. New…