Group B is one of the more foreign groups in the tournament. Their teams derive from Austria, the Czech Republic, and Germany. All of these teams are rather young an inexperienced, but they have some talent that the tournament hasn’t seen before. Vienna Monarchs The Monarchs were a surprise club at last year’s tournament when they finished in third out of the last 16 teams and they were rewarded this…
On April 6, the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) and Onondaga Nation officially announced the dates and venues for the World Indoor Lacrosse Championships (WILC) later this fall. While it has been known for about two and a half years that the Onondagas were hosting, there was some turmoil regarding where to play the final games. Originally, all the games were going to be played at the Onondaga Nation Arena,…
The Arena Lacrosse League announced today that they are preparing to launch a new summer Elite indoor league for 2016 with teams slated to be in state of the art venues across the United States as the league aims to become the lead provider of indoor lacrosse (also known as box lacrosse) in the U.S. from the Elite level down to the grassroots. American players will be front and center…
The Ales Hrebsky memorial tournament in the Czech Republic takes place this year on April 23. To get you ready, we are previewing each group. Group A Group A has foreign feel with three fascinating teams; the Turku Titans of Finland, Goldstar Tel Aviv from Israel, and Bundeswer Lacrosse from Germany. Turku Titans The Finnish team is entering their seventh year of the tournament. They were in the top eight…
This past week was exciting on all fronts. Trade deadling was on Tuesday and a number of teams made some moves to help them in the playoffs this season and the future. Then we had some huge games on the floor with two more teams clinching playoff spots, and another record being made, but not in a good way. This week will be just as exciting as things heat up…
Edmonton scores first nine goals en route to a very lopsided victory. Last night the Edmonton Rush (7-4) embarrassed the Rochester Knighthawks (7-4) by a score of 16-3 in front of 6,801 on Native American Night in Rochester. The victory by the Rush set a team record for largest margin of victory, while Rochester tied the NLL single game record for fewest goals in a regular season game with…
The Green Gaels Junior B Lacrosse Club is pleased to announce that it has reacquired Will Petschenig from the Nepean Knights in exchange for Junior B rights to Jeremy Osborne. After playing for the Green Gaels in 2014 on a one year conditional release, Petschenig’s Junior B rights reverted back to the Nepean Knights at the end of the calendar year. This transaction will permanently add the 19 year old transition player to…
Another exciting week of lacrosse action. Buffalo splits with Toronto and almost steals a sweep, Swarm lose both and fall further in the east, while Calgary gets loss number 8 and playoff hopes start to dwindle. Two big division games this weekend, a game with division leaders and a game that can put teams back into the playoff race. NLL Power Rankings Week 11 LW (1)….1—Toronto Rock (10-2) …
Rochester Defeats Calgary 13-7, Win Streak Now at Five Saturday night the Rochester Knighthawks (7-3) made their way to face the Calgary Roughnecks (2-8). Two weeks ago they faced each other in Rochester as the Knighthawks escaped with a 12-11 victory. But on this night we saw a different game. Ian Llord started it off scoring at 1:08 to give the Hawks an early lead, but then the defense would…
Dates: Saturday May 2nd and Sunday May 3rd Location : Essex Skating Facility , Two Education Drive, Essex Junction VT 05452 The Vermont Voyageurs compete in the Quebec Senior lacrosse league against well established Canadian and Native teams from greater Montreal, Ottawa, Sherbrooke and Akwesasne Territory. Senior lacrosse is open to players ages 21+. Training camp registration includes three practice sessions, Voyageurs pinnie, on site certified trainer, insurance, as well…