Team USA will have a team at the World Indoor Lacrosse Championships in 2015 at Buffalo. For the past four years we have been left to wonder how the team would be run. US indoor lacrosse has been going down hill for decades with less and less Americans transferring to the box game and playing in the NLL. Of course, this means that the quality of the team has suffered,…
The First Niagara Center in Buffalo, NY will host the Fifth Annual Bowhunter Cup on Saturday, October 4th at 7:30 p.m. The Iroquois Nationals will play the United States in the international exhibition game, which is being presented by Arrow Express Sports. The $20 general admission tickets will go on sale at the First Niagara Center and online at www.firstniagaracenter.com on Monday, September 8th. “It’s nice to have the Bowhunter…
The Continental Indoor Lacrosse League takes to Pittsburgh this weekend. The 5-1 Chicago Outlaws have two contests where they will face their rival Cleveland Demons and the Pittsburgh Octane, both 1-1 on the year. This week we learned that Colorado had left the league and also that Columbus will not play this week. “You never know what to expect when you are traveling,” said head coach AJ Collier on the Outlaws…
With the news of the Philadelphia Wings relocating to Connecticut, things seemed uncertain if the Wings would be represented at the Jr NLL Champions Cup Tournament in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. Have no fear though, they were and I was lucky enough to represent the team that has given me great relationships and memories as a coach of the PeeWees. Players from all over North America donned almost all the NLL…
The Chicago Outlaws have been selected to host the CILL Cup, the tournament at the end of the regular season that crowns the champion of the Continental Indoor Lacrosse League. The Outlaws have decided to take this tournament to the masses and host it in Chicago at Chicago Indoor Sports. “We are very excited for this opportunity,” said Ray Kincaid, President and General Manager of the Chicago Outlaws, “This is…
Photo Credit: Dan Brodie The President’s Cup took place the last week to crown the champion of the Senior B lacrosse circuit, which included Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, Quebec, Six Nations and the CanAm League. The champions? The perennial powerhouse Onondaga Redhawks of the CanAm League. The Redhawks defeated the Six Nations Rivermen of the Ontario league by a score of 9-7 last night. Lyle Thompson of Albany NCAA stardom,…
Day Two is complete and we’re another step closer to crowing the 2014 Jr. NLL Champions in Peewee, Bantam and Midget. Play resumes on Sunday morning at 9am with the playoff picture becoming clearer as the day progresses at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre in Oakville, ON. The Jr. Rock Peewees were dominant in the round-robin portion of the tournament and have secured a spot in the semi-final on Sunday…
Day One action at the 2nd Annual Jr. NLL Tournament got underway on Friday afternoon at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre (TRAC) in Oakville, ON. The Jr. Rock are competing in all three divisions: Peewee, Bantam and Midget. To open the day, the Jr. Rock Peewees coached by Rock goaltender Nick Rose and defenceman Damon Edwards posted an impressive 16-0 win over the Jr. Bandits. The Jr. Rock Peewee team…
The Colorado Sabertooths have officially announced that they will not be playing in the CILL for the 2014 season. Sabertooths General Manager Matt Ogden stated, “The CIKL has made significant efforts towards development as evidenced by the increased level of talent and play however the current model and market has proven to be unsustainable.” The Colorado Sabertooths mission was to create a platform for post collegiate players to take their indoor box lacrosse skills and…
The Continental Indoor Lacrosse League is heading into its first bye week of the season and thus far, the season has been what was expected. The Chicago Outlaws and Grand Rapids Dragonfish are both in first place with a 5-1 record. Chicago leads the league with 133 goals scored. Milwaukee is in third place by themselves at 3-2 on the season, and where they have struggled is goaltending with 81…