It has been exactly two weeks since the Kahnawake Tomahawks learned they would not be attending the Ales Hrebesky Memorial in the Czech Republic. Since that time the other Kahnawake team the Rapids have won the championship, the Kahnawake Mohawks won a game to open the Quebec Senior Lacrosse League season and the league told us the Tomahawks will remain in the league. Yet, this story still has no closure. Since…
After the first two weeks of signings by both of the Montreal teams in the MJLL, both followed up with multiple signings this weekend. The Montreal Shamrocks signed 6 more players in Cole Byfelds, Cameron McMillan, Matthew Collard, Branden Desormeau, Ian Hebert and Olivier Cater. Cole Byfelds is a solid transition player who played for the Kingston Kings last year in the OLA. Cole attends McGill and will be spending…
Chad Norton’s five goals led the Kahnawake Mohawks to an 11-4 win over the Sherbrooke Extreme in QSLL exhibition play in Sherbrooke, Friday. Kahnawake broke out for a five-goal run in the second period and stifled the Extreme offence as they cruised to victory in the first preseason game for both teams.“It was good to get out here, get the legs going, get the stick going, get back here with our teammates,” said Mohawks captain Louis…
The Quebec Senior Lacrosse League opens its season tomorrow and for the first time there will be five teams, with the Kahnawake Tomahawks and Sherbrooke Express joining the league. Kahnawake of course has had a rocky off season and have been in the news, but nonetheless they will play this year as the season gets underway. “With respect to the Tomahawks, the QSLL is looking forward to hear an official…
The Kahnawake Rapids took home the 2014 Ales Hrebesky Memorial Tournament with a 5-2 win over the Clarington Green Gaels. The Rapids went into the tournament as one of the strongest teams, highlighted by current and former NLL players such as Logan Kane, Mike Thompson, Alex Kedoh Hill, Roger Vyse and Brandon Francis. In the final game, the Gaels hit seven posts while scoring just the two goals, one of…
Philadelphia, PA – April 25, 2014 – American Indoor Lacrosse Association founder Johnny Mouradain recently visited Japan and shared his knowledge and passion for lacrosse with players from Kyoto University. Johnny worked with Kyoto’s coaches and players over a four day period both on the field (click on link for video), reviewing video and meeting with the players and team captains. “We rarely experience lacrosse abroad,” said Kyoto University Head Coach Kazuhisa Mirua. “Johnny’s coaching contains many new and fresh…
The Vermont Voyageurs will host our Box Lacrosse training camp on May 2, 3, 4 at the Essex Skating facility, Two Education Drive in Essex Junction, Vermont.The training camp will be directed by former Boston (NLL) Blazers Asst GM/Randy Fraser.“Randy Fraser brings a wealth of “Box” lacrosse knowledge to the Voyageurs franchise”, said owner Jeff Culkin.He played in the National Lacrosse League for eleven seasons with Boston and Buffalo and also…
On Thursday, we previewed the Ales Hrebesky tournament and predicted the Kahnawake Tomahawks to be one of the best teams in the field. Yesterday, as the team traveled to the airport in Montreal to head to the Czech Republic, they found out they would not be attending the event. Several players arrived at the airport yesterday for a 1:30 pm flight to find out that the flight had not been…
The Alex Hrebesky Memorial lacrosse tournament is set to kick off in less than a week. What is the Alex Hrebesky tournament? It is probably the best hidden gem in all of box lacrosse. Several terrific box lacrosse players battle it out, and this year is the 21st tournament. The best American box lacrosse players (not in the NLL) travel there with several star Canadian players (not in the NLL)…
Vermont Voyageurs coach and team owner Jeff Culkin stated after the game: “For our first outing, I am very, very pleased with all faces of our game.” That was the overall sentiment, echoed by Ethan Farrell, “It was a great event, couldn’t have been happier with what the guys did as a team.” The Voyageurs and Boston Blazers traveled to the Onondaga War Memorial Arena for a three-team box lacrosse…