Edmonton Rush(es) to 11-0

March 22, 2014

Last night the Edmonton Rush (11-0) made it 11 in a row by dominating the Buffalo Bandits (8-3) by a score of 14-5.  With the win, the Rush have now defeated every team in the NLL this season. After trailing 3-2 at the end of the first quarter, the Rush took the lead just 4-3 at 2:58 of the second quarter, but 17 seconds later the Bandits tied it at…

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USLL Announces Executive Director

March 17, 2014

NEW YORK, NY – The United States Lacrosse League (USLL) is pleased to announce Jeremy Lisch as the first Executive Director in league history. The Executive Director’s duties will include exploiting the USLL as a premier professional lacrosse association while working to secure market and territory expansion, as well as develop key relationships that will serve vital to the leagues long term growth plans. “I am excited to be working…

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Wings Clipped; Losing Streak at 6, Trade Deadline Tuesday

Yesterday afternoon the Wings had a chance to end two streaks. First was a five game losing streak; that failed.  What also failed was a losing streak at home to the Rochester Knighthawks dating back to January 18, 2008. The Wings (3-9) fell 11-7 to the Knighthawks (9-3) yesterday afternoon making them 1-16 the last 17 meetings including playoffs. What the loss also did was put the Wings (3-9) two…

March 17, 2014
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Game Preview: Wings vs Hawks

March 16, 2014

This afternoon the Wings (3-8) will look to end one of the longest home losing streaks, as they look to defeat the Rochester Knighthawks (8-3) at 4pm.  They have not defeated the Knighthawks since January18, 2008 by a score of 15-14. Last weekend the Wings fell 13-8 after playing hard the first 45 minutes, the wheels seemed to fall off the last 15 as the Knighthawks outscored the Wings 5-1….

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Cyclops Look For Third Win Against Winless Blizzard

February 28, 2014

As the SouthWest Cyclops (2-2) look to improve their record above .500, the Barrie Blizzard (0-4) are still in search of their first win of the season. The two newest Canadian Lacrosse League clubs will clash this Saturday(3/1) at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena at 8 p.m. Transition scoring has been key for SouthWest this year as many two-way players have consistently found the back of the cage for the Cyclops….

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QSLL Bringing Two New Teams In

February 22, 2014

The Quebec Senior Lacrosse League kicks off their season in a couple of months, and when they do there will be two new teams. Currently, the league has three teams with the Vermont Voyageurs, Capital Region Axemen and the Kahnawake Mohawks, and they play the Three Nations Lacrosse League teams during their schedule. Capital Region is the former Montreal Phoenix and they started playing in Ottawa last season. This season,…

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Net Impact: Will Indoor Leagues Ever Merge?

The indoor lacrosse landscape is dotted with leagues right now, each with its plusses and minuses, each competing to retain as much of the available talent as possible, and each fighting to survive in a sports world that barely knows lacrosse exists. The granddaddy of them all is still the National Lacrosse League, which is now more than a quarter century old and seems to be enjoying some much-deserved stability….

February 20, 2014
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Washington Leads The Charge With Youth Boxla

February 8, 2014

American box/indoor player development in Washington started with the introduction of the Stealth Academy in the fall of 2010. The Stealth Academy still operates today, under the direction of Lewis Ratcliff and staff. The academy focuses on the basics of offense and defense in box lacrosse. Those that show significant skill and character are then selected to the Junior Stealth travel team. The Stealth Academy paved the way for the…

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WLA Draft Preview: King Looks To Be Top Pick

Thursday night the WLA draft will take place with the Coquitlam Adanacs having first pick. The rest of the pick order is as follows: 2. New Westminster Salmonbellies 3. Maple Ridge Burrards 4. Coquitlam Adanacs 5.  New Westminster Salmonbellies 6.  Victoria Shamrocks 7.  Nanaimo Timberman With the draft order set here is a look at some of the top players in this year’s draft. Jesse King King made his WLA…

February 5, 2014
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USBOXLA Hosts Midwest Classic Box Tournament

From David Lisi: On a recent trip to Louisville, KY I was asked to coach a group of kids who were looking to play in an upcoming box lacrosse tournament in Columbus, OH. The tournament was the Midwest Classic Box Lacrosse Tournament hosted by Resolute Lacrosse at the Resolute Athletic Complex.  The Midwest Classic lived up to its name: classic!  It was an instant hit and I can tell you…

February 4, 2014
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