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CLax Announces Top Players of Week Five

March 6, 2014

The Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax) is pleased to announce its Week Five Players of the Week for the 2014 Season. Offensive Player of the Week: Travis Gibbons – Barrie Blizzard – The newly acquired Gibbons didn’t wait long to make an impact with the Blizzard. Gibbons had 4 goals and 7 assists including the game-winner in OT to give the Blizzard their first win of the season. Honourable mention goes to Durham’s Derek Hopcroft who…

Rock’s Eric Law Active for Tonight

March 1, 2014

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Toronto Rock General Manager Terry Sanderson has announced the activation of forward Eric Law from the Practice Roster in time for tonight’s game against the Calgary Roughnecks. To make room for Law on the Active Roster, defender Patrick Merrill was placed on the one-week Injured Reserve list as he is battling pneumonia. Look for Rob Hellyer to see more time on the defensive side of the ball to fill in…

Rock Look to End Rush Winning Streak

February 28, 2014

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Tonight the Toronto Rock (4-4) will face off against the Edmonton Rush (7-0). This is the first game of back to back for the Rock as they spend the weekend in Alberta. So far not a single team has been able to put a dent into the armor of the Rush. Since 2013 the Rush are 11-1 on the road during the regular season, and just 5-6 at home…

Blizzard Acquire Masson, Gibbons

February 28, 2014

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The Barrie Blizzard continue to retool their roster after their head office and coaching shuffle last week. Today, the Blizzard acquired Travis Gibbons and AJ Masson from the Niagara Lock Monsters in exchange for a First Round Draft pick in 2014 or 2015 and player Scott Gamble. After beefing up their defence last week, the Blizzard have added some scoring punch with their recent acquisitions. Owen Sound native Travis Gibbons…

Cyclops Look For Third Win Against Winless Blizzard

February 28, 2014

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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….

Team Canada Player Profile: Garrett Billings

February 26, 2014

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Today our Team Canada player profile will be on a player that has succeeded in every league he has played in and has won numerous scoring titles. Today’s player spotlight will be on Garrett Billings. Billings is a shoe-in to make Team Canada thanks to his impressive statistics in every league from the MLL to the NLL. Billings in his past two NLL seasons has put up 100 plus points…

CLax Recap: Cyclops Drawing Attention, Turfdogs Falling Hard

February 25, 2014

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The newest squad to the Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax), the SouthWest Cyclops (2-2), were victorious in Week 4 action defeating the Durham Turfdogs (1-4) by a score of 18-14. After Jordan Robertson started the scoring, giving Durham the lead less than 30 seconds into the game, a largely back-and-forth opening quarter would see the Turfdogs head into the second frame with a 5-3 lead. The Cyclops would dominate the second…

Team Canada Player Profiles: Grant, Merrill, Schuss

February 24, 2014

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The Lacrosse World Championships are six months way but going into this year’s tournament Canada is a favourite due to the outstanding depth of players that the Nation has at their disposal. Canada has yet to name their team but here is look at some of the players that will be battling for spots on the Canadian team. John Grant Jr. Grant is one of the best lacrosse players…

Rock Survive Late Swarm Comeback, Win 14-12

February 23, 2014

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Photo Credit: Buffalo Bandits On Saturday night the Toronto Rock (3-4) took on the Minnesota Swarm (1-6). The Swrm opened the scoring as Brock Sorensen found the back of the net to put the Swarm ahead 1-0. The lead would be short lived as Stephan Leblanc had the answer for the Rock just minutes later to tie the game at 1-1. The Swarm would regain the lead just 15 seconds…

Barrie and Durham Swap Players

February 23, 2014

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On Friday the Barrie Blizzard acquired Wes McDonald, Scott Gamble, and Geoff Griffiths from the Durham Turfdogs in exchange for Jason Mainer and Cal Kitson. With these three acquisitions, Barrie significantly toughens up on defense. 6’3”, 215 lbs Wes McDonald is a Toronto Beaches Jr. A product and graduate of the Hobart College lacrosseprogram. Scott Gamble is a fellow Beaches player and brings a wealth of CLax experience to the Blizzard. Gamble is now in his third CLax season…

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