CLax: Demons Look to Beat High Flying Monsters

January 31, 2013

The high powered offenses of the Canadian Lacrosse League clash Friday night as the 2-0 Niagara Lock Monsters travel to the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena to take on the first place Ohsweken Demons on Friday night. The Lock Monsters have scored an impressive 43 goals in their first two games of CLax existence. Leading the way for Niagara is rookie Corey Fowler. The 2009 Canadian University Lacrosse Association scoring leader has…

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Sanderson Leads Rock, Face Tough Test in Bandits

January 30, 2013

The Toronto Rock took ownership of top spot in the Eastern Division after their 2-0 weekend. After a 13-12 come from behind home win over the Minnesota Swarm, the Rock travelled to Rochester where they picked up their third road win of the year in the form of an 11-7 victory over the Knighthawks. Garret Billings led the Rock in the wins with an 8 point performance versus Minnesota, followed…

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Clax Three Stars: Week Three

January 29, 2013

With week three of the CLAX season in the books here are the three stars of the week. 3. Roger Vyse- Vyse was great for the Oshweken Demons this weekend as he started off the weekend with three goals and three assists against Brampton in a heartbreaking loss. Vyse would then would have a seven point performance against the Barrie Blizzard. Vyse leads the league in points with 30 notching…

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Komer Blog: Blizzard Lose Game One

January 28, 2013

On Saturday I had to wake up at the ungodly hour of 9:30am– which I guess is pushing it a bit for a 1pm game on the reserve. However, for a guy that goes to sleep at 4am every night and wakes up at 11am every morning, every Barrie Blizzard game this CLax being an afternoon one is just musician-crippling. I guess whoever scheduled our games never considered that I…

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CLax Power Rankings: Week Three

January 28, 2013

There were four games this weekend involving six of the seven CLax teams. Not much changed in the standings except that Niagara took over sole possession of second place with their convincing win over Brampton. Here are the CLax Power Rankings after week three. #1 (last week 1) Ohsweken Demons 3-1 Ohsweken split the weekend at 1-1 as they were involved in two one goal games. On Friday night the…

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Shooting Stars Come Away with OT Win

January 27, 2013

The Durham Turfdogs and Toronto Shooting Stars both opened their seasons in week one when professional lacrosse made its return to the building now known as the Mattamy Athletic Centre (formerly the historic Maple Leaf Gardens). The Turfdogs spoiled the party winning 11-10 despite a solid comeback effort from the Stars. On Sunday, to finish week three of CLax, the two teams met again as the Durham Turfdogs opened their…

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Lock Monsters out gun Inferno 21-16

January 27, 2013

Yesterday the 1-1 Brampton Inferno took on the 1-0 Niagara Lock Monsters. The Inferno came into this game after a come from behind victory against Oshweken where they won  15-14. The Lock Monsters came into this game after lighting up the Iroquois Ironmen 22-13. This game got off to a fast start as Brampton right out of the gate was pumped and took a3-1 lead in just under four minutes…

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Rock Defeat Knighthawks, Move to 4-1

January 27, 2013

The Toronto Rock defeated the Rochester Knighthawks 11-7 at the Blue Cross Arena Saturday night. The Rock improve their record to 4-1 while the Knighthawks drop to a stunning 0-3. Leading Toronto in tonight’s game was Garrett Billings, who had two goals and four assists for the Rock. Josh Sanderson, Colin Doyle, and Kasey Beirnes chipped in four points each. The Rock outscored the Knighthawks by three in the first…

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Inferno Defeat Demons in Overtime

January 26, 2013

The Brampton Inferno served the Ohsweken Demons their first loss of the season in 15-14 overtime thriller at the Powerade Centre Friday night. The defending Creator’s Cup Champions came out to an early 3-0 lead with goals from Wayne VanEvery, Kyle Isaacs and Delby Powless. Ryan Campbell answered with a even strength to nab the first Brampton goal of the game and bring the score to 3-1. Cory Bomberry added…

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Hounds Trade Tucker Durkin to Hamilton

January 25, 2013

The Charlotte Hounds of Major League Lacrosse today announced a trade that gives the team the rights to three additional draftees from the 2013 MLL Collegiate Draft. Per the deal, the Hounds send first-round pick (3rd overall) Tucker Durkin (D, Johns Hopkins) to the Hamilton Nationals in exchange for John Haus (M, Maryland), Casey Carroll (D, Duke) and Jake Tripucka(M, Duke). All players will be placed on the Hounds’ Collegiate…

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