The Boston Cannons are on the outside of the playoff picture and look to rebound after last week’s loss to the Charlotte Hounds in New York this weekend. The defending champion Lizards are looking to stay atop the league standings, with only one loss this season. Statistically, neither team has a decided advantage over the other. Currently the Lizards have a plus 4 scoring differential. The Cannons are -4 in…
Spending a week in a car with your friend driving across the state of Florida is something many people find themselves doing at some point in their life. Working while you do it is rare, but not unlikely. To do that and then play one of the most competitive and athletic sports in American against each other is astounding. Face Off Academy coaches Chris Mattes and Brendan Fowler and not…
The general rule of thumb in my book is to never rate a draft right after it happens. In our instant reaction world, it is difficult to sit back and wait to see what you have. This especially holds true in Major League Lacrosse. Even though the draft is in January, players often are not able to join their team until 3-4 games into the season, if not longer. Usually,…
The Boston Cannons have added former Michigan attackman, Kyle Jackson in this week’s College Waiver Draft. Jackson had a breakout season for the Wolverines this past season scoring 29 goals in just the nine games he played in. He also notched seven assists bringing his points total for 2016 to 36. He missed four games during his senior season due to injury, disallowing him from being included in statistical categories….
We are deep into the season and the races are heating up. Another great week is in the books. Here are the three stars from the week that was. Dave Lawson (New York) – four goals, game-winning goal in overtime It isn’t always about the quantity of goals, but rather the significance of the goals. Lawson had both on Saturday as he scored a team-high four goals, including the game-winner…
Can you believe that after eight weeks of games we are entering the second half of the Major League Lacrosse season? It was a big week in the MLL as the league saw five games played, two of which included the Charlotte Hounds. Who retains the top spot in the power rankings as we enter the second half of the season? Check it out: Week 9 MLL Top 9 1-…
According to Inside Lacrosse, the Atlanta Blaze have sent Myles Jones to the Chesapeake Bayhawks for Matt Mackrides. Mackrides has played in the league for five seasons, all with Chesapeake. Matt was averaging about 20 points a season entering 2016. In his seven games this year, he has totaled fifteen points with eight goals and seven assists. He is one of the quickest players in the game today and will…
For the first time in franchise history, the New York Lizards traveled down to Kennesaw, Georgia to take on the newest addition to Major League Lacrosse, the Atlanta Blaze. The Lizards had to fight hard, but they left Fifth Third Bank Stadium with a 17-16 overtime win. The fans in attendance got their money’s worth as they were treated to a closely-contested matchup. The Blaze got on the scoreboard early…
Boston, Massachusetts – There were fireworks from the start and Charlotte came away with the victory over Boston, 17-14. With the win, the victorious Hounds head back to North Carolina breaking their three game losing streak. Boston midfielder Josh Hawkins boxed out his counterpart, which enabled a fast break, and second ten seconds into contest. The visiting Hounds were able to answer on their first possession as Mike Chanenchuk would…
As we reach the midway point of the Major League Lacrosse season, the unbalanced schedule is forcing coaches to get creative with their lineups. The Ohio Machine are in the midst of three games in seven days between June 2 and June 9 in three different cities. The Machine were in Rochester on Thursday falling to the Rattlers on a night the offense could not figure out John Galloway. They returned…