Two thousand, six hundred and seventeen days. Seven years and two months. That’s the length of time between the 2012 NLL Entry draft and the 2019 NLL season opener. The length of time Craig Wende waited between his NLL draft and first career start with the Rochester Knighthawks on the recent opening weekend. Most goaltenders see time pass between their draft and their first start, however, most of it is…
The Presidents Cup was a great week filled with some top-notch lacrosse, which took place in St. Catherine’s Ontario. Many teams from all over Canada and one from upstate NY had the same goal in mind to hold the trophy high over their heads Saturday night. The two teams that faced off in the championship were the Capital Region Axemen and the Six Nation Rivermen. Both had never won the…
The 2015 Presidents Cup kicks off Monday in St. Catharines, Ontario as the defending champion Onondaga Redhawks take on the Catpital Axemen, who enter the tournament after winning the Quebec Senior Lacrosse League. The Redhawks look to repeat as champions for the first time since the St. Regis Braves won back to back titles in 2011 and 2012. However the 2015 Presidents Cup may be one of the deepest tournaments we’ve…
The Quebec Senior Lacrosse League finals are underway, and the Capitol Axemen hold a 2-0 series lead over the Kahnawake Mohawks. The Axemen beat the Kahnawake Tomahawks in the first round while Mohawks played the second seed Vermont Voyeurs and came out on top. This past weekend the Axemen won 11-9 and 10-4 to beat the defending league champs. The Axemen had already won the regular season and looked to take the…
The Six Nation Rivermen get the first game victory over the Oakville Titans in game one of the Ontario SR B semifinals, 12-5. The Riverman jumped out to the 1-0 after a rocket of a shot from Corey Bomberry. Oakville stuck around keeping the game close as they hoped to get the big upset but it was just not enough. As Warren Hill shut the door on Oakville stopping a…
1. The Capital Axemen are 11-1 in league play so far and look like the clear favorite to run away with a league title on the way to the Presidents Cup. Tim Bergin is leading not only the offense but also the league with 74 points. Tim had a good CLax season and transferred that over right to summer ball where he has been one of the best this season….
Roger Vyse – Six Nations Rivermen 2 GP – 3 G – 8 A – 11 PTS Roger Vyse continues to thrive within the Ontario Senior “B” loop as the Veteran of 149 NLL games as racked up a league leading 60 points in just 12 games. This past week Vyse’s Rivermen where in action twice, as the hosted the Wallaceburg Thrashers, before traveling to Oakville to take on…
The past week of Senior “B” action saw six games on the schedule across the league. The Brooklin Merchants led the way with three games, with Ennismore, St. Catharines and Wallaceburg seeing action twice, while Owen Sound, Oakvile and Six Nations took to the floor just once. There where a ton of standout performances throughout the six games on the schedule this past week, however the following three players had…
1. Six Nations Rivermen (8-2) Last Week: 16-7 W vs Oakville, 10-9 W vs Brooklin The defending Ontario Champions continued to roll this past week, picking up two victories. The Rivermen kicked off their set off games with a dominating 16-7 victory over the Oakville Rock, and would follow that up with a narrow 10-9 victory against a vastly improved Brooklin Merchants squad. In the 16-7 win over Oakville,…
The Saint Catharines Saints have been busy making moves this past week, and they have strengthened much of their roster. First, the Saints traded Caleb Wiles to the Six Nations Rivermen in exchange for Torrey Van Every. The Rivermen and Saints are neck and neck with each other for first place in OLA’s Sr B division, tied with 16 points each. Van Every had a strong weekend, scoring…