The longest-serving member of the Edmonton Rush and fan favorite Jimmy Quinlan has decided to call it a career. Quinlan formally announced his retirement today, but will remain on the Rush bench for the 2014 National Lacrosse League season as he takes over the duties of Assistant Coach, Defensive. The Sherwood Park native will replace defensive coach Devan Wray, who leaves the team due to family commitments. “Deciding to walk…
It has been a pretty good year to date for the Whitby, ON native after winning his second Minto Cup in three years and being drafted 35th overall in the 2013 NLL Entry Draft to the Toronto Rock this past September. Not to mention, this dual sport athlete just finished his Junior hockey career with the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League and earned an invite to the Rockford…
After the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Championships were dominated by the United States for decades, the recent resurgence of field lacrosse in Canada has led to a gold medal and a heartbreaking silver medal finish in the past two tournaments. This coming weekend, Team Canada head coach Randy Mearns will get his first glimpse of the talent available to compete at the international level. A roster of 51…
The Vancouver Stealth are full of fresh starts for the upcoming season with a new home Arena and, more importantly, a very promising new player who they are lucky to have gotten in the draft this year: Cody Bremner. Bremner, a senior at Cornell University, has three years of playing at the college level under his belt as well as two seasons with the Nanaimo Timbermen in the WLA. He…
First Star: Kyle Davis (Brock University) – Senior attackman Kyle Davis continued his stellar season with a 16 point week. Davis chipped in eight goals and eight assists in the Badgers three victories. Davis’ 41 points on the season is tied with teammate Brandon Slade for first among all CUFLA scores, while his 22 helpers is good enough for third most highest league wide. Second Star: Brandon Slade (Brock University)…
1. McGill (7-0) Last Week: 1 The defending Baggataway Cup champions remain undefeated after two convincing victories over Carleton (16-3) and Queen’s (14-8) to improve their record to 7-0. The Redmen kicked off their weekend with a road victory over the Carleton Ravens at Keith Harris Stadium in Ottawa,ON. A balanced offense led the Redmen to victory as four players registered a pair of goals, with twelve players in total…
On May 27, 2013 the Duke University Blue Devils upset number one ranked Syracuse University Orange 10-16 to capture their first Division One Men’s Lacrosse National Championship since 2010. After beginning the season with a 2-4 record, the Blue Devils were able to bounce back and shock the nation in the NCAA Tournament. The team manned a high powered offense last season that saw numerous players such as Jordan Wolf…
Jeremy Sieverts Position Midfield Height 6′ 3″ Weight 205 lbs. College: Maryland When I began writing the story of Mike Simon (Stevenson/Bayhawks) that reminded me that he might not be the only one who has a similar story. Then it came to me that Jeremy Sieverts, even though much more known to the lacrosse world than Simon in the beginning, has traveled the road less traveled to get his…
Alex Urquhart The MCLA fall ball season is much harder o follow then the NCAA, most scores aren’t published other than on Facebook or over Twitter. The only advantage is if you know coaches players and organizers. The Madcity Tournament hosted by Wisconsin had both an MCLA bracket and a GLLL/ Men’s bracket. The MCLA Bracket had teams like UW- Madison, Ohio St. club, Michigan club, and Minnesota- Duluth. …
This last weekend was filled with a number of fall ball classics and series. The most notable were the Nick Colleluori Fall Classic and the Play for Parkinson’s Series. Both tournaments were held on October 5 and 6, with some of the best teams coming out to give a great show for their fans and other spectators. The NCC was held in Folsom, PA and had St. Joseph’s, Monmouth, Lafayette,…