The Six Nations Chiefs and Victoria Shamrocks are two of the most historic lacrosse teams in all of North America, but this trip to the Mann Cup has been a long time coming.
From the MLL YouTube page the sounds of the championship game.
Coming off of a Presidents Cup win, Saint Catharines Saints head coach Jeff Dowling went one on one with us about the victory.
There are many of reasons as to why a player, big or small, will pull themselves from a tryout. For the US Men’s National team, those reasons ranged from injuries to jobs. There were six players all together who crossed themselves off the roster. They included Casey Powell, Peet Poillon, Matt Gibson, Jordan Wolf, Ryan Boyle, and David Earl. With Powell not in the lineup, it is the first time…
For the second time in three years, the Whitby Warriors have captured the Minto Cup championship. Although the Warriors had to battle back in game four against the host New Westminster Salmonbellies to clinch the final game in overtime, Whitby was dominant throughout the Minto Cup action, as the Warriors outscored their opponents 87-43 in seven games. The top five scorers in the tournament were all from Whitby which included…
On Friday night the Mann Cup kicks off as the Six Nations Braves take on the Victoria Shamrocks. Both teams are making their return to the Mann Cup as the Shamrocks last made the Mann Cup in 2006 while the Chiefs were last in the cup in 1996. The Shamrocks score by committee and play a team offense. The Shamrocks are led by Jeff Shattler, Scott Ranger, Rhys Duch, Cory…
With the Mann Cup kicking off on Friday here are four prospects you should watch out for in the final. 1. Mitch Jones: Jones has had a great rookie season for the Shamrocks as he put up 17 goals and 23 assists for 40 points on the season. Jones also stepped up his game in the playoffs as he had seven points in only four games played during the Shamrocks…
When Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse/MILL/NLL started in 1987 we had four teams and all made the playoffs. In 1988 we still had four teams and only three made it with the first place team getting a bye to the championship. In 89-90 same format but we had six teams in the league. As the league grew the playoff format was tinkered with over and over. In 1998 they went to…
A disappointing 6-10 record in the 2013 season led to the Buffalo Bandits finishing at the bottom of the NLL standings and missing the playoffs for the first time in over a decade. During this offseason many changes have occurred in Banditland to ensure that the franchise will get back on track next year, bringing in the likes of Rory Smith, Ryan Benesch and a new bench boss in Troy…
European lacrosse is taking off and for the first time we are seeing great players as a part of it. We caught up with top scorer Radek Skala about his experience.