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President’s Cup: Ladner Pioneers win coveted Sr. B trophy

October 5, 2022
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After a two-year hiatus, the President’s Cup tournament returned to Edmonton where seven teams from across Canada competed for the crown of top Senior B team in the nation. The Edmonton Miners – winners of the last three President’s Cup’s – played host at the 1,600 seat Bill Hunter Arena. The teams that qualified for the tournament were: Edmonton Miners (RMLL), Akwesasne Bucks (CanAm), Six Nations Rivermen (OLA), Capital Region…

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NLL: Halifax Thunderbirds roster taking shape for 2022-23

October 5, 2022
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At the end of the second quarter of their 2022 quarterfinal, the Halifax Thunderbirds appeared to be done. They were trailing the Toronto Rock 9-3, and it was all but certain that Toronto would move on. But the Thunderbirds turned it on in the second half and tied the game at 13 to send it to overtime. However, they couldn’t complete the comeback, and Challen Rogers scored to end the Thunderbirds’ season. …

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PLL: New champion crowned as Waterdogs top Chaos in season finale

October 5, 2022
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The PLL Championship. The season finale. Waterdogs versus Chaos. Hungry upstarts versus defending champs. It was the first championship without Whipsnakes, but the third in a row for Chaos. All season the games were spectacular, and this one was no different. After a early lead by Chaos, the Waterdogs were crowned champions with an 11-9 victory. “We’ve kind of had that same group of guys that we’ve been with since…

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Minto Cup: Edmonton Miners top Victoria Shamrocks for semi-final berth

August 25, 2022
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The Edmonton Miners (Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League) are moving on to the Minto Cup semifinals after a 10-8 win over the Victoria Shamrocks (British Columbia Jr. A Lacrosse League) on Wednesday afternoon at the CAA Centre in Brampton, Ontario. Both teams entered the game with 0-2 records in the round robin, each losing to the Toronto Beaches and Whitby Warriors. That meant their tournament lives were on the line. Winner…

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Minto Cup: Ontario teams victorious on opening day

August 23, 2022
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Ontario teams were victorious in overtime on the opening day of the 2022 Minto Cup in Brampton, Ontario. The Toronto Beaches defeated the Victoria Shamrocks 9-7, and the Whitby Warriors defeated the Edmonton Miners 11-9. Each team plays each other once. After the round robin, the fourth place team is eliminated, the first place team gets a bye to the final, and seeds two and three play each other in…

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MSL: Lakers, Chiefs will meet for seventh consecutive year in league final

August 12, 2022
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It wasn’t without a lot of bumps and bruises but Major Series Lacrosse will send a champion to the Mann Cup for the first time since 2019. With the Covid-19 pandemic raging, the Canadian Lacrosse Association opted to cancel the national championship in 2020 and 2021. This year the winner of the Western Lacrosse Association will be hosted by the winner of Ontario’s Major Series Lacrosse circuit. In the MSL…

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PLL: Waterdogs win fifth straight, this time in OT over Atlas

August 11, 2022
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The third game of Premier Lacrosse’s weekend in Denver, CO proved to be the game of the week, and quite possibly the game of the year so far. Waterdogs took on Atlas, and gave everyone their money’s worth and then some. Two of the hottest teams in the league looked to stay hot and jump up the standings with the season winding down. The “and then some” reference was to…

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PLL: Redwoods kick off Week 9 with win over Cannons

August 11, 2022
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Week 9 of the Premier Lacrosse League season was live from Barton Stadium in Denver, CO this weekend. Interesting scheduling to keep tabs on, as Friday night’s contest was a 9 p.m. start and was between Cannons and Redwoods. Currently, Redwoods look like a team on a mission as they are starting to heat up as the season progresses. As for Cannons, they sit in last place in the standings…

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OJLL: Jr. A playoffs provide plenty of storylines

August 4, 2022
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EDITOR’S NOTE: With a delay between writing and publishing, the Whitby Warriors defeated the Toronto Beaches for the OJLL Iroquois Trophy, winning the first two games of the best-of-three series and capturing the trophy on home floor. Both teams will now take a break and prepare for the Minto Cup later in August. —- On the eve of the Iroquois Trophy Finals between the Whitby Warriors and Toronto Beaches Tuesday…

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PLL: Redwoods put league on notice; Whipsnakes hold off Chaos

July 28, 2022
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The second half of the Premier Lacrosse League season was underway this past weekend. Rafferty Stadium in Fairfield, CT was rocking as Saturday’s games were doozies, or “lit,” as the cool kids say. Are we cool? We must be. The first game was Redwoods taking on Atlas. Atlas sat atop the standings at 4-1, while Redwoods were 1-4 with a little bit of work to do. In this one, Redwoods put…

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