Caruk: OJLL season provided a sense of healing

August 17, 2021

Lacrosse is back, and nature is healing. Those were the words Pat Gregoire said to me as we finished our Ontario Junior Lacrosse League (OJLL) Futures’ Division Final broadcast (a 13-10 win for Peterborough Lakers win over Burlington), my final game providing play-by-play. It wasn’t until then I realized, after 18 months off, how much I missed live games, and how much I needed them back. Over three weekends, as…

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PLL: Schlosser’s fourth quarter hat trick sends Waterdogs to semis

August 17, 2021

Naysayers, take a seat. The Waterdogs are on top of the world as regular season champions, and they’re not done yet. They want the Premier Lacrosse League title, too. A 10-9 win over Atlas on Saturday afternoon gave the Waterdogs a 6-3 record, putting them in first place in the PLL standings. That earned them a bye to the semifinals, and they now await the winner of the Whipsnakes/Redwoods quarterfinal….

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PLL: Late night heroics from MacKay lifts Chaos past Archers

August 16, 2021

While most of the country had called it a night and gone to bed, a few die-hards stayed up to take in the back half of a Friday night double header featuring the Archers LC taking on the Chaos LC in PLL action. An earlier three-hour lightening delay pushed back the start of the game to 11:30 p.m. local Albany time. Although the sun had set hours earlier, the conditions…

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PLL: Classic Whipsnakes/Redwoods match interrupted by lightning

August 16, 2021

Summer lacrosse is often met with Mother Nature attempting to steal the show. Friday night’s PLL game between the Whipsnakes and Redwoods was one of those games. Tied at three at the of the first quarter, and with the sun still trying to shine, the game was postponed for lightning in the area. The delay didn’t hamper the Whipsnakes, who roared back from a 9-8 third quarter deficit to win…

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MSL: League returns to play with MSL Classic

July 29, 2021

Ontario’s Major Series Lacrosse, home to many NLL players during the off-season, has returned to play this summer with a 20-game schedule. All games are being played at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre in Oakville, home of the Oakville Rock. Games will be played from Tuesday-Thursday until August 26. Five teams are taking part. In addition to Oakville, the Classic features the Brooklin Lacrosse Club, Cobourg Kodiaks, Six Nations Chiefs…

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PLL: Teat gets Atlas back on track

July 14, 2021

Death, taxes, Trevor Baptiste winning faceoffs, and Jeff Teat putting up ridiculous points. The true truths in life, and the Premier Lacrosse League. Teat registered eight points Saturday (four goals), Baptiste went 19 for 27 at the dot, and JD Colarusso (starting in net in place of injured Jack Concannon) made 10 saves (53 per cent) as the Atlas dominated Chaos 16-10. Both teams entered the contest looking for back-to-back…

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PLL: Waterdogs double up Chrome for second win of weekend

July 12, 2021

The on-again, off-again relationship that Waterdogs LC has with winning was on again this weekend, with the ‘Dogs going 2-0 to improve their record to 4-3 after defeating Chrome 12-6 on Sunday evening. Pressure seems to be the name of the game for Waterdogs, as all of their wins have come on weekends when they play twice. Dillon Ward was on fire, making save after save in the early going….

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PLL: Troutner leads Redwoods over Whipsnakes

July 12, 2021

Tim Troutner went fishing in the ‘Woods on Saturday evening and caught a big one. He pounced on every Whipsnakes’ shot and came up with a huge 13-7 win that sent Redwoods LC into first place with a 4-2 record, partially due to his .710 save percentage. After the game, Troutner spoke about his performance. Of course, he focused on the giving accolades to everyone other than himself. “I just wanted…

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PLL: Waterdogs take advantage of abysmal looking Cannons team

July 10, 2021

The fifth stop on the Premier Lacrosse League circuit landed the teams just outside of Minneapolis at the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings practice facility. It turned out to be a fitting venue for the Waterdogs Lacrosse Club because they pillaged and plundered an abysmal looking Cannons team to the tune of 19-7. The win moves the Waterdogs record to 3-3 and they’ll have a chance to move up even higher with…

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Press Release: Gear up Canada, lacrosse is back on TSN

July 9, 2021

National Lacrosse League and TSN Announce Landmark Multi-Year Partnership For Canada First-of-Its-Kind Partnership for Lacrosse Includes Both Linear Television and Live Streaming Coverage of NLL Games PHILADELPHIA and TORONTO, July 8, 2021 – The National Lacrosse League (@NLL), the largest and most successful professional lacrosse property in the world, today announced an historic partnership with TSN, Canada’s Sports Leader, to bring games to Canadians across broadcast and live streaming platforms…

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