Rocco Granato is at the World Indoor Lacrosse Championship in Langley and he caught up with two members of Team USA after their second win of the tournament. Brett Manney Trevor Baptiste
The crowd was large. The chants were rowdy. The clouds were absent from the sky. Matt Rambo was venomous on attack. The Whipsnakes defeated the Redwoods 12-11 to win the first ever Premier Lacrosse League Championship. Matt Rambo, recently named PLL Attackman of the year, also won the MVP award with his three goal and three assist extravaganza including the game tying and game winning overtime goal. Both teams seemed…
The NLL’s growth in the United States continued this week with the 2019 draft at Xfinity Live in Philadelphia. It was the second consecutive draft held in the city of the league’s headquarters, boosted with the return of the Wings in 2018. Prior to 2018, the draft had been held at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre in Oakville, with a large number of draftees hailing from the Canadian province of…
After falling to Ireland in their first-ever game at the World Indoor Lacrosse Championship on Friday, Hong Kong bounced back to defeat Switzerland 16-13 on Saturday to secure their first-ever win in the world box lacrosse tournament. It was a very back-and-forth contest with both sides taking shots at each other all game, but Hong Kong was able to create some separation with two big three-goal runs in the second…
Team Canada is on track to defend their gold medal at the World Indoor Lacrosse Championships, taking place in Langley, BC this month. Canada opened the tournament with two big wins over the USA and England. In their opening game, Canada defeated Team USA 16-6. They led 7-2 after a first quarter in which they chased goaltender David Mather after their sixth goal. The USA never challenged the strong hometown…
ILWT reporter Rocco Granato was at the 2019 NLL Draft in Philadelphia and caught up with three important draft picks. Have a listen! Andrew Kew F University of Tampa/Oakville Rock 3rd Overall New England Black Wolves David Smith T/D University of Virginia 53rd Overall Philadelphia Wings Jordan Krug F Cabrini University 66th Overall Philadelphia Wings
Tyson Gibson became the New York Riptide’s first ever entry draft pick on Tuesday night, going first overall to the NLL expansion club. Gibson is a power forward who is coming off a successful season with the WLA’s Victoria Shamrocks. In his second senior season, he led the Shamrocks in scoring during the recently completed Mann Cup with five goals and 10 assists in five games, while finishing fourth in…
In a game with playoff placement implications, the Denver Outlaws more than doubled up on the Boston Cannons with a huge 22-9 win. The Outlaws, coming off a 16-13 win over New York, got almost their entire lineup back from injury; however, Zach Runberg was out with an injury for the game Saturday. The Outlaws switched scenery for this game from Mile High Stadium to Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium, home…
The Peterborough Lakers and Six Nations Chiefs are playing yet another classic MSL Final series. The common foes are facing off for the fifth time in six years to determine who will represent Major Series Lacrosse for the Mann Cup, to be held this year in Victoria, BC after the Shamrocks ousted the defending WLA champion Maple Ridge Burrards in five games. The Lakers and Chiefs are tied at two…
Going into Saturday’s game versus the New York Lizards, the Denver Outlaws weretrying to end a four-game losing streak. To help get back on track, the Outlaws returned Mikie Schlosser to the lineup from the IR, joining Eli Gobrecht, who had played the previous game for the Outlaws. They made an impact, with Schlosser contributing two goals and Gobrecht two ground balls and three caused turnovers in the Outlaws’ 16-13…