Major Series Lacrosse (MSL) will kick off the 2014 season Thursday night when the Peterborough Lakers host the Brampton Excelsiors at the Peterborough Memorial Centre.
The Lakers 2014 lineup features a crop of new faces, including former Excelsior Matt Vinc. The Rochester Knighthawks goaltender was acquired from Brampton in exchange for Pat Saunders, Jim Purves, and a pair of second round picks.
Peterborough also bolstered their offense with the addition of Aaron Wilson and Adam Jones. Wilson, who was limited to just eight games during the NLL season while playing with the Buffalo Bandits, comes to the Lakers from the Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks. Jones, who spent last summer as with the Langley Thunder of the Western Lacrosse Association, last suited up in the MSL for the Brooklin Redmen in 2012 putting up seven points (3 G, 4 A) in six games.
Brampton is anchored by a veteran defense that includes Edmonton Rush Captain Chris Corbeil and defensive standout Kyle Rubisch, Toronto Rock veteran Sandy Chapman, as well as Dylan Evans of the defending NLL champion Rochester Knighthawks. Supporting the Excelsiors defensive unit between the pipes is Anthony Cosmo, who led the NLL in saves during the 2014 season with 752 while registering eight wins and posting a 10.77 goals against average.
A pair rookies will suit up for the Brampton offense in Dan Keane and Dylan Webster, both of whom spent the summer of 2013 playingfor the Excelsiors Jr. A squad. The young guns will join such veterans as Mike Burke, Joe Resetarits, Kevin Ross on the offensive unit.
Faceoff for the game is set for 8 pm.
