Boston Cannons goaltender Jordan Burke has retired from Major League Lacrosse after six seasons. Burke led the Cannons to a 2011 MLL championship after taking over as the starting goaltender at the start of that season. Burke began his career in 2009 when he was drafted in the second round out of Brown. Burke is the Cannons all-time leader in wins as a goaltender with 34. “Playing for the Boston Cannons…
NLL Power Rankings: Week Five
(2) Colorado Mammoth (4-0) Four games in the book and the Mammoth are making a statement. One would think allowing an average of 12 goals a game would spell trouble, but when you score 15.25 a game it puts you at the top of the league. Adam Jones (15), John Grant Jr., (11), and Callum Crawford (9) lead the goal scoring. Dillon Ward is making a strong case for Goaltender…
MSL Draft Recap: Cobourg Kodiaks
After a very disappointing season, the Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks(now based in Cobourg) had an opportunity to select players in the draft that are able to make an immediate impact and it looks like general manager Steve Dietrich did exactly that. With the first pick overall, the Kodiaks selected 2015 OLA Jr.A breakout player John St. John. The Toronto Beaches product netted an impressive 92 points in 2015, which helped him get…
The Strong Season of Dillon Ward (So Far)
Alex Buque shone on opening night in Colorado. After getting the surprise start against the Georgia Swarm, Buque has not seen another start all season. Dillon Ward, of whom signed a five year deal with the Mammoth just two years ago, was labeled the next young goaltending star of the National Lacrosse League. After Evan Kirk, a former third overall pick, did not become that next star, all eyes were…
Loyola Picked to Win Women’s Patriot League
After rolling to the championship in its first two seasons in the Patriot League, Loyola University Maryland was predicted to do it again as the unanimous first-place choice of opposing coaches and sports information directors in the women’s lacrosse preseason poll announced on Thursday. The Greyhounds captured all 18 first-place votes from opposing schools to finish with the maximum amount of 162 points in the voting. Navy, last year’s runner-up,…
Patriot League Names Pre Season First Team and Poll
For a third year straight and since joining the Patriot League, Loyola Maryland was chosen as the preseason favorite in the Patriot League Men’s Lacrosse preseason poll announced on Wednesday. Individual preseason honors and a preseason All-Patriot League team were also announced. The preseason poll and individual awards were voted on by the men’s lacrosse coaches and sports information directors from each institution, with restrictions of voting for their own…
Boston University Tops Bryant in Preseason
The Boston University Terriers played the first of their three January preseason contests on Saturday morning where they defeated the Bryant Bulldogs, 14-9. Cal Dearth led the way with five points (two goals, three assists) and freshman Tristian Ruh scored twice. Christian Carson-Bannister did not play in net; instead the time between the pipes was split between Colin MacDougall and Sean McGovern. MacDougall allowed seven goals on 14 shots and McGovern allowed…
2016 College Lacrosse Season Preview: Delaware
Overview: Once a perennial powerhouse program, The University of Delaware Men’s Lacrosse team has been in a consistent slump over the past four seasons. Since 2011, which featured the Blue Hens’ last winning season and NCAA tournament appearance, the program has an overall record of 23-38 (.377 win percentage) with a conference record of 4-18 in CAA play. In 2016, Coach Shillinglaw and the boys look to change the recent…
Week 2 CLax Three Stars- Southwest’s Dance Dominates
Third Star- Ian Martin- Ohsweken Demons The Ohsweken Demons are off to a slow start to the season, opening up 2016 at 1-3, but one bright spot has been the play of Ian Martin. In two games this weekend, Martin potted two goals, 10 assists for 12 points. The Six Nations Arrows product leads the league in scoring(22) and assists(14) while sitting eighth in goals with eight. Second Star- Corey…
Weekend Lacrosse Thoughts: A Rock-Fall
There were only two games this week, so there is really only one thought I want to harp on; the Toronto Rock. The team is in an opposite position than it usually is in, with an 0-4 start, and the geography of the situation is giving me a new theory. Often times, lacrosse hotbeds such as Toronto (or, in Major League Lacrosse, Chesapeake) can be an advantage. Players want to go…