The WILC tournament this week will highlight exceptional indoor lacrosse talent from all over the world. Many of the top professional players are playing for a North American team; USA, Canada, or Iroquois. Many of those players are stars in the NLL or MLL, but the other teams have plenty of professional talent as well. Nick Rose—England Rose is one of the goalies for the Toronto Rock of the National…
Mann Cup Diaries: Wrapping Up
Well, here I am back home, and reflecting on the past week in Victoria, BC, at the Mann Cup. What an experience. The Victoria Shamrocks reclaimed the Mann Cup for the WLA, the first time since 2005. They did it in probably the hardest fought, closest series there has ever been. My team lost, and that still stings and will for awhile, but I made a lot of good memories…
Canadian Lacrosse League Announces 2016 Schedule
The Canadian Lacrosse League is ready for the 2016 season. This week they announced their schedule, which begins on January 15th when the Barrie Blizzards travel to face the Ohsweken Demons. Every team will play ten games, five home and five away, with the four best teams making the playoffs. All games on on a Friday or a weekend day. Day Date Visitor Home Time Venue Friday January 15 Barrie…
Shamrocks Back on Top After Ten Years
Ten years later and the Victoria Shamrocks are back on top of the lacrosse world. The WLA champion Shamrocks are now Mann Cup champions after defeating the Peterborough Lakers in six games to win the 2015 title. After losing the cup to the Six Nations Chiefs in 2013 and 2014, it was extra sweet for the Shamrocks to beat the Lakers, the team they defeated in 2005, the last time…
MLL Protected Roster Analysis: Rochester Rattlers
Major League Lacrosse (MLL), the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, has announced the teams have submitted their 23-Man Protected Roster for 2016. All players left unprotected will be entered in the player pool for the 2016 season. The next critical roster management date is Wednesday, October 7th, 2015 at 5:00PM ET when 10 to 12 Player Expansion Protected Rosters are due. Each of the eight teams will submit their 10…
MLL Teams Making Moves Prior to Expansion
Last week MLL teams announced their 23 man protected rosters as coaches protected their core players before trimming down to the 12 man protected list prior to the Atlanta Blaze picking their first draft. This week we are looking at some of the players that were released. With an expansion team many of these players will find a spot on a roster. The talent available in this round has some…
Corey Small Named Mike Kelly Winner
The votes were in Friday night, and Corey Small was chosen as the 2015 Mike Kelly award winner as the Mann Cup MVP. Small led the Shamrocks with 25 points – 10 goals and 15 assists – over six games. While games one and two were quiet, he exploded in game three with five goals and became the centre focus of the Shamrocks offense, finding new and creative ways to…
Lakers Fall Short in Mann Cup Run
The Peterborough Lakers are mad about the way they lost the Mann Cup, and they have every right to be. The Victoria Shamrocks won the 2015 national championship after a 12-6 game six win on Friday night at The Q Centre. They won the series 4-2 to claim their first Mann Cup title since 2005 – also the last time a Western team won it. The MSL won nine consecutive…
Kevin Rice Ready To Become Impact Player in Rochester
Throughout the 2015 season, Rochester’s offense relied heavily on the returning players from their strong 2014 showing. Despite the sweeping change from an offensive standpoint, second year players, such as Jordan Wolf, and Rattlers’ mainstays, such as Jordan MacIntosh, were their best decision makers and go-to guys. More often than not, it was players such as these two who were able to spark the offense in tough games, garnering…
Shamrocks Bring Mann Cup Back West
Green lids littered the floor of The Q Centre Friday night, indicative of the party to come as the Victoria Shamrocks won their first Mann Cup in a decade. The ‘Rocks beat the Peterborough Lakers 12-6 to close out the best-of-seven series in six games, the culmination of a dominant season for Victoria. Throughout the season Victoria left little doubt about who was the team to beat; not only in…