In spite of a challenging regular season in which they just barely squeaked into the playoffs, the Calgary Roughnecks were leading the tie-breaker of the West Division Final with less than seven minutes remaining on the clock. The Edmonton Rush would go on to win the tie-breaker 4-1 and then sweep the Champion’s Cup. All things considered it was a bittersweet ending that still has to be considered a success, but…
Will Hampton University Improve Lacrosse’s Diversity Problem?
Note: This article is the result of a collaboration between In Lacrosse We Trust writers Jason Myers and Ryan Conwell On May 5th, Hampton University announced they will be adding men’s lacrosse as a Division I varsity sport, starting in the 2016 season. This will make them the 71st team to enter the sport at this level, following Cleveland State’s similar announcement earlier this year. There are two things…
MSL Rookie Report – Week Three
1. Kyle Whitlow – Brooklin Redmen The 2015 fourth round pick of the Brooklin Redmen has made a seamless transition from the junior ranks, as he currently sits third in Brooklin Redmen scoring, behind only Shawn Williams and Mike Teeter. Whitlow has been a consistent offensive threat for a Redmen squad that is having trouble finding the back of the net this season. This past week Whitlow picked up three…
Mark Steenhuis Tears ACL; Out For MSL Season
In some rather unfortunate news for both the Peterborough Lakers and Buffalo Bandits, Mark Sttenhuis has torn his ACL and will be out for the rest of the Major Series Lacrosse season. Training camp in the National Lacrosse League typically is around November and December, so there’s no chance Steenhuis would be ready for that and there’s a good chance he misses the entire season with Buffalo. The report on…
NLL Announces Defensive Player of the Year Finalists
The National Lacrosse League has announced a trio of finalists for the 2015 NLL Defensive Player of the Year award. For the second-straight year, two defensemen from the 2015 NLL champion Edmonton Rush, Chris Corbeil and Kyle Rubisch, join Buffalo Bandits defender Steve Priolo as the top three vote recipients for best defenseman in the league. Corbeil finished fourth among all NLL defensemen in both points (18) and assists (11),…
NCAA Team Reviews: Manhattan Jaspers
For the better part of four months, many of us watched some exciting college lacrosse, whether it was on TV, online, or in person. There were good games, which included all of Championship Weekend, and there were bad games, such as low scoring affairs and of course, the horrendous winter weather. I take a look back at all 69 Division I teams and how they faired this season and what…
MLL All Star Game: Houston A Success
Well that was fun. The MLL All-Star game provided a few hours of quality lacrosse entertainment on Saturday evening. I, for one, prefer this type of game as opposed to the Team USA vs MLL that takes place during FIL years. There is too much on the line in those games and they’re not as fun and free-flowing. But Houston got it dialed in really nicely. Let’s revisit the items…
Saint Catharines Saints Make Moves
The Saint Catharines Saints have been busy making moves this past week, and they have strengthened much of their roster. First, the Saints traded Caleb Wiles to the Six Nations Rivermen in exchange for Torrey Van Every. The Rivermen and Saints are neck and neck with each other for first place in OLA’s Sr B division, tied with 16 points each. Van Every had a strong weekend, scoring…
Boston Cannons Acquire Josh Hawkins
The Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse (MLL), the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, announced today that they have acquired midfielder Josh Hawkins from the Charlotte Hounds in exchange for a college and supplemental draft pick in 2016. “We are thrilled to add a player with Josh’s skills and style of play. He is a very athletic midfielder that plays great defense, and puts pressure on opposing teams by pushing transition…
Everyone Gives Back to Lacrosse: Andrew Baker’s All Star Team
The people close to me understand that I have a certain fondness for a particular malted beverage that started in Boston and is named after a father of the American Revolution. This fondness may border on a certain obsession due the fact I do not frequent establishment that fail to carry my brand. So as I did my All Star piece, I was thinking about all of the people in…