The Minnesota Swarm might not be playoff bound, but they will be happy to see Kiel Matisz return this week. Dean Hill was released to make room for the third year player. Vancouver has a shot at the playoffs and they will have two returnees this week. Rory Smith will be back from serving his league mandated two game suspension while goaltender Tyler Richards was activated. Eric Penney has started…
ACC Tournament Preview: Powers Clash in Chester
Conference tournaments began earlier this week with the Patriot League holding their quarterfinals Tuesday. They have their semifinals and title game Friday and Sunday respectively on Navy’s campus. The ACC Tournament will be the second tournament that kicks off beginning with the semifinals tonight and the title game Sunday afternoon in Chester, PA. This is the second year of a “new” ACC, with the only subtraction coming in the form…
WLA Left Without a Commissioner
Yesterday Western Lacrosse Association commissioner Casey Cook surprised the Canadian lacrosse world when he announced his resignation from the league. Assistant commissioner Sohen Gill also stepped down from his role. The move was shocking to the lacrosse community, as stated by Victoria Shamrocks general manager Chris Welch to the Times-Colonist. “I wasn’t at the meeting on the weekend, but my understanding is from whatever differences of opinion there were,…
MCLA Checkin: Virginia Tech Has Arrived
Virginia Tech is 13-0 as the Hokies have beat everyone they have faced this year by a large margin besides SUNY Buffalo which was only a 7-5 victory. Tim Nordbook is leading the way on offense with 35 points while Conrad Unterkofler is there as well with 31 points. Kyle Mancini is leading the attack with 29 points. Bryan Cooper comes all the way from California and has made 129…
Cannons Will Retire Ryan Boyle’s #14
The Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse (MLL), the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, have announced that former stalwart and captain Ryan Boyle will officially have his number 14 retired by the team. Boyle will be recognized at the May 17th game as the first Boston Cannon, and first MLL player to ever have their jersey retired. In honor of Boyle’s achievements, the Cannons are offering a special seating…
Tewaaraton Foundation Announces Nominations
The Tewaaraton Foundation has announced the 25 men’s and women’s nominees for the 2015 Tewaaraton Award, presented by Under Armour. The Tewaaraton Award is recognized as the pre-eminent lacrosse award, annually honoring the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States. Five men’s and five women’s finalists will be selected from these groups of 25, announced on Thursday, May 7, and invited to the ceremony. The 15th…
Vinc and Bold Neck and Neck for Top Goalie Award
The NLL’s 2014 awards season saw a tight three-way race for the Goaltender of the Year trophy, with Matt Vinc, Aaron Bold and Anthony Cosmo all making very good cases for the top honor. Bold set a league record for wins (15) and was tops in goals against average (8.73). Vinc was second in wins (12) and GAA (9.56) but had the best save percentage (.798). Cosmo led the league…
2015 All-ACC Team Announced
Eleven student-athletes on the Tewaaraton Award watch list highlight this year’s All-Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Lacrosse Team, as announced today by the conference office. The team was determined by a vote of the league’s five head coaches. North Carolina and Syracuse each had five student-athletes named to the All-ACC Team. Notre Dame, which went undefeated in league play (4-0) and earned the ACC regular-season title, has four members on the…
Stakes Up for Grabs as Denver Heads To Marquette
Denver and Marquette are both BIGEAST contenders this year and yet they haven’t met since the 2014 season. An exciting weekend is in store as the BIGEAST Tournament presented by New York Life is both still not set and dependent on the outcomes of this weekend’s slate. All the hype is behind DU. They’re currently on a six-game streak after a mid-season loss to Ohio State and sit No. 5…
Lakers Acquire Evan Kirk and Chad Tutton
Peterborough’s Century 21 Lakers have made two trades obtaining defender Chad Tutton from Brampton for goalie Tyler Carson and adding Mann Cup champion goalie Evan Kirk in moves GM Paul Day says are the beginning of putting the pieces together for the Lakers’ season starting June 4 at the Memorial Centre. Tutton is a 6’2” 220 pound Whitby native who lives in nearby Courtice. He was drafted second overall by…