The first battle of Alberta 2015 edition with the Edmonton Rush and Calgary Roughnecks ended in a 16-8 trouncing of the home town squad in front of 12, 266 Calgary faithful who went left disappointed. What started out as an emotional night for the Rush having head coach Derek Keenan back behind the reigns after his temporary leave of absence following the death of this wife, started early and the…
CLax Three Stars Week 3: Demons Dominate
Week three of the 2015 Clax season may have featured one game on the schedule, but there was no shortage of stars in the Ohsweken and SouthWest showdown at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena. Pat Gregoire made his picks for the ILWT Clax Three Stars. Third Star- Eric Pitre- Southwest Cyclops Rookie Eric Pitre netted a goal and an assist in the 10-9 loss to the Cyclops on Friday. It only…
Stealth Need to Pick Up Pieces
While it’s still early in the NLL regular season, the Vancouver Stealth aren’t doing themselves any favours with a lacklustre performance in a 20-9 loss to the Colorado Mammoth Saturday night. The Mammoth scored 17 of the final 22 goals after being down 4-3 three minutes into the second quarter, paced by four goal games from Adam Jones and Alex Turner. The more troubling fact is the uninterrupted runs the…
2015 MSL Draft Results
The 2015 Major Series Draft lacked the big name, potent goal scorer first overall pick that the 2014 draft had in Orangeville’s Rob Hellyer, however it did boast a deep crop of talent. The Brampton Excelsiors had a strong Junior team in 2014, which usually means a large graduating class, with the Senior Excelsiors only able to protect two players, they found themselves having to leave the likes of Tyler Ferreria, Matt…
Denver Projected #1 in More Ways than Rankings
Photo Credit – Ian Neadle In both the USILA Coaches Poll and the Big East Coaches Preseason Poll, Denver U is predicted to be number 1 all around. Many of their players even make the all-conference teams. There’s more to the Pioneers that makes them so great. #GrowTheGame The obvious one is helping grow lacrosse in the west. Colorado has a huge lacrosse following these days, from youths to adults…
Mammoth the Class of NLL In Early 2015
NLL season is just four weeks in and there is only one undefeated team left. The Colorado Mammoth lead the West Division with a 3-0 record after a convincing 20-9 win over the Vancouver Stealth. The Stealth have struggled on defense, giving up an average of 18 goals per game in their past three. But that does not undermine the fact that Colorado has scored 20 goals in a game…
NCAA Rule Changes to Start with Season This Week
With High Point and Delaware kicking off the NCAA division I schedule this week, I thought we should overview some of the more relevant rule changes taking effect this year. Starting this year, all facilities capable of displaying a shot clock will have shot clocks installed to visually count down the 20-second timer-on calls. By 2016, all facilities must have shot clocks installed. Last year the referees counted down the…
2015 MLL Draft Winners
Photo Credit: Ian Neadle The MLL Collegiate Draft took place Friday Night during the Annual US Lacrosse Convention in Baltimore, Maryland. The best of the 2015 class were on the board and the crowd was full of anticipation of where their favorite players would end up after graduation. There were a lot of retiring players that were staples in the league for years. The Boston Cannons were one of those…
Josh Sanderson Steps Up for Rock
The Toronto Rock paid homage to one of their own at Friday night’s home opener, with a touching pre-game ceremony for the late Terry Sanderson, the team’s general manager who passed away in November. Standing among his teammates while forming the shape of a T on the floor was Terry’s son Josh, who leads the NLL in scoring with 26 points after three games. At 37, Sanderson is considered one…
Mammoth Stomp Stealth to Remain Only Undefeated Team
Last night the Vancouver Stealth (1-3) played on the road and got blown out of the Pepsi Center by the undefeated NLL West Division Leaders the Colorado Mammoth (3-0). Vancouver having the most G.A. in the league and second most saves pretty much sums up their season thus far. Colorado moved the ball phenomenally well all night, and continued to put the rock in the back of the net, amounting…