So far this season, the New England Blackwolves have been the surprise of the National Lacrosse League. The team leads the East Division alongside the Rock of Toronto at 2-0. The main reason for this has been the strong play of Goalie, Evan Kirk. Through 120 minutes of play Kirk has allowed 15 goals (7.50 goals against average) while saving 84 shots leading to a save percentage of .848, both…
Stealth Add Colin Boucher to Bolster Defense
Photo: Garrett James The Vancouver Stealth have been active in the past few days, first getting the news that defenseman Tim Henderson will be back. However, this past week they lost to the Toronto Rock and their defense struggled without Rory Smith or Chris O’Dougherty, and it sounds like their defensive woes haven’t gotten any better. Tyler Garrison was placed on the injured reserve and won’t play this week against…
NLL Rookie Report: McIntosh and McLaughlin Emerge
Week 2 of the NLL season saw another strong offensive performance from Miles Thompson, while Eli McLaughlin was able to find twine for his first career NLL goal in a closely contested 17-16 win for his Colorado Mammoth. Defensive rookies such as Robert Hope, Sheldon Burns and Will O’Brien continued their strong starts to the season, while Brandon Clelland saw his first NLL action, when his Vancouver Stealth took on the Toronto Rock on Saturday night….
Black Wolves Have Been Under the Radar But Impressive
New England heads into its bye week and are looking great so far. They took down two of the top teams in the Eastern conference to start the 2015 year off. In just the first two games of the season, goalie Evan Kirk has looked great playing every second while making 84 saves and only letting up 15 goals. The Black Wolves upgraded their back-up position and that has seemed to help Kirk…
Turfdogs and Blizzard Clash in Week Two
The Durham Turfdogs look to open up their season at 2-0 for the first time in their four year franchise history. The Turfdogs kicked off their 2015 campaign with an impressive 10-4 win over the defending Creator’s Cup champion Niagara Lock Monsters. Peterborough,ON native Kyle Clancy tallied six points(1G,5G) in his CLax debut. The former Buffalo Bandit was named offensive player of the week. Fellow Turfdogs’ Cole Murrary and Mark…
Should the Rush Still Be a Team to Be Feared?
Last season the Edmonton Rush went 16-2 in one of the most historic team performances of all time. Now this season after two games, they have already matched their loss total from 2014. Edmonton played tight in their first game, a road game in Buffalo, where they fell 9-8. Their trademark terrific defense played well to hold the Bandits under double digit goals, but they also couldn’t generate any offense….
NLL Breakout Player Watch
Just two weeks into the 2015 NLL season there are a couple players who are looking like they’re ready to take their games to the next level. Three of the four people on my early season list are members of the New England Black Wolves, a strong indication of why the Wolves have had such a hot start. Kyle Buchanan—New England Black Wolves: Last season Buchanan was a breakout star,…
CLAX Power Rankings Week 1
Entering week 1 of the Canadian Lacrosse League season, we saw four of the five teams in action, with the Ohsweken Demons sitting idle. With last year’s Creators Cup Champion Niagara Lock Monsters taking on the only team to miss the playoffs in 2014 in the Durham Turfdogs, many expected a Niagara win. However that was not the case, as the Turfdogs controlled the game from start to finish, picking up a 10-4 victory, equalling their…
CLax Names Top Players of Week One
The Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax) is pleased to announce its first Players of the Week for the 2015 Season. Offensive Player of the Week: Kyle Clancy – Durham Turfdogs – Clancy dominated last weekend racking up 5 assists and 1 goal leading the Turfdogs victory in the season opener. Honourable mention goes to Southwest’s Dan Keane. Keane was able to tally 4 goals his CLax debut. Defensive Player of the…
Dave Cottle Discusses Danowski Trade
We caught up with Chesapeake Bayhawks head coach Dave Cottle about acquiring Matt Danowski from the Charlotte Hounds. Coach Cottle Interview