The National Lacrosse League has announced rule changes for the upcoming 2015 NLL season following a comprehensive review by the league’s Competition Committee. New regulations include player safety improvements, an additional instant replay challenge and revised procedures for faceoffs. As part of the league’s commitment to player safety, the time frame of a player deemed to be a Repeat Offender (Rule 41.4) has been extended from a one-year to two-year span. Players assessed…
CLax Announces 2015 Schedule
Day Date Home Visitor Time Venue Saturday January 10 Durham Turfdogs Niagara Lock Monsters 2 PM General Motors Centre Sunday January 11 Barrie Blizzard Southwest Cyclops 2 PM Barrie Molson Centre Saturday Jan 17 Durham Turfdogs Barrie Blizzard 2 PM General Motors Centre Sunday January 18 Niagara Lock Monsters Ohsweken Demons 2 PM Meridian Centre Friday January 23 Ohsweken Demons Southwest Cyclops 8 PM Iroquois Lacrosse Arena Saturday January 31…
Reflecting on the Career of Tracey Kelusky
On September 19, one of lacrosse’s greatest players announced he was retiring. Tracey Kelusky has accepted a position as defensive coordinator with the migrated New England Black Wolves (formerly Philadelphia Wings, where Kelusky rejuvenated his career in 2014 after some quieter years with Buffalo), thus ending a spectacular 14 year NLL career in which he racked up an awe inspiring 823 points in 195 games. He also amassed 499 points…
Rookie Profile: Mark Cockerton
If the NLL draft was based on talent and talent alone Mark Cockerton would have been the first overall pick in the draft. Edmonton Rush Head Coach Derek Keenan was quoted in saying “He’s the most talented player available in the draft” and he would know having coached Cockerton to a 2011 Minto Cup Championship with the Whitby Warriors. Cockerton is such a dynamic player, he’s got elite level speed,…
Bandits Announce High School Indoor Lacrosse League
Buffalo Bandits Director of Lacrosse Operations Scott Loffler today announced the organization will host the first-ever Buffalo Bandits Youth Indoor Lacrosse League for high school players this season. “We are extremely excited to provide this experience to youth lacrosse players in the Western New York region,” Loffler said. “With the popularity of our Jr. Bandits program over the last two summers, we felt this was the next step in growing…
Smith and Benesch Locked Up with Bandits
Less than two weeks ago, Buffalo Bandits General Manager Steve Dietrich announced that the franchise had given three-year contracts to forward Ryan Benesch and transition/forward Dhane Smith. The true importance of this specific announcement was the underlying message to the fans in Banditland and the rest of the NLL that the team was securing their immediate future during a very critical time in the franchise. At the current moment, Bandits…
CUFLA Power Rankings: Last Weekend of the Season
1. Brock University (10-0) – Last Week: 1 The Brock Badgers remain undefeated after an impressive 19-5 victory over the University of Toronto. The Varsity Blues had a hot start with a 3-1 first quarter lead, but it was all Badgers in the last three quarters as they outscored Toronto 18-2 the rest of the way. St.Catharines,ON product Mark Debrone led all Badgers in scoring with four goals, four assists…
Offseason Check In: Manhattan College Has Loads of Potential, Working to Organize It All
Photo Credit: Manhattan College Men’s Lacrosse Website Slider Manhattan College is coming off a 5-10 2014 season where the finished only in front of first year Monmouth in MAAC conference play. This year the team will look to bounce back in hopes of winning the MAAC over such teams as Siena, Detroit Mercy, and Marist who had a great 2014. The one thing that will be tough is this team…
Rush Extend Davis and Carlson
General Manager and Head Coach Derek Keenan announced today the Rush have signed assistant captain Jarrett Davis to a three year agreement and newly acquired Tyler Carlson to a two year agreement. “Jarrett Davis is a big part of our core group. He is a versatile and responsible player who we trust to do the job in any role we put him in.” states Keenan. In his second season with…
Syracuse Looking at Goaltender Options for 2015
Being a lacrosse goalie requires a number of very specialized skills that few master. The ideal player can command the defense, throw accurate 40 yard breakout passes, defend out of the cage when needed, and of course stop every type of shot thrown at them. Because of this level of specialization, most programs are never able to find someone who can do all those things at a truly elite level. Coaches frequently…