The second semifinal this Saturday pits two teams with similar statistics all the way down the stat sheet. Both teams are 9 wins, 5 losses. Each has six wins, one loss at home, while they are both 3 wins, 4 losses on the road. They are eleven goals in the plus column against their opponents. The season series is even tied at one a piece. Denver – Denver is the…
Minto Cup Opens Saturday in Langley
The 2014 Minto Cup, Canada’s National Junior A Lacrosse Championship, starts this Saturday (August 16) at the Langley Events Centre. The best-of-7 West versus East series will feature some of the best junior A lacrosse players in the country. Two of lacrosse’s most storied junior franchises will meet in this year’s final. The East will be represented by the Six Nations Arrows who defeated last year’s Minto Cup champion Whitby…
Rattlers, Machine Have High Hopes in Playoffs
This Saturday will welcome the first entrance of the Ohio Machine to the playoffs of Major League Lacrosse. The Machine had to fight there way in, winning in the last week of the season to assure their spot in the final four. Rochester dismantled the Boston Cannons in the final game to lock the top spot in the tournament. Ohio: Ohio is built on the youth of the league making…
MLL Playoff Preview: New York Lizards
The New York Lizards have made it into the playoffs after missing out on the festivities last season. With a 9-5 record they find themselves with the third seed in the playoffs and are traveling to face the Denver Outlaws out west this weekend. How did the Lizards get to this point and what has been the cause for their turnaround season? The Lizards made a ton of big name…
MSL Finals: Lakers and Chiefs Open Series
The Six Nations Chiefs and Peterborough Lakers will continue their quests towards a Mann Cup title, as the squads are set to square off in the Major Series Lacrosse (MSL) finals. Both Six Nations and Peterborough closed out their opening round series Monday night, defeating the Brooklin Redmen and Kitchener-Waterloo Braves, respectively. Peterborough’s Mark Steenhuis, who earned the title of regular season scoring champion with 83 points (43 G, 40…
Rock Extend Ross and Hellyer to Multi Year Deals
The Toronto Rock have continued to make moves today as they have signed fourth year righty forward Rob Hellyer to a three year deal and restricted free agent Kevin Ross to a two year agreement. Rob excelled in an increased role in 2014,” said general manager Terry Sanderson. “We think this is just a sign of things to come for him and we’re excited to have Rob as a part…
Swarm Ship Hass to Vancouver for Grimes
The Minnesota Swarm today announced that the team has acquired veteran defenseman Mike Grimes from the Vancouver Stealth in exchange for transition player Tyler Hass and forward Dane Stevens. Minnesota will also receive a third-round selection in the 2016 NLL Entry Draft as part of the deal. Grimes, 28, has earned the reputation for being one of the league’s toughest defenders during his eight-year career. The Peterborough, Ontario native collected NLL All-Pro Second Team honors in ‘13…
Ohio Needs to Play Possession Game to Beat Rochester
The Rattlers come slithering into their first playoff match one game ahead of the Ohio Machine. Rochester, sitting at 10-4, will play host to the Machine on Saturday August 16 at 3PM EST. ROCHESTER I’ve said it time and again, maybe I’m biased from personally having witnessed his coaching skills at NFC7, but John Ortolani always finds a way to create offensive momentum for his team. After 14 full-season games,…
Predicting the 2014 MLL Semi Finals
The Major League Lacrosse playoffs are upon us. It has been a competitive regular season and these playoffs should be even better. This postseason field includes a little bit of everything: the first-time entrant (Ohio), the surprise team (Rochester), the perennial power (Denver) and the surging team (New York). As we have seen, the playoffs are unpredictable, but here goes my best shot trying to break down Saturday’s semifinal doubleheader…
Mammoth Sign Former Denver Pioneer Law
The Colorado Mammoth announced today that it has signed University of Denver alumnus and former Jr. Mammoth player Eric Law to a contract with the team, marking the first time in club history that a member of the youth program has ascended to the ranks of the professional squad. The Centennial native earned Colorado’s Player of the Year Award at Arapahoe High School in 2009 when he led the Warriors to the…