Moments that will stand out to me are seeing a packed stadium for the final game between the U.S. and Canada, Uganda becoming the first team from Africa to compete in the championships (and securing a pair of wins), along with Israel coming together and playing tremendously despite everything that must have been on the players’ minds amidst what was happening back home. One (and possibly only) negative was pace…
Outlaws Notebook: Home Field on the Line
Photo Credit: Di Miller On August 6, the MLL held their weekly Coaches Conference Call and Denver Outlaws Head Coach B.J. O’Hara was asked about the team’s win over the Chesapeake Bayhawks last week. “We didn’t know what to expect when the game started from Chesapeake being that they weren’t playing for a play-off spot. We got up on them in the first half pretty good, and then at halftime…
MSL: Chiefs Can Sweep, Kodiaks Can Tie
Brooklin 0 Six Nations 3 After cruising through the regular season, the Brooklin Redmen suddenly find themselves in the unenviable position of being down 3-0 in their semi-final series against the Six Nations Chiefs. Even in front of a home crowd bolstered by OLA Festival patrons, the Redmen have been unable to muster any fight, losing games one (9-8) and three (10-6) at the Iroquois Park Sports Centre. Game two,…
How Do Bayhawks Rebound from Disappointing 2014?
The defending champs will be left out of Championship Weekend for the first time in a number of years, leaving many to wonder what happened. The quest for a three peat was met with turmoil and inconsistency. The World Games didn’t help but delay the inevitable for them going down the stretch. Now where do they move on from here? The lineup is aging a great deal and their draft…
Stealth Re-Sign Cody Bremner
The Vancouver Stealth have announced the re-signing of forward Cody Bremner to a one-year contract agreement for the 2015 National Lacrosse League season, pending league approval. Bremner played in 12 games with the Stealth as a rookie in 2014, recording 23 points (9 goals, 14 assists) and 41 loose balls in 12 games. The former first-round pick scored at least one goal in six games and at least one point in…
Bandits Add Goaltender DiRuscio, Re-Sign Matthews
Buffalo Bandits General Manager Steve Dietrich today announced that the team has signed Joel Matthews, Corey Fowler and Dave DiRuscio all to one-year contracts. Matthews, Buffalo’s fourth-round selection (31st overall) in the 2012 NLL Entry Draft, made his NLL debut and appeared in a total of two games in 2014. The 23-year-old tallied two goals overall in his first season, both of which came against the Rochester Knighthawks on April…
WLA Playoffs Open With Lakers and Burrards
With both series’ getting under way for the 2014 WLA playoffs and the road to the Mann cup tonight, we take a look at the second series being Maple Ridge Burrards versus the Burnaby Lakers. Both teams are coming into the post season on a high note finishing one and two in WLA standing respectively but it’s the big name players on Maple Ridge that I think will really make…
Bellies and Shamrocks Open Playoff Series
With the regular season over it’s time to look at the road to the Mann cup, with defending WLA champion Langley Thunder not making the post season dance we know we will have a new champion, but, who will it be? Starting with New Westminister Salmonbellies facing off against the first overall Victoria Shamorocks series starting tonight (August 6) at The Q center on the island. The ‘Rocks swept the…
Mammoth Sign Dan Ball, Mike Simon, Colin Boucher
The Colorado Mammoth announced on Wednesday that the team has signed defenseman Dan Ball and two non-roster free-agent defensemen, marking the organization’s first contracts of the NLL’s signing period. Ball appeared in 17 games with the Mammoth in his first season with the team in 2014, scoring four goals and four assists while forcing eight turnovers. Colin Boucher, at 6-foot-5-inches and 235 pounds, was on the Bandits’ practice squad last…
Kodiaks Tie Series With Lakers
The Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks were able to level the playing field in Game Two of their opening round Major Series Lacrosse (MSL) playoff series with the Peterborough Lakers after capturing a 13-7 road win Tuesday night. K-W jumped out to an early 3-0 lead, finishing the first period with a 4-2 advantage thanks to apair of tallies from recent Buffalo Bandits’ signee Corey Fowler. Ryan Benesch notched a pair of goals…