We are now about 12 hours before the first face-off of this years tournament, and all competitors have arrived. The day has been filled with a lot of catching up with friends we haven’t seen in a year, some fun trash talking, and tasting of some fine Chicago cuisine. Giordano’s was the choice for lunch. Excellent deep dish pizza stuffed with pepperoni with some great friends from Minnesota. As we…
Bunker Blog: One Goal Games Strike Again
Hi ILWT Readers, Another week in the MLL and another one goal game for the Cannons. Unfortunately, we were on the losing end, falling to the New York Lizards in overtime. It was a unique match up given the circumstances regarding the World Games, as both teams were missing multiple world-class athletes at each position. With Chris Eck and Greg Gurenlian both out with Team USA commitments, I was given…
Mammoth Bring Back Coaches Gill, Stroup and Coyle
The Colorado Mammoth announced on Thursday that the team has removed the ‘interim’ title from its coaching trio and signed Pat Coyle, Chris Gill and Dan Stroup to two-year contracts. The former Mammoth players were hired in early March and led the team to a winning record and a postseason berth. “Pat, Chris and Dan did a phenomenal job down the stretch this past season, and got buy-in from players…
Rabil, Buchanan Lead Cannons into Florida
Boca Raton, FL—Everything is on the line for the Florida Launch as they host the Boston Cannons for the home finale of their inaugural season. After four consecutive losses, Florida needs to bring it these last three weekends to remain in playoff contention. A loss this weekend would more than likely eliminate any chance of postseason play. Back to back games against the Cannons and a season finale in Ohio…
WLA Weekend Ahead: Lakers, Shamrocks, Timbermen, Bellies & Adanacs
Lakers (9-6) vs Shamrocks (13-1-2) Coming into the last full week of play, the WLA is treating us to a great race in the standing’s and the playoff push that comes with it. Starting Friday when the Lakers (9-6) visit the powerhouse Shamrocks (13-1-2). With the season series already won by the ‘Rocks, (13-10/8-6) this game means alot more to the Lakers then it does Victoria. Nothing is set in stone in the sense of the…
MLL Week Twelve Playoff Picture
Entering Week 12 on the MLL season, the playoff race is as tight as it may have ever been. Allow me to paint the picture for you as the match-ups this weekend will surely shake things up. Denver Outlaws and the Rochester Rattlers are tied atop the league at 8-3. The Lizards have sole possession of third place with a 7-4 record. After that it gets really interesting, The Boston…
Fann Cup 2014: Destination Chicago
While in Chicago I will be doing a daily blog recap on the fun and activities gong on at this years Fann Cup Lacrosse Tournament. DAY 1 -Recap Thursday. The morning started very early with a 6:30am flight to Chicago. Meaning arrival at airport 2 hours prior..OUCH!! My daughter and I arrive in Chicago at 7:15 local time, pick up the bags, get the rental car and head to Naperville,…
Are the Rattlers the Best Team in the MLL?
Surely not many MLL fans expected to see the Rochester Rattlers at the top of the standings heading into the final quarter of the season did they? I certainly did not. Rochester is the team that traded arguably their two best players, Matt Striebel and Ned Crotty, to their in-state rivals in the New York Lizards before the season started. The Rattlers looked like a team devoid of any offensive…
MLL Rookie Report: Cockerton, Maltz Star in Week 11
This past weekend the MLL returned to action after a week break due to the FIL Championships. While the FIL Championships started to wind down, teams around the league started to gear up for the last quarter of the season. With many of their players playing for various teams, several rookies made their debuts or stepped up for their teams in big ways. Here is the week in review for…
Outlaws Notebook: O’Dougherty Not Suspended
Photo Credit: Di Miller On July 23, the MLL held their weekly Coaches Conference Call and Denver Outlaws Head Coach B.J. O’Hara was asked about the change of goalies in the game against the Florida Launch on July 20. Coach O’Hara said: “Obviously that was a contingency that we had talked about before the game. Goalie Jesse Schwartzman was coming off a long two weeks where he played awfully well,…