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,…
Lafleur: Is This Rochester’s Year?
The path for the Rochester Rattlers organization has not been typical. One of Major League Lacrosse’s original franchises, the team has enjoyed its fair of good seasons and its fair share of bad seasons. Rochester has not made the playoffs since 2008 when the Rattlers won their only MLL Championship. The Rochester franchise even moved north of the border for the 2009 and 2010 seasons until the old Chicago Machine…
Thompson Blog: MLL Debut in Rochester
Traveling to Denver with Team Iroquois was a life changing experience for me. I was eager to play and couldn’t wait to represent my people. The pride I was feeling was indescribable. A heavy disappointment hit me when I wasn’t named to the 23 man roster. I wanted to play so bad. I realized disappointments happen on our lives and we have to deal with it. I held my head…
Fann Cup: What Is It?
In just a few short days an event will take place at the Players Indoor Sports Center in Naperville, Illinois. The 13th annual Fann Cup Lacrosse Tournament. You may read about it in your local paper, if someone involved with it gets in touch with the press. Some may be asking “What is Fann Cup?” Fann Cup is an event played by the fans of the game of lacrosse. Many…
Russia Blog: Hoped for More, Looks Forward to Future Growth
It’s hard to believe the worlds are already over. Getting to play for a national team had always been a dream of mine and it’s pretty awesome that it’s finally come true. The Russian team has definitely gone through changes over the past two weeks and I’m very happy to say I was apart if it and I hope the other American players can say the same thing.We had really…