Victoria Shamrocks @ Burnaby Lakers With both teams coming off wins and the playoff race heating up this game could have huge implications for Dane Stevens and the Burnaby Lakers. With Burnaby only one point out of second place in the WLA they will be coming at a Shamrocks team who is also rolling with players like Corey Small playing consistently solid ball all year and a great supporting cast behind him should make…
FIL Day Two: Iroquois Opens Against England
Day two of the FIL tournament is here with the United States defeating Canada yesterday 10-7. Today the rest of the countries kick off, including the Iroquois. Early Games 10am- Netherlands vs China 10:30am- Latvia vs Switzerland 11am- Italy vs Norway 11am- Bermuda vs France 11am- Wales vs Russia Game to Watch: Netherlands vs China. The Netherlands are a decent team and it should be interesting to see where China is…
Video: Freshest Five of Week Ten
Richard Bos took the time to create this amazing video highlighting the top plays of the week in Major League Lacrosse, sponsored by Odor Gladiator.
MSL: Rock Look for Consistency, Brooklin on a Roll
Oakvllle @ Peterborough – 8:00pm The Rock are coming into Peterborough on a high after their first win of the season on Monday over Brampton, putting them (for now) solidly in 5th place. The 3rd place Lakers will remain in 3rd place (for now) after their forfeiture appeal was denied this week by the OLA. Peterborough is better than a 3rd place team and will defeat the Rock easily. The…
Netherlands Blog: Dutch Team Looks for Better Tournament
My name is Scott Janssen from the Men’s Dutch National Team. I started playing with the program at the 2010 World Championships in Manchester, England. I was also with the team in 2012 for the European Championships in Amsterdam. Prior to that, I played for Canada’s U-19 team in the 2003 World Championships. The Dutch National Team arrived in Boulder, Colorado on June 29th arriving from various parts of the world. …
Germany Blog: Scrimmaging Latvia
The German National team camp started on July 1 at Colorado College where we have had two-a-days since. Being that I had an MLL game July 3 I was not able to make it out to Colorado until July 5. I landed that night where I was informed we scrimmaged BYU and pulled away with a 7-5 victory. My first day of practice on July 6 we had breakfast at…
MLL At the Break: Cannons Have an Opportunity
It has been just over two months since the Major League Lacrosse season began and the Boston Cannons are currently sitting in fourth place behind the Outlaws, Rattlers, and Lizards. Despite being in a position where the postseason is a possibility, the road to the fourth seed has not necessarily been the easiest one. In fact, inconsistency has been the story of Boston’s season. For the Cannons, things started off…
No Better Time to Watch Lacrosse
The World Lacrosse Championships begin tonight as the United States faces Canada at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2. Fans will not only get to watch the best players compete, but they’ll also witness how the sport of lacrosse is growing. These championships will feature a record 38 nations including Belgium, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Israel, Russia, Thailand, Turkey and Uganda who will compete for the first time. The differences and…
FIL: USA Opens Tournament Against Canada
Just hours after the opening ceremony for the 2014 World Lacrosse Championships the United States, and Canada will face off against each other. This could surely be an early look at what may be the Championship matchup. The U.S. is led by captain Kevin Leveille, with the support of many stars like Paul Rabil. It took the U.S. coaching staff headed by Richie Meade 11 months to get the roster…
Zack Dorn: Have Fun, Play Lax
Before the MLL all star game, only real, diehard, obsessive fans of minor indoor lacrosse knew who Zack Dorn was (so, the readers of this site pretty much). Now Dorn has risen to lacrosse stardom from winning the hardest shot contest with MLL. “It’s different, that’s for sure,” Dorn said of the attention he is getting. “I’ve been playing out in Vail for the past week with my buddies and…