Brampton Excelsiors @ Oakville Rock Monday, July 7 – 8:00 pm Season Series – 0-0 Monday marks the first meeting of the season between Brampton and Oakville, the two teams fighting for fifth place in the MSL. Each team has four points; Brampton received two from a Lakers forfeit and two from a win over KW. Oakville also received two points from the forfeited games, and lost two games in…
Israel Looks For Gains and Strengths in Denver 2014
The last time I saw Team Israel play was admittedly a poor showing for them. I was granted an opportunity back in mid-spring to see some of the team in a preseason match against the Lizards, who left the game dominating the scoreboard. THE ROSTER A week away from heading into the 2014 FIL Tournament in Denver, Israel has arrived in Colorado and begun roster preparations. The next few days…
MLL Playoff Race: Deadline Nears, Buy or Sell?
Week Ten is now completed in the MLL, and with only 4 games remaining the contenders and pretenders are becoming more visible. Last seasons regular season winner, the Denver Outlaws are still atop the standings, but the have some company. The Rochester Rattlers have been striking opponents down en route to a 7-3 record which ties them for first place, and with standing a major collapse, the Rattlers and Outlaws…
Rattlers Tie for First With Win Over Hounds
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – It’s been six years since the Rochester Rattlers last made it to the Major League Lacrosse playoffs. The Rattlers are in good position to end that streak this season, especially after Saturday night’s 15-13 victory over the Charlotte Hounds at American Legion Memorial Stadium. Three players – Justin Turri, and rookies Mark Cockerton and Jordan Wolf – had three goals each for Rochester, and goalkeeper John Galloway…
Vikings in Denver: Team Norway Preview
Norway is coming off some disappointing finishes in the 2010 World Championships and the 2012 European Championships, finishing 24th at Worlds and 14th at the European Championships. With no World Championship under their belt the Norwegians gain a lot of experience at the international stage that has been hard to come by in the northern European countries like Norway, Sweden and Finland. The Norwegian participated in the Scandinavian Lacrosse Challenge…
Video: Cerino, Soudan, Danowski
Last night the Rochester Rattlers defeated the Charlotte Hounds to move into a tie for first place in the league. After the game, we caught up with members of both teams Mike Cerino Tim Soudan Matt Danowski
Swarm Need To Keep Core for 2015
The Swarm began their off season plans last week when they traded Tyler Carlson and the 2014 #1 pick to Edmonton for Brodie MacDonald and the 2014 #3 pick. With any luck, that will be it. The Swarm have two things they need to do this summer: draft well and nothing else. The Swarm approach the draft in September with five total picks; two of those are in the first…
Evaluating the NLL Hall of Fame Nominees
The pinnacle for a player or coach after winning a championship is to be enshrined in the Hall of Fame. This year NLL Hall of Fame nominees is a list of the who’s who of the players and coaches from recent years in the NLL. All have accomplished great heights in the league as players and coaches alike. With the group of Jake Bergey, Pat Coyle, Chris Hall, Pat McCready…
Ohio Pushes Champs Closer To Elimination, Winning 16-14
Champs Pushed To Brink With Loss
FIL Tournament Preview: Red, Green, Orange Divisions
As we prepare for the FIL tournament, we will preview three different divisions each day leading up to the games. Today we highlight the Red, Green and Orange Divisions. Red Austria: This is Austria’s second FIL tournament after their national team founded in 2008 for the European championships. They finished 21st last year overall after winning one game in group play (over Argentina) and winning two low bracket games. They were in…