The National Lacrosse League has announced that the 2014 NLL Entry Draft will take place on Monday, Sept. 22 at Toronto Rock Athletic Centre (TRAC) in Oakville, Ontario. The Edmonton Rush currently hold the first overall pick while the current order of selection for the entire six-round draft, which will begin at 7 p.m. ET, is listed below. The weekend of events at TRAC kicks off with the 2014 NLL Combine on Saturday, Sept. 20,…
MSL Previews: Higgins Starts Against Lakers
Brooklin @ Peterborough – 8:00pm Brooklin stated their intentions to host the Mann Cup this week in acquiring Mike Poulin from the KW Kodiaks along with Mike Teeter. In exchange, KW received Steve Fryer, Joel Williams, and Mike Melnychenko, who the Redmen will miss when playing the Lakers. Melnychenko had four of his six goals this season versus the Lakers. Poulin has not yet won a Mann Cup and he…
Lizards Try to Stay Perfect at Home Against Launch
The New York Lizards host the Florida Launch tonight and will be looking to keep their clean sheet at home, the Lizards are 4-0 at Shuart Stadium this season. The last time these teams met in Week 6, happens to be the last victory for the Launch. The Launch jumped out to an early three-goal lead in the first quarter and never capitulated. The Launch are 4-1 this year in…
Junior Lacrosse Notebook: Dubenski, Rahe Traded
The News The BCJALL made some trades this week as the trade deadline came to an end. The Coquitlam Adanacs were the most active, first acquiring goaltender Peter Dubenski and scorer Brett Hawrys from the Nanaimo Timbermen. Going to Nanaimo is Mitch McDole and Tyson Walker along with rights to Colin Winship and Connor Sutton from the Intermediate level. Nanaimo also gets a fourth rounder from the midget draft. The…
Lafleur: The Most Unassuming, but Important Position in Lacrosse
Lacrosse players dream of scoring the game-winning goal, winning the crucial fourth-quarter faceoff or making the big save. How many dream of good footwork and good stickwork? How about sprinting back and forth between offense and defense? Those dreams are few and far between, likely even nonexistent for young lacrosse players. In reality, these are some of the key attributes for the game’s most undervalued, yet important positions… short-stick defensive…
Stealth Hire Kaleb Toth As Assistant Coach
The Vancouver Stealth announced today that Kaleb Toth has been hired as an Assistant Coach. Toth, currently the Head Coach of the Nanaimo Timbermen of the Western Lacrosse Association had also served as a scout with the Calgary Roughnecks in 2014. Toth played for 13 seasons in the National Lacrosse League (11 seasons with Calgary and two with the Toronto Rock) before retiring in 2012. One of the most decorated…
Saints Add Spranger and Defranseco at Deadline
The St. Catharines “B.H.I.” Saints and the Brooklin Merchants have completed a deal with just hours remaining before the July 2 12 p.m. deadline. Brooklin sends captain Scott Defranseco and defenseman Matt Spanger to St. Catharines in exchange for future considerations. Defranseco, a Scarborough native, comes to the Saints after playing four seasons with the Brooklin Merchants, most recently serving as their captain. Scott has accumulated a total of 108 G 118 A and…
MLL Rookie Report: Cockerton’s Big Day Leads the Way
The MLL hit its All Star Break this past weekend. With that, some more rookies made their MLL debuts the week before the break occurred. Meanwhile, other rookies such as Jordan Wolf, Justin Ward and Kieran McArdle continued to put up big numbers. How did the rest of the rookie class fare? Check it out. Chesapeake Bayhawks Brandon Benn continues to contribute in small doses for the Chesapeake Bayhawks as they…
Team Scotland Preview: The Kilted Men of Scotland
We will be taking a look at a different FIL team each day leading up to the tournament in Denver. The men in kilts are looking to improve on their improving run that they have had since the 2006 World Championships, where they took 11th out of 21 teams. Since the 2006 World Championships Scotland has gone up to ninth after the ’08 European Championships, seventh in the ’10 World…
Canada Day Tournament Puts Junior Lacrosse Front and Center in Calgary
The 36th annual Canada Day tournament was hosted by the Subway South Soccer Centre in Calgary this weekend, making it the longest-running box lacrosse tournament on Earth. The tournament gives kids from the Novice, Pee Wee, Bantam and Midget levels from across North America the chance to showcase their skills. In previous years future NLL stars such as local heroes Kaleb Toth and Geoff Snider have competed in this tournament,…