Edmonton Rush General Manager/Head Coach Derek Keenan announced today that the team is set to acquirethe No. 1 overall pick in the upcoming 2014 National Lacrosse League Entry Draft. The Rush will acquire the first overall selection along with a second-round pick in the 2015 draft plus goaltender Tyler Carlson from the Minnesota Swarm in exchange for the No. 3 pick in the 2014 draft and goaltender Brodie MacDonald. The third…
Voyageurs Split Weekend With Extreme and Mohawks
The Vermont Voyageurs won their first game this weekend but lost on Sunday, going 1-1 on the weekend and staying in third place overall in the Quebec Senior Lacrosse League. Vermont trailed 5-3 after one period in their contest against the Sherbrooke Extreme. However, they held the Extreme to just two goals for the rest of the entire game to take home a 10-7 victory. Kyle Baker had six points…
USA Announces 23 Man Roster
At the conclusion of a tryout process that included 98 players and spanned 11 months, US Lacrosse has named the U.S. Men’s National Team final 23-man roster for the FIL World Championship, presented by Trusted Choice, July 10-19 in Commerce City, Colo. The team was selected from a 31-player roster that attended training camp last week in Connecticut and Massachusetts, and competed in Thursday’s MLL All-Star Game at Harvard Stadium in Cambridge, Mass….
MSL Players of the Week: Williams Leads Redmen
The Oakville Rock (2-6) were the busiest Major Series Lacrosse (MSL) squad during Week 5, suffering back-to-back losses at the hands of the Brooklin Redmen (7-1) before closing out the week with a loss to the Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks (4-4). Despite a trio of defeats, positive takeaways from the Rock’s struggles include the promising play of Jeremy Noble. The University of Denver alum, who made a late season debut with four…
Rattlers Roll Past Outlaws 19-14
The Denver Outlaws suffered their second loss of the season as they fell to the second place Rochester Rattlers 19-14. Denver opened the scoring with a goal from Jeremy Sieverts, but proceeded to trail for the rest of the game. Rochester scored seven straight goals in between the first and second quarter to take a 7-1 lead. Dave Lawson scored three of those goals while three rookies, Jordan Wolf, Mark Cockerton…
Video: Joe Walters and Matt Mackrides
The Chesapeake Bayhawks picked up steam in their race for the playoffs last night with their win in Florida. After the game we caught up with Matt Mackrides and Joe Walters, who scored eight points on the night. Joe Walters Matt Mackrides
Video: Hounds Ghitelman, Haus and Cerino Talk Win Over Boston
Last night the Charlotte Hounds defeated the Boston Cannons 15-12, and after the game we spoke with some of their players and their head coach. Mike Cerino John Haus Adam Ghitelman
Hounds Take 15-12 Win Over Cannons
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Charlotte Hounds needed a little inspiration and a lot of goals heading into the fourth quarter of Saturday’s Major League Lacrosse match against the Boston Cannons. The Hounds found both, thanks to a little pep talk from goalkeeper Adam Ghitelman. Charlotte rallied from a three-point deficit in the final period, and its defense shut down the Cannons for most of the quarter en route to a 15-12…
Video: John Tucker Discusses Cannons Loss
After the Boston Cannons fell to the Charlotte Hounds last night, we caught up with head coach John Tucker about the Cannons stance in the playoff race.
Walters, Bayhawks Defeat Florida Launch
Another picture perfect night in Boca Raton, FL, the crowd of nearly 1,300 people saw a gritty battle between the Florida Launch and Chesapeake Bayhawks. The game started slow on offense as both teams traded possessions with sloppy turnovers.At the 9:48 mark in the first quarter Stephen Keogh found the back of net off of a cleaver feed from Chazz Woodson at X. Keogh snuck the ball off Chesapeake goalie, Tyler Fiorito.The…