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,…
PBLA: Beerwolves Red Hot, Outlaws Get First Win
Week 4 action of the Philadelphia Box Lacrosse Association started off with a rematch of the 2013 championship game, Outlaws vs Beerwolves. The game was a tough battle between the two teams as it always is when these two teams meet. Cory Malampy led the Outlaws in scoring with three goals while Ryan Binder led the Beerwolves with four. A great game by goaltender Matt Cannon and stellar defensive play…
Penn State, Maryland, Rutgers Set for Big Ten Lacrosse
Press Release: Maryland and Rutgers Welcomed to Big Ten The University of Maryland and Rutgers University became official members of the Big Ten Conference today, increasing the Big Ten’s membership to 14 institutions. In addition, Johns Hopkins University officially became a sport affiliate member for men’s lacrosse. The Big Ten now has more than 520,000 total students and 5.7 million living alumni. The conference’s broad-based athletic programs will feature almost…
Vail Lacrosse Update: Day Two
The 2014 Vail Lacrosse Shootout moved on to its second day of action with games in the U-19 High School Boys and Girls divisions. The U-19 Girls tournament got started, with pool play at Freedom Park in Edwards, CO. On the U-19 Boys side action moved to Athletic Field in Vail. The 2013 Shootout champions, the Baltimore Crabs, moved on to the final four, as did last year’s runners-up Laxachusetts….