The National Lacrosse League has announced five finalists for the NLL Hall of Fame Class of 2014 ballot. The nominees this year are Jake Bergey, Pat Coyle, Chris Hall, Pat McCready and Kaleb Toth. Brief summaries of each candidate’s accomplishments are listed below. Ballots are cast by the teams, current members of the NLL Hall of Fame and senior members of the league’s covering media.Nominees for NLL Hall of Fame…
WLA Weekend Preview: Bellies Need to Rebound
Friday, June 27 Burnaby Vs New Westminster After two tough losses last week for the ‘Bellies,’ Burnaby looks to come into Queens Park and get their weekend rolling and keep up with the standings vs a New West team licking their wounds from last weekend. Currently sitting in a tie for third with Maple Ridge a win on Friday will definitely keep the heat on the Burrards as the Lakers start looking in…
Launch Battle Bayhawks, Look to Stay in Playoff Race
The Florida Launch (4-4) host the Chesapeake Bayhawks Saturday night in a must win game for Stan Ross’ club. Florida has struggled lately and will need a big victory at home to help get them some sort of momentum going into the final stretch of the season that has them on the road for four of their last six games. Chesapeake hasn’t met their expectations for the season, sitting at…
Chicago Outlaws Player Zack Dorn Wins Hardest Shot Contest
Never heard of the Continental Indoor Lacrosse League? They earned their 15 minutes of fame last night when Chicago Outlaws player Zack Dorn won the MLL hardest shot contest as a fan participant. Last season with the Outlaws, Dorn had eight goals and five assists for 13 points on the season and nine ground balls. The Outlaws open their season on August 2 against their rival Grand Rapids Dragonfish. Below, we…
Team USA Edges Past MLL All Stars 10-9
It may have been low scoring, but the 2014 MLL All Star game lived up to the hype. Team USA was sloppy for most of the game but they still took home a 10-9 victory over Team MLL thanks to a goal from Rob Pannell with six seconds left in the game. The first quarter ended at 2-2 with Kevin Leveille of the Rochester Rattlers scoring both goals for USA. The…
Tomahawks Moving to Mimico in 2015
The Mississauga Tomahawks of the Ontario Lacrosse Association (OLA) Junior “A” League will have a new home next summer. The Tomahawks of the OLA Junior “A” League will relocate to Mimico beginning in the 2015 season. The franchise amalgamation of the Mississauga Junior “A” and Mimico Junior “B” entries will be operated by a joint management board from the existing clubs. Mississauga will continue to operate a team in the…
Launch Notebook: Durkin and Thul with USA
With six weekends left on the regular season in Major League Lacrosse the Florida Launch will have to get it together to make a run into the playoffs. Losing three of their last four was not exactly what they’d hoped for returning from Memorial Day weekend. The Launch will hit the road for four of their next six games which makes things a little tougher on the first year franchise….
MLL ASG Preview: USA Has Final Look Before Cuts
Unlike in other sports (except maybe baseball where it means home field advantage), the Major League Lacrosse all star game has meaning to it. Especially this year when Team MLL will be taking on Team USA, and it is USA’s last scrimmage before they get ready for the FIL in Denver. Match Ups Team MLL Attack Eric Law Logan Schuss Matt Danowski Drew Westervelt Team USA Attack Rob Pannell Brendan…
Rattlers Notebook: Galloway Steps Up Again
Offensively, the ball was well distributed as was predicted last week. At least eight different players found the back of the cage in their most recent game (and win) against the Charlotte Hounds. Most of those athletes scored multiple times each. Jordan Wolf continued to be a feeding nightmare against an opposing defense. He assisted five different times in the Hounds game alone and was one of the players to…
MLL ASG: Halftime Show Participants Announced
Major League Lacrosse has announced two events for its halftime show this year. The hardest shot contest returns along with the accuracy contest, though it was a bit altered. The fastest shot has a new twist to it this year as a fan who shoots the fastest at the MLL Fan Zone before the game will get to be a part of the event. MLL players in the event include…