The Canadian Lacrosse Association (CLA) announced today that forward John Grant Jr. will not be playing for Canada in the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Lacrosse Championships that begin next week in Denver, Colorado. He will be joining Coach Randy Mearns’ staff on the sidelines to help Canada win its third World Championship and will be replaced on the 23-man roster by Burlington, Ontario native Jordan MacIntosh. Grant, a…
WLA Weekend Preview: Thunder Look to Take Two
New Westminster Vs Burnaby Robert Church and the Lakers looks to keep pace with the Thunder in the standings taking on a ‘Bellies’ squad who are having their own struggles this season, although going 1-3 last week seemed to get some momentum the ‘Bellies’ clearly haven’t had much of this season. Langley Vs Victoria Alex Turner looks to help the Thunder hand the ‘Rocks’ their second loss of the season and keep…
The Emergence of Eric Law Came at Right Time for Outlaws
Is it fair to say he is the hometown hero? Perhaps not yet, but Eric Law of the Denver Outlaws is quickly rising to that stage. The son of Larry and Linnea, Eric was born in Centennial, Colorado in 1991. Eric attended Arapahoe High School and played varsity lacrosse all four years while in school. As a senior, Eric helped the Arapahoe Warriors to a state championship and a…
Redmen Continue Dominance, Chiefs Top Brampton
The Brooklin Redmen (9-1) strengthened their grip on first place in the Major Series Lacrosse (MSL) standings Thursday night with an 11-9 win over the Peterborough Lakers (5-6). The Lakers flew out of the Peterborough Memorial Centre gates, establishing a 3-0 lead within the first 10 minutes of play thanks to goals from Mark Steenhuis, Aaron Wilson, and Adam Jones. Brooklin’s Mark Cockerton scored to end the early Peterborough onslaught…
Lizards Dominate Launch 20-11 Behind Pannell’s Big Day
In the first game since the All Star Break, the New York Lizards won their sixth game of the season 20-11 over the Florida Launch. With the win the Lizards improved their record to 6-4 and put themselves at third in the standings. The first quarter saw the Lizards start fast as they took a 6-1 lead after the first quarter. Rob Pannell, JoJo Marasco and Tommy Palasek all had…
Outlaws Notebook: Not Expecting to Lose Players
Photo Credit: Di Miller On July 2, the MLL held their weekly Coaches Conference Call and Denver Outlaws Head Coach B.J. O’Hara was asked about the team’s loss on the road to the Rochester Rattlers. Coach O’Hara said: “It was a tough opponent as we expected. They came out firing; they had a lot of energy. I thought we were a little flat—I thought we were a little flat going…
Bayhawks and Machine Battle for Last Place
Both the Chesapeake Bayhawks and the Ohio Machine are looking to get the best of their opponent on the Fourth of July and this could provide some fireworks for the audience. The defending champion Bayhawks did not think that they would be in this position, resting at the bottom of the league standings. The Machine keep looking like they will turn a corner and the rest of the league takes…
MSL Trade Deadline: Mike Poulin Traded to Brooklin Redmen
The Brooklin Redmen made a splash yesterday at the 2014 Major Series Lacrosse trade deadline as they acquired goaltender Mike Poulin from the Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks. The Redmen also added Mike Teeter, a lefty forward. Going to the Kodiaks is transition player Joel Matthews, forward Matt Melnychenko, and goaltender Steve Fryer. In an odd twist to the trade, Poulin will have the option to go back to the Kodiaks at the…
Y Driegiau Coch: Team Wales Preview
Y Driegiau Coch means “The Red Dragon” in Welsh and the Welsh National team will be channeling that fierceness during their World Championship run come July the 10th. The Welsh are coming off some steady performances at the 2010 and 2012 World and European Championships respectively, placing 11th at the 2010 Worlds and 10th at the 2012 European Championships. Wales has been a consistent team when it comes to final…
Waldeck Traded to Ohio for Second Rounder
The Ohio Machine has traded for New York defenseman Steven Waldeck, the club announced Wednesday. The Machine acquired Waldeck and New York’s seventh round pick in the 2015 MLL Collegiate Draft in exchange for the Machine’s second round pick in the 2015 MLL Collegiate Draft. The Machine released defenseman Ryan Nizolek to complete the transaction. Waldeck played in four games for the Lizards in 2014, scoring one goal and picking…