Monday night we saw the start of the Oakville Rock season against the always talented Peterborough Lakers. The first period was all Peterborough, as the Rock struggled to keep pace. John Grant Jr. tallied the first two goals of the game with assists from Adam Jones, Chad Culp, Shawn Evans, and Mark Steehuis. Oakville would finally get on the board at the 12:03 mark with a beauty of a goal…
Epoch Lacrosse Signs With Team Adrenaline and LXM
Minneapolis, MN – June 3, 2014 — Epoch Lacrosse has officially signed on as a sponsor of Team Adrenaline Lacrosse and the LXM Pro Tour. Epoch will be providing Team Adrenaline’s elite players with the most technologically advanced lacrosse equipment including its cutting edge carbon composite Dragonfly shafts, game changing “Otter Mesh” and the company’s much-anticipated “HAWK” head. “Epoch is approaching lacrosse in the same manner that we do at Adrenaline. By actively looking…
WLA League Leaders: Small Makes Come Back
Following the third weekend of Western Lacrosse Association 2014 action, a select number of players stand out amongst the rest of the league: Corey Small—Victoria Shamrocks After three weeks, Small leads the league with 19 points that stem from 11 goals and eight assists. He’s already found 41 shot opportunities and has a .27 shooting percentage heading into the bulk of the season. This past weekend in the Shamrocks bout…
Holman, Manley and Schreiber MLL Players of the Week
BOSTON (June 2, 2014) – Major League Lacrosse, the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, announced Week 5’s Warrior Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week and the Cascade Rookie of the Week today. This week, Marcus Holman was awarded offensive honors for his effort in leading the Ohio Machine to defeat the Chesapeake Bayhawks, and Mike Manley was recognized for being the anchor of a team defense in Rochester as the…
NLL Champions Cup Audio: Walters, Powless
We were at the NLL Champions Cup Final game this weekend. We were able to get audio from players following the game: Joe Walters Johnny Powless Pat O’Toole Paul Gait
Bayhawks Trade for Jason Noble, Stephen Robarge
The Chesapeake Bayhawks made two trades on Tuesday night, first trading for Stephen Robarge from the Denver Outlaws and then immediately trading for defenseman Jason Noble from the Florida Launch. The Bayhawks were last in the league in faceoff percentage, which is why they traded for the Outlaws faceoff man in Robarge who played behind their starter, Anthony Kelly. They sent Cam Holding out to Denver. Holding also plays in…
NLL Champions Cup: Dawson Talks Champions MVP
We were honored to be present at the final Champions Cup game in Rochester NY over the weekend. Our Rocco Granato was able to snag some audio following the game: Joel McCready – Knighthawks Cory Vitarelli – Knighthawks Dan Dawson – Knighthawks
WLA: New Westminster Beats Maple Ridge 11-8
The New Westminster Salmonbellies overcame the Maple Ridge Burrards by an 11-8 score on Sunday. The win improves the Salmonbellies to 2-1 on the season while the Burrards drop to 2-2. Maple Ridge jumped out to the early lead on goals from Nick Stone and Ben McIntosh before New Westminster finally got rolling, answering with a three-goal run of their own, with Logan Schuss, Jesse Fehr and Jordan McBride answering…
Kodiaks Open Season With Win Over Chiefs
On Sunday night the Six Nations Chiefs and Kitchener Waterloo Kodiaks kicked off the 2014 MSL season. The Chiefs were looking for a win to start their defense of the Mann Cup while the Kodiaks were looking to make a statement and knock off the champs. The Chiefs kicked this game off in style as Tory Gardner scored two minutes into the period to give the Chief the early 1-0…
WLA: Salmonbellies Face Off With Burrards
Tonight in the WLA the New Westminster Salmonbellies face off against the Maple Ridge Burrards. The Salmonbellies are coming off a hard fought 12-11 loss against Burnaby while the Burrards are coming off their first loss of the season after losing 11-7 to the Langley Thunder. Both these teams will look to rebound with a win tonight. The Burrards success so far this season has been due to their potent…