The McGill Redmen were rewarded for their perfect 10-0 season with nine selections on the Canadian University Field Lacrosse Association’s 2013 All-Canadian team. Bishop’s filled four of the remaining five slots on the East Division squad, with Carleton midfielder Jay Gallant the lone representative from outside of the pair of Quebec teams. Guelph led the way in the West Division with six All-Canadians, while the first-place Brock Badgers placed four…
ConnectLAX.com Partners with Prodigy Launch for Recruiting Highlight Videos
ConnectLAX.com recently launched a free college matching service and recruiting profiles. To bring their recruiting profiles to life, ConnectLAX has partnered with Prodigy Launch for the creation of their recruit highlight videos. “Simply put, recruiting profiles need a great highlight video to be effective and highlight videos need a recruiting profile to effectively reach college coaches,” says Gage Mersereau of ConnectLAX. “We reached out to Prodigy Launch because their player isolation and replay editing are the best, and this is what college coaches told…
Knighthawks Keep Goalie Angus Goodleaf
The Rochester Knighthawks announced today that the team has re-signed goalie Angus Goodleaf to a two-year deal. Goodleaf, 26, enters his second season with the Knighthawks after winning the first Champion’s Cup of his career in May. “I am excited and ready to get Training Camp started,” said Goodleaf. “Winning my first Champion’s Cup was definitely an experience I will never forget.” In 2013, he finished the season with a…
CILL Names All – CILL Team, MVP
Forwards Dan Finck, Colorado Sabretooths Chris Magrin, Colorado Sabretooths Ryan Knautz, Chicago Outlaws Dylan Weber, Chicago Outlaws Mikey Garner, Grand Rapids Dragonfish Randy Kleinman, Columbus Brew Transition Luke Miller, Colorado Sabretooths Fraser Sanderson, Colorado Sabretooths Adam Hague, Grand Rapids Dragonfish Zach Wilfong, Pittsburgh Octane Todd Miller, Columbus Brew Face Off Nick Ruff, Pittsburgh Octane Defense Sean Monahan, Colorado Sabretooths Jordan Hendry, Colorado Sabretooths Jimmy Younger, Chicago Outlaws Max Glova, Grand…
The Spread and Scope of International Lacrosse
Every American has heard of two things: soccer (football) and Team USA. Given this, many people can associate “Team USA” with at least one or two sports played internationally: basketball, soccer, cycling, etc. How many people think of lacrosse when they hear “Team USA”?
Analyzing Maryland’s No. 1 Ranked Recruiting Class
Head coach John Tillman walked into one of the best lacrosse jobs in the nation when Dave Cottle stepped down after the 2010 season. Tillman has been nothing short of spectacular since taking the reigns from Cottle as Maryland reached back-to-back National Championship game appearances before exiting in the first round of the tournament this past season. Last year’s team sees 10 important seniors leave the team, five of which…
How Will the Swarm Replace Benesch
Alex Urquhart This offseason the Minnesota Swarm traded Ryan Benesch to the Buffalo Bandits in a package deal that also saw Andrew Watt shipped to Buffalo in return for a number of first round draft picks and a third round pick. Benesch has been a team leader in Goals since joining the team in 2007. He finished the season with 34 goals and 50 assists, for a total points at…
Defensive Midfielders are the Future of MLL
Sports fans love to place bets and make predictions on one of the broadest, most cliché lines of all-time: “Defense wins championships.” In reality each sport’s winning formula shifts through time. The rules are constantly changing. Teams are forced to scheme around different personnel. So while “defense” has proven to be more valuable than “offense” over the past century of professional sports, isn’t it worth taking a look at what…
InLax Baltimore: Best Team USA Players from Maryland
Heading into the fall, Team USA has cut the roster from 98 players, to 52. Out of those 52, nine have been selected from the University of Maryland. These Terp alums are dominant in the MLL at their positions and make give their teams an edge over their competitions. Attack: Ryan Young – Traded from New York to Charlotte, Young had an impressive 2013 season for the Hounds. He helped…
Meet Bandits Goaltender Kurtis Wagar
Playing starting goalie for the Buffalo Bandits is Kurtis (Kurt) Wagar. Born on November 5, 1985, #38 comes out of St. Catherines, Ontario and attended Brock University right in his hometown. Wagar stands six foot tall and 215 pounds. He signed onto the Buffalo Bandits as a free agent and adjacently plays for the Peterborough Lakers. Well, I do believe that’s enough of the blah blah facts. Let’s get into…