Last night the Victoria Shamrocks faced off against then Six Nations Chiefs in game five of the Mann Cup final. The series was tied 2-2 heading into game five so this was a pivotal game as it could swing the momentum of the whole series. The two teams started this game off pretty slowly compared to the other four games as neither team could score early. Both teams were generating…
A Look Back at the Ohio Machine
Alex Urquhart The Ohio Machine finished the year in last place, with two wins and 12 loses. The Machine’s two wins came against the Rochester Rattlers and the Boston Cannons. With those 12 loses the Machine almost the entire season at the bottom of the MLL standings. Ohio had some of the worst team stats in the MLL over the summer. The Machine brought up the rear in goals for…
CILL Making Strong Strides Despite Small League Challenges
Guest Column by Josh Traux This week, while Canadian box lacrosse is crowning its 2013 Senior A champions in the Mann Cup Finals, on the U.S. side of the border the sport is seemingly in big trouble. The last twelve months have seen the once-promising North American Lacrosse League go under with barely a whimper, and one of the NLL’s six Stateside franchises move north of the 49th parallel…
MLL All Stars to Play Team USA in Boston
Major League Lacrosse, the premier outdoor lacrosse League, announced today that it will hold the 2014 All-Star Game at Harvard Stadium in Boston on Thursday, June 26. This marks the fifth time the All-Star Game is held in Boston and fourth at Harvard Stadium. Next year, the MLL All Stars will host US Lacrosse and Team USA as they prepare for the 2014 Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World…
Chiefs dominate game four 8-3 to tie the Mann Cup
On Tuesday Night game four of the Mann Cup took place. Victoria came into game four with the 2-1 series lead and came into game four looking to go up 3-1 in the series. While the Six Nations Chiefs wanted to even up the series with a victory. This game started off slow we neither team being able to break out early. At around the five minute mark in the…
Machine Acquire Brian Farrell
The Ohio Machine and Boston Cannons have executed a traded that will see D Brian Farrell go to Ohio in exchange for D Diogo Godoi and the Machine’s natural third round selection (No. 17 overall) in the 2014 MLL Collegiate Draft Selected out of the University of Maryland in the second round of the 2011 Collegiate Draft (No. 12 overall), Farrell played his entire career with the Cannons. He appeared…
NCAA Brings In New Blood for 2014
In the midst of possible MLL expansion, NCAA Men’s lacrosse is also amplifying itself with the addition of four new teams for the 2014 season with Boston University, Richmond, Monmouth and Furman. In 2013, there two new teams in Marquette and High Point, with Michigan jumping from the MCLA to NCAA in 2012. Since these three teams first seasons, they have combined for a record of 10-46 – Michigan 2-26…
Shamrocks Take Command of Mann Cup
On Monday night Victoria and Six Nations faced off in game three of the Mann Cup. After two games the series was tied 1-1. So coming into game three both teams were looking to take control in this series. So far in this series the Shamrocks had trailed early in every game but they were the one to strike first in game three as Jeff Shattler and Cory Conway…
2013 NLL Draft: Draft Profiles and Official Scouting
We have the most complete analysis of the 2013 NLL draft with scouting reports, stats and interviews with the players themselves. Reports come from our exclusive scouts.
Bayhawks Add Brian Megill
First year defenseman Brian Megill has been acquired by the Bayhawks in another trade with the Denver Outlaws according to head coach Dave Cottle. In exchange for Megill, Denver will receive midfielder Dom Sebastiani and the 8th pick in the 2014 Collegiate Draft. “This trade was one that was built on two teams having great depth in two different positions,” Cottle said. “Denver had great numbers and strength at defense…