Charlotte Hounds: Faceoff man Timmy Fallon could enter the top ten list for ground balls in a single season against Ohio this week with just two ground balls. Adam Ghitelman was named defensive player of the week. Denver Outlaws: Stephen Robarge was activated from the non lacrosse injury list. Midfielder Ryan Snyder was waived today as well. They will clinch the top seed with a win or with a Hamilton…
OLA Races Getting Exciting
We are entering the most exciting part of the lacrosse season as we have a number of important events approaching. Zone Championships are taking place throughout this week across Ontario, which makes for some intense league games throughout the week. These are set up as one game playoffs between the top 2 teams in each division in each zone. I have the opportunity to work two Intermediate games tonight in…
MSL Begins Playoff Push
Peterborough @ Kitchener – Waterloo: July 23rd/13 – 8 PM The Lakers (11-6) travel to Kitchener – Waterloo to face the Kodiaks (8-9-1) on tonight in a rematch of last Thursdays matchup which saw KW defeat the Lakers at home 13-12 in OT. The KW Kodiaks now have a 2-1 season series advantage versus the second place Lakers. Look for another tight game between these two teams as the last…
Outlaws First Team to Start 11-0
With a narrow 12-9 victory over the Rochester Rattlers (4-7), the Denver Outlaws (11-0) remain the sole unbeaten team in Major League Lacrosse. The victory in Rochester extends the MLL record for best start to a season at 11-0, while extending their regular season winning streak to seventeen. It also puts Denver head-and-shoulders above the rest of the league in playoff positioning. While the 12-9 victory was the…
Brampton and Oakville meet in battle of struggling teams
Tonight in the MSL the Brampton Excelsiors (4-14) host the Oakville Rock (2-12-1). Both these teams have struggled this season and are both at the bottom of the MSL standings. The Excelsiors are currently on a three game losing streak and lost their last game 14-10 to Brooklin. While the Rock are on an eight game losing streak and desperately need a win. Despite both these teams being at the…
How Underrated are the Nationals?
Going into the start of the 2013 MLL Season, it seemed as though the Hamilton Nationals were low on the list for critics, including myself. This was after seeing what unfolded last year as a result of most of the team being a part of the NLL. With a 4-10 record at the end of 2012, and the two leagues’ seasons overlapping, it was hard to see Hamilton coming out…
MLL Rookie Report: Sawyer, Tripiucka Lead Hounds
As the playoff races heat up with only four games to go for each team, some rookies will start to become ‘X’ factors for their respective squads. The rookies should be acclimated by now and know their respective roles on the team. While players like the Ohio Machine’s Logan Schuss and New York Lizard’s Rob Pannell are putting up numbers for bad teams, players like the Denver Outlaws Eric Law,…
Nationals Advance to 8-3
In this week’s Youtube of the Game Week, the Ohio Machine gave the Hamilton Nationals a last minute scare but the Nationals were able to hold on for the victory. The Nationals won the game 13-12 in what would be one of the most exciting endings thus far this season. The Nationals remain the second best team in the league as they advance to 8-3 as the Machine still are…
Hounds Improve Playoff Position
The Charlotte Hounds certainly know how to entertain their home crowd; after jumping out to a 12-3 lead in the first half of the game, Charlotte nearly allowed the New York Lizards to come back and win, but held off for a 13-11 win. The win puts the Hounds into a fourth-place tie with the Boston Cannons with just three games left in the 2013 regular season. Peet Poillon was…
Are the Machine Improving?
The Ohio Machine are 1-10 on the season and far and away the worst team in Major League Lacrosse. But are they actually getting better?