Shawn Evans has added the Jim Murphy Award for the league’s most valuable player to the Bucko McDonald award he earned as Major Series Lacrosse’s leading scorer, MSL has announced. Evans won the scoring title by putting up 7 points in the last game of the season to overtake Shawn Williams. Evans wound up with 29 goals and 77 assists for 106 points while Williams finished with 27 goals and…
Best Signings of the MLL Season
The MLL season is coming to a close, so we are going to take a look at the four best signings from earlier this season. Josh Hawkins, Cam Flint, John Haus, and JoJo Marasco are all rookies, but they have made huge impacts on their teams this season. Josh Hawkins and John Haus both play for the Charlotte Hounds, who are going into their first Championship weekend. Now Hawkins…
Smith Blog: Nationals Come to an End
The National Championships concluded this past weekend, after a week of exciting and action-packed lacrosse. Each province who sent a team represented their provinces very well and all teams played the game the right way. The Peewee and Midget gold medal games were between Team Ontario and Team Iroquois, and both games were wild finals, with the Midget game being decided in overtime. There was a crew of 12…
Redmen Look to Avoid Elimination
The Brooklin Redmen will look to fight off elimination Wednesday night when they host the Peterborough Lakers in Game 6 of their first round Major Series Lacrosse (MSL) playoff series. Peterborough took a 3-2 lead in the series with 15-9 home win Monday night. Gavin Prout would open the scoring under two minutes into the game to give the Redmen an early lead. After Shawn Evans got the Lakers…
Rob Pannell Wins 2013 MLL Rookie of the Year
For the second year in a row, the Lizards are excited to announce one of their players has been named Cascade Rookie of the Year. Matt Gibson took home the award in 2012, and today, Major League Lacrosse announced that Rob Pannell will take over the title. Playing in just ten games, Rob scored 25 goals and added 17 assists for 42 points, putting him at number nine among the…
Q and A with Cannons GM Kevin Barney
The Boston Cannons had one of their worst years in franchise history, and changes seem inevitable. We caught up with the general manager Kevin Barney.
MLL Trades of 2013 About Quality, Not Quanity
While trades can happen at any time throughout the season, many trades that make headlines happen on one of two days: draft day and trade deadline day. 2013 was no different as a few trades were made between draft day and the start of the season, between the start of the season and the trade deadline, and during the offseason, but let’s take a look at two trades in particular,…
Outlaws Fifth Ever Perfect Pro Team
The Denver Outlaws (14-0) capped off a record-breaking season with an 18-12 win over the Hamilton Nationals (9-5), becoming the first team to go undefeated during the regular season in Major League Lacrosse history. Fueled by eight All Star selections, Denver put its stamp on more than one page of the MLL record book. After setting the mark for Goals Against Average in 2009, goalie Jesse Schwartzman broke his…
MLL Rookie Report: Week 14
Rochester Rattlers The Rattlers ended their season on a high note in their victory over the Boston Cannons in the final week of action. Dave Lawson and John Ranagan both showed up strong in the blowout victory and gave Rattlers fans a glimpse of what could be one of the best midfield units for the next couple of years. Lawson continued his hot play of late and finished with five…
Schwartzman, Striebel and Marasco get Weekly Awards
Major League Lacrosse, the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, announced the weekly award winners for Week 14 of the 2013 season, which concluded on August 11. The winners are chosen every week by the League, and are based on outstanding in-game achievements. Matt Striebel of the Rochester Rattlers took home Warrior Offensive Player of the Week, while Jesse Schwartzman of the Denver Outlaws earned Warrior Defensive Player of the Week….