Rumor Mill is a weekly feature looking at the could-bes in the lacrosse world from the past week.
MSL Checkin: Excelsiors Have Three
Brampton @ Brooklin – June 12th – 8 PM The Brampton Excelsiors (1-4) will be looking for their second win of the season when they travel to Brooklin to take on the Redmen (4-1). This will be the first meeting between these two teams this season. In 2012, Brampton and Brooklin split their season series with one win a piece. Oakville @ Peterborough – June 13th – 8 PM Peterborough…
Thunder look to Rebound against Timbermen
On Wednesday night the Langley Thunder (3-2) host the Nanaimo Timbermen (1-5). The Thunder are on a two game losing streak and will be looking to gain a victory. While Nanaimo is on a five game losing streak with their only win coming in their season opener. The last contest between these two teams was a hard fought battle in which the Thunder came away with a 7-5 victory….
Off Season Wish List: Colorado Mammoth
The Mammoth are coming off of a disappointing season, one where their high-power offence, which dominated the competition the year before, just could not perform the same way. Even with the addition of former league MVP Casey Powell, the Mammoth struggled. So what will they do in the offseason? As it stands now, Colorado has the third overall pick in the 2013 NLL entry draft. They will make player selections…
Kilgour: Take My Number Down
Darris Kilgour was fired as head coach of the Buffalo Bandits yesterday, and he isn’t taking too lightly to it.
Lakers Crush Rock
On Monday Night the Oakville Rock (1-3) hosted the Peterborough Lakers (3-3). The Lakers were looking to rebound after losing two of their last three while Oakville were looking for their second win of the season. The Rock kicked off the scoring in this game as Russell Poulton scored just 59 seconds into the game to make it 1-0 Oakville. The Lakers though would come back strong as Brock Sorensen…
Chiefs Down Brampton
The Six Nations Chiefs continued their outstanding start to the 2013 season as they downed the Brampton Excelsiors 13-7. It was all Six Nations in the first period as they came out to a 4-0 start. Cody Jamieson and Marty Hill each scored a goal while Tom Montour added a pair of goals. Brampton hit the floor flying as they opened the frame with three goals, bringing the Excelsiors within…
Smith: Heat of the Moment
Mark Smith is a referee in the CLA. Each week he looks at the challenges of being a ref.
Off Season Wish List: Edmonton Rush
As declining ticket sales have caused some turmoil and uncertainty regarding the future of the Edmonton Rush franchise, a significant effort is being made to ensure upcoming on-floor successes. The Rush have already began to make moves in preparation for next year in Edmonton, renewing general manager and head coach Derek Keenan’s contract or the next two years. Edmonton also fired team president Dave Jamieson after just one season…
Miller to Practice Squad
Charlotte Hounds midfielder Jovan Miller has been moved from the starting roster to the team’s practice squad, said Miller on Twitter. Earlier today, Miller tweeted “As of today, the [Charlotte Hounds] has placed me on the Practice Squad as I said before for reasons I do not know.” The former Syracuse star was an MLL All-Star last year in 2012 with the Hounds, but hadn’t seen much playing time this…