These two teams battled all year and it came down to the very last day of the season to decide who got the second seed in the WLA. Burnaby won the season series between these two teams, taking games 12-11 and 10-8 while Victoria won the first meeting 14-8. The Shamrocks have one of the deepest offenses in the league aside from the Langley Thunder. Victoria had three players in…
Wings tag Harrison as Head Coach: Mouradian still GM
07/29/2013, 10:15am EDT By Wings Staff Blane Harrison to lead the team in 2014 as Head Coach PHILADELPHIA WINGS NAME BLANE HARRISON HEAD COACH JOHNNY MOURADIAN TO REMAIN WITH TEAM AS GENERAL MANAGER The Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League (NLL) today named Blane Harrison the 10th head coach in team history. Harrison replaces Johnny Mouradian, who will remain the Wings’ general manager, a post he has held for the…
Outlaws Advance to 12-0
With a 14-12 victory over the Chesapeake Bayhawks (7-5), the Denver Outlaws (12-0) closed out the regular-season series between the two teams by clinching the top spot in Major League Lacrosse’s Championship Weekend. The Outlaws unbeaten 12-0 record sets the league record for best winning percentage in a season, as well as extended the record for best start to a season. Denver has also won 18-straight regular season games,…
WLA Playoff Preview: Thunder, Shamrocks Have Advantages
The WLA playoff picture has become clear and now only four teams are left standing. Here is the preview for the two playoff series. Langley Thunder (1) vs. Coquitlam (4) In a rematch of last year’s WLA final the Langley Thunder will take on the Coquitlam Adanacs. The Thunder walked into the playoff after securing first place in the WLA while the Adanacs turned their season around after a five…
UMass Lowell Hires Ed Stephensen
The associate head coach of the UMBC Retrievers Ed Stephensen was hired by the UMass Lowell Riverhawks as their head coach.
Lawsons’s Five Goals Lead Rattlers over Lizards
Midfielder Dave Lawson scored five goals, including the game tying tally with 5:14 remaining in the game, while short stick defender Steve DeNapoli buried the go-ahead goal a minute later. Rochester would hold on to win 13-12 over New York at Shuart Stadium. With the win, the Rattlers remain in playoff contention, eliminating the Lizards in the process. Lawson proved difficult to stop from the start. John Ranagan struck first…
Nationals Clinch MLL Playoffs
Playoffs are right around the corner and there’s no doubt that the Hamilton Nationals are ready to fight. The Boston Cannons on the other hand, may have some catching up to do. In Saturday night’s contest, the Nationals reached an early four-goal lead in the first quarter, providing themselves with a decent buffer zone. Kevin Crowley started off the run with an assist from Jeremy Thompson, followed by a…
Powless Named Jr A MVP
Rochester Knighthawks star Johnny Powless is still young enough to be in juniors, and he was named the OLA division MVP yesterday.
Hounds Battle Machine in Playoff Hunt
The Ohio Machine are out of the playoff race, and with a loss they will clinch the first overall draft pick. The Charlotte Hounds, meanwhile, have a shot at a playoff spot.
USA Announces Invites for Tryouts
US Lacrosse today announced the 98 players selected to try out for the U.S. Men’s National Team, which will defend its world title at the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Championships on July 10-19, 2014, in Denver, Colo. Tryouts will be held Aug. 30-Sept. 1 at Goucher College in Baltimore, Md. A total of 156 players submitted tryout applications, which were considered by a selection committee including current and…