After starting the 2013 Major League Lacrosse season with three straight road wins, the Denver Outlaws will host the Rochester Rattlers is their home-opener at Sports Authority Field at Mile High May 18. “We are 3-0, but we are a precarious 3-0,” Head Coach Jim Stagnitta said. “We have played great in stretches and there have been times where we have let our opponents back into the game.” Denver is…
NCAA Players to Watch: Nazareth Focus
This week for the NCAA Players to Watch segment I will be focusing on two freshmen from Nazareth College in Rochester, New York. Luke Wooters and Troy Haefele lead the Nazareth team in goals respectively. Luke Wooters hails from Iona Prep a lacrosse powerhouse in New Rochelle, New York. Luke had a very impressive 64 goals and 29 assist in his freshman campaign. Wooters had an impressive point in every…
WLA: Thunder Open Title Defense
The WLA season kicks off this weekend. One of the opening weekend matchups features the defending WLA Champions the Langley Thunder against the Maple Ridge Burrards. These two teams are on the opposite ends of the WLA spectrum as the Thunder have been perennial champions while the Burrards have struggled immensely. The Burrards struggled last year with star Curtis Dickson being injured after playing two games last season. Dickson if…
NCAA Lacrosse Tournament: Ohio State vs Cornell
NCAA Championship Quarterfinal Saturday, May 18 – 12:30pm – Byrd Stadium – College Park, Md. Ohio State 13-3 – Head Coach Nick Myers – 4th NCAA Appearance (2-3 overall) Defeated Towson 16-6 to reach Qtrs. (1st NCAA home game for program) Seven game win streak – Averaging 11.5 goals a game while letting up 8.38 Have converted .500 of the EMO’s 23/46 (2nd Nationally) …
Excelsiors look to new leadership in 2013
As the 2013 MSL season approaches here is a first look at the 2013 Brampton Excelsiors. The Excelsiors finished fourth in the MSL last year in what can only be deemed as a disappointment for a team with such a storied winning tradition. The Excelsiors would meet the Kitchener Waterloo Kodiaks in the first round of the playoffs knocking them off in four games. The Excelsiors next met the Six…
Kirk Traded for Poulin in MSL
Yesterday in Major Series Lacrosse we saw a player-for-player trade that involved two goaltenders. Former NLL goalie of the year Mike Poulin was traded to the Six Nations Chiefs in exchange for Evan Kirk who is sent to the Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks. The Kodiaks will also get the Chiefs 2016 second round draft pick. Poulin has played with the Kodiaks before he was traded in 2011, when Kirk had been backing…
MLL Team Reports: Week Four
Hamilton Nationals The Nationals activated Tucker Durkin and Reid Acton from the college inactive list. Rhys Duch and Kyle Rubisch were also placed on the PUP list. Cody Jamieson, Stephen Keogh and Joe Walters were all also activated. Brett Queener remains injured with Evan Kirk getting the start in net this week. Charlotte Hounds Goaltender Sean Aaron was assigned to the practice squad while Loyola attackman Mike Sawyer was activated….
MLL: Nationals Look to Stay Perfect, Battle Hounds
The Hamilton Nationals are looking to open their season at 3-0 as they take on the Charlotte Hounds this morning with an early start at 11am. It will be the Nationals second home game of the season after they defeated New York at home last week. The Hounds are coming off of their second loss of the season last week, a loss to Rochester, and are now 1-2 on the…
Some WLA Fighting to Be Allowed
When it was announced a few months ago that fighting would be illegal in the Western Lacrosse Association, there was an uproar of protests. However, the league has decided that they will be able to allow fighting under the rules with a few exceptions. The league has decided, according to reports, that they will allow fighting as long as there is no instigator and that the fight is not staged….
MSL Preview: Rock look to rebuild in Oakville
The Oakville Rock have gone through some turnover this year as they have moved from Ajax to Oakville and are looking to turn their franchise around. The Rock have struggled immensely during their ten years in the MSL. The Rock have hired Terry Sanderson as their new General Manager. Sanderson brings with him a winning tradition as he is the general manager of the NLL’s Toronto Rock who have been…