When the Edmonton Rush host the Calgary Roughnecks Saturday night in their final game of the regular season, the winner not only takes home the Homes by Avi Battle of Alberta trophy, they also earn the top seed in the NLL West Division for the postseason. Calgary (8-7) currently enjoys a two-games-to-one advantage over the Rush (9-6) in their season series, but Edmonton has the edge in goals for/against. If…
Bandits and Knighthawks Battle For The Playoffs
This one is for all the marbles. Tonight the Bandits face-off against the Rochester Knighthawks in both team’s final game of the regular season. With the Edmonton Rush winning last week, all Buffalo needs to do to make it into the playoffs is win, but Rochester should be a worthy foe as they themselves do not want to go from champions one year to missing the playoffs the next. After…
NLL: Mammoth Face Last Chance Against Swarm
Tonight at 6pm the Colorado Mammoth have their last chance to make the playoffs this year, if they lose, they will be the only team in the NLL not to make the playoffs. Last weekend the Mammoth lost at home to their division rival Minnesota Swarm 17-12, which clinched their playoff spot with the win. The Mammoth just could not get their offense going, they struggled all game to score…
CLax Final Four Begins Today
The Canadian Lacrosse League Final Four will take place today in Hagersville Ontario at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena (ILA). Game 1 will go at 1pm and as the sixth seeded Iroquois Ironmen battle the first place Niagara Lock Monsters. This game will feature seven of the league’s top 25 scorers with six of them being from the Lock Monsters. Niagara’s Corey Fowler led the league with 32 goals and…
Denver Looks to Finish Season As Top Team
After a thrilling overtime win over defending National Champions Loyola University, the University of Denver looks to cap the 2013 regular season as the overall No. 1 team in the nation. The Pioneers built up an early 8-3 lead going into halftime in front of over 3,000 Loyola fans, before being outscored 9-4 in the second half to force overtime with a 12-12 score. Overtime didn’t last long, however, as…
Stories of the Week: CLax Playoffs, Final NLL Week
We have the CLax playoffs with the Final Four this weekend and the last week of the NLL season, plus the Canadian lacrosse world has seen its share of stories this week. Connor Danko Goalie of the Year The Canadian Lacrosse League is pleased to announce Niagara Lock Monsters Connor Danko as the 2013 CLax Goalie of the Year and the Brampton Inferno’s Ben McCullough as the 2013 CLax Defensive…
Stories to Watch in NLL Week 16
I know we all have been looking forward to this last weekend of lacrosse. So much excitement, so much riding on each of the games. But it has taken a back seat this week in a very big way. The horrendous act this past week at the Boston Marathon leaving a few people dead including 8 year old Martin Richard, and well over 100 injured including Martin’s mom Denise who…
The NLL MVP Race in Week 16
The National Lacrosse League has hit week 16 with three teams battling for the final two playoff positions. While the team battles are ongoing, so are the individual statistic battles of the players. Every team plays this weekend except for the Toronto Rock. Garrett Billings has 100 points on the season, two back of the league leader Shawn Evans from the Calgary Roughnecks. This means that Billings will not be…
CLax: TurfDogs and Stars Battle in Final Four
On Saturday the Durham TurfDogs will take on the Toronto Shooting Stars in the most anticipated Canadian Lacrosse game of the year. This Final Four matchup will feature several of the game’s top players as well as some of the toughest guys in the league; a lethal combination that would make any lacrosse fan salivate. Toronto has lost four of their last five games and have looked shaky since losing…
Connor Danko CLax Goalie of Year
The Canadian Lacrosse League is pleased to announce Niagara Lock Monsters Connor Danko as the 2013 CLax Goalie of the Year and the Brampton Inferno’s Ben McCullough as the 2013 CLax Defensive Player of the Year. In his rookie campaign, Connor Danko helped lead the Lock Monsters to an 11-3 regular season record. In nine regular season games, Danko posted a 7-1 record tying the Clax single season wins record….