The National Lacrosse League has announced Player of the Week awards for Week #12 of the 2013 NLL regular season which featured three games this past weekend. Three Edmonton Rush players won awards in their respective categories after two decisive road wins clinched a playoff berth and moved them atop the West Division standings. Edmonton Rush forward Corey Small, who ranks second on the team in goals (25) and third…
NCAA: Georgetown Faces Marquette
Washington DC – Tomorrow at 12 p.m. the Georgetown Hoyas square off against the Marquette Golden Eagles for their first Big East games of the season. The Golden Eagles of Marquette University have literally had an up-and-down season thus far. They have flipped flopped wins and losses every game this season and last week being their most recent loss. The Golden Eagles are coming into Georgetown tomorrow off a 12-7…
Scott Rodgers Traded to Ohio Machine
The Ohio Machine and Hamilton Nationals announced a trade that sends goaltender Scott Rodgers and defenseman Chad Weidmaier along with the Nationals 2014 second round draft pick. In return, the Nats get midfielder Roy Lang and the Machine’s 2015 first rounder. Rodgers was a seventh overall draft pick out of Notre Dame three years ago. He was the MVP of the NCAA Tournament in 2010 and he helped the Nationals…
CLax: Ironmen Battling For Playoffs, Face Demons
The Iroquois Ironmen are set to lock horns on Friday in a rubber match with the Ohsweken Demons. The Ironmen are a in a battle with the Barrie Blizzard for the sixth and final playoff spot with three games remaining for both teams. Friday is the last regular season game for the Demons and then they’ll have to sit back and wait to see where they will end up in…
Top 50 Lacrosse Prospects: 40-31
31. Casey Carroll- Defender Duke Carroll has missed this season with the Blue Devils due to a knee injury. Carroll was in the US Army before returning to Duke this year. The last time he had played was 2007. He was a third round MLL draft pick to the Hamilton Nationals this year. 32. Eric Law- Attack Denver Last season Law scored 26 goals for the University of Denver. He…
Mike Stone Blog: Champions and an MVP
Reflecting on this year’s NALL season I have to say it was an overall league success. I entered the season without much expectation for the league, as I knew it had a rocky start the year before and I wasn’t sure it would even take place up until a few weeks before the season started. From our first practices with the Rockhoppers I was impressed with our team’s dedication to…
Mammoth Activate Hawksbee, Sign Orsen
The Colorado Mammoth announced today that defensemen Ian Hawksbee has be added to the team’s 23-man Active Roster, and have also signed defenseman John Orsen. Hawksbee was placed on the team’s Holdout List on December 20, 2012. He was acquired on March 15, 2011 from the Washington Stealth. As part of the deal, the Mammoth also acquired forward Joel Dalgarno and a third round pick in the 2011 National Lacrosse…
Denver Defeats Air Force 11-10 in OT
DENVER – Sophomore Wesley Berg (Coquitlam, British Columbia) scored six goals, including the game-winner in overtime, as the No. 4/4 University of Denver men’s lacrosse team defeated Air Force 11-10 on Tuesday evening at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium. Falcon Erik Smith tied the game at 10 with 17 seconds left to force overtime, before Berg found the net 1:04 into the overtime period. With the win, Denver moves to 6-2…
Shamrocks Add Goaltender Matt Vinc
The Victoria Shamrocks continue their active off season this morning, acquiring goaltender Matt Vinc from the Brampton Excelsiors. Vinc, a two time NLL goalie of the year and current Rochester Knighthawk, is the second big pickup for the Shamrocks after they had signed shooter Scott Ranger, a member of the Calgary Roughnecks. This move is big for the Shamrocks who have struggled with goaltending since they lost Anthony Cosmo seven…
CLA Releases Details About Mann Cup Drug Violations
In Lacrosse We Trust has obtained detailed reports surrounding the Mann Cup drama that took place last fall in Peterborough Ontario. The reports reveal that the Canadian Lacrosse Association (CLA) Discipline Committee charged several members of each organization with violating the CLA Code of Conduct during the 2012 Canadian senior men’s lacrosse championships. As a result, the Peterborough Lakers have been fined $5000 while the Langley Thunder were assessed a…