The National Lacrosse League has announced that Mark Matthews from the Edmonton Rush has won the Moe’s Southwest Grill Rookie of the Year award for the 2013 NLL season. Matthews ranked first among rookies and fifth in the league with a team-high 38 goals, third-most by an NLL rookie in history, while scoring in all 16 games played this season. Edmonton’s first overall pick of the 2012 NLL Entry Draft…
NCAA Lacrosse Tournament: Syracuse vs Bryant
The Syracuse Orange (13-3) will be entering the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 seed for the ninth time in school history and will face Northeast Conference (NEC) Champion Bryant Bulldogs (8-10) on May 12th at the Carrier Dome in first round action of the NCAA Championship. The Orange are coming off a very strong 2013 season which saw them defeat Villanova (7-8) by a score of 13-9 to capture…
Excelsiors will need to dig deep 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…
Noteable Players Playing in Summer Box Leagues
We know some National Lacrosse League players and prospects (NALL players or players who have been in NLL training camp) play in Major League Lacrosse in the summer, along with Major Series Lacrosse and the Western Lacrosse Association premier box lacrosse leagues. However, some other leagues exist where NLL players and top prospects play over the summer and fall months. Here are some of them to watch. Quebec Senior Lacrosse…
Bracketology: MCLA Division Two
#1 St. Thomas vs. DePaul The defending National Champions will be taking on a new comer to the National Tournament in DePaul. I have a feeling that this game is going to be a lot closer than a lot of people might think. Although I believe St. Thomas will win the game, I think that DePaul will give them more of fight that the Tommies are used to getting…
Outlaws Off to Fast Start
In the return of 2012 Major League Lacrosse MVP Brendan Mundorf, the Outlaws gained their second victory of the season with a 13-8 road-win over the Ohio Machine. The win was the second on the season for Denver, and came in the Machine’s season opener. It also improves the Outlaws regular-season winning streak to eight-straight games, breaking the previous record of seven. It didn’t take long for Mundorf…
Brian Langtry Retires from MLL
New York Lizards midfielder Brian Langtry has announced his retirement following his first game of 2013. “I played that first game with the Lizards, running up and down the field and I felt like I didn’t have it physically,” Langtry said. “Mentally I figured I could get away with things given my experience, but the body only goes so far and running up and down the field against guys…
MLL Team Reports: Week Three
Boston Cannons Jordan Burke was placed on the IR by the Cannons so it looks like Mike Gabel will get the start for them against Denver on Saturday. Ryan Boyle is one point away from tying the all time record for career points. If Boston loses it will be their first ever time starting out a season 0-3. Mitch Belisle will be back this week after the Minnesota Swarm lost…
Bracketology: MCLA Division One
#1 Colorado St. vs. Purdue: CSU is coming into the Tournament as the #1 seed and #1 team in the coaches poll and undefeated this season. CSU is also coming into this game as the defending National Champs. Purdue on the other hand is coming into game as first timers to the Tourney after knocking off Indiana in the GRLC finals. Unfortunately for Purdue I think CSU is going…
Lakers Acquire Boyle, Lose Watt to Injury
Today the Peterborough Lakers learned that Andrew Watt got injured playing in the NLL as the Minnesota Swarm defeated the Toronto Rock in the first round. He will be out for the season, which meant that general manager Jamie Batley had to go out and make a move. So the Lakers acquired Brock Boyle via free agency. Boyle led the Canadian Lacrosse League with 70 penalty minutes despite playing in…