One more week to go… Can you have written a better script to end the 2013 regular season? Two of the four spots were claimed last week by Philadelphia and Minnesota. Two spots remain with Buffalo, Rochester, Colorado in a battle for it. Also in the balance is Best overall record and the NLL West title. An Edmonton win over Calgary will give the Rush both the Western Division Title…
Glenn Clark Wins CLax Coach of Year
The Canadian Lacrosse League is pleases to announce Toronto Shooting Stars GM / head coach Glenn Clark as the 2013 CLax Coach of the Year. In their first season in Toronto, Clark led the Shooting Stars to an 8-6 overall record good for second place overall. The Shooting Stars will now battle the Durham TurfDogs in the CLax semi-finals with their goals set on winning the 2013 Creator’s Cup. “Glenn…
Shane Scott, Jack Reid Join Lacrosse Radio Network Tonight
Tonight at 6pm Over and Back hits the air talking CLax playoffs with InLax Toronto analyst Scott Arnold. Arnold, who is also the Lacrosse Radio Network voice of the Durham TurfDogs, talks with TurfDog forward Shane Scott about their upcoming matchup with the Toronto Shooting Stars. Then come back at 8pm tonight for Lacrosse Lounge back in its second season, previewing the Major League Lacrosse season. Phil Shore from In…
CLax Three Stars: TurfDogs and Ironmen Move On
The quest for the second Creator’s Cup has become closer as the Durham Turfdogs and the Iroquois Ironmen have etched their names into Final Four weekend. As we get deeper into playoffs, players will need to step up their play to help their teams extend their post season run. Here are the three stars from the first round of the Canadian Lacrosse League Playoffs. 1st Star: Chris Attwood – Iroquois…
Rush Speed Past Knighthawks 14-10
On Sunday night the Edmonton Rush faced off against the Rochester Knight Hawks. This was big game for both teams as Edmonton is fighting to finish first in the west while the Knight Hawks needed a win in order to secure a playoff berth. Rochester came out flying as they opened the game with four straight goals with the last being scored by Dan Dawson. With four early goals allowed…
Mark Matthews Wants to Play in Langley
The Langley Thunder have the western rights to Mark Matthews after they made him the fifth overall pick last season. However, his overall rights currently belong to Major Series Lacrosse’s Brooklin Redmen. The Thunder have won the Western Lacrosse Association for two years in a row, and Matthews says he wants to play for them. However, Brooklin is refusing to release him. Matthews has scored 37 goals with the Edmonton…
Ironmen Advance to Final Four, Down Rival Demons
For the second year in a row the Iroquois Ironmen will play in the Canadian Lacrosse League’s Final Four which will be held Saturday on their home turf at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena (ILA). The Ironmen made it through to the quarter final round in dramatic fashion with a 15-14 victory over the defending champion Ohsweken Demons in a rematch of last year’s Creator’s Cup finals. Chris Attwood, last year’s…
MLL in the NCAA: Cannons Prospect Leads Pioneers
Senior – Cameron Flint – Midfield – Boston Cannons – Denver Pioneers The Boston Cannon`s 6th overall draft pick in the 2013 Collegiate Draft scored 3:44 into OT on Saturday afternoon to lift the Denver Pioneers (10-2) over the Loyola Greyhounds (9-3) in ECAC action. The Georgetown, ON native scored three other times in the 13-12 victory against the Greyhounds. Flint is third in scoring for the Pioneers with 24…
NLL: Knighthawks Hang on to Beat Roughnecks In Shootout
The Rochester Knighthawks beat the Calgary Roughnecks 15-14 in a Saturday night contest in Calgary. The win improves Rochester’s record to 7-7, solidifying their hold on second place in the East, while Calgary drops to 8-7 and second place in the West. Rochester had not given up more than 11 goals in a game since a Jan. 19 loss to the Buffalo Bandits, but their offense, led by Dan Dawson’s…
Bandits Shock Stealth 15-10 to keep Playoff Hopes Alive
On Saturday night the Washington Stealth faced off against a hungry Buffalo Bandits team who were desperate to get a win in order to secure a playoff berth. The Stealth with a win would lock up home floor playoff advantage. The Stealth struck early on the power play as Dean Hill scored just 51 seconds into the game giving the Stealth the early 1-0 lead. the Bandits were not deterred…