The ongoing saga of NLL players appealing suspensions seems to be somewhat ending. Every player who was suspended two weeks ago have withdrawn their appeals except for Washington Stealth transition rookie Mitch McMichael. This week three players will miss action; Billy Dee Smith of the Buffalo Bandits and Chet Koneczny and Richard Morgan of the Colorado Mammoth. Smith and Morgan will just miss the games this weekend. Meanwhile, Koneczny will…
Denver Outlaws Make Roster Moves to Improve Before 2013
The Denver Outlaws are coming off a 2012 campaign that saw them post a team-record 11 wins on their way to the franchise’s fourth appearance in the Major League Lacrosse title game. Led by first-year coach Jim Stagnitta and MLL Regular Season MVP Brendan Mundorf, the Outlaws finished at the top of MLL going into the playoffs. With their leader Mundorf out due to an injury before the semi-final game,…
Jesse Guerin: “I’d love to be back in Kentucky”
When the Kentucky Stickhorses signed Jesse Guerin mid season, everyone knew their offense would improve. It did and Guerin was one of their best scorers, especially when Mike McClellan went to the NLL. “Overall it was a good time in Kentucky, had some great teammates and enjoyed meeting everyone involved.” Guerin told us. Kentucky fell hard in the championship game when they were defeated by Boston 25-13, obviously a tough…
Loyola Dismantles Georgetown in 13-8 Win
Loyola had plenty of opportunities to push Georgetown out of the country; there were 17 turnovers that Loyola had caused. Georgetown looked out of synch in the first half, got themselves together in the second half, but could not stop Loyola from scoring. Pat Laconi and Scott Ratliff was the start to an 8-0 run. This was by far an impressive win by Loyola; they had control the pace from…
NLL Players to Watch: Week Twelve
Derek Hopcroft – Buffalo Bandits – After registering 30 points in eight games with the Toronto Shooting Stars of the Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax), Hopcroft was called up to the Bandits for their recent road loss versus the Colorado Mammoth. Hopcroft shined in his first NLL appearance of the year, scoring 3 goals while adding 2 assists for a 5 point night. Jamie Rooney – Buffalo Bandits – Registered…
TurfDogs host Demons in Week 11.
As we head into week 11 of the CLAX season a pivotal matchup is on the schedule as the Durham TurfDogs (5-6) host the Oshweken Demons (7-5) at 2pm at the General Motors Centre. This is a big game for the TurfDogs who lost 12-7 to Brampton last weekend and will need a win to stay in the playoff hunt. While Oshweken will come into this game looking to get…
NLL Stories to Watch: A Rush to the Top?
This week is a very short schedule.. 3 games and only 5 teams in action. A lot is on the line as we make the push for the 2013 playoffs. Can Edmonton continue the torrid pace on the road? Can Calgary start winning at home and get back to the top of the West? Can the Rock roll and take advantage of a team playing back to back and win…
Brampton at Peterborough Opens MSL Season
Major Series Lacrosse will open on May 23rd when the Brampton Excelsiors travel to Peterborough to take on the defending Mann Cup Champion Peterborough Lakers. We have several interesting games on the schedule, with two days later the Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks playing at Six Nations with Jeremy and Jason Noble, the top two draft picks. On May 25th the Six Nations Chiefs and Ajax Rock play in Oakville, the new home…
NLL Top Ten Plays of the Week
Some pretty sick goals here from Cody Jamieson, Jay Card, Matt Gibson, Mark Matthews and more, along with Tyler Richards showing his ability in between the pipes.
CLax Power Rankings: Monsters Sit At Top
1. Niagara Lock Monsters (9-2) The Niagara Lock Monsters extended their unbeaten streak to seven, picking up two impressive wins last week. Last wednesday the Lock Monsters knocked off the Oshweken Demons 16-9. Just two nights later, Niagara downed the Shooting Stars 18-15. CLax league leading scorers Corey Fowler and Andrew Potter each netted 12 points in the pair of wins. Fowler and Potter lead all CLax scorers with 62…