The rankings were shuffled this week and for the first time all season, we have a new number one. With two huge wins in week 4, the Toronto Shooting Stars have moved into the number one spot, a place the Demons had been sitting all year. #1 (last week 3) Toronto Shooting Stars 3-1 The Toronto Shooting Stars had an impressive weekend and dominated their opponents at both ends of…
One on One With: Eric O’Brien
As the Kentucky Stickhorses hit their midway point, they sit at 2-3 on the season after splitting the weekend with the Baltimore Bombers. I spoke with transition man Eric O’Brien about the season so far, and playing with the Stickhorses organization. “The season has been great from a professional and organizational standpoint.” says O’Brien. “The W-L column has been the tough part. We ended this past weekend with a solid…
NLL Addresses Inspection on Mammoth Goalie Matt Roik
The National Lacrosse League has released the following statement regarding the inspection of gloves worn by Colorado Mammoth goaltender Matt Roik that took place in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s home game against the Minnesota Swarm. “The Crew Chief conducted the equipment inspection of the gloves in the fourth quarter with 6:29 remaining at the request of the Minnesota bench. “Pursuant to league rules, players can apply for permission to…
WLA Draft Recap: MacIntosh Goes First
The Western Lacrosse Association held their draft last night and we saw many familiar faces get drafted. The Salmonbellies selected Ohio State star Logan Schuss in the first round and we saw Mike Mallory of the Philadelphia Wings go to the Burrards. Cody Hawkins of the Rochester Knighthawks went to the Adanacs while Maple Ridge also got transition man Jaeden Gastaldo of the Colorado Mammoth. For full results, see below….
Shooting Stars beat Demons 15-11
The Toronto Shooting Stars had a busy week four in Clax as they faced off with the Barrie Blizzard on Sunday and showed their dominance with an 18-10 win. On Monday night the Stars were back in action as they took on the Oshweken Demons. The Demons came into this game at 4-1 while the Stars were 2-1 on the season. In the first quarter of this game both teams…
MCLA Week One Review: Boston College Wins Thriller
Alright MCLA fans we’ve are week into the 2013 season and we’ve already had some very interesting games. Although a lot of the games played were scrimmages, there were some actual games that went on. It must be nice to play in the warmer climates, I’m still in a few feet of snow here in Minnesota. First up lets go to Florida where Boston College went down to play Miami(Fl)…
Talbot Blog: New England Matchup Leads to Boston Win
Last weekend we faced the Rhode Island Kingfish in our first matchup of the season. I was a little nervous about facing this team for two particular reasons. First of all, they had not win a game yet this season, but all their losses were in close games where they had fought until the end. I think every team in the NALL is capable of winning against anyone. Also, many…
NALL Power Rankings: Lots of Week Five Action
Three games of action this week in the North American Lacrosse League that saw wins from Boston, Baltimore and Kentucky. However, there is not much movement in the standings. Baltimore had taken over first place briefly on Friday night, but the next night Boston would win to reclaim a tie. Baltimore lost the next afternoon. 1. Boston Rockhoppers 4-1 Boston was impressive once again, putting up 20 more goals on…
Watch: Florida State vs Boston College
Boston College takes on Florida State in MCLA Division 2 action, courtesy of Laxx.TV. MCLA on ILWT, the video home of the MCLA powered by Laxx.TV.
Why a Big Ten Conference Would Be Huge
Earlier this week, Inside Lacrosse talked about the currently independent Johns Hopkins’ plans for the future. One of the options that has been discussed, and thought to be a reasonable possibility, would be joining the Big Ten as a lacrosse only member. Of course the conference hasn’t even added lacrosse to its list of supported sports just yet, but it makes more and more sense every day. There are currently…