With their win over the Rochester Rattlers last week, the Denver Outlaws clinched a spot in MLL Championship Weekend. Meanwhile, the Chesapeake Bayhawks had already clinched a couple of weeks before. With those slots locked up, only two more teams can make the playoffs, and three have a chance, next week. All three of those teams are facing teams who are out of the hunt. The Boston Cannons need just…
Vincent Talbot Blog: One More Win
Two down, one more to go. This past weekend saw the beginning of the final series of the Quebec Senior Lacrosse League opposing the Kahnawake Mohawks to the Vermont Voyageurs. After one weekend, the Voyageurs are up 2-0 in this best of five series. This post will not be my longest as I don’t want to elaborate on a series that is far from over. The Mohawks are not an…
WLA Playoff Recap
The WLA Playoffs are now in full swing. So far Langley has defeated Burnaby in the first game of their playoff series as Langley won 9-8. On Friday night Langley and Burnaby were back in action while on Saturday night Victoria and Coquitlam kicked off their playoff series. On Friday night Langley and Burnaby kicked off game 2 of their series. Langley was looking to gain a 2-0 lead in…
Hounds Defeat Nationals, 11-9
In the only meaningless game of the week, the Charlotte Hounds defeated the Hamilton Nationals, 11-9. There were no playoff implications from this game with both the Hounds and Nationals not in the playoffs. The Hounds dominated from the get go, starting out with a five to one lead after the first quarter. At the half they would still lead 7-5. It was a low scoring third quarter, with one…
Chiefs Crush Excelsiors, Northmen Win in Playoffs
The Orangeville Northmen entered the OLA Junior A playoffs on a great run. The streak propelled the Horn Heads to a first round sweep of the Burlington Chiefs, and a hard-fought 4-1 series victory over Whitby. While the second round was a rougher series, Orangeville dominated the Warriors for the majority. The same could be said about the Six Nations Arrows who, before the final round, had yet to lose…
Outlaws Clinch Playoffs, Top Rattlers
Well, if the Rochester Rattlers objective to get into the playoffs wasn’t tricky before, it’s part of a Houdini act now. In last night’s match-up, the game went in Denver’s favor 17-12. The Outlaws won every quarter except for the fourth, but by that time, it was a little too late for the Rattlers. Steven Boyle started things off with a beautiful diving goal to give Rochester a one goal…
Cannons Pick Up Huge Win Over Machine
The Boston Cannons picked up a huge win last night against the Ohio Machine, 19-13. It was the last home game of the regular season for them, and next week they will travel to Ohio. The Machine got out to a 3-0 lead, and then the Cannons scored one, but Ohio would score another one to lead 4-1. The quarter would end with Ohio holding a 5-4 lead. Boston took…
Lizards Fall to Chesapeake, Must Win Next Week
The Long Island Lizards have now put themselves into a must-win situation in their game next week against the Hamilton Nationals. Last night the Lizards fell to the Chesapeake Bayhawks 13-6 in Chesapeake. The Bayhawks have already clinched a playoff spot and the Lizards could have clinched with a win last night. Fortunately for them, as long as they can get a win against the Nationals next week, they are…
Lizards and Bayhawks Set for Crucial Second Meeting
The first time these two met, was the first game in 2012 for both of them. That was when Chesapeake stated they were strong and when Long Island seemed to have some trouble, even though the Lizards only lost 13-11. Now, Chesapeake is still strong and Long Island has improved tremendously. Long Island’s offense has really clicked together and plays as a team. Matt Gibson came out of nowhere and…
Denver Outlaws and Rochester Rattlers Set For Huge Game
In the MLL match-up with the strongest playoff implications on Saturday the Denver Outlaws will travel to Rochester to take on the Rattlers. The Outlaws (9-3) are tied for first in the league and with a win would clinch a playoff berth. The Rattlers (7-5) are tied with the Boston Cannons for fourth in the MLL standings and they can’t clinch the final playoff spot with a win, but a…