Tomorrow the National Lacrosse League will open up free agency where teams are allowed to talk to free agents. Teams are allowed to franchise their own players and re-sign their own players, while teams can offer restricted free agents offer sheets. In a league like the NLL, most of the time the big name free agents are franchised or they re-sign. Some of these big name unrestricted free agents likely…
Indians and Rebels set to meet in the OJBLL Finals
Photo Credit: Devyn Gallagher After three long and grueling series, the stage has been set for the 2012 OJBLL finals as the Six Nations Rebels will take on the Akwesasne Indians. The Akwesasne Indians found their way to the finals by beating the Clairington Green Gaels in 4 games. The Indians received a little scare in game 3 in Bowmanville when the Green Gaels won in dominant fashion to a…
Steve Dietrich Elected to the NLL Hall of Fame
The only new member of the National Lacrosse League Hall of Fame in 2012 will be Steve Dietrich, former goalie in the NLL. Dietrich, who was recently named the general manager of the Buffalo Bandits, played with the Baltimore Thunder, Detroit Turbos, Rochester Knighthawks, Bandits, Calgary Roughnecks, Edmonton Rush and Toronto Rock. He was the 2006 NLL MVP and is the only goaltender in NLL history to win the award….
Lacrosse And The Olympics
The Olympics are in full swing in London with the best athletes in the world showing off their abilities. If you are a frequent reader of the site, at some point you probably thought about the lack of lacrosse in the Olympics. Is it realistic to think that someday it could possibly happen? Field lacrosse has actually been in the Olympics twice, in 1904 and 1908. Both times there were…
Vince Talbot Blog: Voyageurs in the Finals
This past Friday night the Voyageurs swept the series against a very tough and competitive team in the Montreal Phoenix. After playing a very difficult first game in Montreal with only 11 runners on a Tuesday night and managing to get away with a 13-12 win, we were back in Essex with a much deeper bench but with a bigger challenge as well. Our coach warned everyone that the swept…
WLA Recap:Langley, Victoria, Coquitlam and Burnaby advance to the playoffs.
With the WLA season wrapping up this weekend there were only three games on the schedule. The first two games were on Saturday night as the Victoria Shamrocks took on the Nanaimo Timbermen and the Coquitlam Adanacs took on the Burnaby Lakers. On Sunday night the Maple Ridge Burrards took on the New Westminster Salmonbellies in a must in game for New Westminster if they hoped to make the playoffs….
Fann Cup: Photos From the Fan Tournament
Photos and story by Josh Truax Well folks, it’s that time of year again. The National Lacrosse League may be deep into its long offseason, but for its loyal followers, the end of July means one of the most unique fan rituals to be found in any sport: The annual Fann Cup tournament, where teams of fans representing current – and sometimes even former – NLL clubs take to the…
MSL Playoffs: Lakers Take Game One Against Ajax
Major Series Lacrosse has reached the playoffs. Before the first game of the season, every team had already clinched their berth. However, home floor and, of course, pride was on the line all season long. With the Mann Cup in the MSL Champion’s barn this year, the road to the big dance becomes even more important. While the fans sit and watch the battles begin, they will be joined by…
NLL Trades Add New Looks To Many Teams
This week has been a very interesting week in the NLL, with activity heating up as get closer to the draft. Earlier in the week I took a look at the Kyle Ross trade, and today I will look at the rest of the moves made. This includes Williams being moved from Edmonton to Minnesota for draft picks, being packaged with Doran to Buffalo, and Paul Rabil moving to the…
Thoughts on The upcoming PLL Season
Things have picked up in the last few weeks with the PLL and its been a sign of more good things to come. With 4 teams and our schedule just announced, I can’t help but start thinking ahead to the season. Training camp is just around the corner. With so little time together with the team this spring before our exhibition game, this camp is going to be a great opportunity to…