The word on the Mann Cup street entering the series was an easy series sweep. After game two one team would leave the building up two games to none. It wasn’t, however, the team many expected. The mind games started early on as the hometown Peterborough Lakers took to the floor for warmups wearing their home white jerseys. However, as this is the Mann Cup the statistical home team was…
John Grant Jr to Play for Lakers Tonight?
John Grant Jr has had a busy last few weeks. He won the Major League Lacrosse Championship with the Chesapeake Bayhawks about three weeks ago, helped Canada win the Duel in Denver on Saturday, and now he is playing for the Peterborough Lakers in the Mann Cup. The Lakers are down two games to none against the Langley Thunder with game three tonight. The Thunder won in overtime last night,…
Major League Lacrosse Looks to Unionize
In Lacrosse We Trust heard a few weeks ago about attempts from the MLL players to unionize, and today, it came to light with a report from Inside Lacrosse. The Professional Lacrosse Players Association is in the process of trying to become the players union for Major League Lacrosse. They are already the union for the National Lacrosse League. The potential union needs 30% of the players vote before they…
Rock Re-Sign Hobbins, Inch and Thenhaus
Toronto Rock General Manager Terry Sanderson has announced the signing of three players. Â Mike Hobbins, Brenden Thenhaus and Nick Inch have all signed one-year agreements with the Toronto Rock. Defender Mike Hobbins returns for a fifth season with the Rock. Â The 28-year old native of Peterborough, ON scored 8 points (2 goals, 6 assists) in 14 regular season games in 2012 while also collecting 39 loose balls. He has played…
NLL Mock Draft: Second Edition
After analysis, research and talking with players, agents, coaches and general managers, we have a second National Lacrosse League mock draft for more information. 1. Edmonton- Mark Matthews We talked to Matthews this week, and we know he is ready to play professional indoor lacrosse. He said he thinks MLL and NLL will be very different, although they are both pro leagues. We’ve seen what he can do in the…
Canada Wins Duel in Denver
urtis Dickson scored two of his game-high four goals in the fourth quarter as Canada pulled away for an 11-9 victory over the United States in the Duel in Denver, a men’s lacrosse exhibition game played before 4,583 fans at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. Dick’s Sporting Goods Park will also be the home for the 2014 Federation of International Lacrosse World Championship, a 10-day event that will draw up to…
PLL Going to Try to Start Season
According to multiple sources, Graham D’Alvia is now the commissioner of the Professional Lacrosse League. (Has there ever been more news about a league to never play a game, by the way?) However, the New Jersey Rascals will not continue. The league had an 11am meeting today where they voted D’Alvia as the leader of the league. Later, they announced that instead of the Reading Rockets vs New Jersey game,…
Unification Key To Pro Lacrosse
This has been a real crazy year for professional lacrosse, especially when it comes to “growth”. It appears that suddenly everyone wants to make greater efforts to spread the sport, and their method seems to be by starting new leagues. In the past year we have seen the introductions of the NALL, CLax, PLL, MILA, and now the new Prospects Lacrosse League. Its too early to say much about the…
Thunder Take Mann Cup Game One: Reaction
Last night the Langley Thunder surprised the lacrosse world with their win over the Peterborough Lakers in game one of the Mann Cup. On Twitter, we asked for fan reaction, and here is what you had to say. @lacrossewetrust If the Thunder win the Cup, is it too early to name the Stealth champions of the NLL? — Dan Shirley (@danshirley) September 8, 2012 RT still could b sweep as…
Mann Cup: Thunder Take Game One
No one likes being the road team in the Mann Cup. First there’s the cross country flight, then there’s a lacrosse game, then there’s the hostile fans, and that’s if your entire team can book the time off work in time (right 2011 Brampton Excelsiors?). When you’re the Langley Thunder, couple all of the above with the fact you’re headed to a province no BC team has won a Championship…