There have been four transactions in Major League Lacrosse today thus far. The first move we saw this morning was the Denver Outlaws signing free agent face off man Nolan Godfrey. Godfrey was drafted in the MLL supplemental draft from the Ohio Machine before being released before the season. Meanwhile, the Charlotte Hounds made three moves today. First, they activated injured defenseman Brett Schmidt from the physically unable to perform…
2012 NLL Draft Prospects: Mark Matthews
Mark Matthews is one of the most highly touted NLL prospects in the 2012 draft. A native of Oshawa, Ontario, Matthews played his college balls with the Denver Pioneers, who emerged as one of the most competitive programs in the country. Â The 6’4 210 attackman will be looking to be a high NLL draft pick. Matthews was a second team All American in 2012 for the Pioneers, where he had…
2012 MLL All-Star Game: A Look at the Young Guns
The Major League Lacrosse 2012 All-Star game will pit the “Young Guns†–players who joined the league from 2009-2012—against the “Old Schoolâ€â€”players who joined the league from 2001-2008. It’s an interesting format that answers the age old question: who is better, the young guys or the older ones? The Old School team has all the familiar names from the past that everyone knows and loves but the Young Guns are…
Chiefs and Kodiaks Preview
Mere days before the halfway point of the Major Series Lacrosse season, both the Six Nations Chiefs and the Kitchener/Waterloo Kodiaks are where many expected them to be in the standings. Kitchener has been in a number of games but has just two wins sitting them two points up on last place Ajax. Meanwhile, strong all year the Chiefs have but one loss on their record (6-5 to Brampton who…
OLA Junior B Eastern Playoffs Look In
The long treacherous road to the Founders Cup began as the 2012 OJBLL playoffs got underway this weekend. With the majority of the favorites to win the Founders this year being from Ontario; including the host Six Nations Rebels, the outcome of the OJBLL playoffs will be vital to see the set up for the Canadian Championship. First we will take a look at the East and what has happened…
Israel Upsets Wales, Moves to Quarterfinals
The Israel men’s national lacrosse team earned a berth into the quarterfinals of the European Lacrosse Championships with a 14-13 win over No. 11 Wales at Amsterdam Bos on Sunday. Israel (4-0) will meet either host No. 8 Netherlands or No. 13 Czech Republic on Wednesday at 2:30 PM. Striker Richard Cheifitz was dominant for the blue and white with seven goals in the win. “[Cheifitz] was without a doubt our MVP tonight,” said Israel head coach…
NLL Opts Out of Final Two Seasons of Current CBA
The National Lacrosse League (NLL) announced today via the @NLLCBA Twitter account that they will opt out of the final two seasons of the current collective bargaining agreement. “NLL opts out of the final two seasons of the current CBA. NLL intends to operate for 2013 under wages and conditions of 2012 CBA terms.” The NLL states above in a tweet saying that they will operate 2013 under the current wages and…
WLA Weekend Recap
This past weekend there were two games on the WLA schedule the first was on Saturday as the Coquitlam Adanacs faced off against the Langley Thunder and the second was on Sunday as the Nanaimo Timbermen faced off against the Maple Ridge Burrards. The first matchup of the weekend matched  the Coquitlam Adanacs against the Langley Thunder. These two teams have met twice so far this season with each team…
Vincent Talbot Blog: Exhibition vs US Devo team
This past weekend the Vermont Voyageurs hosted the USA Developmental team. It was a good opportunity for some of our players to showcase what they can do in different situations. I think the team did good overall and we ended the weekend one and one. I was the backup for the weekend, letting the chance to two of our goalies to show what they can do in a senior game….
Beaches Lose Again, In a Must Win Situation
The Toronto Beaches Junior A lacrosse club has not hosted a playoff game in eight years. All season long players have been talking about the prospect of finally bursting that bubble. Sitting two points back of the final spot, and without the tie breaker, the Beaches found themselves in “must-win” mode Sunday night against the Kitchener/Waterloo Braves. Beaches forward Allister Warren said even though the final games are important, “It’s…