There are two upsides to clinching first place in the Minto Cup round robin portion of the tournament: firstly, you gain a bye straight to the gold medal best-of-three series and secondly, you get to sit back, relax, and watch the semi-final game knowing you’ll have to face one of the teams currently getting the tar beat out of them. The Orangeville Northmen clinched first overall on Sunday night with…
Texas Boxla Does Their Job Growing the Game
January 5th, 2012 9:30 AM CST: Joe Ernst sits alone in his home office in Georgetown, TX. Anyone who has ever spent any time around Joe knows that during the business day he never stops working. Usually, he is addressing two or three tasks simultaneously and he only pauses long enough to provide his body with the fuel it needs to continue at this frantic pace. Today is different. The office does…
US Lacrosse Responds to Proposed NCAA Rule Changes
In response to the NCAA’s proposed rule changes for the 2013 men’s lacrosse season, the US Lacrosse men’s game safety education subcommittee yesterday provided comments to the NCAA men’s lacrosse rules committee centered around the topic of player safety. Angelo Calvello, chair of the US Lacrosse men’s game safety education subcommittee, authored a letter that communicated recommendations involving the proposed rule changes for faceoffs and restarts. Among the highlights, US…
Paul Rabil Wins MLL Offensive Player of the Year
Major League Lacrosse, the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, announced Wednesday that midfielder Paul Rabil has been named as the 2012 Warrior MLL Offensive Player of the Year, according to MLL Commissioner David Gross. The award was based on the votes submitted by the head coach and general manager of each of the League’s eight teams. “I’m very honored and humbled to have earned the Offensive Player of the Year award. It’s always rewarding…
Adanacs Tie Up WLA Finals
Last night the Coquitlam Adanacs got back into their series with the Langley Thunder, tying the Western Lacrosse Association Finals at one. In Coquitlam, the Adanacs were led by Dane Dobbie who scored three goals and had two assists. Jason Jones and Ross Halliday also had two goals a piece. Daryl Veltman had three assists. For the Thunder, who fell 9-8, Athan Iannucci led with four goals and Lewis Ratcliff…
Minto Cup: Day Three
Minto Cup day two featured what many called two “nothing” games. However, as a fan in the stands was quick to point out, this is the Minto Cup; these players are fighting to be named the top junior lacrosse team in the country. There are no “nothing” games. Game one featured a matchup between the Calgary Mountaineers and the Orangeville Northmen. Orangeville entered the game with a 2-0 record, already…
Chris Eck Will be on Cannons Playoff Roster; Knee Still Injured
Two weeks ago when the Boston Cannons defeated the Ohio Machine to get into the playoffs, they were missing one of their top players. Faceoff man Chris Eck was out with a knee injury. Luckily for them, John Ortolani stepped in and won twenty two of thirty six faceoffs and helped the Cannons win the game. Earlier today on the Major League Lacrosse coaches conference call, Cannons head coach Steve…
Chesapeake Bayhawks 2012 Season Review
When the Chesapeake Bayhawks brought in Drew Westervelt, John Grant Jr., Brian Spallina and Kip Turner in the off-season the moves created a championship-or-bust attitude to this team. The Bayhawks could fulfill that destiny this weekend as they head to MLL Championship Weekend as the No. 2 seed. Chesapeake, who also acquired veteran defender Nicky Polanco early in the season, has been one of the most consistent, well-rounded and successful…
Chiefs Cut Lakers Series Lead in Half
In a seven game series no team wants to drop 3-0, especially not when returning to the other team’s arena, and definitely not when that opponent happens to be the Peterborough Lakers. That’s why it could be said the MSL finals, game three in Six Nations would be a must-win for the Chiefs. A side storyline to the series has been in net for the Chiefs. Head coach Rich Kilgour…
Charlotte Is The Model For MLL Expansion
If you’ve followed my work, you must know by now that I am obsessed with the idea of expansion. There is nothing I like more than the thought of the sport of lacrosse being spread to new markets for new people to see. Whether it is the NLL, MLL, or any of the new leagues starting up the idea of new teams is one of my favorite aspects of lacrosse….