Rochester Knighthawks fans can celebrate the 2012 National Lacrosse League Championship Saturday night at Sahlen’s Stadium. Members of the World Championship Knighthawks will be on hand with the Champion’s Cup, as the Rochester Rattlers host the Hamilton Nationals in Major League Lacrosse action. In recognition of the Knighthawks’ championship season, the Rattlers are offering lacrosse fans discounted tickets to the 7:00 p.m. contest on Saturday, June 23rd. Tickets are only…
Patrick Crosby Blog: Greywolves Split the Weekend
Hello again everyone. Sorry it’s been a few weeks; clearly a lot has gone on since my last blog as evidently we are now on a new/sexier In Lacrosse We Trust platform. As In Lacrosse We Trust has been apparently coding, I have been steadily racking up the mileage on my weekly journeys to Western, NY. (Thank you Hertz Gold Club – now please waive that $200 cleaning fee from…
Analyzing the Chris Attwood Trade
In the Ontario Junior A ranks, eight teams will make the post-season. Of those eight teams, two will travel to Whitby to play for the Minto Cup. One will be the Whitby Warriors, who will play host to the 2012 edition of the championship. That clearly hasn’t stopped them from wanting to win it all. Take, for example, their 13-2 record so far this season. Or their 7-1 record at…
WLA Preview: The Langley Thunder Vs. The Maple Ridge Burrards
On Wednesday night the WLA action picks up once again as the 5-3 Langley Thunder take on the 1-7-1 Maple Ridge Burrards. Maple Ridge is coming off their first win of the season as they defeated the Burnaby Lakers 9-5 on Sunday night. While the Thunder had their 5 game winning streak broken by the Coqutilam Adanacs as they lost 7-6. Langley will want to win this game as a…
One on One with Jeremy Boltus
Yesterday I spoke with Jeremy Boltus of the Charlotte Hounds. Here is what he had to say. What has this season been like? : This season has been quite a roller coaster for myself. Â It all started in doubt of whether I could actually play this season or not, and I ended up finding out about a few weeks before our first game when I arrived in Oklahoma. Â As everyone…
Casey Powell Suspended One Game by MLL
Hamilton Nationals attackman Casey Powell will be suspended one game by Major League Lacrosse for a hit he had on the Chesapeake Bayhawks last week. That means he will be unavailable to the Nationals this weekend when they take on the Rochester Rattlers. This season, Powell has three games, where he has four goals and two assists to add up to six points. Powell skipped NLL season with the Rochester…
Lakers Take on Brooklin Redmen
The Peterborough Lakers head into Iroquois Park Arena tonight to avenge Brooklin after they fell to the Redmen 14-12 in overtime last Thursday. John Grant Jr tallied an impressive 7 goals and 2 assists in his season debut for the Lakers but it was out shined by Shawn Williams double digit point night with 2 goals and 8 assists for an incredible 10 points. In the previous match, the Redmen…
MSL Recap: Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks Vs.The Six Nations Chiefs.
On Tuesday night the Kitchener- Waterloo Kodiaks faced off against the Six Nations Chiefs after losing to them 10-8 in their last meeting on July 16. The Kodiaks came into this game wanting to avoid their third straight loss while the Chiefs wanted to continue their winning ways. The Kodiaks got off to quick start as they scored two consecutive goals to open up the scoring and take a quick…
Israel Lacrosse Moves to 3-2
Dan Leventhal scored five goals, and Hank Altschuler played a stellar game between the pipes, as the Israel men’s national lacrosse team topped No. 9 Ireland, 12-11, at Amsterdam Bos on Tuesday. Israel raced out to 2-0, 4-2 and 6-4 leads, but Ireland answered the bell each time, staying within striking distance as they stifled the Israeli offense for the last 13 minutes of the first half. Ireland tied the game at 6-6 with…
Mike Stone Blog: Cannons Snap the Streak
We finally stopped the losing streak and started playing as a team again! Charlotte is a very difficult team to match up against because they have a tremendously talented roster, and while though their record might not show it, they are going to gel soon and be a tough team to stop. We went into Charlotte riding a 2 game losing streak, so it was a delicate situation to make…