First of all I’d like to congratulate the Kahnawake Mohawks on winning the QSLL championship. They fought hard and deserved the win with an amazing performance from their goaltender Derek Collins in the last three games of the series. I can’t stress enough how hard this lost was for us as a team and for me as an individual. One of the reasons why I haven’t written a blog in…
Major League Lacrosse Team MVPs
Each team has that one player they cannot survive without. The same goes in Major League Lacrosse for the four playoff teams and the four that sit on the outside looking in. Who are the most valuable players on each club? Let’s take a look. Denver Outlaws- Brendan Mundorf Mundorf has an outside chance of being the league MVP. He is second in the league in points at 59 and…
MILA Weekend Preview
Another week is upon us, meaning another week of MILA lacrosse. There are five games on this weekend’s slate, so we could see some movement in the standings come next week. The Colorado Sabretooths have a busy weekend as they begin their MILA season. They start off by hosting the Madison Capitals on Friday. They face a real difficult test on Saturday when they take on the undefeated Chicago Outlaws….
Lizards Continue to Take Home Hardware
The Long Island Lizards have now won three major awards before Championship Weekend- Rookie of the Year, Coach of the Year, and announced today, goalie of the year. Joe Spallina is a first year head coach with the Lizards who is the 2012 MLL Head Coach of the year. Spallina led the Lizards to a fourth seed in the playoffs and an 8-6 record. Matt Gibson had thirty three points…
Rebels Win Founders Cup
A show of hands from those fans who thought any team other than the Akwesasne Indians and the Six Nations Rebels would appear in the Founder’s Cup finals. Didn’t think so. The two entered the tournament as favourites, and despite close calls for both sides against a gritty Calgary Mountaineers squad, the two teams made their inevitable appearance in the gold medal game Sunday evening. All the pressure was on…
Lakers Take Game Two
After the Peterborough Lakers, and a busload of fans, entered the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena on Friday evening and took game one of the MSL finals, the Six Nations Chiefs were looking for revenge Sunday, this time in Peterborough’s barn. While Alex Hill would score the opener, John Grant Jr would answer to tie the game. As has been the case all year when these two teams meet, the action was…
Drew Adams Named MLL Goalie Of The Year
BOSTON, Mass.– Major League Lacrosse, the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, announced Monday that Long Island Lizards goalkeeper Drew Adams has been named as the 2012 Warrior MLL Goalkeeper 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. Adams becomes the third player in MLL history to win the award in…
Thunder Ride MacDonald to Win Over Adanacs
In the Western Lacrosse Association, the Langley Thunder and the Coquitlam Adanacs have been on a collision course virtually all season long. The dream series for BC lacrosse fans started on Sunday night in Langley as the defending WLA champions hosted the surging Adanacs. While the Thunder swept their opening round series against Burnaby, Coquitlam needed two extra games, and saw two others go to overtime, before making their way…
Denver Outlaws 2012 Season Review
During the off-season the Denver Outlaws made a number of roster changes, but they were ones that had some fans worried and media members questioned the quality of the team. They hired Jim Stagnitta as the new head coach and traded away Max Seibald and Drew Westervelt. The Outlaws had made the playoffs in each of their first six seasons in the league. With so much turnover in the offseason…
MILA Weekend Roundup
Week three of the MILA has come and gone, with a few teams showing their dominance over the rest. Even though its still quite early in the season, there are teams that have already turned heads around the league. The Chicago Outlaws moved to 2-0 with another victory over the Milwaukee Marauders. The game wasn’t even close, with the Outlaws leaving the score with a 23 to 7 victory. The…