It’s been a very exciting MLL season filled with unexpected wins and losses, and it all comes down to this week. There are two playoff spots and three times vying for those spots. Long Island and Boston are pretty much in a “win and you’re in†situation. The Lizards travel to Canada to take on the last-place Hamilton Nationals. Hamilton has not played well in recent weeks, but would love…
MLL Future In St. Louis?
Besides for Ohio, which is on the Eastern end of the Midwest, the region is relatively untouched by the MLL. One would expect the league would want to change that, especially with talks of the league trying to expand outside of the East. Could a city like St. Louis be a possibility down the road? Geographically it does make sense. It gives Denver a team that is closer than any…
Boston Cannons vs. Ohio Machine Unit By Unit
One week after the Boston Cannons defeated the Ohio Machine 19-13 at Harvard Stadium the teams will do it again, in Ohio, in the regular season finale. Should the Cannons complete the sweep they will clinch a spot in the MLL playoffs. But the Machine will be playing in front of a home crowd and trying to put on a good show for the faithful fans and for one of…
RIP Carney Johnson
The Lacrosse community has been hit with another tragedy as Six Nations Rebel’s Carney Johnson passed away Monday afternoon. The sudden death has shocked and hit the Six Nations community hard as they not only have lost a team member but a great young man. Comments on Twitter and Facebook described Johnson as someone who always was willing to help out someone in need and kind hearted. On the floor,…
WLA Playoff Recap: Coquitlam takes 2-0 lead over Victoria
On Wednesday night the Coquitlam Adanacs and Victoria Shamrocks played game 2 of their playoff series. Coquitlam looked to gain another win and take a 2-0 lead in the series while Victoria hoped to even up the series. Coquitlam got this game going early in the first period as Dane Dobbie scored just 45 seconds into the game to give Coquitlam a 1-0 lead. Just a minute later Coquitlam would…
Brett Hughes to Retire From MLL After Final Game
On May 5th, Ohio Machine defenseman Brett Hughes stepped out onto a Major League Lacrosse field for the first time since 2009. Twelve games later, Hughes will be stepping out onto the field for the last time in his career. At the end of “Fan Appreciation Night†on August 11th at Selby Stadium, Hughes will announce his retirement from Major League Lacrosse. “I can’t think of a better way to…
Max Schmidt 80 Yard Goal for Ohio Machine
Max Schmidt of the Ohio Machine had an amazing 80 yard goal last week in a losing effort to the Boston Cannons. However, it was still a great goal, and here it is for your viewing pleasure.
Buffalo Bandits Off-Season Analysis
One of the more active teams so far in the NLL Off-Season has been the Buffalo Bandits, who are going forward with new GM Steve Dietrich. It appears that Dietrich is trying to make his mark, already making many moves to retain players and acquire new ones. Today we’re going to be taking a look at those views and I’ll give you my spin on each of them. On offense…
Number 1 or Number 2? You Be The Judge – Denver @ Chesapeake Unit Breakdowns
The final game of the 2012 regular season for both teams will be played in at Navy-Marine Corps Stadium. Denver and Chesapeake have both clinched playoff berths. Whoever wins this game will take the number one seed going into the post-season. The attack units for the Outlaws and Bayhawks have all the talent in the world and by the world I mean Canada and the United States. Chesapeake with Grant…
Rockets Add Stilley To Staff
Aug 7th, 2012 | Reading, PA – The Reading Rockets continued to make waves in the lacrosse world today, adding Dave Stilley to an already impressive coaching staff. Stilley will serve as Defensive Coordinator on Tom Slate’s staff. With the addition of the former Philadelphia Wings star, the Rockets now boast over three decades of indoor lacrosse experience. Stilley played 11 years in the NLL, winning three championships with the…