That’s all she wrote for the 2012 MLL regular season. With cheers of happiness and tears of sadness, the postseason teams are set for battle. Here are my three stars from this past weekend. Head Coach Mike Cerino and the Charlotte Hounds are awarded the first star. They were the spoilers from this past weekend, ending the Rochester Rattlers playoff dreams. Winning their last game of the season, and the…
WLA Final Preview: Who will Langley Face?
With the Langley Thunder advancing to the WLA final last week there is only one question on their mind who are they going to face. Coquitlam and Victoria are still battling to advance to the finals. Coquitlam looked like they were on their way to a sweep by winning the first two games of the series but Victoria has come back to tie up the series. So let’s take a…
Ian Pierno Talks to Geoff Snider, Eric Lusby and Matt Danowski
Last night Ian Pierno had the chance to talk to a few players post game after the Charlotte Hounds defeated the Rochester Rattlers. He talked to rookie Eric Lusby, faceoff man Geoff Snider and attackman Matt Danowski.
Long Island Loses, but Still Makes the Playoffs
The Long Island Lizards owe the Charlotte Hounds big time. The Lizards got blown out by the Hamilton Nationals last night and only advanced to the playoffs because the Hounds were able to upset the Rochester Rattlers. On a night when they really needed a win, the Lizards fell flat. Goalie Drew Adams was only able to stop 9 of 26 shots and only five players scored for them in…
Hounds Play Spoiler in 15-14 Win Over Rochester
August 11, 2012— 6,034 fans packed into American Legion Memorial Stadium last night to see if Charlotte could end the final 7 games of the season above .500, as well as ruin the playoff chances of the Rochester Rattlers who had previously beat Charlotte 14-5 at home. Rochester seemed to be in to give Charlotte a similar fate after starting out with a 3-0 lead before Eric Lusby scored after…
Cannons Get in Playoffs as Rabil Ties Scoring Record
It was a must win game for the Boston Cannons, and they won. The Cannons defeated the Ohio Machine last night, 18-16, to get into the MLL Playoffs as the number three seed. They will play the Chesapeake Bayhawks on August 25th. The Cannons saw multi goal performances from Paul Rabil, Matt Poskay, Ari Sussman, Ryan Boyle, Mike Stone, Kevin Buchanan (who had a natural hat trick) and Pat Heim. Rabil scored…
Outlaws Clinch Top Seed, Defeat Bayhawks
It was a battle for first place between the Chesapeake Bayhawks and Denver Outlaws. The Outlaws had not been at home for weeks, and they would close out the season yet again on enemy territory. In front of over 10,000, the Denver Outlaws defeated the Bayhawks to clinch the first overall seed in the MLL Playoffs. That means they will play the fourth seeded Long Island Lizards on Championship Weekend….
Cannons Need a Win To Clinch
As I said last week, it’s very simple. The Boston Cannons need to defeat the Ohio Machine to be the the 2012 MLL playoffs. If they lose, and the Lizards win or the Rattlers lose, they can still get in. But it’s so simple, they just need to defeat the last place team in the league. They are playing at Ohio, which is the Machine’s last home game, and game…
One on One With Chris Rosenthall
Chris Rosenthall is the resident MLL writer over at Lax All Stars, and he is also the MLL Post Game Show co host on The Lacrosse Radio Network. This week I sat down with him to get his thoughts on the MLL playoffs and what the future holds. 1. Who do you think are the final four? I think the final four will be Denver, Chesapeake, Long Island and Boston….
Top MLL Teams Duel in Regular Season Finale
The Major League Lacrosse regular season could not come to a more exciting conclusion. On the last game before the playoffs the Denver Outlaws (10-3) will travel to play the Chesapeake (10-3) Bayhawks with the No. 1 seed in the playoffs on the line. Although Championship Weekend will be at a “neutral†site (the games are being played at Harvard Stadium, home of the Boston Cannons who have a good…