Canada

Around the league teams are preparing for the upcoming 2013 CLAX season.  The Canadian Lacrosse League heads into their second season with new goals after a successful inaugural season. The Canadian Lacrosse League has changed over this past year as 3 new franchises were introduced with the Niagara Lock Monsters, Barrie Blizzard and Toronto Shooting Stars. The Canadian Lacrosse League has been strategic in their decision to move away from…

The Toronto Shooting Stars head into the 2012 Clax season hoping to make a bid for the Creator’s Cup and prove that they are not just wishing upon a shooting star. The big news for the Stars is that they have signed an agreement to play at the Mattamy Athletic Centre formerly known as Maple Leafs Gardens. The last professional sporting event to be held at the Gardens was the…

Pro lacrosse is returning to the Gardens. The Canadian Lacrosse League recently announced that the Mattamy Athletic Centre will play host to the Toronto Shooting Stars. The franchise is headed up by General Manager and Head Coach Glenn Clark, a former standout defender with the Toronto Rock of the National Lacrosse League. Clark—nicknamed the Professor during his Rock tenure—is joined on the bench by another Rock alumni: ‘Big Dog’ Dan…

The Brampton inferno were playing with fire this year at the CLAX draft as they decided to take a risk and draft players that have already been drafted to the NLL. Manager Brian Beisel hopes this strategy will pay off as Beisel figures that not all players can make the NLL and that if they don’t the Inferno will be stronger because of the risk. One of Beisel’s early picks…

Many people have wondered why Steve Toll opted to play in the Canadian Lacrosse League this season instead of the National Lacrosse League. He played with the Edmonton Rush last season and still has some great ability. So why chose CLax? According to the Brampton Guardian, who spoke to the Inferno coach, Brian Beisel. Beisel said that Toll instead chose to play CLax because his new job in the Brampton area…

The Canadian Lacrosse League this year introduced a new franchise in the form of the Barrie Blizzard. The Blizzard completed their supplemental draft over the weekend so what better time than now to analyze their team. From Brampton the Blizzard selected Dave Campbell, Mike McLeod, Tyler Patterson and Anthony Lackey. Campbell will be a solid defenseman on the Barrie defense and will be the anchor of the Barrie defense. Mike Mcleod will be…

The Barrie Blizzard are the first expansion team in the Canadian Lacrosse League. While Toronto and Niagara are also new, they have moved from other locations, making the Blizzard the only expansion team. Some players they added included Anthony Lackey, who has played in the NLL with the Toronto Rock. They also added Brandon Noble out of Orangeville. Travis Bland of the Kentucky Stickhorses and Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks will be solid…

Now some of you might be wondering why CLax would draft NLL drafted players? But it is because the NLL is so tough to get into with just nine teams, some of these players could end up in CLax after training camp. Here is some analysis of some of the picks from yesterday. I expect some of these guys to be in the NLL, but these are just possibilities for…

Round-by-Round CLAX Entry Draft selections. All players not selected now become free agents and can be signed by any team. As the NLL begins making cuts, CLax will be holding supplemental drafts. The 2013 CLax season starts on January 12th, 2013 with a rematch of the Creator’s Cup. 1st Round 1. Niagara – (pick from Barrie) – Andrew Potter 2. Niagara – Travis Gibbons 3. Toronto – Geoff Griffiths 4. Brampton…