The Canadian Lacrosse League season is kicking off in January, and with it several NLL prospects and hopefuls will begin their journey to the pros. Which players are the tops of CLax? Last season we saw players like Pat Saunders and Damon Edwards make the jump. Colin Boucher- Durham Playing in 14 games last season with Durham, Boucher picked up 14 points. But what is a bigger asset to any NLL team…
Lacrosse saw yet another big year at the pro and college levels, with new leagues and new champions and new records. What were the biggest stories of the year? We have ten big stories here, make sure to vote on which one you think is the biggest. NLL Hold Outs We saw several hold outs in the NLL this season. First it was Athan Iannucci holding out before his trade…
The Brampton Inferno have once again taken a risk and have played with fire. The Inferno have made a trade with The Barrie Blizzard exchanging Brandon McMullen, Shawn Udema, Brody Barfoot, Matthew Bennett and Eric Benesch plus the Inferno’s second round pick in the upcoming NLL supplemental draft in exchange for Barrie’s first overall pick in the supplemental draft. The Inferno hope that they will be able to land a star who has been cut by…
As the 2012 Clax season approaches let’s take a look at the defending creators champs the Oshweken Demons. The Demons last year were lead by a marvelous season from Chris Atwood who had 35 goals and 37 assists to lead the team in scoring with 77 points. Atwood will need to try to replicate this success in 2013 as he was the catalyst for the Demons offense last season. If…
In case you missed this with all of the MLL news happening yesterday, the Canadian Lacrosse Association decided it would be a good idea to now eject players for fighting. Essentially, that’s banning fighting. Players, media, and fans do not like this, as you can see below: I wonder whose idea it was to pass the no fighting rule. You think head shots were bad before wait til this season starts. #pisspoorrule —…
Hello again, its been a long hiatus since my last blog but a lot has gone on in the world of Brandon Turner. After a fantastic first ever Clax season the future looked bright, I was starting to get my game back after a concussion in 2010 and feeling better than ever. Then Murphys Law kicked in as we all know it loves to do and it came in the…
Toronto is yet another one of the new teams added to the Canadian Lacrosse League in 2013, moving away from Oshawa. Toronto, last season known as the Oshawa Machine, did not make the playoffs and are looking to find a way in this year. Brad Levick led the team in 2012 with 55 points, and behind him was Jackson Gair with 36. Last season Brendan Muise scored 12 points in…
Niagara, formerly the Peel Avengers, are looking to wreck havoc with the Canadian Lacrosse League. They have some new players in place and are looking to be a 2013 playoff team. Derek Collins is gone to Barrie, so the only goaltender they have from last year is Zach Bowen. Andrew Potter out of St. Catharines was the team’s top pick, so they have high expectations for him and their second…
The Barrie Blizzard enter 2013 as the only expansion team in the history of the Canadian Lacrosse League, and after taking talent from the other rosters, they look pretty good. Antony Lackey, a former Toronto Rock player, was selected from the Brampton Inferno. Colin Boucher from Durham, Travis Bland from Toronto, Jason Mainer from Toronto and Brice Queener from Niagara are all players of note who were picked. However, Bland…
The Canadian Lacrosse League began their pre season on Sunday when the Durham Turf Dogs and Toronto Shooting Stars played to a 12-12 tie. Scott Defrancesco of the Turf Dogs led all players with three goals. Blake Kenny of the Shooting Stars led all scorers with two goals and four assists. Other players of note on Toronto were Jackson Gair (2 goals 2 assists) and Tory Gardner (four penalty minutes)….