The Langley Thunder (2-3) will look to hand the Burnaby Lakers (2-0) their first loss of the 2014 Western Lacrosse Association (WLA) season at the Bill Copeland Sports Centre Friday night. Langley will look to continue momentum from a 13-10 defeat of the Coquitlam Adanacs Wednesday, June 4. Alex Turner (2 G, 6 A) led Thunder in the victory with eight points, while Athan Iannucci notched six points (1 G,…
Tonight in the WLA the Victoria Shamrocks host the Maple Ridge Burrards. Heading into tonight’s game the Shamrocks sit in first place in the WLA with seven points while Maple Ridge is close behind in second place with four points. In their last game the Shamrocks defeated New Westminster 9-7 and will look to keep their winning ways going against the Burrards. The Burrards on the other hand are on…
The defending MLL champion Chesapeake Bayhawks fall to an unimpressive 1-5 after losing in double overtime last night to the Rochester Rattlers (4-2) by an 8-7 score. Rattler attackman Kevin Leveille ended the game four and a half minutes into the second overtime to seal the home team victory. A slashing penalty on defenseman Michael Evans gave Rochester a power play and rookie attackman Myles Thompson made the extra pass…
On Saturday night the Rochester Knighthawks took home their third straight NLL championship. After the game, we spoke with the league’s commissioner George Daniel about the dynasty, how the new playoff format worked and the 2015 NLL season. George Daniel
Tomorrow night, the Boston Cannons will travel to Ohio to take on the Machine in a duel of 2-3 squads. The Cannons, led by the offense of Kevin Buchanan and Paul Rabil, have struggled thus far to find their rhythm, while the Machine has also been faced with inconsistencies in their first five games. The Machine are coming off of their first win since opening day; a 15-11 defeat over…
It was undoubtedly a great season for the NCAA, especially the America East Conference. All of the teams showed off their strengths, and had some amazing games this season. Honorable mentions go to Binghamton, UMBC, Stonybrook, and Albany, who together completed the top four in the America East Conference. Binghamton deservingly secured their second consecutive America East Championship Title this season. For UMBC, Matt Gregoire tied his scoring record…
Seeing as Brooklyn plays their first game of the 2014 MSL season tonight, Wednesday June 4, there are no statistics recorded yet. A clean slate to start over, to make a championship run, and to try new systems and formations. The Lakers had the privilege of playing two games already this summer. They enter this matchup with an impressive 2-0 record thus far. REDMEN Steve Priolo comes into the season…
This week we catch you up with all the important news around each Major League Lacrosse team, heading into week six of the season. Boston Cannons * Head coach John Tucker said of goaltender Jordan Burke, “He’s done his job, that’s for sure” and that the Cannons need to play better for him. He says they are their own worst enemy, throwing balls away and making mistakes. Charlotte Hounds *…
We were live on scene for the Rochester Rattlers win over the Florida Launch on Sunday. After the contest we caught up with Miles Thompson, making his MLL debut, and Casey Powell, who is having a terrific season in Major League Lacrosse. Miles Thompson Powell
This past weekend saw us up in action for a home game against the Pinewoods Smoke, a team who we recently beat in OT on the road by a final of 13-12 two weeks ago in a tightly contested game. We were missing many regulars so the score was probably a bit closer than it should have been for that one, but it set a good tone for the rematch…