Lacrosse Playground

Last weekend, the McGill Redmen won their first playoff game and clinched a final four spot in the CUFLA championships. They have also had six players named to the All-Canada team. Here is their regular season highlight reel. And yes, our friends to the North play their regular season in the Fall. Read More…

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Lehigh head men’s lacrosse coach Kevin Cassese will man the sidelines in Denver this Saturday, Sept. 8, when the U.S. National Team faces Canada in the “Duel in Denver.” It will mark the first time the current U.S. staff will coach together as they begin preparation for the 2014 FIL World Championships. United States’ head coach Richie Meade named his assistants in February, which includes Cassese, Dave Pietramala of Johns Hopkins and Jeff Tambroni of Penn State. Read More…

Two lacrosse teams engaged in a fight July 20, which ended with one player getting knocked out. Two days later – keep up – the same two teams played AGAIN and a fight ensued. The first game was an apparent semi-final game, but they somehow played again two days later? You couldn’t pay me to learn the ins-and-outs of Canadian indoor. And another thing, don’t these guys look like teenagers? Read More…

The schedule became clear to us today. Tomorrow we must beat the Dutch for the chance to play the Welsh once more, if we win both of these games we get 9th place. If we lose to the Dutch we play the Koreans, a fight for 11th place. This made our goal very clear – we must beat a team we have beaten to play a team who have beaten us, making both games perhaps harder mentally thanks to the history. Read More…

Today, was all about lifting team morale after yesterday’s loss against the Welsh. With the team deflated and most of our minds clearly in the wrong place, we were taken out for an unconventional training session. Rather than running drills, we ran six-on-six for 1 or 2 hours, hacking pieces out of each other and generally letting some steam off – none of us were ready to think about walk-throughs. The weather helped, with the sun hot enough to allow just pinnies. We reminded ourselves that although we could now only finish 9th, if we won our next game we could face the Welsh again, motivation enough to get everyone’s head back where it should be. I personally found ice cream, Subway, and muffins helped me get over the loss. Read More…

DETROIT — The regular season is over in the Ontario Jr. A Lacrosse League (OJALL) and it’s now time for the playoffs as the University of Detroit Mercy has seen a few of its men’s lacrosse players shine in the summer lacrosse league. Read More…

Philly – With great sadness, the Philadelphia Wings announced that former Wings coach and player Chris Sanderson passed away today at age 38. Sanderson, who played two seasons for the Wings and served as an assistant coach from 2005 to 2011, passed away after a three-and-a-half year battle with brain cancer. He leaves behind his wife Brogann and daughters Stevie and Clementine. Read More…

Here is a video from LaxKingsTV on YouTube which features Mark Matthews scoring his first career MLL goal. A sick one-hander from the strong lefty Canadian, shows he can compete with the big boys. Mark Matthews finished the game with 4 goals, 1 assist in a 18-16 loss to the Chesapeake Bayhawks. Read More…

Our friend, Keith Gagne, alerted us about an amazing lacrosse goal earlier today. So, we obviously gave it a look and were blown away. Langley Thunder’s Athan Iannucci caught a pass on the run one-handed and decided to fly through the air, subsequently dunking the ball into the goal. Read More…

After watching the movie, Goon, over the weekend, I finally understand why hockey players fight. However, my understanding for lacrosse players fighting is still unfounded. Maybe you can appreciate it a little more by watching three fights from the NLL over the weekend. Read More…