Date:10/13/2015  Source:CLA National Tournaments
The 2015 Canadian Lacrosse Association's National Championship season concluded this past weekend with the Senior Men's Field nationals, the 2015 Ross Cup. The undefeated Centre-Wellington Wolves faced the Hamilton Bengals in the final matchup to see who claimed the title of National Champions. Hamilton earned their right to the finals when the defeated the London Molly Blooms in an 11-1...
Date:09/12/2015  Source:CLA National Tournaments
The Victoria Shamrocks are the 2015 Mann Cup champions The Shamrocks claimed the Canadian Senior A national title with a 12-6 victory over the Peterborough Lakers in Game 6. For complete game stats, visit: http://www.wlalacrosse.com/stats/game//214/36362 CONGRATULATIONS TO THE VICTORIA SHAMROCKS! ...
Date:09/10/2015  Source:CLA National Tournaments
By: Reynold Comeault Photo: Kevin Light Photography With the 2015 Mann Cup Championship tied up at 2 games apiece, game # 5 goes in the books as the first game of the best of 3 for the prized chalice. Steve Priolo opened the scoring just 3:37 into the game as he threw an overhand shot from outside the dotted arc putting it past Matt Vinc. Mitch Jones fed Cory Conway who scored on a be...
Date:09/09/2015  Source:CLA National Tournaments
By: Reynold Comeault Photo: Kevin Light Photography The stage was set for pivotal swing game #4 of the 2015 Mann Cup Championship. The Victoria Shamrocks with a 2 to 1 series lead certainly had the Peterborough Lakers playing as if they were on notice. The Lakers came out playing very tight defensively pushing as far out on defence as they have in the series. Rhys Duch struck ea...
Date:09/08/2015  Source:CLA National Tournaments
By Reynold Comeault Another big crowd filed into the Q Centre in anticipation of the action to come in game # 3 of the 2015 Mann Cup Championship. The partisan Victoria Shamrock faithful weren’t going to be disappointed on this night. The Peterborough Lakers however drew first blood as Brad Self scored a transition goal just 1:48 in. Prior to Corey Small scoring to tie the...
Date:09/06/2015  Source:CLA National Tournaments
The 2015 Mann Cup kicked into second gear with game number two featuring a much more spirited and old school feeling. The Peterborough Lakers came out with a noticeably different offensive game plan from the starting whistle. After setting up a familiar isolation utilizing Curtis Dickson’s ability to spin from checks, the Lakers set up a top side seal and Adam Jones scored the ga...
Date:09/05/2015  Source:CLA National Tournaments
The heavily anticipated 2015 Mann Cup Championship was set to begin at the sold out and very energetic Q Centre in Victoria. The long wait for the Victoria Shamrocks had finally ended while the ink had barely dried on the Peterborough Lakers MSL Championship banner, won just 4 short days ago. The game’s first period came and went in a very tentative fashion similar to that of a H...
Date:09/03/2015  Source:CLA National Tournaments
Leading into Saturday's championship matchups, playoff action starts today at the 2015 President's Cup. The Six Nations Rivermen will face the quarterfinal winner of Rockyview Knights vs. Onondaga Redhawks, while host team St. Catharines Saints will take on the quarterfinal winner of the Capital Region Axemen vs. the Snake Island Muskies matchup. Semifinal games start at 5pm (EST) ...
Date:09/02/2015  Source:CLA National Tournaments
Victoria, BC – Mann Cup tickets are selling fast and furious, as Victoria Shamrocks opened ticket sales to the general public Monday morning at 9AM. The small office is working hard to keep up with the demand – we appreciate fans patience in processing the orders day #1. Day #2 of sales promises to have all channels running smoothly -here is a brief run down of ticketing updates: G...
Date:08/31/2015  Source:CLA National Tournaments
Championship Game Team Ontario spread their offense out with nine different goal scorers finding their names on the scoresheet. Jonathan Donville, Matthew Gaudet and Justin Scott each netted a pair for Team O, with single markers added by Benjamin Utrosa, Dalton Follows, Tyler Stinson, Curtis Woodland, Connor McClelland, and Tristan Hanna. Riley Phillips was the leading goal scorer for Tea...
Date:08/31/2015  Source:CLA National Tournaments
Championship Game Seth Van Schepen had four goals, Dyson Williams and Graydon Hogg each had two goals, with Josh Dawick, Declan Conlon and Joey Szabo also scoring for Team Ontario. Tyler Ewen, Gabriel Procyk and Finn Stark scored two and Daniel Chand also scored for Team BC. The game was tied at 6-6 halfway through the third quarter, but Team Ontario scored late in the third to take a two goal ...
Date:08/30/2015  Source:CLA National Tournaments
By Shane Madill Six Nations Arrows wins another one-sided game over Coquitlam Adanacs by a score of 9-4 to take the series 4-2 and win the 2015 Minto Cup. The Arrows jumped out to a 2-0 lead just 5 minutes and 37 seconds into the first period, and proceeded to hold the lead for the rest of the game. An efficient offence with contributions from nearly the entire team, Six Nations mana...
Date:08/23/2015  Source:CLA National Tournaments
After a week of tough, exciting lacrosse the final six were set to play on the final day of the 2015 Founders' Cup at the Max Bell Centre in Calgary, AB. Starting at 11:45am Sunday morning, the Saskatchewan S.W.A.T. took on the Manitoba Blizzard for the Tier 2 Championship, Larry Bishop Trophy. The Blizzard clinched the Tier 2 championship with a 9-6 victory over the S.W.A.T. Later in ...
Date:08/21/2015  Source:CLA National Tournaments
The Ontario Junior 'A' Lacrosse League (OJALL) and the Canadian Lacrosse Association (CLA) announed today that all games of the 2015 Minto Cup - Canada's Junior 'A' Box Lacrosse National Championships - will be available online via pay-per-view webcast. The OJALL have partnered with JVI Sports Network to bring all the action of the 2015 Minto Cup to lacrosse fans and supports ...
Date:08/06/2015  Source:CLA National Tournaments
The 2015 Western Canadian Finals start tonight. BC Junior A Champions, the Coquitlam Adanacs have traveled to Alberta to battle in a best-of-five series over five days against the Alberta Junior A Champions, the Okotoks Raiders. All five games will be played at Max Bell Arena, Calgary, AB The 2015 Western Canadian Finals schedule is as follows: GAME 1: Thursday August 6, 2015 ...
Date:10/21/2014  Source:CLA National Tournaments
Original Press Release: http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/-1958367.htm Department of Canadian Heritage October 16, 2014 His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, today proclaimed 2015 the Year of Sport in Canada in a ceremony on Parliament Hill. The Honourable Bal Gosal, Minister of State (Sport), attended the event, which included the ceremonial torch...
Date:09/03/2014  Source:CLA National Tournaments
The rematch is set. The Six Nations Pro-Fit Chiefs and Victoria Shamrocks will begin their best-of-seven Mann Cup championship series at 8pm Friday at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena. After knocking off the Peterborough Lakers Sunday in Game 7 to capture its second-straight Major Series Lacrosse championship, they earned the right to host the national championship series and chance to renew the riva...
Date:08/18/2014  Source:CLA National Tournaments
The 2014 Founders' Cup, the Canadian Lacrosse Association's (CLA) Junior 'B' National Championship, is set to take place August 19-24 in Halifax's historic Halifax Forum. Set right in the heart of Halifax, the Halifax Forum will be the home of the best junior 'B' lacrosse players in all of Canada as seven teams from across the country faceoff against one another...
Date:08/11/2014  Source:CLA National Tournaments
Get ready B.C. lacrosse fans! High-energy, high-skilled, intense lacrosse action is coming your way. One of the oldest and most prestigious trophies in Canada’s sports history, The Minto Cup is returning to British Columbia for the 2014 Minto Cup championship. Hosted by the British Columbia Lacrosse Association (BCLA) and the BC Junior 'A' Lacrosse League (BCJALL) in conjuncti...