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B.C. Junior A, Ontario Junior A, RMLL, Road to the Minto Cup

Games of the Week: Minto Cup action heats up

The playoffs keep rollin’ on and players keep grindin’ it out. As the summer winds down, players begin to feel the wear and tear that a full season of box takes on the body. But players keep pushing through it in their efforts to make it to the Minto Cup tournament. With two teams in Ontario having punched their tickets already, B.C. and Alberta contenders stand locked at 1-1 in both their series as they battle to see who will represent their respective province. These same match-ups continue on into this week’s ‘Games to Watch’ as they certainly are games to watch. Man I love the playoffs. Check these out: READ MORE »

RMLL

The unsung MVP contenders of Alberta Jr. A lacrosse

Every team has that guy. That guy. The one who does it all one game and then does it all a little better the next but no matter what he does, it isn’t his name going up in headlines. It isn’t his name that gets rattled off when Alberta’s best are being discussed. And it sure isn’t his name in an NLLinsider breakdown of who you need to know from Alberta Jr. A because maybe somebody neglected to put it in there. Who would have done such a thing? READ MORE »

RMLL

Alberta Jr. A lacrosse update

It’s often said that stats don’t tell the whole story. And that’s true. They can’t even talk. But while the scoring statistics in Alberta Jr. A lacrosse may not sum up everything that’s been going on in the wild wild west, it sure does shine a light on the top two teams in the league. A look at the scoring studs and current standings after the jump. READ MORE »

B.C. Junior A, Ontario Junior A, Ontario Junior B, RMLL

Weekend scores and game story links from Jr. A and B

Plenty of action in B.C., Alberta, and Ontario this weekend, so here’s a quick look at who did what against who. A bit of the same ol’ same ol’ from Orangeville, a rough weekend for Akwesasne, and a look at the team that finally topped the Coquitlam Adanacs in B.C. Junior ball. READ MORE »

RMLL

Names you should know from Alberta Jr. A lacrosse: the runners edition

With the Minto Cup being a tourney between three provinces, every Jr. A fan needs to be informed of the top threats of the East, West, and the area in between. Today we take a look at the most dangerous forwards, defenders, and two-way players that could be on their way from Alberta to Brampton come August. READ MORE »

B.C. Junior A, Ontario Junior A, Ontario Junior B, RMLL

A rundown of today’s British Columbia, Ontario and Alberta junior lacrosse action

Two out West and one each in Alberta and Ontario in ‘A’ ball, while Ontario Jr. B lacrosse will get busy with seven games starting at 4:00 PM. READ MORE »

RMLL, Road to the Minto Cup

Minto Cup Q&A with Tyler Pridham, captain of the Jr. A Mountaineers

Preparing a team to do battle for the top prize in Jr. A lacrosse is hard enough as it is. Factor in the fact that the beernut gallery is under the impression that your team doesn’t belong in the Minto Cup in the first place and the degree of difficulty increases exponentially. Lucky for the Calgary Mountaineers, they’ve got Tyler Pridham at the helm. Easily one of the top defenders in the province and recently voted the hardest-working player in the league, Captain Pridham spent Friday night foiling Victoria’s plans for a blow-out and tonight will go up against the Edmonton Miners in this summer’s biggest battle of Alberta. Before he got down to the business of spoiling some scorer’s night, Pridham took the time to discuss what it’s like to be written off, being born with no natural skill, and what you’re going to be saying about his team by the time this whole thing’s over. READ MORE »

RMLL

Edmonton Miners win Alberta once again

Once again for the Edmonton Miners it didn’t matter that they didn’t finish first in the regular season, it didn’t matter that they were going up against a team that’s looked primed for the Minto Cup all season, and it certainly didn’t matter that they lost game one of the Alberta Jr. A finals. The perennial provincial champs—2005 being the only exception—switched into playoff mode and wiped out the Edmonton Eclipse four games to one to take top spot and earn another trip to the Minto. READ MORE »

RMLL

Fish out of Water: Seasons ending

It’s been a few weeks since my last article and a few things have happened since then. We lost a tough series to the Edmonton Eclipse and watched as they move on to play the Edmonton Miners for the Provincial Championship. I came home to the States to finish off my summer here and now I can look back at my time spent up in the Great White North. READ MORE »

RMLL, Road to the Minto Cup

Miners take 2-1 series lead, Giourmetakis expected back for Game 4

Last night the Edmonton Miners dropped the Edmonton Eclipse 10-4 in Game 3 of their best-of-seven series, also taking a 2-1 series lead in what is turning out to be one of the most heated series in all of this summer’s Junior A post-season.

The Miners were led by Lucas Huyser-Wierenga’s three goals as well as Nate Schmidt’s four helpers, landing Schmidt at the top of Alberta’s playoff scoring race with now 23 points over six post-season games.

Game 3 saw the Eclipse without Co-Head Coach Dave Pym on the bench. Pym had been ejected from Game 2 in the series and was handed a one game suspension, which was served last night. READ MORE »