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Last night’s NLL draft in Buffalo may not have produced many surprises, but there’s still a ton to talk about. The influx of Western young guns, the potential for future blockbuster trades and Zack Greer dropping to No. 3 are just a few of the topics that Teddy Jenner and I talk about on this draft recap podcast.
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In front of a boisterous 2100 fans, the hometown New Westminster Salmonbellies put on an inspired effort to take game 5 of the 2009 Mann Cup finals 10-8. We continue to witness great game after great game as both teams are pulling out all the stops and most defiantly leaving it all on the floor. For the fans, it’s a shame that we have to wait until Friday night for game 6 but the players will welcome the day off. But when Friday does roll around, it will be standing room only as the Bellies look to wrap up their record 25th Mann Cup title. READ MORE »
“A tight game, wow!” said ‘Bellies coach Bob Salt of the critical Game 4 victory. “I think we got a bit nervous at the end there, but we battled, we ran.”
“They’re a really good team,” added Salt, whose ‘Bellies fell down by a score of 4-2 after one period and 6-3 half-way through the game. “It’s hard to claw back on them, they’re a veteran team that keeps the ball and doesn’t give it up… But I think when we ran we gave them a lot of trouble.” READ MORE »
Did you really expect anything else? After the double overtime marathon that was game 3, both teams took to the wooden floor at Queens Park and once again put on a fantastic showing for the 2500 fans. The series is now all tied up at two and we are set for a dramatic best of three series to determine the 2009 Mann Cup champion. Game 5 goes tomorrow night and after the first four games there is very little to decipher between the two squads. READ MORE »
According to the team, the four aforementioned have work commitments that they could not get out of: Dawson as a new fire-fighter, Hominuck and Cosmo as school teachers. READ MORE »
It just keeps getting better. As ‘Rabid Camel’ also accurately summed up on the NLL Forums: “Totally insane series so far…this may be a MANN Cup everyone remembers for a generation…back to back OT games following a game 1 brawl, a player suspended 3 games who didn’t even make the hit, fire alarms going off in OT in Queens Park arena, Doyles helmet and chinstrap constantly popping off and a controversial game winning goal in sudden death OT, clutch goals by clutch players at critical times – aka Cliff Smith shorthanded goal to tie the game and send to OT…and aside from all of that just some great lacrosse to watch from both teams…”
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Its only game three and the 2009 Mann Cup is defiantly making a run for one of the greatest of all time! After the rest day Sunday both teams came out and put on a defensive clinic in a back and forth game that lasted over three hours and ended on a double overtime goal by Brampton’s Colin Doyle. The series continues to provide fans with great memories and pulse raising action. READ MORE »
One more point and Sanderson will tie Paul Gait for ninth place in the record books. The Brampton Excelsiors’ forward could even climb as high as third place before this series is done; The Top 5 all-time Mann Cup scorers and more on New West’s top young guns after the jump. READ MORE »
After two hard matches, including an epic first game brawl, the fight for the Mann Cup between Brampton and New West is knotted up at one heading into tonight’s third game at Queen’s Park Arena in B.C.
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The two competitors in this year’s 2009 Mann Cup are taking a little more time in bed today and enjoying a much deserved day off. Its rest day out west and after the first two games of the national championships we’ve pretty much already seen it all. What the remaining games have to offer is still up for grabs but if you aren’t keeping a close eye on this series, you aren’t a fan of lax. READ MORE »
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