NLL 2008 season cancelled
Well, it didn't take long for
the NLL to get greedy and bureaucratic. While I agree that the league did do a lot to advance minor lacrosse, I think it will also lead to the eventual demise of the semi-pro league. And if I had to choose between the WLA and the NLL, it's WLA all the way.
Labels: lacrosse, NLL
Craig Conn and the rumour mill
Here's an
interesting thread on Craig Conn's injury and whether or not NLL players should be banned from playing summer ball. I haven't heard anything official about a ban and likely won't. It is, after all, just a chatroom rumour. Still, it's neat getting the perspective of US fans who, sadly, only get to watch NLL games. Of course, I'd like to think that, given the choice between the NLL and the WLA, players like Conn would choose the latter. As far as I'm concerned, summer box lacrosse IS lacrosse.
Labels: Craig Conn, lacrosse, NLL, WLA
A little bit of history
I was in the library today reviewing some newspapers from 1906. I wasn't looking for lacrosse stories in particular, but a few jumped out at me. Below is an excerpt from the August 6 issue of The Daily News (published in New Westminster). The story is called, Beat Vancouver by Six to Four: New Westmtnstes [sic] Practically Cinch the Senior Lacrosse Championship for 1906--Nothing But Victory All Through the Season--Hard Work Well Done. (What a long title!)
"The mouthpiece of the Vancouver team, the sporting editor of the News-Advertiser, has announced since Saturday's game that they are sore on the decision given on the Maple Leaf protest and that they are seriously thinking of retiring from the association. This blithe sporting editor intimates that he would regard such a turn of affairs as sad, but quite justifiable. As if he had been asleep for a couple of months, he now rises to remark that the lacrosse season is just becoming interesting and that it would be nothing short of a calamity if the Vancouvers were to withdraw at this stage. All will agree that it would be too bad to see the Vancouvers drop out of the association, but will someone kindly explain how that could seriously affect the interest for the rest of the season? It could only affect the interest of people who are concerned about the questions of which Vancouver team shall take second place. The main interest of the season, that which has to do with the championship, was lost last Saturday."
It's interesting that in 1906, Vancouver had two lacrosse teams. Now they don't even have one (although there is talk about bringing the
Ravens back into the NLL).
Labels: 1906, Maple Leafs, New Westminster, NLL, Ravens, Senior Lacrosse Championship, Vancouvers
