Posted on September 1st, 2010 by Walt
2010 Brampton Majors Team Photo
So there has been quite a bit going on in the Major Lacrosse Series for sports news and sports on the web while allsports was away on holidays in the past week. Three games have been played since my last post . The series has unfolded as allsports predicted, being very close and hard fought. Which is more than I can say about the Western Lacrosse Association final where New Westminster took out Victoria in four straight games.
- The Mann Cup
- After Brampton’s 10-8 overtime win, the teams went back to the Lakers home barn (Memorial Centre) tied at a game a piece. The Lakers won the game 12-9 but Brampton evened the series up again with a 8-4 win on their home floor at the Powerade Center .
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Posted on August 25th, 2010 by Walt
Brampton Player
Allsports was wondering what to write about for sports news or sports on the web when I decided to write about the lacrosse game I went to last night in Brampton. The two time defending Mann Cup Champion “Brampton Excelsiors” were taking on the “Peterborough Lakers“ for the eastern championship. The winner of the “best of seven” series will get the right to host the western champion for the Mann Cup, which is the trophy awarded to the senior men’s lacrosse champions of Canada.
Brampton Excelsiors 1893
Lacrosse has been played for a little while here in Brampton, in fact the Excelsior organization has been in existence since 1893, longer than the NHL or NFL have been around and rivaling Major League Baseball. The MLB has been around since 1901 but the National League has been in existence since 1876.
The Mann Cup
The game last night was entertaining to say the least and great value for the $10 admission. Brampton won the encounter by the score of 10-8 but they needed overtime to get the job done. The Lakers had tied the score with about 10 seconds left in regulation. Brampton needed the Game because the Lakers had taken the first game of the series at home 12-8. Brampton could not afford to be down two games to a very talented Lakers team.
Excelsiors vs Lakers
This series will be tough and hard fought and likely go a full seven games. The winner will then host the west for the Cup. The western final is being played between Victoria and New Westminster. New Westminster holds a 3-0 series lead.
Here is the rest of the Brampton Peterborough series schedule
Peterborough Lakers vs
Brampton Excelsiors
Sun Aug 27
Mon Aug 23
Thur Aug 26
Fri Aug 27
Sun Aug 29
TBA
TBA |
7 PM at Peterborough
8 PM at Brampton
8 PM at Peterborough
8 PM at Brampton
8 PM at Peterborough
at Brampton
at Peterborough |
Peterborough 12-8
Brampton 10-8 OT
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Games 6-7 if necessary
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Posted on August 22nd, 2010 by Walt
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If you have been following the NHL in the sports news or sports on the web this off season, you may be aware that there are some more rule changes that the NHL is looking at. Allsports thinks some of these changes may have some merit and to be honest you have to give the NHL’s research and development camp some credit for looking at ways to make the game better. Here are a few of the propositions which allsports thinks might have legs and be a change for the better in the game.
Tom Kostopoulos
The Hybrid Icing rule. This rule which is already in use in the United States Hockey League allows a judgment call by the linesman. The linesman determines whether a play will be called icing based on which player reaches the faceoff dot first. If he believes the attacking player will be the first to the puck, icing is waved off. If he believes the defending player will eventually win the race to the puck, the whistle is blown and the play stops dead at the faceoff dot, instead of inches from the end boards.
Kostopoulos hit on Van Ryn
Allsports gives a thumbs up to this rule change especially now that there is no interference allowed to slow up attacking forwards. The icing debate has been a hot topic for a couple of years now as you can see from a post I did way back in May of 2008 titled, “Does Hockey still need touch icing“. I think the NHL may have finally got it right with this rule, it keeps the excitement of the chase in the game but also allows more room so the defenseman is not a sitting duck to opposing forwards, like Van Ryn was with the hit above by Kostopoulos. This hit effectively ended Van Ryns career. If you read my post from way back in May of 2008 you will see the similarity from what I suggested to what this rule states. Again this rule should be a “NO Brainer” and implemented now.
Old Net extra mesh
Make the net shallower by 4 inches. With instant replay now the net could be shallower and there would not be a difference in deciding a goal. Back in the day the nets were deeper with the thought being that the puck would stay in the net. If you look at old footage you could see at one point where they hung a loose piece of mesh in the net to slow down the pucks momentum for that reason. As said now with instant replay it is not required and it will give an extra four inches of ice to play with behind the net. Allsports thinks this would be a good fit too but they may find that the games will become longer if they have to keep checking video.
The Ref
Having the second referee located off the playing surface. Allsports likes this idea too. If you must have a second Referee in the mix at least have him off the playing surface so he is not in the way. The Ref on the sidelines can be used only when needed to get the call right. As I have said before you cannot have two bosses on the ice, it is counter productive. The Ref on the ice should still be the number one guy.
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Posted on August 16th, 2010 by Walt
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So after allsports was away for his kids Ontario Games up in Sudbury he decided to get caught up on the sports news and sports on the web. He also needed to recharge the batteries so to speak after covering more than 1200 kilometers last week. We were done the day before the closing ceremonies so at $120 a night for a hotel room, allsports got the hell out of dodge missing the last of the political B.S.
I also had to have a chat with one of Ontario’s finest, just north of North Bay as well.You know when this happens that it usually results in a dent to the old pocket book and this case was no exception. He dropped the fine and the speed a bit but still you don’t usually say thank you when it costs you about $140 bucks.
North Bay on the Map
Anyway I digress, so back to the sports news and sports on the web. So I was looking through the sports news for the Toronto Sun on the web and noticed an article that stated ” Kaberle Stays a Leaf“. I had been wondering what was going on between Mr. Burke and Mr. Kaberle for a little while but the last thing I had heard was that Burke had as many as six suitors for Kaberle’s talents. Well I guess either the teams involved were not making very attractive offers for the defense man, or Burke underestimated Kaberle’s worth on the market.
Tomas Kaberle
But whatever it is, the bottom line now is that the window where Tomas Kaberle’s no trade clause was not an issue has evaporated. Kaberle’s no trade clause kicked back in as of Midnight yesterday. So now he can choose where he is traded for the 2010/2011 season. Kaberle will earn 4.25 million this year in the final year of the contract that expires next June. It is a bargain by today’s standards for a puck moving defenseman, but allsports guesses, not enough of one.
Maybe Burke asked for too much in return but in today’s NHL having a defense man that can make that first pass out of your zone is critical. It has to be done quickly and efficiently because with no interference allowed anymore forwards are on you in a heart beat and can hem you into your own zone where nothing good can happen. At 32 years of age Kabby is still one of the best at the first pass to clear the zone but he is getting a little long in the tooth for the Maple Leafs liking. Burke has said all along that he would not give him away and if they have to start camp with him it should make for some good battles to fill the other defense positions.
Tomas Kaberle moving the puck
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Posted on August 13th, 2010 by Walt
Hi everyone, allsports here for sports news and sports on the web. Just to follow up on my previous post on the Ontario Games I thought I would let you know a bit on what happened with my daughters woman’s field lacrosse team. I also decided not to bother with pictures that I took because they have to be reduced to such a size that you can’t really see anything of note anyway, very disappointing so why bother. Instead I will show a couple of pictures of the city of Sudbury, a great place to visit in the summer months.
Aerial view of Science North
As far as how the Brampton women made out, they won a silver medal after being defeated by Orangeville in the final. Brampton’s Midget boys box lacrosse team also won a silver medal. The Orangeville girls did play better than our team and were deserving of the gold medal. It was the old adage, your best players have to be your best players and unfortunately some of our best were invisible in the final game. The bottom line though is that the girls had fun and are better off for the experience. It was too bad that they decided to have rookie Ref’s do the gold medal game. They did not have a clue and ran around with their thumb up their ass for the whole game. I don’t blame them for the loss but they were brutal with poor judgment and missed calls on both sides. Allsports was shocked at the short sightedness of the organizers.
Sudbury views
You don’t like to say anything bad about the hosts and I am sure they did the best they could do but the location for lacrosse, both girls field and boys box was deplorable. The fields were as tough as concrete and as rough as cow pasture. Areas of sand a gravel were showing through. The arena for the box games was decrepit and run down. More attention should have been given to the profile of Canada’s national summer sport.
Sudbury sunset
Finally, the local politicians thought it might be a good idea to have the downtown main street all torn up for roadway construction during the games. This made for frustration in trying to move about the city. I know the season for construction is short in the north but they had known for two years that they were hosting the games. The planning was poor and there is no excuse for it.
All in all Sudbury might be a nice place to visit but I would not want to live there.
“No Guts No Glory”
Walt Webb
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