Derek Keenan On Lacrosse Classified

On this week’s edition of Lacrosse Classified, we speak to the all-time NLL leader in coaching victories, Derek Keenan of the Saskatchewan Rush. We talk about the Rush’s home woes and away hot streak this past season, whether a contract extension is in the cards and who he believes is the Rush player that doesn’t get the accolades that they should.

We also get our first two teams into the final four in Stampede Tack’s #WhoYaGott in two terribly tight battles only enhanced by two teams pushing the vote and we set our matches up for the other two spots in the final four. In our G Wilson Construction’s Under Review, we discuss whether fighting still belongs in the NLL.

As always a big thank you to our sponsors, the Vancouver Warriors, Associated Labels and Packaging, Stampede Tack, G Wilson Construction. Oh yeah, don’t forget to visit Stampede.ca and use the promo code laxclass20 and code lacrosseclassified20 at PVL.com for 20% off both websites.

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Mitch Jones On Lacrosse Classified

On this week’s edition of Lacrosse Classified, we speak with MVP candidate Mitch Jones of the Vancouver Warriors. Jones is a player who really upped his game this year despite the team being outside the playoff race. We talk about life in self-isolation with his roommate Logan Schuss, his time spent playing NCAA hockey and how that developed his lacrosse game, his take on the Warriors season and his ventures outside the game of lacrosse.

Staying in routine form, we play Stampede Tack’s #WhoYaGott where we are down to the Elite 8 in the greatest box lacrosse team of all time and in our G Wilson Construction’s Under Review, we discuss which team we see on a potential downslide and which team could be on it way up the standings in the next few years.

As always a big thank you to our sponsors, the Vancouver Warriors, Associated Labels and Packaging, Stampede Tack, G Wilson Construction. Oh yeah, don’t forget to visit Stampede.ca and use the promo code laxclass20 for 20% off your order and get 20% off from PVL.com with code lacrosseclassified20.

We hope to help you miss lacrosse just a little bit less, each and every Tuesday.

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Glenn Clark On Lacrosse Classified

On this week’s edition of Lacrosse Classified. We speak with Glenn Clark, head coach of Team Canada and the New England Black Wolves who were sitting in first place in the NLL when the regular season was halted. We discuss the emergence of Doug Jamieson, the prowless of Callum Crawford, the development of Joe Nardella’s defensive game and how the Black Wolves continue to prepare in the event the playoffs do occur this season.

Evan and Jake also discuss who they would hand their regular season awards to in Quick Sticks. In G Wilson Construction’s Under Review, we discuss just how long certain leagues could wait until they would have to cancel their seasons. And we finish things off with another round of Stampede Tack’s #WhoYaGott where we are into the Sweet 16 round for the 1990’s and pre-1990’s.

As always a big thank you to our sponsors, the Vancouver Warriors, Associated Labels and Packaging, Stampede Tack, G Wilson Construction. 

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Mike Poulin On Lacrosse Classified

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On this week’s edition of Lacrosse Classified, Jake & Evan discuss the end of the regular season in the NLL and potential playoff scenarios and in Stampede Tack’s Who We Had, we have another battle that goes down to a single vote.

Our guest this week is Mike Poulin, goaltender for the Georgia Swarm and Team Canada. We discuss his recent videos on Twitter with his kids and his goalie gear competition, his training regiment during this downtime, the performance of the Swarm so far this season and why goaltenders’ statistics have improved so much this year.

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Dan Richardson, GM of the Vancouver Warriors in the National Lacrosse League, joins Jake and Evan on the Lacrosse Classified podcast. Listen to episode seventy-four below!

Dan Richardson On Lacrosse Classified

On this week’s edition of Lacrosse Classified, we get an update on the Vancouver Warriors from their GM Dan Richardson, and a recap on the season that was, including the signing of Brett Mydske. We chat about a number of players who started to show promise during the season and making a first round selection for the franchise in for the first time in several years.

We also catch up with lacrosse historian Steve Holroyd who assisted us on the pre-1990’s bracket of Stampede Tack’s #WhoYaGott greatest box lacrosse team of all time.  We talk everything from a 1945 Vancouver Burrards team that won the Mann Cup, to a 60’s dynasty at the Minto Cup in the Oshawa Green Gaels, to champions of the early renditions of the NLL prior to the current league.

Finally, we come back to the G Wilson Construction Under Review segment and discuss the multitude of “player lists” that players can be assigned to along with what each one means.

As always a big thank you to our sponsors, the Vancouver Warriors, Stampede Tack, G Wilson Construction and Associated Labels and Packaging.

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Joel Feld, EVP of Broadcast & Content at the National Lacrosse League, joins Jake and Evan on this episode seventy-three of the Lacrosse Classified podcast. We hope you enjoy!

Joel Feld On Lacrosse Classified

On this week’s edition of Lacrosse Classified, we head into Stampede Tack’s #WhoYaGott with two more nail-bitingly close races for the greatest lacrosse team of all time and open up our 1990’s bracket.

As always a big thank you to our sponsors, the Vancouver Warriors, Stampede Tack, G Wilson Construction and Associated Labels and Packaging.

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Veteran broadcaster Brian Shanahan joins Jake and Evan on this week’s edition of the Lacrosse Classified podcast. We hope you enjoy!

Brian Shanahan On Lacrosse Classified

On this edition of Lacrosse Classified, we turn to 22 year broadcasting veteran Brian Shanahan. Brian tells us stories of years past, the evolution of defensive specialists, and what lacrosse skills had a major effect in his brother Brendan’s NHL career.

Plus a recap of week 1 of the greatest box lacrosse team of all time and out week 2 picks in Stampede Tack‘s #WhoYaGott.

As always a big thank you to our sponsors, the Vancouver Warriors, Stampede Tack, G Wilson Construction and Associated Labels and Packaging.

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This week’s edition of the Lacrosse Classified podcast changes up as the world has also changed. There are no games to recap, no G Wilson Construction Under Review to be had. Evan and Jake do their best though to break down the impact of COVID-19, including what it could mean for this fall’s NLL draft.

Nick Sakiewicz Addresses NLL Coronavirus Situation On Lacrosse Classified

We have just one guest this week. It’s none other than the commissioner of the NLL, Nick Sakiewicz, who joins us on the program and recaps what has happened with the COVID-19 situation and what may occur going forward as the situation with the coronavirus develops.

Also, for Stampede Tack‘s #WhoYaGott, as there were no games last week, we instead started our version of the NCAA Basketball March Madness tournament with a 32-team field to discover the greatest box lacrosse team of all time, starting with the 2000’s regional with four big matchups to consider.

Thanks to the sponsors of the Lacrosse Classified Podcast: the Vancouver Warriors, Stampede Tack, G Wilson Construction and Associated Labels and Packaging.

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On this week’s edition of the Lacrosse Classified podcast, we have a unique show in that for the first time in the history of the podcast, an NLL crew chief, Todd Labranche joins us for an in-depth interview as to the life of an NLL referee, the training, coaching and weekly review work that is performed, and he talks about his call in Colorado that went viral on the internet and giving Jake a misconduct in a WLA game. Ben McIntosh of the Saskatchewan Rush joins us on the podcast in another exciting interview.

Todd Labranche, Ben McIntosh: Lacrosse Classified, Ep. 70

Ben McIntosh who plays for the Saskatchewan Rush and PLL’s Waterdogs.  McIntosh is fresh off of a big win over the Vancouver Warriors last week with a six point performance, and we talk about the Rush’s struggles at home, the return to a three-righty set and what it takes for Ben to be the best in the NLL at the quick stick.

As always, we recap Week 15 in the from around the National Lacrosse League, we play another round of Stampede Tack‘s #WhoYaGott where Evan has once again regained the lead over Jake by two games, and our Quick Sticks segment where we discuss penalizing players for squirting water at fans.

In G Wilson Construction‘s Under Review, we look into an unusual situation in Saskatchewan where a challenge on a no-goal call came during the TV timeout.

As always a big thank you to our sponsors of the Lacrosse Classified show: the Vancouver Warriors, Associated Labels and Packaging, Stampede Tack and G Wilson Construction.

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On this week’s edition of the Lacrosse Classified podcast, we recap Week 14 in NLL action that consisted of eight games and an unusual finish in Calgary that our G Wilson Construction Under Review had covered just a few weeks ago. Wesley Berg and Joe Nardella join us on the show.

Wesley Berg, Joe Nardella: Lacrosse Classified, Episode 69

First up on the program is Wesley Berg of the San Diego Seals, PLL Redwoods and Coquitlam Adanacs. We talk about his new start in San Diego, the team’s recent success and what it’s like to play with Austin Staats.

Then we speak with Joe Nardella of the New England Black Wolves, PLL Whipsnakes and recently signed with the New Westminster Salmonbellies. We talk about his Faceoff Factory business, the transition to playing defense as well as being a faceoff specialist in the NLL and the signing in New West.

As always, we play Stampede Tack‘s #WhoYaGott and we then put the rule differences for goalies between the NLL and CLA Under Review, finishing with our Quick Sticks segment.

As always a big thank you to our podcast sponsors: the Vancouver Warriors, Associated Labels and Packaging, Stampede Tack and G Wilson Construction.

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On this week’s edition of the Lacrosse Classified podcast, we look at a crazy finish in Georgia between the Swarm and Roughnecks, a defensive battle between the Rock and Thunderbirds and in G Wilson Construction‘s Under Review, we look back on two unusual challenges this past week  under the virtual goal rule in the NLL. Mike Accursi and Rhys Duch join us on the show.

Mike Accursi, Rhys Duch: Lacrosse Classified

Our first guest is the first-year head coach of the league-leading Halifax Thunderbirds, Mike Accursi.  We talk about the Thunderbirds success, the huge crowds that have turned up in Halifax and the contributions of Ryan Benesch and Graeme Hossack to the team.

Our second guest is the overtime hero in the 2019 NLL Cup Finals, from the Calgary Roughnecks and Victoria Shamrocks, Rhys Duch.  We discuss what it is like playing for Curt Malawsky, the return of Dane Dobbie and the rehab process Rhys had to undergo this past offseason with an achilles injury.

As always we play another round of Stampede Tack‘s #WhoYaGott with eight big games on the schedule in Week 14 and in quick sticks, the performance of a young goaltender from Saskatchewan in Laine Hruska who has been turning heads in the Arena Lacrosse League.

As always a big thank you to our Lacrosse Classified podcast sponsors: the Vancouver Warriors, Associated Labels and Packaging, Stampede Tack and G Wilson Construction.

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On this week’s edition of the Lacrosse Classified podcast, we look back at Week 12 of the National Lacrosse League and put a series of unusual calls Under Review from a thrilling finish in Halifax in our G Wilson Construction segment. Rob Hellyer and Zach Higgins join the show.

Rob Hellyer, Zach Higgins: Lacrosse Classified Podcast, Ep. 67

First up this week is Rob Hellyer of the Toronto Rock. Rob is tied for the league lead in goals scored after putting up a sock trick in Saturday’s win over Vancouver. We talk about the Rock’s offensive success despite some key injuries up front, his rehab from a devastating knee injury and his thoughts on Dan Dawson dropping the gloves on Saturday.

Next up is Zach Higgins, goaltender for the Philadelphia Wings, who currently leads the NLL in both goals against average and save percentage. We talk about his years as a backup leading up to the chance he received this year to be a starter, the change in confidence in Philly this year and one fantastic paint job on his helmet.

And as we record on Family Day in British Columbia and Saskatchewan, Evan brings two of his kids along for Stampede Tack’s #WhoYaGott, including Daryna who sits in 5th overall. In Quick Sticks, we hand out our NLL mid-season awards.

A big thank you to our partners: the Vancouver Warriors, Associated Labels and Packaging, Stampede Tack and G Wilson Construction.

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On this week’s episode of the Lacrosse Classified podcast, we recap Week 11 of the NLL which featured one of the finest displays of goaltending we’ve seen in a long time from both Dillon Ward and Evan Kirk. Ryan Dilks and Joel McCready join us on the show.

Ryan Dilks, Joel McCready: Lacrosse Classified Podcast

Our first guest is the 2016 NLL Defender of the Year, Ryan Dilks of the Saskatchewan Rush and St. Albert Miners. After taking a year off from the NLL due to firefighting training, Ryan leads the NLL in caused turnovers. We talk about the balance between lacrosse and the work of being a firefighter, his ability to anticipate the play and what it was like to come into the NLL as a 5th round pick.

Our second guest is Joel McCready of the Vancouver Warriors and New Westminster Salmonbellies. After a crucial overtime win in Rochester on Sunday that saw the Warriors catapult into second place in the west, we talk about what has changed in Vancouver over the last few years and overcoming an Achilles injury.

As always we play another round of Stampede Tack‘s #WhoYaGott where Evan takes a three-game lead and makes a surprising pick.  In G Wilson Construction Under Review, we take a detailed look into the fairly lengthy process that is a video review.

A big thank you to the Lacrosse Classified sponsors: the Vancouver Warriors, Associated Labels and Packaging, Stampede Tack, G Wilson Construction and Pure Vita Labs.

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On this week’s edition of the Lacrosse Classified podcast,  after a weekend in Vegas for both Jake & Evan — by which some miracle Jake survived — we put the issue of whether a future NLL expansion team in Vegas will work in our G Wilson Construction Under Review segment. Corey Small and Eric Penney join us on the show.

Corey Small, Eric Penney: Lacrosse Classified, Ep. 65

Also in Stampede Tack‘s #WhoYaGott, Evan’s lead is now at two games.

Our first guest is Corey Small of the Buffalo Bandits and the Peterborough Lakers, who scored the OT winner in both of Buffalo’s last two games. We talk about team chemistry, the impact a coach like John Tavares will have on a team and how important his eight years with the Victoria Shamrocks were to the development of his career.

Our second guest is the goaltender of the Vancouver Warriors, Eric Penney. Recently the Warriors gave Eric a huge boost of confidence after releasing Aaron Bold made him the clear-cut starter in Vancouver and Penney has rewarded them with perhaps the best two performances of his NLL career.

As always a big thank you to podcast our sponsors: the Vancouver Warriors, Associated Labels & Packaging, Pure Vita Labs, Stampede Tack & G Wilson Construction.

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This week on the Lacrosse Classified podcast, we dig deep into an eight-game NLL Week 8 that was full of surprises, and where our #WhoYaGott winner from 100 entries had just a 6-2 record. Holden Cattoni and Dan Lomas join us on the show.

Holden Cattoni, Dan Lomas: Lacrosse Classified Podcast, Ep. 63

From a massive upset in Long Island, as the New York Riptide took down the Georgia Swarm, to the Rochester Knighthawks having a very different pair of results, to the Colorado Mammoth only scoring five times against the Vancouver Warriors and then lighting up the Saskatchewan Rush the next night.  Because both expansion teams got their first win in franchise history, that’s where we are focusing our attention this week.

First up is Holden Cattoni of the Rochester Knighthawks.  Holden, a former Johns Hopkins star, was one of the first players to come out of Alberta’s Elev8 program into the NCAA.  Having played the 2018 season with the Calgary Roughnecks, Holden was then traded to Georgia in 2019 only to be surprisingly left unprotected in the expansion draft and was picked up with the 3rd overall pick by Rochester.  We talk about the expansion draft and life with the Knighthawks, the growth of the team’s offense and life outside of lacrosse living in the Washington D.C. area.

Next up is Dan Lomas of the New York Riptide.  Much like Cattoni, Dan is now with his third team in three years, after being let go by the former Rochester Knighthawks and Vancouver Warriors, he has persevered and found a new home with the Riptide.  We talk about life with the Riptide, the leadership of Dan MacRae and Dan’s growth as a lacrosse player from High Point to the NLL.

We then put gambling in lacrosse in our G. Wilson Construction Under Review segment and play another round of Stampede Tack‘s #WhoYaGott where Evan maintains a one-game lead over Jake as both went 4-4 last week. Of the five games this week, neither one is confident in four of the picks.  As well in News and Notes, the excitement both Evan and Jake have for the Riptide’s signing of Myles Jones.

As always a big thank you to our sponsors, Associated Labels and Packaging, Stampede Tack, G. Wilson Construction, Pure Vita Labs and the Vancouver Warriors.

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This week on the Lacrosse Classified podcast, we have not two, but three guests on the lineup. Pat Gregoire, Matt Rambo and Devan Kaney all join the show.

Pat Gregoire, Matt Rambo, Devan Kaney: Lacrosse Classified, Ep. 62

First up is the color commentator for the Halifax Thunderbirds and contributor to Lacrosse Flash, Smokin’ Pat Gregoire. We talk about the success of the Thunderbirds, what it takes to get his hair in place, and has his man-crush changed from Bradley Kri to Graeme Hossack?

Secondly, we speak with Matt Rambo of the Philadelphia Wings and Whipsnakes of the PLL. We speak about the recent success of the Wings, the transition of his game to the box game, the growth of the US men’s box lacrosse team and scoring the overtime winner in the PLL championship.

Finally, this week we have Devan Kaney of the NLL and field reporter for the Philadelphia Wings. Devan produces a number of segments for the NLL every week including The Rundown and Huddle Up. We talk about her recent trips to LaxCon and San Diego, who her memorable player interviews were with and who is her favorite analyst to talk to.

As always we go Under Review, brought to you by G Wilson Construction and this week we explain the Alterna Cup. Plus we’ve got Stampede Tack‘s #WhoYaGott where Evan takes his accustomed spot on top of the standings with eight games to pick from this week. And we have our first-ever female winner of Who Ya Gott!

As always a big thank you to our sponsors for the podcast Pure Vita Labs, the Vancouver Warriors, Associated Labels and Packaging, Stampede Tack and G Wilson Construction.

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On this week’s edition of Lacrosse Classified, we talk about goaltending depth in the NLL in our G Wilson Construction Under Review and Jake manages to win last week’s Stampede Tack Who Ya Gott, but we don’t hand him the prize. Jeff Shattler and Lyle Thompson join us on the show.

Jeff Shattler, Lyle Thompson: Lacrosse Classified, Ep. 61

First up is former NLL MVP, Jeff Shattler of the Saskatchewan Rush. We talk about the adjustment to the three lefty system and about the growth of lacrosse in Saskatchewan and the Shattler Lacrosse Academy.

Then we have another former MVP, Lyle Thompson of the Georgia Swarm. We get into such a detailed talk about life with Lyle that we almost forget to talk about lacrosse.

As always a big thank you to our sponsors, Pure Vita Labs, the Vancouver Warriors, Associated Labels and Packaging, Stampede Tack & G Wilson Construction.

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On this week’s edition of Lacrosse Classified, we have a big eight games on hand in Week 5 to sift through in this week’s Stampede Tack Who We Had and discuss how important were faceoffs this weekend. Kevin Crowley and Bradley Kri join us on the show.

Kevin Crowley, Bradley Kri: Lacrosse Classified

In Under Review, we look at the delay-of-game penalty assessed to Calgary on Saturday night and revisit when we talked about their travel schedule with Curt Malawsky just a few months earlier.

Our first guest is the Big Cat, Kevin Crowley of the Philadelphia Wings. The first overall pick in the 2011 NLL draft put up 7 points in a key 8-7 win over Calgary Saturday night. We talk about the final possession, what it means to play in Philly where Kevin has lived for the past 7 years and what his worst travel nightmare has been in his NLL career.

Second up is Bradley Kri of the Toronto Rock. Kri is one of the most improved players in 2019, we talk about the Rock’s win over Rochester this past weekend, how much of a toll taking faceoffs has on his body and Pat Gregoire’s man-crush on Brad.

As always a big thank you to our sponsors Pure Vita Labs, the Vancouver Warriors, Associated Labels & Packaging, Stampede Tack and G Wilson Construction.

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This week on Lacrosse Classified we have just two games to recap in Stampede Tack‘s Who We Had, but have a massive eight games for this week’s Who Ya Gott. Robert Hope and Brad Challoner join us on the show.

Editor’s Note: We’d like to give an official “Santa Warning.” If you have kids tuning in to the podcast along with you, be careful about them listening as we talk about some real truths about the big man…

Robert Hope, Brad Challoner: Lacrosse Classified

In the wake of the Brett Mydske free agent signing, we add some compensatory picks in our G Wilson Constriction Under Review.

First up, we have Robert Hope of the Colorado Mammoth, Peterborough Lakers and Team Canada. We discuss the Mammoth’s early success on defense, their big overtime win against Calgary and ask the question, “Is the Mann Cup safe?”

Next up is the voice of the Vancouver Warriors, and former host of Lacrosse Classified Brad Challoner. We discuss the impact of the Brett Mydske signing, the performance of the Warriors to date and Brad’s affliction with Christmas music.

As always a big thank you to our sponsors Pure Vita Labs, the Vancouver Warriors, Associated Labels and Packaging, Stampede Tack and G Wilson Construction.

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On this edition of Lacrosse Classified, we have two guests who had big games in Week 3 of the NLL schedule. Callum Crawford and Keegan Bal join us on the show.

Callum Crawford, Keegan Bal: Lacrosse Classified

First up is Callum Crawford of the New England Black Wolves.  The veteran — who fell just short of the league scoring title last season — has been ripping it up in the NLL through two games again this year.  We talk about the Black Wolves’ success, the rise of Douggie Jamieson, Callum’s interesting flight to Saskatoon this past weekend and the success of his program in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Next up is Keegan Bal of the Vancouver Warriors who had 8 points in the Warriors win over the Riptide on Saturday.  Bal’s story is an interesting one in which two years ago, he found himself out of a job in the NLL and was playing Senior B lacrosse in St. Albert when he got the call from Dan Richardson of the Warriors to come to camp to try out.  The Warriors, who were looking for diamonds in the rough to build on their depth, embraced Bal, who repaid them with a 30 goal season in 2019, including a 14-point performance against Philadelphia in one game.

As always, we recap Week 3 in our Stampede Tack‘s Who We Had, we play #WhoYaGott where Evan and Jake are even in the standings again, news and notes, and in our G Wilson Construction Under Review, we explore a rule change which is still confusing teams, fans and officials alike in mucking the ball in the crease.

As always a big thank you to our sponsors Pure Vita Labs, the Vancouver Warriors, Associated Labels and Packaging, Stampede Tack and G Wilson Construction.

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