A man’s resume can tell you a lot about who he is. More importantly, it can often tell what he might be able to accomplish in the future. Before becoming an emerging NLL star on the Calgary Roughnecks, Tanner Cook was an elite lacrosse player at the University of North Carolina (UNC), the Hill Academy,
Latrell Harris was a late(r) bloomer when it came to learning lacrosse, but with the way the 25-year-old has been playing this season, and all of his professional career for that matter, you’d never know that he didn’t start playing until his pre-teen years. As is usually the case with young Canadians, if they don’t
Taite Cattoni has always wanted to follow in his older brother Holden’s footsteps; In recent weeks, Taite has been stepping out from under Holden’s shadow. When Taite was a young boy – these were the days before he began playing organized lacrosse – he remembers waiting outside of the local rink in DeWinton, Alberta, practicing
Losing is difficult. How you respond and adapt to that adversity shows your true character. The Albany FireWolves have been eliminated from playoff contention in the 2022-23 NLL Season. Yet, that hasn’t deterred seasoned veteran Brett Manney and the 3-13 FireWolves from leaving everything on the floor in the attempt to play the role of
The Vancouver Warriors Brandon Goodwin was raised to play a tough, never-give-up brand of lacrosse. He was raised to be the type of player that the Warriors’ newest Head Coach, Troy Cordingley, would want on one of his teams. Not that it needs to keep being brought up, but the Warriors have undergone unprecedented changes
Confidence can transform an ordinary athlete into an extraordinary one. It can all change in a flash. Growing up in Baldwinsville, New York, a suburb outside of Syracuse, Charlie Bertrand had known about box lacrosse, but had never played more than a hybrid pick-up version of the game. Through his youth, Bertrand excelled in the
In the world of sports, competitive athletes can work their entire lives to achieve greatness only to have that dream taken away from them in a split second. During his junior year at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in 2019, Patrick Shoemay tore his ACL. His goal of becoming an NCAA champion now seemed
Lacrosse has survived and thrived in many indigenous communities because it has been past down from generation to generation for centuries. It is more than a sport; it is a piece of cultural identity. Younger, increasingly influential lacrosse players can thank the men that learned the game before them for everything they now know. The
The National Lacrosse League can be cutthroat. Making your way onto an active roster can be a grind. Sometimes you won’t succeed on your first, second, or even third try – it can be that difficult. Panther City Lacrosse Club’s Dean Fairall was one of those guys that had to fight tooth and nail year
There are meaningful ties between the Rush organization and Indigenous communities that have been blossoming over the last decade. Heading into this NLL season, Marshall Powless – the lone Indigenous player on the team – is now ready to bear the responsibility of being a beacon of hope and a guiding light to Indigenous youth.