MSL- Major Series Lacrosse

[Canadian Lax]

Well the MSL season is underway and was jsut wondering who everyone is cheering for. To me theres is nothing better then summer box.

So a few questions for everyone....

1.) who you fav team?
--Barrie, St. Regis
2.) What your fav arena?
--Brampton Powerade Centre is nice, but ill take anything with air conditioning
3.) who do you think will come out on top?
--Brampton i think
4.) what your fav part of summer box??....can be MSL, Sr.a or b.
--how its played with the old school feel


Right now the standings go like this:

2007 MSL Standings
Team GP W L T PTS
Brampton 5 5 0 0 10
St. Regis 3 2 1 0 4
Peterborough 2 2 0 0 4
Brooklin 5 2 3 0 4
Barrie 2 1 1 0 2
KW Kodiaks 5 1 4 0 2
Six Nations 4 0 4 0 0


Heres the MSL website:

http://www.majorserieslacrosse.net/

[ChiefsLacrosse1]

just to clarify...MSL is basically Sr.A, who play for the minto, right?

[laxgoalieking]

they play for the MANN cup.

[ChiefsLacrosse1]

right, thats what i meant... i was just reading the Jr.a and Jr.b surprises thread.

[lax_gal1910]

Its all about Brampton this year...they were stripped of the Mann cup final after losing game 6 in overtime in the 'boro...they are definatley coming out on top.
As for Barrie...with Steenhuis is the lineup, I presume theyll be third behind Peterborough.

[Stonewall35]

1.) who you fav team?
--Peterborough
2.) What your fav arena?
--No comment, haven't been to an OLA Major arena
3.) who do you think will come out on top?
--Peterborough
4.) what your fav part of summer box??....can be MSL, Sr.a or b.
--how its played with the old school feel
--wood sticks are allowed

When it comes to recent history (since 1996), the home team has won the Mann Cup every year (even numbered years - OLA Major champion, odd numbered years - WLA champion).

The worst example of this was in 1998 when Brampton had back room politics in their favour. Brampton and the then Buffalo Gamblers were playing in the OLA final. Had Buffalo won that series, the Mann Cup would have been cancelled that year because the CLA didn't want an American team winning the most prized trophy in Canadian lacrosse.

[terryhhh]

team -boro but like brampton barrie and a few ola msl teams barn queens park newwest beautiful the montreal forum of lax favorite part the overall intensity that is not carried to the nll nll looks like field lacrosse indoor whereas most of my friends agree summer ball is so much more intense they play each other often and out west here tight as f%^& this year looks like the bellies in first but from there take your pic I mam say newwest coq final bellies lakers mann cupp (hope I didn't hijack an msl ola thread!! lol)

[OldPtboBoy]

Team : Peterborough Lakers
Arena : Brampton
MSL Champion : PeterboroughLakers
MSL Scoring Champion : Scott Evans
MSL Best Goaltender : Pat O'Toole / Derek Collins
Highest Attendance : Peterborough Lakers / Peterborough Memorial Center

Mann Cup Champion : I like the Easts chances this year without Cosmo out west.

Favorite Part of MSL:

It's real lacrosse. The NLL has stripped the game of much of it's roughness. (following the lead of the NHL who have screwed hockey up to an almost unrecognizable level) Wooden sticks. 4x4 nets. Concrete floors. No loud music pounding for the whole freaking game, you can actually hear lacrosse being played. It's the indoor game at it's highest and purest level. (have to include the WLA) Guys that love the game, that are not being paid much, that will get their heads kicked in, and then get up and go to work in the morning. It's indoor lacrosse the way the Creator intended it to be.

[#15Roadies]

1.) who you fav team?
Brooklin Redmen
2.) What your fav arena?
Memorial Centre in Pete, best arena I have ever been in and that includes the ACC. Close second, ILA (not sure if MSL plays there)
3.) who do you think will come out on top?
Peterborough - OLA & Mann
4.) what your fav part of summer box??....can be MSL, Sr.a or b.
OldPtboBoy said it all.

[laxgoalieking]

I just read that brooklin traded for roik, this confused me a little as roik no longer lives in this country as he works full time in philly.

[OldPtboBoy]

Six Nations Chiefs and Arrows play at the ILA.

If it had proper seating it would rank much higher on the list as I don't think a better floor exists. (forgot about it, good call Roadies)

[RedFishBlueFish]

Hom of 24 Mann Cups and the 11-1 Salmonbellies is the best place to watch a lacrose game seats 3500 , brand new wooden floor made specifically for lacrosse.
The west will dominate the Mann Cup this year and New West will win ITS' RECORD breaking 25th mANN cUP