PLL Cards, TSN Schedule, and the Worst Rules in Lacrosse
It’s a quiet period in the lacrosse calendar right now, but it was a fun week in the LCD universe.
It started on the weekend with an incredibly detailed analysis of the PLL 2024 trading cards from LCD’s hobby guru Todd Tobias. Todd is the definitive source for news and analysis on lacrosse cards, and this was a special edition of his column.
Lacrosse Card Landscape: Reacting to the PLL 2024 Set
The PLL released their second set of trading cards of the year. Check out this full review!
Another fun article this week comes from LCD’s Jon Donville, who looked at the five worst rules in lacrosse history. Make sure to let us know in the comments what you think of his list!
The Five Worst Lacrosse Rules Ever
While the current rules work well, there has been some trial and error to get them right. Let’s look at five terrible lacrosse rules.
In NLL news this week, the story was the schedule release from TSN for the nationally televised games this season. The headline news is that most of the games are on Fridays, and almost all of them involve two Canadian teams.
Check out the full story below.
NLL Announces TSN National TV Schedule
TSN announced their nationally televised schedule for the NLL this season, which includes 17 Fridays and a Canadian heavy slate!
We mentioned it is a quiet lacrosse period, but there is some exciting action going on in CUFLA, which wraps up its regular season this weekend. Jon Donville has everything you need to know about Canada’s university lacrosse league.
CUFLA Check In: OT Thrillers and Huge Final Weekend
With one week to play, several huge matchups remain in the CUFLA season!
And as always, the boys from Lax Class had another great episode this week. The guests this week were Georgia Swarm GM and Owner John Arlotta and Halifax Thunderbirds Head Coach Mike “No Mercy” Accursi.
Lax Class 308 – John Arlotta and Mike Accursi
The team previews continue on Lax Class, with Georgia Swarm owner and GM John Arlotts and Halifax Thunderbirds Head Coach Mike Accursi!
Lastly, we wanted to do a better job of highlighting stories from teams and individuals around the lacrosse world.
Like this feature from the Knighthawks on Thomas McConvey’s sophomore season.
And this story from the Halifax Thunderbirds on the re-signing of Randy Staats.
Or this one on the recent inductions to the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame, which include Paul Rabil, John Grant Jr., and Brodie Merrill.
And lastly, make sure to check out the most recent news, analysis, and highlights from across the LCD platform!
The Back of the Bird Episode 123 – Sam English
Syracuse Midfielder and recent Toronto Rock draft pick Sam English joins the show today to discuss the various stops in his lacrosse career, a scary injury situation, and his interesting pregame superstition!
CUFLA Check In: McGill, Guelph On Collision Course
McGill and Guelph are the two remaining undefeated teams in CUFLA this season, and seem destined for a collision course at the Baggataway.