2002 Archived News Items

December 2002

Local Lacrosse Players Named to National Team

Check out the Ottawa Sun article on Brad Conlon and Evan Sarazen! Click here.

Rule Changes Coming?

A CLA bulletin on rule changes has been issued and posted on the Canadian Lacrosse site.

Some key proposed changes:

1. The 30 second clock runs at all times, even while shorthanded.

2. Fewer faceoffs. Possession is awarded to the non-offending team after a penalty has been called.

All 11 pages of changes are available here as an Adobe.pdf

New Official Jr B Website

A new website has just been launched exclusively for the OLA Jr B league. Click here to take a look.

 

November 2002

Knights Are Also Football All-Stars

Ryan Carisse and Mike Macdonald were named to the High School All-City West Football Team as linebackers.

Mike played for Sir Robert Borden who made it to the quarterfinals of the playoffs, while Ryan's team, St. Mark, made it to the finals before bowing out.

For more info check it out at www.fatdog.ca

 

Brock U Wins Baggataway Cup

Brock Badgers defeated the Bishop's Gaiters 9-8 in triple overtime to win the Baggataway Cup, emblematic of Ontario University Field Lacrosse supremacy.

Ex-Knights participating in the Championship game were Stu McFarlane, a middie for Bishop's, and Dan Pilon, an Assistant Coach with Brock. Stu was also name to the 1st All-Star Team.

For more info check it out at www.oufla.com

 

October 2002

2003 Jr B Alignment Approved

Three  new teams will be added for 2003; Windsor AKO Fratmen, Niagara Thunderhawks and London Blue Devils. 

The Brantford Posse is sitting out the 2003 season.

Division alignments and schedules are as follows   read more .....

 

Knights Make National Team Roster

Brad Conlon and Evan Sarazen have earned spots on the 2003 Under-19 Canadian Field Lacrosse team. Brad will be playing Goal while Evan will be on Defense. The U-19 world championships are schedule for June 26 - July 6, 2003 at Towson University in Maryland.

Great work Brad and Evan!!!!

For complete U19 team info  click here.

 

Black Sheep win National Silver

The Quebec (Ottawa) Black Sheep field lacrosse team took their perfect 3 and 0 record into the Victory Cup Championship game vs defending Champion Saskatchewan, but came up on the short end of a 14-10 score.

Games Scores:

Quebec-Black Sheep   9    British Columbia   6
Quebec-Black Sheep  14             Manitoba  11
Quebec Black Sheep  10       Quebec Host   9

Championship Game

Saskatchewan 14       Quebec-Black Sheep  10

Current and ex-Knights on the Black Sheep roster:

Matt McFarlane, Biff Leduc, Ian Crawford, Jason Tasse, Bryden Denyes, Nick Grenier, Pat Murawsky, Mark Easy, Adam Davis and Dan Leduc (Coach)

 

Knights Into Field Lax Bigtime

With the increase in popularity of field lacrosse,  it's only natural that more and more Knights players are making the transition to the 'American' game.

Current and past Knights players still active in Field lacrosse are:

Stu McFarlane - Bishops University

Craig O'Regan, Jason Lacroix, Tom Marwick, Dave Pivnick - Carleton University

Evan Sarazen, Ian Crawford, Raj Wasson, Brad Conlon, Chris Parker and Darren Denyes - Ottawa Nemesis U-19

Matt McFarlane, Biff Leduc, Ian Crawford, Jason Tasse, Bryden Denyes, Nick Grenier, Pat Murawsky, Mark Easy, Adam Davis and Dan Leduc (Coach) - Ottawa Black Sheep

Jeff Zywicki - University of Massachusetts

If you know of any players missing from the list, email us here.

One of the leading US based lacrosse webites, Laxpower.com, has added "power rankings" for the Ontario University Field Lacrosse Association. Click here to check it out.

 

September 2002

2002 AGM News

At the Knights' Annual General Meeting on Thursday Sept. 26th,  two new executives were elected to replace Mike Cox (General Manager) and Heather Hamilton (Secretary) who announced their retirement prior to the meeting.

Julie Parker is the new General Manager and Connie Harvey the new Secretary.

Andy Mutch and Jerry Thrasher were re-acclaimed for 2 more years as President and Vice President respectively while Jeff Sarazin is returning for his second year as Treasurer.

The coaching team of Eugene Zywicki (Head Coach) and Dan Leduc (Assistant Coach) will be returning for their 4th year behind the bench.

Congratulations to the new executive members Julie and Connie, and a big 'Thank You' to  Mike and Heather for their contributions during the 2002 Season. 

 

Knights Vying for National Team

 

Brad Conlon, Evan Sarazen and Raj Wasson attended the Ontario tryout camp held in Oshawa Sept. 6-8  for the 2003 Under-19 Canadian Field Lacrosse team. Callum Crawford of the Gloucester Griffins also attended.

Brad, Evan and Callum were selected to participate in the Final Selection Camp to be held in Oshawa Oct. 11-13.

Congratulations guys, and good luck at the Final Camp!!

Well Done Dan!!

 

Congratulations to Dan and Kim on their marriage, Saturday September 14th in Kingston, Ontario.  

Three Knights Make Jr. A Raiders 

Three members of the Knights are playing for the Nepean Raiders of the Central Jr. 'A' Hockey League.

Mickey Gilchrist is back for his 3rd season, Brennan Sarazin is returning for his 2nd year, and Matt Cowie made the team in his rookie year.

Congrats to Mickey, Brennan and Matt!!!

 

Upcoming AGM

The 2002 Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday, September 26th from 7 to 9 pm in Room 202 of the Walter Baker Centre.

 

August 2002

Raffle Winners!!!

The winners of the annual 'Beer Fridge Raffle' were drawn on August 24th at Merivale Arena

The Corona Beer Cooler plus $100 - Julie Parker

A Pair of Season Tickets to the Jr. A Nepean Raiders - Penny Stranks

A Pair of Season Tickets to the Jr. A Nepean Raiders - Lee Kirk

 

Mickey Gilchrist Named East MVP

In his 3rd season with the Knights Mickey Gilchrist was named the Most Valuable Player for the OLA Jr 'B' East Division.

Mickey led the Knights in scoring with 42 goals and 44 assists for 86 points in 22 games, and finished 6th in the Jr 'B' scoring race.

 

July 2002

Ex-Knight Garners Jr A Award

In his final year as a junior, ex-Knight Jeff Zywicki was voted the Gaylord Powless Memorial Award for his combination of sportsmanship and skill.

Jeff led the league in goals with 48 in 17 games, adding 23 assists while picking up only 10 minutes in penalties.

Jeff is returning to the University of Massachusetts in the fall for his Junior (3rd) year with the field lacrosse team. In the spring of 2002 he was named to the ECAC all-academic team. The all-academic team recognizes those student-athletes who have a minimum 3.2 cumulative grade point average and are significant contributors to their team's success.

 

April 2002

2002 Knights Games on Rogers Cable TV

The following Nepean Knights games will be televised on Rogers Cable TV

1 May  Nepean at Gloucester

10 May  Onondaga at Nepean

29 May  Gloucester at Nepean

2 June   Oakville at Nepean

26 June   Nepean at Gloucester

 

These games will be "tape delayed" so check for viewing times ...

 

January 2002

Jr. A Draft

In the OLA Jr. A Draft of over-age midget players held Jan. 13 in Toronto, NMLA goalie Derek Crowell was selected by Mississauga in the 1st round, #5 overall, and forward Simon Bradford was selected by Mississauga in the 2nd round, #12 overall.

 

Jr. B Schedule

Milton is rejoining the league after a 2 year absence, there's a new entry in Markham, and Kahnawake is taking 1 year off.

The Divisional alignments are:

Far East: Akwesasne, Gloucester, Markham, Nepean, Onondaga

Mid East: Barrie, Green Gaels, Huntsville, Mimico, Oakville, Scarborough

Mid West: Elora, Guelph, Halton Hills, Milton, Orangeville, Owen Sound

Far West: Brantford, Sarnia, Six Nations, Spartan, Wallaceburg, Welland

The schedule will consist of 22 games with interlocking games vs the Mid East and Mid West teams.

Halton Hills has been selected to host the Founders Cup in 2002 pending approval by the CLA.