OTCB Podcast

This week on the OTCBPodcast we check back in with Pat Gregoire who's doing colour work for the 2017 Minto Cup, as Coquitlam and Six Nations get set to battle in a best of five for the National Jr A Championships. The Road to the Mann Cup continues as both MSL and WLA Finals get going. Plus the growth of lacrosse in North America, a major upset at the Midget Nationals and the MLL crowns a champion...

This week on the OTCBPodcast, Pat Gregoire, who will be one half of the JVI broadcast team covering the Minto Cup, stops by to set the scene as the 2017 Jr A National Championships begins Thursday in Brampton. In the Sr loop, we have ourselves THREE game sevens and could have a fourth in what has become the most interesting playoffs in recent memory on the Road to the Mann Cup. We'll touch on the...

This week on the OTCBPodcast, we check in with Andrew McBride, Head Coach of the Okotoks Raides- one of four teams headed to Brampton for the 2017 Minto Cup that begins on Aug 17th. We'll go down both the Road to the Minto and the Mann Cup, check in with the USBOXLA Nationals and see what former Knighthawks has come back to the nest to stand on the bench. All that and more, on OTCB.

This week on the OTCBPodcast, the lacrosse news-wire almost broke with everything that has gone down over the past 48hrs and we try to bring you up to speed with it all. Jim Milligan is out as HC/GM of the Burnaby Lakers, Adam Jones goes from the Rush to the Rock, and a wild pre-game brawl prior to game 1 of the OJALL semifinal series between Mimico and Brampton saw one players arrested and charge...

This week on the OTCBPodcast, one the all-time greatest lacrosse players EVER, John Grant Jr, announced his retirement from the NLL Monday. Concussions brought an end to a first ballot Hall of Fame career and he joins us to talk about the decision. Dana Dobbie, one of Canada's greatest women's field lacrosse players, ever, stops by from Manchester, England as the Canadian Women's team has finished...

This week on the OTCBPodcast, we speak with the new appointed GM of the Colorado Mammoth, Dan Carey. Plus tons of international lacrosse talk and the roads to the Minto and Mann Cups are heating up. All that and more, on this week's OTCBPodcast.

This week on the OTCBPodcast, we speak with the out-going President, Governor and GM of the Colorado Mammoth, Steve Govett. Govett announced last week that he would be leaving the team for other lacrosse endeavours, and while we don't know what that means, there are some people who think they have the inside track. Plus the NLL finished off their end of the year awards with no more major surprises...

This week on the OTCBPodcast, we check in with Champions Cup winning goalie Mike Poulin, who was recently named the NLL's teammate of the year. Poulin is doing the media rounds with the trophy down in Atlanta while enjoying a summer off from lacrosse. Vancouver Stealth GM, Doug Locker will have a busy summer ahead of him as nearly half his roster is either an RFA or a UFA. Plus my take on the NLL...

This week on the OTCBPodcast, a quick recap of the NLL final from two weeks ago- plus new WLA Commissioner Paul Dal Monte and MSL know-it-all Stephen Stamp. Plus June 20th is now Georgia Swarm Day deep in ATL and the Summer loops are in full swing. All that and more, on this week's OTCBPodcast.

On this week's OTCBPodcast we speak with both Derek Keenan and Eddie Comeau to get their thoughts after an intense, high-scoring game one of the Champions Cup Finals. The Swarm dropped 18 on the two-time defending champs for the second time this year and are no one win away from the franchise's first title. However, the Rush get to go home to friendly confines of SaskTel Centre and will be ready t...

This week on the OTCBPodcast- we speak with two former members of the Limestone Saints lacrosse team that will go head to in the NLL Finals; Shayne Jackson of the Georgia Swarm and Mike Messenger of the Saskatchewan Rush. It should be an incredible series that kicks off Sunday down in Georgia. Speaking of Georgia, Atlanta's own, Ludacris will be performing live during half-time of game 1 this Sund...

This week on the OTCBPodcast- gremlins attack my interview with the Commissioner. But he still had plenty to say and we'll let you hear as much of it as we can. Plus we have our two final combatants for the NLL Finals; the Georgia Swarm and the Saskatchewan Rush. Plus Casey Powell gets inducted in the US Hall of Fame and the World Games are going to Israel. All that and more, on this week's editio...

This week on the OTCBPodcast, we get set for game two of the East and West Divisional Finals. The top seeded Swarm and Rush both won on the road and will look to book their ticket to the NLL FInals but if the road teams can win again, then we will be faced with the dreaded Mini-Game. The NLL Awards nominees will slowly start to be announced as we get closer to the finals and with an extra week off...

This week on the OTCBPodcast we get set for the NLL Divisional Finals. The Colorado Mammoth outlasted the Vancouver Stealth to finally advance to the West Finals, where the two time defending champs from Saskatchewan await them. Out East, the Toronto Rock used a 9-1 run to blow away the New England Black Wolves and keep their hopes alive of a return to the Champions Cup finals. However, they'll ha...

This week on the OTCBPodcast, week 18 was even better than expected and nearly every crazy play-off scenario played up in unexpected fashion. The Stealth got some help then won in OT, dropping the Mammoth to third in the west. The Rock came from behind to knock off the Bandits and leaped over the Black Wolves for second in the East. All of that sets up two fantastic Divisional Semifinals this Satu...

We've made; it's the final weekend of the 2017 NLL season and we still, don't have all the play-off spots locked up yet. The Bandits and Roughnecks are out, the Swarm and Rush will finish first respectively and the Mammoth and Stealth will face off in the west semi-final- except we don't know where that will happen. Three teams are still alive out east for the final two spots and week 18 will help...

This week on the OTCBPodcast, the NLL's VP of Lacrosse Operations, Brian Lemon stops by. Lemon will be a busy man this week after the Rush lost their first game of the season in controversial fashion. The Mammoth clinched a playoff spot with a commanding win over the Knighthawks while the Stealth, Black Wolves and Bandits all kept their play-off hops alive. Just two weeks remain and three spots ar...

There are just three weeks remaining in the NLL regular season and there's still a lot to be decided. After back-to-back 21 goal outburst, Dan Ladouceur who runs the Swarm O, will stop by to talk about Georgia's run to the number 1 spot in the East. After giving up 21 to Georgia, the Mammoth had last week off and will take on the Rochester Knighthawks, Saturday in Denver; Director of Player Person...

This week on the OTCBPodcast, the Rush have clinched the first of six play-off spots. while the other eight teams continue to scratch and claw their way into the dance. There were plenty of highlight real goals to talk about and even a remarkable story about a blind-ish guy putting up 9 points in one game. This week's guests is pound for pound the toughest S.O.B to every play the game, whether ind...

The NLL Trade Deadline came and went with no more than a whimper. The Buffalo Bandits were the middle cog in a three team deal that saw them send Brad Self to Colorado for a pick and Creighton Reid, who they then flipped to Calgary for two more picks. GM Steve Dietrich will break it down for us and fill us in on his team's struggles. Plus we'll break down week 13 and get you set for a pivotal week...

This week on the Off the Crossebar Podcast, Roughnecks GM Mike Board stops by to talk about his team's recent slump, NLL Commissioner Nick Sakiewicz gives us an update on the new NLL/Twitter partnership and why can some guys fight an others can't? Plus the NLL Trade Deadline is six days away, all that and more, on OTCB.

This week on the Off the Crossebar Podcast, the Vancouver Stealth have won three of four and much of that has to do with the play of goalie Tye Belanger. GM Doug Locker will stop by to talk about his team recent form as they head into a crucial stretch of games. The Colorado Mammoth went 0-2 on the weekend and had to deal with a hellacious double-header that no NLL team should ever have to endure....

This week on the OTCBPodcast, Mammoth President and GM Steve Govett stops by to talk about his team's big win over Calgary and a massive double header weekend coming up. Plus he teases some of the conversations that went on at last week's Board of Governors meetings in Uncasville. We'll break done some of last week's action and set you up for the four games on this weekend's schedule. All that and...

Another Tuesday night of #OTCBPodcast action: What's with all the expansion talk? Rush are 5-2 so Jeremy Thompson stops by, as does Dan Ladouceur who's the O coach for the high flying and scoring Swarm. Plus much much more on this week's OTCB.

Week eight in the NLL is upon us and there is plenty, and I do mean plenty to talk about. The Rock are rolling and O-coach Blaine Manning has a front row seat. Brent Adams scored his first, second and third career NLL goals as the Mammoth moved to within a half-game of first place. The Rush are on a 4-game win streak but have just lost their President. And the WLA draft goes Thursday night with th...