RUGBURN

In Episode 6 of RUGBURN we talk with Saskatchewan SWAT (RMJALL) product Wyatt Haux. Wyatt played for Canada at the 2018 IIJL World Junior Lacrosse Championship, 2019 E-Box tournament in Prague, Czech Republic, and at the World Juniors again in 2019 where he was named Captain and All-World 1st Team Defender.

Wyatt talks about balancing playing collegiate basketball for the Trojans at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology and junior lacrosse, being named Captain for Canada at the 2019 World Juniors, and how losing two season impacted him heading into his first NLL training camp.

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For our fifth episode, Season 2, Episode 1, of RUGBURN we connect with Jack Stokes all the way from down-under in Sydney, Australia. Jack was an alternate captain for Australia at the 2019 IIJL World Junior Lacrosse Championship (WJLC) in Mississauga, Ontario where he helped anchor the Aussie defence in their historic World Juniors debut.

Jack talks about how he fell in love with lacrosse despite growing up in Sydney, New South Wales where lacrosse is less accessible. He also explores his athletic roots in Aussie Rules Football, moving to Canada for a summer to play Junior A in Delta, British Columbia, gives us a lesson in Aussie slang, and what competing at the World Juniors means for future Australian box lacrosse teams.

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In Episode 4 of RUGBURN we talk with current Orangeville Northmen (OJALL) forward Tanner Buck. Tanner played for Canada at the 2018 IIJL World Junior Lacrosse Championship in Saskatoon, SK where he was named to the All-World Team as a Forward. Then he made the trip to Prague, Czech Republic to play in the 2019 ELF E-Box tournament. 

Tanner talks about growing up playing in the lacrosse-hotbed of Orangeville, ON, winning a Junior B Founders Cup, World Junior Gold, and Junior A Minto Cup back-to-back-to-back, the possibility of Junior players being granted a additional year because of the pandemic, and what's next heading into the upcoming National Lacrosse League (NLL) entry draft. 

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In Episode 3 of RUGBURN we talk with current Edmonton Miners (RMJALL) forward Callin Harris. Callin played for Canada at the 2019 E-Box tournament in Prague, Czech Republic, the 2019 IIJL World Junior Lacrosse Championship, and was scheduled to play at the 2020 IIJL Commonwealth Cup in Melbourne, Australia before it was postponed due to COVID-19.

Callin talks about working at McDonald’s during the pandemic, his love for the game of lacrosse on and off the floor, and finding early success playing Junior A as a smaller sixteen year old player

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In Episode 2 of RUGBURN we talk with current Peterborough Laker (OJALL) and Calgary Roughneck (NLL) goaltender Landon Kells. Landon has had a run of unprecedented success; selected 12th overall in 2017 OJALL Midget Draft, 2018 CLA Founders Cup, 2019 IIJL World Junior Lacrosse Championship Gold Medal with Canada and named 1st Team All-World, 2019 CLA Mann Cup, and selected 46th over all in the 2019 NLL Entry Draft. 

Landon provides some valuable insight into his progression and the adjustments young goaltenders need to make if they hope to find success in their transition from Junior to the National Lacrosse League. 

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For our inaugural episode of RUGBURN we talk with current Burlington Chiefs (OJALL) defender Will Cecile. Will was scheduled to join Canada and the Canadian Lacrosse League in Melbourne, Australia for the 2020 IIJL Commonwealth Cup in March - everything was put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Will breaks down the balancing act of being a Nursing Student at the University of Windsor. He also runs through his progression as a player, switching from offence to defence, and making the jump from Junior B to Junior A. Stay until the end of the episode where we get a glimpse into the life of a rookie in junior lacrosse when Will shares his all-time favourite haircut courtesy of some of his teammates.

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For the first Canadian Lacrosse League (CLL) Podcast, League Founder and Canada General Manager, Chris Fox, talks with some of the best 16 to 21 year old box lacrosse players in the world - giving fans access to junior lacrosse like never before. Players will share their stories as elite athletes navigating a balance between life and lacrosse, all in the pursuit of playing professionally. 

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