The Crease Dive

The lacrosse world all came together this past weekend in the city of Philadelphia for LaxCon 2019. While we were there, we stopped to talk to Nick Diegel after he set a world record for the fastest shot [2:48-7:20]. After that, Greg from ECD talked to us about how much the lax equipment industry has taken off and what that ride has been like. [7:34-12:06]. From there we were joined by Sam from StringKing who talked to us about how they got to where they are and what they have planned next. [12:30-20:46]. And then finally we were lucky enough to be joined by Bill O'Brien, Thrilla Nation, to talk about what he's been up to these days. [21:16-27:51].

It's a busy week in the world of lacrosse so Jordie is here to get you caught up on all of it. First, the Premier Lacrosse League announced their 30 finalists cities to host the first year of touring [1:30-15:10]. After that, Kevin Crowley joins the show to talk about getting traded back to the team that drafted him, the Philadelphia Wings [15:28-28:09]. Then we discuss the NLL Week 5 matchups [28:46-35:40] and wrap things up by announcing our plans for LaxCon this weekend [35:41-38:15].

It's a huge week in the world of lacrosse as the 1st week of the 2018-19 NLL season is upon us, plus we get a new team. Jordie discusses the new expansion team in New York [2:45-16:05]. After that, 2018 NLL MVP and 3x Champ Mark Matthews stops by to talk about his career and the Saskatchewan Rush [17:15-49:49:45]. And then finally, Jordie breaks down the 3 games on the NLL opening weekend schedule [50:40-1:03:35].

The 2018-19 NLL season was in jeopardy with the first 2 weeks of the season already getting cancelled after labor disputes. But right before the season was a loss, the league and the PLPA came together to save it and now the season is back on. To get us ready for the upcoming season, 2nd overall pick in the draft and current member of the Philadelphia Wings, Chris Cloutier [14:40-35:30], joins us to talk about winning Natty Championships over his now teammates, what he's looking forward to the most this season, and more.

The boys hit the mics to talk about the biggest lacrosse news of the week, the biggest lacrosse news of the year, possibly the biggest lacrosse news of all time--the Premier Lacrosse League is officially here. The fellas discuss everything you need to know about the PLL, and get into what this means both for the MLL and for the sport in general.

Jordie took the trip up to Onondaga for the 2018 Lacrosse All-Stars North American Invitational box lacrosse tournament. While he was there, he talked to Tom Schreiber [9:49-17:13] and Connor Kelly [17:15-22:00] about their thoughts on playing for the national team, the resurgence of box lacrosse in the US, and what NLL expansion means for the future of Americans playing box.

The Boys are back in town for season 2 and are gearing up for the 2019 NLL season. First on deck is a roundup of major things that happened in the world of lacrosse this summer (SPOILER: The Crease Dive is back). Then projected 1st round pick and recurring guest Ian MacKay joins the show [20:05-45:40] to talk about the upcoming NLL Draft in Philly on 9/25. And then finally the fellas talk about some of the biggest stars from the college game who will be getting picked up in the NLL Draft this week [45:45-1:10:00]. Welcome back, boys and girls.

The Boys are back in town. After taking a quick hiatus after the end of the NCAA DI season, the boys are back to preview the 2018 FIL World Lacrosse Championships. The fellas hit you with everything you need to know heading into the tournament in Israel including previews of Team USA, Team Canada, the Iroquois Nationals, as well as making a few dark horse picks on teams to make some noise at the Worlds.

The boys hit the mics on the car ride home from Gillette to recap an unbelievable weekend in college lacrosse that saw the Yale Bulldogs win their first NCAA National Championship in program history. The fellas recap the Duke vs Yale game, talk about the scene in Foxboro the whole weekend, and say their final goodbyes to the 2018 NCAA Lacrosse season. Big shoutout to everybody for listening and following along all season. Love you guys.

The boys are on the road for Championship Weekend and hit the mics at the hotel to break down Day 1 of the 2018 NCAA Final Four. The fellas talk about the scene at Gillette for day 1, talk about Yale laying a smackdown on Albany, Duke taking down the reigning Champs, and what to expect out of this National Championship game on Memorial Day.