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Lax Beat
by Stephen Stamp
Lacrosse writer, announcer and analyst Stephen Stamp speaks with leading figures from the world of lacrosse.
Episodes
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Launch of the National Lacrosse Association
Arthur Johnson and his cohort have a vision: a professional lacrosse league that provides opportunities to black, indigenous, hispanic and latino players. They are preparing for that vision to become a reality on July 16, when the National Lacrosse Association makes its debut in Philadelphia....
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Abby Hormes, NCAA goal record holder: LaxBeat Season 9, Episode 31
When Abby Hormes of the High Point Panthers set the record for most goals scored in an NCAA Division 1 women's lacrosse season, the response was a fairly resounding meh. In fact, one year after the lax world celebrated Charlotte North setting the record with 102 goals, lax Twitter seemed to be...
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Buffalo Bandit Ian MacKay - LaxBeat Season 9, Episode 30
Ian MacKay said before his Buffalo Bandits played the Albany FireWolves in the National Lacrosse League East Division semifinal that the transition game would need to step up. MacKay put his money where his mouth was with a big transition goal as Buffalo won to advance to the East final against…
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SheBox - LaxBeat Season 9, Episode 29
Five teams competed at the first women's edition of the annual European Box Lacrosse Invitational. The event is commonly called EBox, so the women's version has taken the nickname SheBox. The tournament was the first opportunity for women in Europe to play box lacrosse, which will have a women's...
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Lax Metrics Founder Cooper Perkins: LaxBeat Season 9, Episode 28
Cooper Perkins is relatively new to box lacrosse, but the San Diego Seals play by play announcer loves the indoor version of the game he played outside growing up and he is diving deep. Perkins has created Lax Metrics, a web site where he analyzes existing box score information and has created...
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North American Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame: Season 9, Episode 27
Dan Ninham has founded the North American Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame, announcing the inaugural class earlier this year. LaxBeat host Stephen Stamp talks with Dan about the genesis of the Hall and the heavily lacrosse-flavoured first class of inductees. Also, Frick's Thoughts with lacrosse...
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Kellen LeClair, Back in the NLL: LaxBeat Season 9, Episode 26
After a strong rookie season in the National Lacrosse League, Kellen LeClair had to stop playing professional lacrosse because of a heart issue that he thought would keep him out of the game forever. But after a surprising improvement in his condition, LeClair is back and grateful to have…
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Midseason Awards Reflections with Brian Shanahan: LaxBeat Season 9, Episode 25
We passed the midway point of the 2021 National Lacrosse League season with the 63rd of 126 games being played, so it's a perfect time to welcome Brian Shanahan to LaxBeat to talk surprises, developments and our midseason award winners.
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Tyler Garrison Back in the NLL: LaxBeat Season 9, Episode 24
Tyler Garrison was a high pick, 11th overall, in the 2012 National Lacrosse League entry draft and still managed to outperform his draft slot in his first two seasons in the league, establishing himself as one of the top defence/transition players in the game. Then a series of injuries led him to...
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Birth of the NABLL - LaxBeat Season 9, Episode 23
The North American Box Lacrosse League is a new operation that is arising to fill the void left by the apparent demise of the IBLA, which is reconstituting into a new form. This week, LaxBeat host Stephen Stamp is joined by David Mather and Tim Semisch, two members of the committee elected to...
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Nick Rose Becomes Orangeville GM - LaxBeat Season 9, Episode 22
Nick Rose was the logical choice to move up to GM of the Jr A Orangeville Northmen after Bruce Codd stepped down from his role as GM and Head Coach. Rose joins host Stephen Stamp to talk about the Northmen family and his new position with one of the flagship franchises in the Ontario Junior A...
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Ryan Benesch Joins the FireWolves: LaxBeat Season 9, Episode 21 with Ryan Benesch and Glenn Clark
Ryan Benesch has now been with nine National Lacrosse League teams. Benesch joins host Stephen Stamp to talk about his latest career move, what he can bring to the FireWolves, who strings his sticks and more. Also, FireWolves GM and Head Coach Glenn Clark comes on to talk about why he wanted to...
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NLL Fantasy Draft with the Lacrosse Link Team - Season 9, Episode 20
Lacrosse Link family members Stephen Stamp (also the host of LaxBeat), Randy Trobak and Chris Lesanko conduct Lacrosse Link's first annual NLL Fantasy Draft.
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TLC in the TLL; Jason Shuttleworth and Reid Acton, LaxBeat Season 9 Episode 19
The Tewaaraton Lacrosse League and the Ontario Junior Lacrosse League butted heads this summer when the TLL announced they planned to launch their new league. The TLL didn't wind up taking place this year and even their planned combine for NLL prospects fell through, the latter in large part...
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Baggataway Cup Preview - LaxBeat Season 9, Episode 18
The Baggataway Cup is the championship of the Canadian University Field Lacrosse Association. It's being held November 5-7 at Nipissing University in North Bay, Ontario. This week on LaxBeat, host Stephen Stamp is joined by Guelph Gryphons midfielder Mitch Ogilvie and Nipissing Lakers defender...
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Official Lax Girl Tari Kandemiri - LaxBeat Season 9, Episode 17
Tari Kandemiri is a renaissance woman in lacrosse. She started her journey as the Official Lax Girl on Twitter in high school and has broadened her scope and her influence in the sport continually since then. She hosts a pair of podcasts, she's a play by play and colour announcer including for…
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Lacrosse in Asia - LaxBeat Season 9, Episode 16
Host Stephen Stamp is joined by key figures from four members of the Asia Pacific Lacrosse Union representing Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand. Interesting discussions about the growth of the game at the youth and adult levels, recruiting and developing coaches and officials, and the...
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Sixes - LaxBeat, Season 9, Episode 15
The Sixes discipline is new to lacrosse, but it's gaining traction in the bid to be included in the Olympic Games. This week, LaxBeat host Stephen Stamp is joined by World Lacrosse CEO Jim Scherr and by Colombian coach and player, respectively, Javier Silva and Oscar Cifuentes. They talk about…
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Andrew Suitor retires from the NLL
Andrew Suitor was one of the toughest players in the National Lacrosse League, one of the best teammates, and one of the best people. Now he has retired. Suitor joins host Stephen Stamp to talk about memorable moments in his career, his approach to being a teammate and friend, and the time he...
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John Lintz on What the RMLL Needs to Do
John Lintz is a National Lacrosse League defender and coach of the St. Albert Miners in the Rocky Mountain Jr A Lacrosse League. He wants players in the league to get more visibility so that NLL teams will know them better and hopefully they can be selected higher in the NLL draft. There are lots...
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LaxBeat: Rochester Knighthawks Goalie Evan Kirk
Evan Kirk has won an NLL Cup and been the league's goalie of the year. Now he has signed as a free agent with the Rochester Knighthawks, who have played only one partial season so far. Kirk joins LaxBeat host Stephen Stamp to talk about the journey that led him to sign with Rochester, the...
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LaxBeat - NLL Draft Preview with Adam Charalambides and Jake Harrington
Adam Charalambides has been touted as a potential high pick in his NLL Draft for years. Jake Harrington is from a D3 field lacrosse program and hasn't been able to head north of the border to play Canadian summer box lacrosse as he'd hoped for the last two years because of the pandemic. That…
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LaxBeat - Brian Shanahan, the iconic Mann/Stanley Cup photo and life in lacrosse broadcasting
Brian Shanahan got into the lacrosse media business almost by accident, but since his serendipitous entry he has become one of the leading figures in the field. This week on LaxBeat he shares with host Stephen Stamp stories about the World Junior Lacrosse Championship they just called in…
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Dempsey Arsenault on LaxBeat (Formerly Boxla Beat)
Dempsey Arsenault is one of the leading stars in women's lacrosse. From her days at Boston College to playing with the US national team to now being a captain twice in the first three weeks of Athletes Unlimited Lacrosse, Arsenault is a leader, a great talent, and also one of the nicest people...
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Lax Beat (Formerly Boxla Beat) Season 9, Episode 8: Austrian Star Adrian Balasch in Australia
Adrian Balasch is putting the "al" in Austria. The alternate captain for Austria's national team was selected the all-star team transition player at the 2019 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship in Langley. Now he's gone down under, spending the last year and a half in Adelaide Australia. This week...
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Lax Beat (Formerly Boxla Beat) Season 9, Episode 7: MSL Classic with League Commissioner Doug Luey
Boxla Beat has a new name! To reflect the broader perspective the show is taking to include all forms of lacrosse, the show will now be called Lax Beat. It still features the same great conversations with host and leading lacrosse analyst Stephen Stamp joined by a who's who of movers and shakers…
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Boxla Beat Season 9, Episode 6: Kenya Lacrosse with Storm Trentham & Ashlee Aitken
When Kenya sent a team to the World Lacrosse U19 women's world championship in Peterborough, Ontario in 2019, it was the first time an African team had gone to a lacrosse worlds. And it was no easy feat getting the team there. Obstacles abound in Kenya, where many of the players face hurdles...
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Boxla Beat Season 9, Episode 5: Bob New York Riptide Forward Callum Crawford
Callum Crawford has just gotten better and more productive in his 30s, defying the traditional trajectory of most professional lacrosse careers. Now he's ready to get back to it after leading the National Lacrosse League in scoring when teams were last able to play back in 2020. Crawford joins…
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Boxla Beat Season 9, Episode 4: Bob Hamley and Tracey Kelusky, Panther City Lacrosse Club
Panther City Lacrosse Club held its National Lacrosse League expansion draft in Forth Worth on Tuesday, June 29. About 16 hours after they wrapped up, I was on the line with General Manager Bob Hamley and Head Coach Tracey Kelusky, talking about what went into the process of building a new team...
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Boxla Beat Season 9, Episode 3: Terry Foy, CEO of Inside Lacrosse
Host Stephen Stamp welcomes Inside Lacrosse CEO Terry Foy for a discussion of the Las Vegas NLL expansion team and the impact the star-studded ownership group including Wayne Gretzky, Dustin Johnson and Steve Nash will have on not only the team but the league as a whole. They also talk about how...
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Boxla Beat, Season 9, Episode 2: Randy Staats
Host Stephen Stamp and his guest Randy Staats have a broad-ranging conversation that touches on NLL's celebration of Indigenous History Month, residential schools in Canada, the Iroquois Nationals' inclusion in the World Games and the process that went into that as well as the ongoing challenge…
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Boxla Beat, Season 9, Episode 1: Dan Carey and the Upstate Collegiate Box Lacrosse League
Boxla Beat is back. After a pandemic-driven hiatus, we're back for season nine of the best of lacrosse podcasting. First up, host Stephen Stamp discusses the National Lacrosse League Hall of Fame class of 2021. Then, a conversation with Rochester Knighthawks General Manager Dan Carey about the...
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Boxla Beat Is Back
Boxla Beat ran for eight years and now, after a bit of a pandemic hiatus, it's coming back to the airwaves. We're branching out a bit...Boxla Beat won't just be about box lacrosse anymore. Host Stephen Stamp will be bringing you the news, looking behind the scenes and talking to leading figures…
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Lacrosse writer, announcer and analyst Stephen Stamp speaks with leading figures from the world of lacrosse.
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