Whirlwind of a Week

Boy, this past week was crazy but fun! We (Our VP Mark Kastrud & Asst. Coach Jim Murphy) left on Tuesday afternoon for the MLL Draft since we were starting at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday. The favorite part of the day for me (other then the actual draft) is the interview process. This is when I get a good idea of what each kid is all about. We have a pretty good handle on their lax skills as we've seen them play either on film or in person but we really don't know what type of personality a kid has, what his post collegiate plans are, stuff like that. So it's important to really ask specific questions for each guy, especially the ones you're considering. Draft went well, very happy with the results. You may see a rookie make his debut soon. Also got a chance to hang out w/"Shooter" Poskay as he took us to a steak place called Arthurs in Hoboken. They had two options, large or small.....what else can you say? Poskay is doing well, he's looking forward to coming back and we can't wait to get him back.

Made the trip home Thursday and then turned around and flew out to Chicago on Friday for our game vs. the Machine @ Soldiers Field. The stadium is sweet, it was cool to be playing in there and they had a decent crowd. Road trips are great, guys spend a lot of time with each other and it's good thing as it's step in the team building process. It's always nice to end it off with a win, makes for a good post game. We played well for the three solid quarters and it was nice to see. We ran out of gas a little bit in the 4th and made some mistakes as a result of this. But it was nice to see us take the hit a couple of times but bounce right back, another positive step forward.

Pyched to be back home, saw the girls today and spent some QT w/Adi and Ollie as well as put our new mailbox up (my wife Alison bought it 6 months ago). Short week as we go to Long Island Friday for a Friday night game. Big one.... 3 teams are 2-1 and 3 teams are 1-2; another must win for us to stay right in the thick of things. Should be another good game, both teams are different then the 1st meeting; it will be fun.

Check out our draft results on bostoncannons.com, also look for the next Cannon's weekly on lax-school.com as we'll show you some in-depth coverage of the draft.

L8-BD