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They played in the B bracket and played Mooselax. Relax

Original poster definitely a troll looking to stir things up. Igloo knows they were in the weaker bracket. They weren’t happy about it either. No delusions about being anywhere near as competitive as those other teams. Express, Tigers, Sweetlax aren’t in their sights. They’re closer to the BBL, Leading Edge and Primetime teams.

what does that even mean, they go to a tournament and play and show up and win. That is what almost every one of these tournaments and games are. Stop being whiners.

Express will likely drop in the rankings as they do as their kids grades go by. Express plays by the rules and their kids are much better off because of it. Solid teams on age, etc. As the other cheat to try to win t shirts they develop their players.

Same Express dad 😢. Prob the same one that bashes 91 all the time. It’s ok if little Johnny loses it makes him a stronger person.

Agree to disagree here. Express has a current 2026 on their 2027 team. This player in going to re-class this year and become a 2027, however they play him on the grade where he is going not where he is. Additionally, this player played 2027 all last season as well.

Agree that Express drop off is happening quickly and right on time. Happens every time to there teams. Peak in 7 grade and fall to the bottom into high school graduation. No development and the kids who get developed by 91, Legacy and Igloo go to the front of the pack.

Agree Hawkward post of day. Can't come to grip Hawks barely top 10.

91 dads who were yapping about how improved their team was have been real quiet after this weekend

Take the L and move on
No need for the excuses

What "rules" are you referring to? As far as I know there are no actual rules on birth year vs grad year.

91 is what they are. They have great coaching and will continue to develop lacrosse players. The Parents who never did anything in their life and trying to live through their kids should concentrate on their Childs development and not trying to bash a team that took a pass on them.

Igloo entered, played the teams they were told to play, beat all of them and won the NAL! They got an easier division but still had to win 4 games. Stop crying Express dad igloo is currently better than your team! Enjoy the winter and come out and play in the spring. This Igloo team has a new coach and a bunch of new kids and they are hungry to win!

Untrue, igloo beat a mooselax team by 3 goals and showed minimal potential vs real competition. 91 orange storm had a rough weekend, giving up a 4 goal lead to an average express north team. I was informed however, they were without a head coach, Sal Lacsio, who plays an integral role in the boys performance. It is expected of the boys to do better as they have gotten some very good players as of recent and more are coming in. A team to look at for coming tournaments. Igloo is a good nor great program with talent hidden in certain positions but it would be incorrect and out of pocket to put them close to tiger, sweetlax etc. US club lax has laid out 91 and Annapolis hawks as the team to look for.

This can’t be a real post.

Thanks for the comic relief.

Great coaching?? Oook! Nice guys but TERRIBLE coaches. They spent too much time trying to keep Massapequa and Wantagh kids on that team. Now they don’t know, and since about 2017, they don’t know what to do with their limited talent that was in those 2 towns. They’ve been suffering ever since.

Bahaha. Says the guy who had his kid quit lax because his dad was overbearing.

Until Igloo beats LIE, Sweetlax or the Tigers, they certainly can't claim they're better than any of those teams. Be happy that you won the weaker bracket at the NAL, but please don't confuse that with beating the elite teams that were in attendance. For now, the top 3 teams are LIE, Sweetlax and the Tigers since that's who is competing in the finals of all the recent major championships. Perhaps the Crabs and Towermen with their litany of holdbacks will make some noise, but that will need to be seen consistently heading into the summer. Either way, this will be settled on the field.

Very true.

Igloo is always getting freezes out by the people from NLF. They have shown they are a legitimate team in the more inclusive NAL. They are a really good team. So are the others holdbacks are not, stop being a hater and just enjoy all lacrosse. Do you realize how many kids on these teams made their way up from the other teams B teams etc. Or the improvement of igloo from a very good team to an elite team. I think that is what should be applauded. Nobody will remember what team won the NAL or tournament in 3 years. Enjoy the ride.

LIE went 39-2 this fall

This can't be coming from an Igloo parent. Everyone knows they played weaker teams... and they haven't beaten Express in years (and probably won't). Can't say theyre better if they cant beat them. Watched them play this weekend. Upgraded a bit. Igloo added a coach, who seems more even tempered, but the other hot headed coaches are still there showing the same negative emotion, yelling and screaming, and finger pointing. They are not on the same level as Express or any of those other top teams.

Where can I find a copy of the rules? Given Express pretty much runs club lacrosse they must have the rules on their website, right? Maybe they are on the NLF website?

And lost both of those 2 games by 1 goal 🤣.

Updated Long Island rankings:

1 - Express 1
2 - Igloo Direwolves
3 - Shore 2 Shore Raiders
4 - Team 91 Orange Storm
5 - Legacy
6 - Mooselax
7 - Team 26
8 - Express 2
9 - True Blue
10 - East Coast Elite
11 - Long Island Lacrosse Club
11 - Rebels Inferno
11 - Turtles
14 - Empire
15 - Igloo Deep Freeze
16 - 24 East
17 - Rush
18 - Rebels Rhinos
18 - Team 91 Freeze
18 - Express 3
18 - Shore 2 Shore Barracudas
19 - Icon
20 - Recon
21 - FLG
22 - Lockjaw

Does FLG even have a 2026 team anymore?

Which Igloo was at NAL?

Sorry but no chance. 91 rapid improvement was the biggest news of NAL for Long Island. Not a good thing that no Long Island teams were in the Championship at this age.

41 Fall games?? Is that for real?

Don’t you have to be present to play an integral role?

30-2 is closer to reality

Nope. Players need to practice together to develop chemistry. 91 Florida fly-ins score goals, but aren’t helping their team develop. Oh, and ball movement helps. Pass the ball, please. On second thought, your teammates can’t catch. Carry on.

91 was 1 goal away from the same record as Express. One team on the way up and one in nosedive.

Unfortunately our Express going to slip to 4 in rankings. 91 is on the upswing. It's clear 91 training is making big improvements. And now we have three or four teams that can beat us with Crabs entering the mix. Once the first kid jumps to 91 from Express it is all over.

That's funny. 91 will beat (B Bracket) Igloo by at least 5 goals. Shore stopped entering real tourneys after getting embarrassed in the NLF last summer. Moose is better than them. Team 26 lost to a town team this past week.

Maybe they should scrimmage?

It would save hotels and a Jersey Turnpike drive! Honestly, the NAL was a very good tourney, with most teams/games being very competitive.

The team the 26 lost it was actually not a town team that Coach pulled in kids from all over and I can confirm my son was one of them

91 is about to be the top seed, FACT.