ItDoesntMatter wrote:

Jayhawk wrote:

Dan O'Mac wrote:

One thing I've noticed that seems a bit out of place on a few of these jerseys are the thick, black outline on the numbers with no other black on the jerseys.

I only really added them because I wanted an outline outside the number. And black was the first color that came to mind. I just seemed to like it around the numbers.

That's fair, it's okay to have things you like, but why is it always black? Most of these teams don't use black for anything else, and you'd get the same look by using blue on the snakes or jackals or brown on the t-birds. Even if it's something you think looks good, it does start to get repetitive when you use it across the entire league. I know that something I keep an eye on when I design is when teams start to look like each other, and since a lot of your jerseys don't have a lot of striping or anything, it does kinda look like they're running into each other a little bit.

Yeah true, I'll try something different with these last two

yeah I like these better. I do think the snakes would benefit from a blue stroke but maybe that's something they could improve on down the road

It is time for our final team of the first 10 teams. Toronto Falcons Lacrosse Club. Owned by Manny Palmer. Founded in 1875, they are the oldest team in the league. They have won more than their fair share of Canadian Championships and were even invited to National Tournaments. They are the only Canadian club to be invited to the US-based competition. The Falcons look to swoop in on the first MLA title.

The Falcons play at the lovely Falcon Park II. It is the second structure to take the name, the first one was demolished and replaced with the new 10,000 seat venue. The venue is brand new and fresh for the Falcons.

No Away Jerseys?
Toronto is another team that does not want to add an away jersey. Simon let this one slide because Palmer and himself are very good friends. Toronto does not want to break their tradition of wearing these jerseys and these jerseys only. 
 

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1970 League Pre-Season Meetings
Manhattan, New York

-Divisions
The teams will be divided into an Eastern Division that will consist of Boston, Golden Horseshoe, Manhattan, Philadelphia and Toronto. As well as a Western Division with Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Louisville and St. Louis

-Scheduling
Each team will play every member in there division 2 times (home and home).
Each team will be assigned one team in the opposite division, in which they will play a home and home.
Play the 4 other teams from the other divisions 1 time.

-Cross-Division Assignments
The matches were "randomly" drawn.
Chicago-Manhattan
Cleveland-Toronto
Detroit-Golden Horseshoe
St. Louis-Philadelphia
Louisville-Boston

Simon and Brenton made a formal agreement that the other matchups would change, however, Chicago and Manhattan will play 2 games every year guaranteed. 

The season will officially begin with Chicago playing host to Manhattan at the Cardinal Grounds!

Here are the Standings for the Midseason Point. (Enjoy my writeups... lol)

Toronto: Not much to say about Toronto, except that they are doing good. 

Manhattan: Simon held a meeting with his team claiming that being 5-2 was not good enough. Being second place in the division is not something he fancies.

Philadelphia: Off to a pretty decent start and are above their own expectations.

Boston: For being a brand new team they are not horrible. Their defensemen Patty McGill and Van Noy have stepped up a lot over the season.

Golden Horseshoe: Despite being 2-5 they are very content with their record. They have star 22 year old attackmen, Noodin Kenosha. They know if he can develop right, he will be an absolute beast.

Chicago: Not much to say about Chicago. They are playing fantastic with their dynamic duo at attack, Chase Wildgoose and Cole Tirkee (Cousins). And with Lyle Cross in the net, they look to steamroll the rest of the competition.

Louisville: You can't complain at 3-3-1. And Louisville looks to improve over the season.

Cleveland: Cleveland has a stacked team, but can they use it right? With a very young core all around the team, including Joseph "The Jet" Rein and Arman Talgat at attack, Bruno Piekarczyk at midfield, and with Filip Piekarczyk and the boys on defense.

St. Louis: Nothing can describe St. Louis's season. It is what they expected. Their fans call them the "Loveable Losers" for a reason.

Detroit: Detroit.... oh.... Detroit. This is what was expected. Along with the team's management, the play is awful. Their coach left in the middle of the season and Cliff Sorbert has to take over. Things are not looking good for Detroit.