Chiefs Take A Stranglehold On The Series

Gary Groob

Gary Groob has been involved with Lacrosse for the majority of his life, whether playing, coaching, or covering the sport for the media. An avid fan, with a real drive about helping to "grow the game", Gary became part of podcasts about the game in 2010. Through the podcasts, Mr. Groob was given an opportunity to write about lacrosse, and the rest as they say, is history. Through many miles (flying and driving) Gary has made inroads with the National Lacrosse League, Major Series Lacrosse, Ontario Series Lacrosse, the Ontario Lacrosse Association, CUFLA, as well as the Arena Lacrosse League, covering the leagues, their teams, and players, working for, and in concert with all of them. In the year 2019, Mr. Groob was made the media person for the Arena Lacrosse League, voted onto the board of directors of the Brampton Excelsiors Lacrosse Club, as well as being made administrator of the Lacrosse page "Global Lacrosse" with a membership of 14,000+ members in over 90 Countries. Gary was also made an administrator of Lacrosse History Past Present and Future in 2022 with a membership of 19,000+. Gary also has been the media person for Ontario Series Lacrosse (Senior B) since 2023. Mr. Groob also covers the Green Gaels for their excursions to Prague at the Ales Hrebesky tournament since 2022. In 2024, when Major Series Lacrosse was in need of a media person, Gary stepped in as their interim media person. His tasks were running their social media, as well as their website until a full time person was found to fill the role. In 2025 Gary was voted onto the Board of Directors for Ontario Series Lacrosse. Mr. Groob hosts a weekly lacrosse interview show formerly on Spanglish Sports World, and ZingoTV channel 250, now on StreamPunkEnt.com, Youtube, as well as Spotify. Groob also hosts a lacrosse talk show and podcast for All Lacrosse All The Time seen live Sunday nights at 8pm (ET), and archived on the All Lacrosse All The Time YouTube page, as well as Spotify. Gary also wrote a weekly lacrosse editorial column for La Portada Canada News both in print and online for three years from 2021-2024. In 2025, Mr. Groob joined the ownership ranks, becoming a minority owner of StreamPunk Entertainment, ensuring Lacrosse will always have voice in media. Gary was voted onto the board of directors as the social media director for Ontario Series Lacrosse (OSL) in November of 2025. In 2026 Mr. Groob was nominated for the Ontario Lacrosse Hall of Fame, made a voting member of the NLL media, was put as a voting member in the Ales Hrebesky Tournament awards, and was nominated for the Tom Borelli Award as media person of the year for the NLL. Mr. Groob's other sports interests include Hockey, Football, Boxing, Wrestling, and Baseball, competing competitively in Boxing and Wrestling for many years.

Photo courtesy of the Six Nations Chiefs Instagram page.

The Peterborough Lakers (4-6) faced the Six Nations Chiefs (7-0) in game three of the Major Series Lacrosse finals at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena in Haggersville, Ontario.

The goaltending match-up had Nick Rose in net for Peterborough facing Warren Hill in net for the Chiefs.

A very entertaining period to start the game. Dhane Smith continued his dominance of the Lakers with a pair of quick goals, followed by Ian MacKay giving the Chiefs a 3-0 lead. The Lakers got on track with a pair of goals to get within one. A late goal from Ryan Smith had the Chiefs up by a pair at the break.

The second period was all Six Nations. The Chiefs scored three unanswered goals, but more importantly, they held the dangerous Lakers squad scoreless. The Chiefs opened up a five goal leadnheading to the third.

The third saw more of a defensive struggle. The Chiefs played keep away, trying to kill clock for most of the frame. Six Nations wins 9-4 to take a 3-0 series lead.

To The Game:

Dhane Smith got the Chiefs rolling early in the game with a pair of goals to start the game. The first was a great individual effort unassisted at 3:30, followed by a high to low blast off a Brad Kri pass in transition at 4:25. Ian MacKay then increased the Six Nations lead to three with a low to low laser off a Cody Jamieson pass at 7:29.

The Lakers came back with Joe Resetarits firing a sidearm snipe from the side off a Thomas Hoggarth pass at 10:44, followed by Braedon Saris with a blast off a Taite Cattoni pass at 12:18.

Ryan Smith gave the Chiefs some breathing room converting a Tyson Bell feed in transition from in close at 18:36.

After one period, Six Nations 4 Peterborough 2.

Second Period:

Josh Byrne got the Chiefs on the board in the second with a high to high laser to the corner off a Dhane Smith pass at 5:45, followed by Dawson Theede picking up a rebound off the backboard off a Brendan Bomberry shot from in front at 6:49. Ian MacKay got his second of the night going five-hole in transition off a Justin Martin pass at 17:51.

After two periods, Six Nations 7 Peterborough 2.

Third Period:

Dhane Smith opened the third period increasing the Chiefs lead with a blast off a Brendan Bomberry pass at 4:49.

The Lakers stormed back with a pair. Holden Cattoni fired an outside blast off a Taite Cattoni pass at 8:04, followed by Brad McCulley with a laser off a Colton Armstrong pass in transition at 13:36.

Tyson Bell scored in transition unassisted at 15:56 to finish the game.

Final score, Six Nations 9 Peterborough 4.