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Photo credit: Ryan Pfeiffer/Metroland Although he may have had to wait longer than expected, Sheldon Burns was just happy to be selected in the NLL draft. “It’s going to sound cliche, but it’s truly a dream come true,” said the 22nd overall pick of the New England Blackwolves. “I grew up wanting to play in the highest level I can and to be apart of this and a new organization…
Ryan Conwell goes one on one with Boston Box Lacrosse League co founder Chuck Jaffe about the latest news and notes from the league.
Kyle Buchanan was played 9 games his rookie season for the Stealth in 2013. Kyle scored 4 G/18A in only 9 games. Last season Buchanan played with the Philadelphia Wings and had an outstanding season registering 23 goals and 46 assists in 18 games. Buchanan played along side of Kevin Crowley, Tracey Kelusky, and Garrett Thul and Jordan Hall (traded to Rochester) just to name a few. Now the question…
This is the time of year when there is a lull in the professional lacrosse world. The MLL has wrapped up and the NLL preseason hasn’t officially started. Right about now is typically when the LXM Pro Tour has started up in the past to bring high level lacrosse to non-traditional areas around the country. We reached out to Adrenaline, who is the force behind LXM to see what their…
What will the Boston Cannons do in the summer of 2015 without lacrosse all-stars Ryan Boyle and Stephen Berger? These guys both have made big names for themselves in the game of lacrosse and have both been huge for the game. One has been known since the early days in his career with both Princeton and team USA. The other player has become one of the first Division III players to…
Transition is an interesting position in the NLL. Every team approaches it differently as some make them glorified defenders or just forwards that won’t get yelled at if they are stuck in the back end of the floor. Others such as Minnesota and Buffalo make them a large part of how they want to act as a team by causing turnovers, pushing the ball up the floor and creating mismatches…
For a team that has produced players like Kevin Leveille and Will Manny, it is certainly tough for the fan base to see them finish their conference with a 1-4 record. The team struggled to find an offense that worked consistently. They often looked at forward Nick Mariano, a sophomore out of New York, however success on the NCAA level can’t always just come from one player. The team needed…
On September 19, one of lacrosse’s greatest players announced he was retiring. Tracey Kelusky has accepted a position as defensive coordinator with the migrated New England Black Wolves (formerly Philadelphia Wings, where Kelusky rejuvenated his career in 2014 after some quieter years with Buffalo), thus ending a spectacular 14 year NLL career in which he racked up an awe inspiring 823 points in 195 games. He also amassed 499 points…
If the NLL draft was based on talent and talent alone Mark Cockerton would have been the first overall pick in the draft. Edmonton Rush Head Coach Derek Keenan was quoted in saying “He’s the most talented player available in the draft” and he would know having coached Cockerton to a 2011 Minto Cup Championship with the Whitby Warriors. Cockerton is such a dynamic player, he’s got elite level speed,…
Ryan Conwell spoke with Randy Fraser about the Boston Box Lacrosse League and we have some video footage of the action.