Offseason Check In: New England Region

October 21, 2014

It’s that time of year again. The foliage is back, the brisk air sways it’s way in, and fall lacrosse is in action. We are finally starting to get some of our questions answered here in New England. Whether that be the 2015 surprises or who may even drop off the map. Starting in the southern portion of the map, I will keep a close eye here on Yale. The…

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Bandits Match New England Offer for Petkoff

October 20, 2014

The Buffalo Bandits have matched the New England Black Wolves’ offer sheet to restricted free agent defenseman Drew Petkoff for a one-year contract for the 2015 National Lacrosse League season. Buffalo had 72 hours to match New England’s offer for the defender who possesses a scoring touch. Petkoff spent his first four seasons with the Toronto Rock before joining the Bandits where he was inactive for the 2013 season and…

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Fall Ball Checkin: UMass Lowell

October 19, 2014

Every team has to start somewhere. UMass Lowell will be entering their inaugural year on the Division I level. They will be led by first year coach Ed Stephenson who was the associate head coach at UMBC, University of Maryland Baltimore County. However the closer we get to the fall, the more curious i become with this River Hawks squad. For one, the team is compiled of primarily freshman and…

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Offseason Check In: Army

October 17, 2014

Army’s Black Knights will take on both St. Johns and Manhattan this weekend in some fall ball action. The game schedule is Army vs. Manhattan at 11 a.m. followed by St. Johns right after at 12:45p.m. All games on the day will be free to watch. These games are great for coaches on all the teams to see how their players have progressed since fall ball started and to see…

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Top New England College Player Watch

October 16, 2014

New England has become a hot-bed of lacrosse action as of recent. With the addition of the New England Blackwolves and the increasing coverage of the Boston Cannons, it’s safe to say that New England is starting to develop some high-class players. Although there are a list of which to go down, in terms of players to watch for the upcoming season, my list has been condensed to three. Again,…

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Ty Thompson Will be Impactful for Black Wolves

October 15, 2014

Ty Thompson is one of the main reasons the Thompson name is huge in the world of lacrosse. Ty grew up playing lacrosse on the Akwesanse Reservation. He grew up playing Junior B and A lacrosse for the Akwesasnse Indians helping lead the Jr. B team to the Founders Cup championship game in 2012. Also in the summer of 2012 Ty suited up for the Toronto Beaches to finish out his…

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Evan Kirk Signs Three Year Deal with New England

October 11, 2014

The New England Black Wolves have signed their own free agent goalie Evan Kirk to a three-year deal to stay with the team. Kirk, whom the Philadelphia Wings had acquired from the Minnesota Swarm before last season, had been an RFA. Philadelphia moved to Connecticut this offseason where they will be known as the New England Black Wolves and that will be Kirk’s new team. Last season Kirk finished on…

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Offseason Check In: Fairfield Stags

October 9, 2014

A four year cycle of players is a unique thing amongst the collegiate level. For the Fairfield Stags, a team that went 12-4 last year, they are fortunate to have a handful of talented returners. The Stags find themselves looking back on a disappointing 2014 campaign. Fairfield was taken down by Air Force in the ECAC championship with a final score of 9-8. For the Stags it was a harsh…

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Fall Ball Check In: Yale Bulldogs

October 6, 2014

It’s not too often a freshmen comes out of High School tallying up 278 goals and 585 points in their four years played. However, the Yale incoming freshman, Ben Reeves has surely made a name for himself.  And he hasn’t  even played an NCAA game yet. With Reeves possibly pairing up with, senior, Conrad Oberbeck we can see the field of play open up tremendously. This is a Bulldogs squad…

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Quinn Powless Ready For Challenges of NLL

October 4, 2014

Quinn Powless is a name that lacrosse fans became familiar with this past summer when he led the Six Nations Arrows to a Minto Cup. Powless’ stock rose heading into the draft, and he ended up being a first round pick to the New England Black Wolves. “It felt unbelievable to be first round draft pick I wasn’t expecting to go that high in the draft I was really surprised”…

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