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Knighthawks Sign Jimmy Purves

November 8, 2013
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The Rochester Knighthawks secured one of the fastest, toughest players from the 2013 National Lacrosse League Championship team with the re-signing of Jimmy Purves to a two-year deal. Purves (pronounced PURR-viss) returns to the Knighthawks after raising his first Champion’s Cup in 2013. The farm boy from Sarnia, Ontario did everything he could to contain his excitement after winning his first professional title. “I was so excited I jumped off…

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Wings Sign Costabile and Hoffman to One Year Deals

November 8, 2013
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Costabile appeared in 13 games in his rookie season and added some youth and speed to the transition game for the Wings.  Costabile picked up 45 loose balls, and won 40.4% of face-offs in his rookie campaign.  During last seasons rookie camp, Costabile caught the attention of the coaches which earned him an invitation to camp with the veterans, and his determination continued there as well as he made the…

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How Do the Swarm Handle Concerns Heading Into Camp?

November 8, 2013
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The Minnesota Swarm are heading into training camp as one of the few teams that don’t have too many questions to answer come the season. The Swarm were able to Draft a number of young guns who will be high scorers and stalwart defenders. The only perceivable question marks are  between the pipes and how well Captain Andrew Suitor can come back and lead the squad, after he destroyed his…

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Mammoth Keeping Powell Around Another Year

November 8, 2013
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The NLL was a bit shaky heading into the 2014 season, with labor agreements on the fence. Luckily, they were reached and will be intact through 2020. This includes changes in roster sizes, along with format to the regular season and playoffs, and salary rules. Unfortunately, the seasons of both the NLL and MLL will conflict even more this year, making players choose between the two leagues. One player that…

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Projected Protected Roster: Rochester Rattlers

November 8, 2013
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With a subpar season in 2013, finishing fifth and just one spot outside of the playoff picture, the Rattlers will look to have a successful season in 2014 and it all starts with their 23 man protected roster. Rochester will look no further than Ned Crotty as their number one protected player.  The Duke Alumni 10’ led all Rattlers with 36 points (15G, 1 2-PTG, 20A) in just 13 games….

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Lakers Relieve Batley Of His Duties

November 8, 2013
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After eleven seasons at the helm the Peterborough Lakers announced Thursday that they would not be renewing the contract of Head Coach/GM Jamie Batley. Batley led the team to five Mann Cup Championships and ten straight Major Series Lacrosse finals. The position has been offered to Peterborough native Joe Sullivan who said he needed some time to mull over the decision. Sullivan has been an assistant coach with the Lakers since…

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Knighthawks Ink Craig Point for 7 Years

November 7, 2013
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11/07/2013,  4:00pm EST    By NLL.com Rochester makes forward their third player signed through the 2020 season. The Rochester Knighthawks have announced that the team has agreed to terms with Craig Point on a seven-year contract. The forward joins Dan Dawson and Sid Smith as the third member of the back-to-back NLL champions to recently re-sign through the 2020 season. “I like it in Rochester. Curt [Styres] has treated me well…

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