Knighthawks Roster Built to Last With Signings

November 1, 2013

The two-time defending NLL champion Rochester Knighthawks are in a rather comfortable situation as they begin their quest for a historic third Champion’s Cup in a row. Rochester recently made this situation even more ideal, locking up two key components of their recent success in captain Sid Smith and goaltender Matt Vinc.   In just three seasons with the Knighthawks, Vinc has been named team MVP twice during his time…

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Knighthawks Ink Dangerous Dan Dawson for 7 Years

October 31, 2013

Rochester Knighthawks Press Release   (October 31, 2013)… One day after re-signing Matt Vinc and Sid Smith to multi-year deals, Rochester Knighthawks Owner and General Manager Curt Styres re-signed forward Dan Dawson to a seven-year contract. The deal is pending league approval. Dawson, who could have tested the open market as an unrestricted free agent, decided instead to remain a Knighthawk for the remainder of his National Lacrosse League career. “It…

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Free Agent Watch– Philadelphia Wings

October 31, 2013

With the Wings having locked up there goaltending position with Miller and Kirk, its time to start looking at the offense and defense.  As camps start in the next couple weeks and roster size shrinking, there may be players released that may be invited to camp.  The new CBA has been in place for just over a week and players have been signed at such a pace that the ink…

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Roughnecks Sign Seven; Qualify Dickson

October 31, 2013

The Calgary Roughnecks have agreed to terms with seven players as well as designating Geoff Snider as a franchise player in preparation for the 2014 National Lacrosse League season. The Roughnecks have re-signed forwards Jeff Shattler (three years) and Dane Dobbie (one year) and defencemen Jon Harnett (two years) and Dan MacRae (two years).  Calgary also signed 2013 draft selections Garrett McIntosh (third round, 24th overall) and Jake Hayes (fifth…

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Neadle: How Does New CBA Help?

October 31, 2013

  Here is the new CBA in a nutshell according to myself:   Players are locked into same salaries for more playing time Teams pay penalties for salary cap overages, which get circulated to other teams staying below cap All this to promote and grow the National Lacrosse League in America       The new Collective Bargaining Agreement compromised between the NLL and the Professional Lacrosse Players’ Association (PLPA) involved…

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Calgary Roughnecks Ink Jeff Shattler to Three-Year Deal

October 31, 2013

The free agent frenzy is well underway in the National Lacrosse League with teams re-signing their players in bunches leading up to the start of training camps in late November. The Calgary Roughnecks announced the re-signing of seven players today, including defensemen Jon Harnett and Dan McRae, forward Dane Dobbie, as well as draft picks Garrett McIntosh and Jake Hayes and free agent Cody Hawkins. But the biggest signing for…

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