The Calgary Roughnecks 2012 season saw them post an NLL best 12-4 record, finishing first in the west; only to be bounced from title contention by province rivals Edmonton Rush. When an obviously talented team like Calgary fails in such a manner, changes are bound to be made within the organization. After taking over for current Toronto Rock head coach Troy Cordingley in 2009, Dave Pym led the Calgary Roughnecks…
Sources: Kingfish Will Not Play at Boss Arena
According to multiple sources, the Rhode Island Kingfish will not be playing at Boss Arena at the University of Rhode Island. The team is currently trying to find another home arena to play in Rhode Island, but if that does not work out they will still play all of their road games scheduled. The team has been informed of this move. Rhode Island was set to host Baltimore on January…
NLL Continues to Hope for BC Expansion
NLL commissioner George Daniel still says that British Columbia ranks at the top of the list for possible NLL expansion, he told the Langley Times on Thursday. The exhibition game between the Colorado Mammoth and Calgary Roughnecks drew just north of 4,000 in Langley, British Columbia, a potential home for an NLL team along with Vancouver, which has hosted NLL action before. From the story in the Langley Times: “We are…
Inferno Continue to Play With Fire
The Brampton Inferno have once again taken a risk and have played with fire. The Inferno have made a trade with The Barrie Blizzard exchanging Brandon McMullen, Shawn Udema, Brody Barfoot, Matthew Bennett and Eric Benesch plus the Inferno’s second round pick in the upcoming NLL supplemental draft in exchange for Barrie’s first overall pick in the supplemental draft. The Inferno hope that they will be able to land a star who has been cut by…
Wings Take on Bandits in Pre Season Action
Pre-season action gets underway for the Philadelphia Wings this weekend as they head north of the border to Toronto for 2 games. First of which is tonight against the Bandits, the same team they will face in the season opener on Jan 11. The Wings come in with 7 rookies and 13 new players total on there current 23 man roster. The team will get their first look at Rabil, Hartzell, Buchanan, &…
Rabil and Hartzell Highlight Wings Roster
The Philadelphia Wings were the last team to announce their 2013 roster yesterday afternoon, with new comers Kevin Buchanan, CJ Costabile, Kevin Croswell, Ethan Farrell, Joel White, Paul Rabil, Kyle Hartzell and others highlighting it. Meanwhile, Jordan Hall starts the season on the IR. 1) Buchanan, Kevin 2) Costabile, CJ 3) Crotty, Ned 4) Crowley, Kevin 5) Croswell, Kevin 6) Farrell, Ethan 7) Joel White 8) Harrington, Will 9) Hartzell,…
Toronto Releases Rookies Glebe, Kiri
The Toronto Rock have completed their roster for the 2013 season, and in doing so they released rookie goaltender Tyler Glebe and rookie defender Bradley Kiri. They also let go of Brendan Thenhaus and Scott Johnson. Johnson, Thenhaus and Kiri will all be on the Toronto Practice Squad. Mike Lum-Walker was also moved to the Injured Reserve as he undergoes knee surgery. Meanwhile, right handed shooter Dan Carey retired from…
Two Thirds of Former Boston Big Three Set for Knighthawks Season
It’s not every year that the defending champs can add two former league MVPs to their lineup. That’s a rarity in any sport. Yet, the defending champion Rochester Knighthawks did just that this offseason, adding former National Lacrosse League MVPs Dan Dawson and Casey Powell for their title defense. “It seems like a long time coming. The group made it tough on us and they worked hard right to the…
2013 NLL Players to Watch
Philadelphia Wings– The obvious choices here would be Paul Rabil, Kyle Hartzell Ross & Buchanan. But the player to watch this season will be Kevin Crowley. After a fantastic rookie season in 2012, the sky is the limit for this second year player from New Westminster. Crowley tallied 36 goals and 35 assists for 71 points in helping to lead the Wings their first playoff appearance since 2008. In last years playoffs Crowley notched 4 goals…
Mammoth Place Demopolous on Practice Squad, Belanger on PUP
As the Colorado Mammoth continue to make their roster moves for the 2013 season, they have announced their roster with rookie Alex Demopolous on the Practice Squad and goaltender Tye Belanger on the PUP to start the season.