With the NLL pre-season upon us here is a quick look at the Toronto Rock’s off season. The Rock were quiet this off season as they did not make any big free agent signings but instead secured their core group of players. The Rock resigned Nick Rose, Josh Sanderson, Stephan LeBlanc, Kasey Beirnes, Sandy Chapman, Jesse Gamble, Mike Lum Walker, and Bill Greer. Rose was signed to a three year…
With free agency in full swing let’s take a look back at the trades that have helped shape the Toronto Rock. The first major deal that helped the Rock was acquiring Josh Sanderson. The Rock traded Jeff Gilbert, a 9th round pick in the Boston Blazers dispersal draft, a 12th pick in the 2011 draft and a conditional 1st round pick in the 2012 draft to the Minnesota Swarm in…
This past week the free agency list was released for the NLL along with the NLL and the players association agreeing to a new seven year CBA. With the moratorium on free agency up this article will look at what the Edmonton Rush should do in free agency. The Rush had a huge blow to their offense this offseason as Corey Small tore his acl and will be gone for…
The Buffalo Bandits struggled last year and will to redeem themselves this year. This article will look at their potential depth chart for the season. 1st line Benesch is the the bandits free agent prize and he brings an offensive punch the bandits were missing last year. Benesch had 34 goals and 50 assists last year for 84 points. The Bandits will hope Benesch will help raise Aaron Wilson’s game…
It has been rumored that the new NLL CBA might cut rosters from 23 to 20 for 2014. This means 27 current players will be without jobs, along with some drafted players who would have otherwise made it. How does this affect team depth charts?
The Edmonton Rush had a successful 2013 season thanks in part to young guns Mark Matthews and Jeff Cornwall. At this year’s draft the Rush continued to add pieces to their young team. With their first round pick in this year’s draft the Rush selected Robert Church. Church made an impact this summer playing for the Burnaby Lakers. Church in only 9 games played this year with the Lakers had…
The Six Nations Chiefs could not have asked for a better ending to the season as they wont the Mann cup in six games over the Victoria Shamrocks. The Chiefs were the team to beat all year in the MSL and lived up to the billing. In the regular season the Chiefs went an impressive 16-3-1 dominating the MSL on their way to a first place finish. The Chiefs were…
With the NLL draft taking place tonight here is a quick preview of the top five prospects in the 2013 draft. 1.Logan Schuss- Schuss made a name for himself this summer as has won the WLA’s rookie of the year award. Schuss carried the Salmonbellies offense this past year as he notched 28 goals and 22 assists in ten games this season. Schuss will make a great addition to…
The Shamrocks had one hell of a season as they made the Mann Cup for the first time since 2005. Unfortunately they were not able to overcome the Six Nations Chiefs in the Mann cup and lost the series 4-2. The Shamrocks had a great season in the WLA as they finished with an 11-7 record and finished second in the WLA. In the playoffs they were able to avenge…
On Friday night game six of the Mann Cup took place with the Victoria Shamrocks battling for their lives while the Six Nations Chiefs were looking to win the Mann Cup and bring it back out east. This game would start similarly to many of the others in this series as Six Nations would draw first blood as Kasey Beirnes beat Matt Vinc to put the Chiefs ahead 1-0. The…