The Buffalo Bandits have announced their roster for the 2013 season after making several cuts yesterday. Their Injured Reserve has Jamie Rooney, Jordan Critch and Mat Giles to start the season while they have Jimmy Purves on the PUP. The Practice Squad has rookie Kevin Brownell, Craig England and Derek Hopcroft, whom the Bandits had acquired from Colorado. The roster is below. Forwards (9): Carter Bender, Nick Cotter, Chad Culp, Mike…
The Buffalo Bandits are beginning to make their cuts before their last pre season game on Friday against Philadelphia. They cut long time backup goalie Angus Goodleaf along with other players. They cut lose Travis Gibbons, Brandon Francis, Mitch Barnard, Jordan Daradick, Travis Irving, Kyle Schmelzele, Wenster Green and Brendan Doran. Green was drafted to the Bandits but also the Iroquois Ironmen of the Canadian Lacrosse League, so there is…
The Philadelphia Wings have acquired goaltender Kevin Croswell from the Washington Stealth for a third round pick according to the team. Croswell was a backup goalie with Minnesota before being traded to Edmonton before last season, but he didn’t see any time and was shipped to Washington. He made two starts and played very well for them. The Stealth had three ‘tenders in camp competing for the backup spot; Croswell,…
The Edmonton Rush were able to defeat the Calgary Roughnecks in a controlled exhibition game in Alberta yesterday afternoon as the Rush moved on to 2-0 in the pre season. The Roughnecks are also 1-1 in the pre season after the loss. Out for Calgary was Dane Dobbie, Shawn Evans, Geoff Snider, Kaleb Toth, Andrew McBride and Curtis Manning. It is the second pre season game that Toth did not…
In the Kentucky Stickhorses Black and White scrimmage game this past Saturday, the White team took a 12-7 victory. This team was compiled mostly of the newer players for the club. They need to cut their roster down to 23 before the season starts. Leading the White team was their goaltender Spencer Lyons who played the entire game, allowing just seven goals and making 37 saves against the Black team….
After Kentucky and Boston already hosted their camp sessions, the Baltimore Bombers will host their first ever training camp as a member of the North American Lacrosse League this morning. Baltimore will be hosting their training camp this morning at Myers Pavilion in Baltimore as we get our first look at the team. The Bombers look like a solid team in the league after constructing their roster together this late summer and…
Tonight the National Lacrosse League tries to take a step closer to getting a franchise back to Montreal as the Rochester Knighthawks take on the Toronto Rock. Last week the Rock fell at home to the Edmonton Rush, while the Knighthawks picked up a home pre season victory against Minnesota. Both teams look a lot different, however. In action for Rochester will be the newly acquired Dawson brothers, and they…
Tonight the players of the North American Lacrosse League step back onto the turf of a professional game for the first time since the Pro Invitational Season. If you think players are not extremely excited, you’re wrong. “I expect it to be a very intense, fast paced, up and down game,” says Anthony Kelly, who was with the team last season. “Expect to see a lot of pushed breaks in transition and…
Plenty of fans have a lot to say on this trade involving the Rochester Knighthawks and Philadelphia Wings, a deal that sent Dan Dawson to Rochester and Paul Rabil to Philly. Below are some of the best reactions we received via twitter. @lacrossewetrust Rabil finally gets what he wants…first it was be in the east…then Philly and Philly only. #crock — Mike Matteo (@MnM3002) December 14, 2012 @lacrossewetrust I don’t hate the…
The Boston Rockhoppers had their first training camp last week, and we spoke with forward Andrew Kirkaldy about how it went. Only a few players were not there, so they were able to get a pretty good sense on their club. “Camp was good. Fast paced, energetic, and guys were really excited to be there.” says Kirkaldy. “Lots of competition between the players, because it was a one day camp.”…