Author: Marisa Ingemi

Wings and Knighthawks Mega Trade Sends Dawson to Rochester, Rabil to Philly

December 14, 2012
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(Photo by Larry Palumbo) The Rochester Knighthawks have announced a mega trade via their Facebook page. According to the team, they have acquired Dan Dawson, Paul Dawson and a 2016 first round pick from the Philadelphia Wings. In return, the Knighthawks are sending Paul Rabil, Jordan Hall, Joel White, Robbie Campbell and a 2014 second round draft pick to the Wings in return. Dan Dawson played for just one season…

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MLL Supplemental Draft Grades: Bayhawks and Hounds Come Out on Top

December 14, 2012
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The MLL Supplemental Draft has come and gone, and teams now have a lot more players to add to their 40 man rosters. We take a look at what some of the teams did, and who came out on top. Rochester Rattlers- B The Rattlers get a solid B here, and if there was more certainty, maybe an A. The Mark Millon pick first overall is rather confusing, even though…

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Wait, What Happened? Mark Millon Drafted to Rattlers

Imagine being a Major League Baseball fan, and you just heard that Jeff Bagwell was coming back to play. What would your first reaction be? That’s probably similar to how we feel about Mark Millon being drafted to the Rochester Rattlers yesterday. Millon is one of the greatest lacrosse players ever, in both Major League Lacrosse and the National Lacrosse League. He hasn’t played any pro lax since 2007, so…

December 13, 2012
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Meet a NALL Player: AJ Laffin

December 13, 2012
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Name: AJ Laffin Position: Forward Team: Rhode Island Kingfish Pro Teams You Have Played For: Rochester Greywolves (Can-Am Senior) Upstate Bears (MILA). Favorite Lacrosse Memory: I have three favorite memories. The first wooden stick that I got from stick maker Alf Jacques from Onondaga and Being voted to play in the 2010 and 2011 Can-Am All Star game. Being drafted by Rhode Island in the 6th round of the draft. Favorite Pro Player/Player…

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Canadian Lacrosse Association Issues New Fighting Rules, And No One Likes It

December 13, 2012
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In case you missed this with all of the MLL news happening yesterday, the Canadian Lacrosse Association decided it would be a good idea to now eject players for fighting. Essentially, that’s banning fighting. Players, media, and fans do not like this, as you can see below: I wonder whose idea it was to pass the no fighting rule. You think head shots were bad before wait til this season starts. #pisspoorrule —…

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Cannons Trade Jack Reid to Long Island

December 12, 2012
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According to a source with the Boston Cannons, the team has traded defenseman Jack Reid to the Long Island Lizards for a sixth round college draft pick in 2014. Reid has been a Cannon since 2009. Before that he played with the Rochester Rattlers. Reid was also a member of the NLL’s Boston Blazers for the three seasons before they folded. Playing in 13 games last season, Reid did not…

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MLL Supplemental Draft Results: Millon, Powell the Surprises

December 12, 2012
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First Round 1 Rochester (from Ohio) Mark Millon Attack Millon is one of the best MLL players of all time but at age 41, this is an interesting pick. Corey McLaughlin from Lacrosse Magazine reports that he is trying to make a comeback. Last playing in 2007, Millon had an extensive MLL career with Baltimore, Washington, Boston and Long Island with 357 career points. 2 Hamilton Kevin Cunningham Midfield Cunningham was drafted…

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MLL Supplemental Draft: What to Watch For

December 12, 2012
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Today is the day for the teams of Major League Lacrosse to begin filling out their roster for the 2013 season, as they draft free agents from the league in the Supplemental Draft. Here are some names to watch for, and who might project to go where. Round 1 1 Rochester (from Ohio) 2 Hamilton 3 Charlotte 4 Ohio (from Rochester) 5 Long Island 6 Boston 7 Denver 8 Hamilton…

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Bandits Sign Stewart, Knighthawks Release Van Every

As training camp rosters continue to be trimmed, both the Buffalo Bandits and Rochester Knighthawks have made moves early in this week. The Bandits re-signed right handed shooter Luke Wiles and placed him on the active roster from the protected player list, while also signing transition man Scott Stewart. Stewart had been with the Edmonton Rush but last season played in Denver with the Colorado Mammoth. He was released after…

December 11, 2012
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Ten Things We Learned in the NLL Pre Season Games

December 10, 2012
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With three pre season NLL games now in the books, we learned plenty about several players and teams. One game is left to go next week, but here are ten things NLL fans learned this week in the exhibition action. Jordan McBride is the Real Deal After scoring two goals against Minnesota last week we thought that Jordan McBride looked like an improved player. But after scoring four goals against…

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