Today the Boston Rockhoppers open their training camp as they prepare for their season opener on January 5th against the Kentucky Stickhorses. Kevin Gould says to expect energy. “I am looking forward to camp. In my experiences with training camp I think you can expect a huge amount of energy on the floor with guys trying to gain chemistry with others and guys trying to earn a roster spot. I…
The Rochester Knighthawks defeated the Minnesota Swarm at home tonight in pre season action by a score of 11-10. Rookies Kiel Matisz and the recently signed Sam Bradman both scored two goals for Minnesota, while transition man Joel McCready scored three goals for Rochester. Former NLL MVP and one of the newest Knighthawks, Casey Powell, scored twice in his return to NLL action. Johnny Powless also scored a hat trick,…
The rosters have been released for tonight’s pre season game between the Rochester Knighthawks and Minnesota Swarm at Blue Cross Arena, and is below. Brock Sorensen and Kiel Matisz are both on the Swarm roster after not playing against Colorado last week. Meanwhile, we will see Casey Powell play for the Knighthawks for the first time. Jordan MacIntosh is listed as active on the roster below.
With the news coming that Luke Wiles will be signing in Buffalo, the Bandits now have a truck load of right handed shooters in training camp, not to mention some good left handed shooters as well. Now comes the tough choices for the Buffalo coaching staff. Aaron Wilson and Derek Hopcroft were brought in from Edmonton and Colorado, respectively. Add them in with Mat Giles, Tracey Kelusky and rookie Dhane Smith….
Tonight at Blue Cross Arena, the Rochester Knighthawks will return to home turf for the first time since their Champions Cup win. They will face off against the Minnesota Swarm in a pre season game. Rochester will see Casey Powell return to the team for the first time since 1999. Over his career, Powell has played ten games against the Swarm. He has 25 goals against them, the fifth most…
With the NLL kicking off its pre season with three games tomorrow night, we want to bring you five things to watch for as you enjoy these games. Toronto and Edmonton can be seen on Rogers Cable in Ontario while Rochester vs Minnesota is on The Lacrosse Network and Calgary vs Colorado will be on the Langley Events Centre website. With all these games being accessible here are five storylines to…
After weeks of uncertainty, it looks like forward Luke Wiles will be resigning in Buffalo and will be at Bandits training camp this weekend, according to his Twitter account. @banditfan11, I should be good to go by the wknd. Just crossing some I’s and dottin some t’s. #chasinrings — Luke Wiles (@LWilezy) December 5, 2012 Wiles had not signed after becoming a restricted free agent. Trade rumors began to swirl after the…
Calgary has a (not so) new coach at the head of the realm and are coming off two of the best years for any team in the league. They have some of the strongest units in the league and are possibly the deepest team in camp. Tomorrow night they have a pre season game in Langley after a camp session last week. The Roughnecks recently signed veteran right handed forward…
The Edmonton Rush are coming off of a season where they represented the west in the Champions Cup, but a trade still left them with the top draft pick in the league. Edmonton traded off some of their studs like Aaron Wilson and Shawn Williams, but are looking to make up that production. Edmonton has a pre season tilt with Toronto on Saturday and they have had one session of…
Midfielders are valuable in Major League Lacrosse, helping out the attack with the scoring and turning around and playing some defense. As teams try to strengthen the middle of their field, they will have these options in the Supplemental Draft next week. Carter Bender- Out of Hartford University and now a member of the NLL’s Buffalo Bandits, and played a game with MLL’s Rochester Rattlers last season. Scored 25 points in…