Photo by Rich Barnes The 2012 Rochester Rattlers were certainly an improvement over the 2011 team that saw only two wins. They even contended for a playoff spot till the last day of the season, and goaltender John Galloway says to expect a strong 2013. “Our team is a bunch of blue collar guys that want to get to an MLL championship. People really don’t like believing in us and I believe that is…
The Philadelphia Wings today announced which free agent camp players were signed to the regular Wings training camp. Ethan Farrell: Member of the Vermont Voyageurs where he helped lead the team to the QSLL finals, and has scored 97 points in his QSLL career. Also played with the Charlotte Copperheads of the PLL. Greg Rogowski: Also a member of the Copperheads and Voyageurs. He played at the University of Merrimack and played…
In a move that surprised a few people this week, the Edmonton Rush released forward Scott Evans after one training camp session. Some observers were not surprised by this after a terrible playoffs with Edmonton in 2012. Now begins the speculation of where Evans will end up. A lot of people have mentioned Buffalo, but I have a source telling In Lacrosse We Trust that Buffalo is not interested. So,…
The Canadian Lacrosse League began their pre season on Sunday when the Durham Turf Dogs and Toronto Shooting Stars played to a 12-12 tie. Scott Defrancesco of the Turf Dogs led all players with three goals. Blake Kenny of the Shooting Stars led all scorers with two goals and four assists. Other players of note on Toronto were Jackson Gair (2 goals 2 assists) and Tory Gardner (four penalty minutes)….
After one weekend of training camp, the Rochester Knighthawks are already making moves, releasing Jordan Van Damme and also placing Ryan Cousins on the Physically Unable to Perform List. The Knighthawks are deep on the right side of defense even without Cousins with Mike Kirk, Tyler Burton and Rory Glaves. The Buffalo Bandits meanwhile also placed two players on the PUP list. Transition man Mark Steenhius and defender Scott Self…
Curtis Knight was not the top draft pick in Edmonton this fall. However, he was still a first round pick, and the team is expecting a lot of him after the team’s training camp session. “It was similar to what I expected.” Knight says. “I expected it to be intense and fast and that exactly what it was.” Knight was the 8th overall pick in the NLL draft out of…
Rochester Knighthawks have had their first training camp session wrapped up, and many events took place. After talking to several sources at Hawks camp, we can provide some details. As we reported over the weekend, Paul Rabil did not attend. Neither did defenseman Pat McCready with rumors of retirement. However, he has also skipped the past two Hawks camps. After skipping last season, Joel McCready did attend camp. The transition…
The Calgary Roughnecks open their training camp this weekend, and the team will be coming in with a new coach after underachieving the past two seasons. Jon Harnett is coming into his third training camp with the Roughnecks, and he says it is time for the team to step up. “There is no excuse for coming up short the past two seasons.” Harnett says. “I think we just need to have more…
With NLL training camp now here, you know some of the players trying out. The super stars, solid bets to make a team and the rookie draft picks. But as it goes every where with camp, some new guys are given a chance. Who are some players you might not have heard of at this year’s camps, or who are making a comeback? Chris Courtney- Rochester Courtney was a Knighthawks…
It’s training camp time in the NLL. That means it is time for teams to get down and dirty and make the cuts they need to. While teams will need their rosters trimmed to 23 before December 20th, lots will happen between now and then. We will be looking at training camp rosters and news throughout the next month, starting with the previews. Edmonton, after all of their regular season…