The Canadian Lacrosse League have announced a trade in which the Ohsweken Demons sent 2012 CLax MOP Chris Attwood to the Iroquois Ironmen for Wayne Van Every, Dan Vyse and Logan Kane. Attwood joins his brother Matt who is the goaltender with the Ironmen. Attwood had been drafted by the NLL’s Rochester Knighthawks this season but was cut from the team, so he will now be a member of the…
The Kentucky Stickhorses have better chemistry than any team in the North American Lacrosse League after playing six games last season. This year, they face stiffer competition in a more stable and organized league. Are they still the class of the NALL? Schedule Review Kentucky opens up on January 5th hosting the Boston Rockhoppers. Boston blew out the ‘Horses in their last game of the season, and no doubt Kentucky…
Two games took place this past weekend with the Philadelphia Wings facing the Buffalo Bandits on Friday and the Toronto Rock on Saturday, so we have the top three performers for you. Josh Sanderson (Toronto) Sanderson led the game in scoring with three goals and three assists in the 12-9 pre season victory over Philadelphia. Sanderson looks to be yet again a vital player on offense with Toronto, and “Shooter”…
The NLL season is almost here, and just in case you needed any more hype, we have brought you our predictions for the season. We have predictions for the Champions Cup, MVP, Goalie of the Year, Rookie of the Year, and more. We have picks from all of our staff who will be covering the NLL this season, so check it out! Patty Gregoire MVP: Garrett Billings Goalie: Matt Vinc…
The Canadian Lacrosse League season is kicking off in January, and with it several NLL prospects and hopefuls will begin their journey to the pros. Which players are the tops of CLax? Last season we saw players like Pat Saunders and Damon Edwards make the jump. Colin Boucher- Durham Playing in 14 games last season with Durham, Boucher picked up 14 points. But what is a bigger asset to any NLL team…
Lacrosse saw yet another big year at the pro and college levels, with new leagues and new champions and new records. What were the biggest stories of the year? We have ten big stories here, make sure to vote on which one you think is the biggest. NLL Hold Outs We saw several hold outs in the NLL this season. First it was Athan Iannucci holding out before his trade…
Off season activity is common in the National Lacrosse League, and once again quality players will be changing their colors for a new season. Below are the top ten players who will be joining a new team in 2013. None of these include hold out players playing in the new year or draft picks. 1. Dan Dawson- Rochester Knighthawks Dawson is the best right handed shooter in the NLL and…
After the NLL cuts have all been made for the season, the speculation will always be there the next day, especially when there were several surprise cuts. In the Western Conference, we can look to names like Jeff Zywicki and Ian Poole. Zywicki has been a solid player with the Washington Stealth for years, but the play maker has been marred by some injuries the past two seasons. Meanwhile, Poole…
According to multiple sources, the Rhode Island Kingfish will not be playing at Boss Arena at the University of Rhode Island. The team is currently trying to find another home arena to play in Rhode Island, but if that does not work out they will still play all of their road games scheduled. The team has been informed of this move. Rhode Island was set to host Baltimore on January…
NLL commissioner George Daniel still says that British Columbia ranks at the top of the list for possible NLL expansion, he told the Langley Times on Thursday. The exhibition game between the Colorado Mammoth and Calgary Roughnecks drew just north of 4,000 in Langley, British Columbia, a potential home for an NLL team along with Vancouver, which has hosted NLL action before. From the story in the Langley Times: “We are…