The Edmonton Rush were not too thrilled with the career low 31 points they got out of Aaron Wilson. However, they still have to understand he has been a prolific goal scorer in the NLL, and they will need to find a way to replace his potential production on the right side. Edmonton didn’t have a stellar offense in 2012 but still managed to get to the Champions Cup. They…
Today the Buffalo Bandits pulled the trigger and acquired Aaron Wilson from the Edmonton Rush. They sent Jeremy Thompson to Edmonton, giving the Bandits a new situation with their transition game. Wilson has been a solid, right handed goal scorer in the National Lacrosse League for some years. He came up with Toronto in 2003 before being traded to Rochester in 2008. After six games with the Knighthawks he went…
According to Steve Bermel from IL Indoor, the Buffalo Bandits and Edmonton Rush have made a trade. According to the report, Jeremy Thompson will be shipped to Edmonton with right handed shooter Aaron Wilson joining the Bandits. Last season Thompson was almost traded to Edmonton in a trade with Paul Rabil that fell apart. Now, it seems the Rush are still getting the player they were looking for. Meanwhile, Wilson…
Name: Dan Deckelbaum Height: 6’0 Team: Baltimore Bombers Pro Teams: Philadelphia Wings, Vermont Voyageurs, Chicago Machine, Rochester Rattlers, Hamilton Nationals. Favorite Lacrosse Memory: Playing in the final 4 at Ravens Stadium. Game winner to beat Towson and win first CAA title for University of Delaware Men’s Lax. Favorite Pro Players: Gary Gait, Mike Powell. Biggest Strength: Bigger, Faster or Stronger than the competition. Toughest Goalie/Defenders: Brodie Merrill, Brett Manney, Anthony Cosmo Deckelbaum’s Thoughts: I have played field lacrosse since I…
Today the NLL announced their games will be on YouTube for 2013. We asked our readers what they thought of that, and below are reactions from across the web. Make sure to tell us your thoughts in the comments. @lacrossewetrust the more fans that have access the better — Kevin Graham (@yettilax) November 12, 2012 @lacrossewetrust advertising will be a key role. — K_sundown (@K_sundown) November 12, 2012 @lacrossewetrust…
Name: Ryan Licht Height: 6’0 Team: Rhode Island Kingfish Pro Teams:Philadelphia Wings, Anaheim Storm, NJ Pride, San Francisco Dragons, Jacksonville Bullies, Irish National Team Favorite Lacrosse Memory: Winning the National Championship at Nassau Community College and my experiences with the Irish National Team; traveling the world and competing for Ireland. Favorite Pro Players: A lot of my strengths have come from learning from some of the best players and coaches in lacrosse. I learned important…
Every so often in sports, someone makes an unexpected impact. Look at the NFL, where undrafted players like Arian Foster and Wes Welker have become super stars. In MLB, Daniel Nava had a season to remember after playing independent. It’s not an uncommon thing to see. However, in lacrosse, it can be a lot harder to break the system. Most of the biggest stars of the National Lacrosse League came…
Earlier today, I was looking at NLL draft classes for a post coming later this week (self promotion!) and was talking with a few other lacrosse people about it (shoutouts to Graeme Perrow, Rocco Granato, Chad Faifoull and Marty O’Neill). Rocco, who writes for this site, sent me the 2005 first round of the NLL draft, and after looking at it, I decided to take a look at some draft…
The Rhode Island Kingfish are at a disadvantage somewhat with bringing in local talent. Players from the New England area would likely prefer to stay closer to Boston. No problem for Rhode Island, except they have the Boston Rockhoppers to compete with. No matter, the Kingfish still brought in local talent, and their roster is mostly built off of that. While teams like Baltimore and Kentucky are getting the fanfare, Rhode…
The Rochester Knighthawks have signed defenseman Miller Rusbridge to a one year deal this week. Rusbridge will be joining the Knighthawks training camp later this month. Knighthawks coach Mike Hasen likes what he sees in Rusbridge. Hasen has coached him with MSL’s Brampton Excelsiors the past two seasons, and they won the Mann Cup in one of those years. The 24 year old defenseman has played with some Knighthawks players…