Tonight the Boston Cannons will take on the Long Island Lizards, and right now this looks like two teams going in different directions. The Cannons came out of the all star break with a win over the Hamilton Nationals while the Lizards lost twice to the Rochester Rattlers. The Cannons are tied for second place with Denver behind Chesapeake while Long Island is tied with Rochester for the last playoff…
In Lacrosse We Trust has learned through multiple sources that the Buffalo Bandits have named former NLL goalie Steve Dietrich the new general manager of the team. Dietrich played in the National Lacrosse League with the Baltimore Thunder, Detroit Turbos, Rochester Knighthawks, Buffalo Bandits, Calgary Roughnecks, Edmonton Rush and Toronto Rock. Last week the Buffalo Bandits fired current general manager Darris Kilgour but kept him on as a head coach….
The Ohio Machine had won just one game all season before their victory last night over the now 2-7 Hamilton Nationals by a score of 13-12. The Machine got two goals a piece from Steele Stanwick, Jim Connolly and Eric O’Brien. The Nationals saw two goals a piece from Cody Jamieson, Stephen Keogh, Kevin Crowley and Garrett Billings. Brian Phipps played the entire game in net for the Machine where…
According to the Major League Lacrosse transactions list, the Hamilton Nationals have placed defender Kyle Rubisch on the Did Not Report list. To replace him they added forward Tim Harder from the practice roster. Rubisch, widely thought of as one of the best defenders in lacrosse, has not played a game with the Nationals all season. He played for the Edmonton Rush this NLL season and has been playing for…
Today Georgetown lacrosse head coach Dave Urick announced his retirement from the university via a letter to the college’s alumni. Urick went 223-99 in his career with the Hoyas. Below is the press release he sent as per Inside Lacrosse: Dear member of the Georgetown Lacrosse family: Twenty-three years ago, I arrived at Georgetown, excited about the opportunity to serve at such an outstanding institution of higher learning. Â I have…
Five Major League Lacrosse games are in action this week, and there are plenty of players and matchups to watch. Who should be paying attention to this week? Let’s find out. Number Three- Jordan Burke, Boston Cannons The Cannons will be facing a Long Island Lizards team who are coming off of two losses in one week to the Rochester Rattlers. Before those losses, the Lizards had won five games…
This past weekend was a big one for our team and for the organization as a whole. First of all we hosted the Johnny Mourandian indoor lacrosse clinic on Thursday and Friday at the Essex Skating Facility. Johnny is the GM of the Philadelphia Wings as some of you may know and one of the most passionate lacrosse people I’ve ever met. On Thursday morning I’ve had the chance to…
This week the Boston Cannons will look to start a winning streak after their win over the Hamilton Nationals. Meanwhile the Long Island Lizards lost two games, both to the Rochester Rattlers. Goaltending To me, this is the best goaltending you can find in Major League Lacrosse. Jordan Burke is on pace to win goaltender of the year with the Cannons while Drew Adams won the award last season. Burke…
While this is a huge trade for the Charlotte Hounds, fixing their glaring faceoff woes, they will not see Geoff Snider for three weeks. He is currently in Finland coaching the U19 Team Canada. When he comes back for the final three games, Snider makes all the difference in the world. They have tried several journeyman faceoff guys, but it seems like they have finally found the solution to ail…
With today as the Major League Lacrosse trading deadline, the Ohio Machine have been very active. Here is a look at the moves the team from Columbus has made. First, they acquired a third round draft pick and Joe Cummings from the Chesapeake Bayhawks for a second and a third round pick. Then they traded Jordan Levine to the Long Island Lizards for draft picks before making a deal with…