The third group at the Ales Hrebsky tournament bring together a European flavor with teams from England, Germany, and the Czech Republic. We’ve already seen Czech and German teams but this is our first look at England. London Knights Historically England has been a decent lacrosse country, yet the Knights haven’t exploded to become a top team. They finished in just 12th place last season. They will only have a…
Group B is one of the more foreign groups in the tournament. Their teams derive from Austria, the Czech Republic, and Germany. All of these teams are rather young an inexperienced, but they have some talent that the tournament hasn’t seen before. Vienna Monarchs The Monarchs were a surprise club at last year’s tournament when they finished in third out of the last 16 teams and they were rewarded this…
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Brett Hickey was a name not many lacrosse fans knew before 2015. If anything, some fans knew he had been on Vancouver and never panned out. Now, fans who follow the NLL know exactly who Brett Hickey is and what an impact he has made. Hickey is on the Toronto Rock, who are in first place in the east, and have become a scoring juggernaut. That’s a great story in…
The Boston Cannons opened their 2015 campaign with a win over the Denver Outlaws 15-13. The scoring started out on the Cannons side with the first goal of the season from Rob Emery, the sophomore player out of Virginia. Chris Bocklet tied things up on the Outlaws side just one minute later. By the half it was 8-5 Cannons with much of the offense coming from Boston. Denver’s offense seemed…
Today is the opening day of MLL action. New York opens their season with Ohio coming to town. Gone from New York are Brian Karalunas and Max Seibald, but entering is Brian Spallina and Paul Rabil. Seibald speed and aggressiveness will be missed, along with Karalunas’ wealth of an LSM. With Rabil and Spallina, the Lizards gain veterans, both offensively and defensively, something I think they’ve been missing. Rabil adds…
The Denver Outlaws are coming off of their first ever Major League Lacrosse title, and their defense of it will come at the first MLL game ever at Gillette Stadium. The Boston Cannons, meanwhile, have a new look on the field and with their field for their 15th season. Of course, Boston is now without Paul Rabil, but they have new faces, too. Chad Weidmaier will be the man on…
Two of the most anticipated 2015 Major League Lacrosse teams will square off on Sunday evening to open their season. The New York Lizards, led by newcomer Paul Rabil, who play host to the Ohio Machine. Both the Machine and Lizards were bounced from the first round of the playoffs last season. After finishing in dead last in 2013, the Machine rebounded and made the semi finals last season. They’ve…
Matt Poskay Back in MLL There is a lot of talk about the New York Lizards roster. They added Paul Rabil; Ned Crotty and Rob Pannell are in year two of working together; Cody Jamieson will be there at some point. But what is going overlooked is the fact the Lizards have also added another former MLL MVP. Matt Poskay. Poskay was the MVP of the 2010 season with the…
The Edmonton Rush released Cory Conway on April 7, after the National Lacrosse League’s roster additions deadline. This means that Conway cannot sign with another NLL team. Conway’s role with the team had been declining, but especially since the NLL trade deadline when Edmonton traded for Calgary Roughnecks forward Matthew Dinsdale. When Dinsdale made his debut last week, Conway appeared on the short term holdout list. Conway cannot resign with…