The NLL trade deadline might almost be here, but Major Series Lacrosse teams are active as well. Today the Oakville Rock acquired forward Brett Hickey and defenseman Glen Bryan and a second round pick from the Kitchener Waterloo Kodiaks in exchange for Jacob Ruest and defenseman Aaron Brown. Hickey is the big name in the deal after having a breakout season in the NLL with the Toronto Rock. Bryan is…
The Edmonton Rush sent a press release yesterday previewing their game against the Rochester Knighthawks, a rematch of the 2013 NLL Champions Cup. However, of note was this quote from team general manager and head coach Derek Keenan: We lost Curtis Knight (off-season injury) and we’re not quite the same team without him so if there’s a chance to do something to fill that void we could consider it but…
The NLL trade deadline is on March 31, 2015, at 3 pm. Unlike the recent NHL trade deadline, we’ll be lucky to see two or three trades. Especially since the league shortened rosters, there are more free agents available for teams who don’t want to trade away assets. However, this season seems to have more potential for trades than in recent years. Jeremy Noble was already sent to Colorado and…
This has been one of the more memorable off seasons in Major League Lacrosse recent history, and that’s thanks to a lot of transactions we have seen occur. As we head towards training camp, here is a reminder on what we have seen happen in the off season. Paul Rabil, Mike Stone, Max Seibald Trade This has been the ultimate blockbuster of all time in MLL. Paul Rabil, arguably the…
Some pretty bad news came out of the Buffalo Bandits camp today. According to Bandits reporter Budd Bailey, rookie forward Brandon Goodwin will miss the next two months with a knee injury. Goodwin was a second round pick and the first player selected by the Bandits in the 2014 NLL draft. The team traded defender Rory Smith and goalie Eric Penney to the Vancouver Stealth in order to acquire the…
Every year we fill out NCAA brackets based on the teams in the games. That’s boring, right? It’s much more fun to do it based on the OTHER sports at the school. So, why not lacrosse? Here we go. Midwest- 64 Bracket Kentucky vs Hampton/Manhattan Manhattan has to take this one since they are a Division One team, albeit the worst Division One team. Also, Kentucky is 0-3 in the…
In on of the more anticipated trades in the National Lacrosse League, the Colorado Mammoth have traded for rookie forward Jeremy Noble. Noble was the second overall pick to the Rochester Knighthawks in the 2014 NLL draft and did not sign. Rochester traded Johnny Powless to Vancouver for the pick, but Noble expressed he could travel to the east coast every week for games. Playing with MLL’s Denver Outlaws and…
We are in the stretch run of the Canadian Lacrosse League season and that means teams are making their playoff runs. The Barrie Blizzard are basically in, but there are several different scenarios. First, the games this week include Southwest at Durham and Barrie at Ohsweken. At 2-6, the Niagara Lock Monsters are the only team without a playoff shot. Barrie just needs a win over the Ohsweken Demons to…
Fairfield 9 @ Bucknell 10 The Bison held on to defeat the Stags 10-9 led by four assists from David Dickson and three goals from Alex Ryan. Their goaltender duo of Brac McKee and Sam Grinberg combined for 11 saves overall. Bucknell moves to 4-2 on the season while Fairfield falls to 2-4. Vermont 10 @ Georgetown 18 The Hoyas blew away the 2-5 Vermont Catamounts on Tuesday afternoon. Top…
While the Victoria Shamrocks have acquired goaltender Matt Roik earlier this month, they traded away the rights of goalie Riley Camazzola to the Coquitlam Adanacs in exchange for a fifth round pick last year. The Shamrocks are set with goalies, having Roik and Cody Hadgdorn. Camazzola was drafted by the Shamrocks out of the junior Adanacs organization in the 2015 Western Lacrosse Assiociation draft. Last season Camazzola played 16 games…