NLL season is just four weeks in and there is only one undefeated team left. The Colorado Mammoth lead the West Division with a 3-0 record after a convincing 20-9 win over the Vancouver Stealth. The Stealth have struggled on defense, giving up an average of 18 goals per game in their past three. But that does not undermine the fact that Colorado has scored 20 goals in a game…
Welcome to the Major League Lacrosse draft! We will be updating pick by pick all night. FIRST ROUND Florida- Lyle Thompson, Albany Florida- Connor Buczek, Cornell Charlotte- Will Haus, Duke Boston- Ryan Tucker, Virginia Boston- John Glesener, Army Rochester- Jesse King, Ohio State Rochester- Jack Near, Notre Dame Denver- Nikko Pontrello, Loyola Charlotte- Joey Sankey, UNC SECOND ROUND New York- Micheal Pellegrino, Hopkins New York- Ryan Walsh, Colgate Boston- Wells…
1. Lyle Thompson, Albany Great Danes Attack- By far the consensus top pick in the draft and also an obvious pick for the Florida Launch. One of the famous Thompsons, Lyle might actually be the best of them all. Lyle has an opportunity to play with stars like Casey Powell and 2014 rookie of the year Kieran McArdle. 2. Wes Berg, Denver Pioneers Attack- Berg is another star attackman coming…
11. Kevin Rice, Syracuse Orange Attack- Rice’s numbers speak for themselves. 80 points? 80?!? Rice translates to be a very good player in the pro ranks and is one of the top prospects from his own school, Syracuse, that is producing the most draftees this season. He does basically everything you want in an attackman and should be an impact player right away. 12. Charlie Raffa, Maryland Terrapins Faceoff- Isn’t…
21. Mike MacDonald, Princeton Tigers Attack- He had a 40+ goal season a few years ago which propelled his name into talk of being drafted. He took a step back in 2014 but is still very viable. Another Canadian player, and MLL seems to have a lot of Canadian stars nowadays (Crowley, Grant, Merrill, Matisz, MacIntosh, Matthews, Dickson, etc). 22. Joe LoCascio, Maryland Terrapins Midfield- Competitive and “gritty” player with…
Leading up to MLL draft day, we will be counting down the top prospects heading into the draft. 31. Richie Hurley, Siena Saints Attack—Hurley was the MAAC offensive of the year and the leader for the Saints offense. He averaged more than two assists per game and put up 34 goals overall in the 2014 season. The 82 points in 2-14 were by far his most, after 49 being his…
Photo: Garrett James The Vancouver Stealth have been active in the past few days, first getting the news that defenseman Tim Henderson will be back. However, this past week they lost to the Toronto Rock and their defense struggled without Rory Smith or Chris O’Dougherty, and it sounds like their defensive woes haven’t gotten any better. Tyler Garrison was placed on the injured reserve and won’t play this week against…
Last season the Edmonton Rush went 16-2 in one of the most historic team performances of all time. Now this season after two games, they have already matched their loss total from 2014. Edmonton played tight in their first game, a road game in Buffalo, where they fell 9-8. Their trademark terrific defense played well to hold the Bandits under double digit goals, but they also couldn’t generate any offense….
The Boston Cannons may have lost some offense, but they gained some defense in the trade that shipped Paul Rabil to New York. First, they added Brian Karalunass, whom they immediately sent to the Ohio Machine for another defensemanm, Chad Wiedmaier. “I loved playing with the Machine the past two years.” Wiedmaier told us. “That was about as tight a group as I have ever been a part of, and I…
The Boston Cannons have a new home. In 2015, they will be playing out of Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. The New England Patriots and New England Revolution currently play out of the same stadium. The team will make the official announcement tomorrow, but the Boston Herald has already picked up the story. In their report, general manager Kevin Barney said that Harvard Stadium is undergoing some renovations, which forced…