Earlier tonight we learned that Toronto Rock general manager Terry Sanderson had passed away. Several league players, executives, and media members took to Twitter to express mourning for the NLL legend. Prayers going out to the Sanderson family. So sorry for the loss. He was a hell of a guy and a hell of a coach — Jeff Shattler (@shattler77) November 28, 2014 Sanderson is a legendary name in lacrosse.The…
After announcing some signings yesterday, the New England Black Wolves announced several cuts this afternoon, including Luke Wiles. Wiles, a former star in the NLL with the Washington Stealth and Philadelphia Wings, took the year off from the NLL last season but signed with New England this off season. They also cut Mike Burke, the former Edmonton Rush draft pick who was signed by Toronto this off season before being…
The New England Black Wolves were active tonight, announcing several signings and cuts along with other transactions. To start, they cut Rob Campbell, the Rochester Knighthawks draft pick who was initially traded to Philadelphia in the Dan Dawson trade. They also cut Merrick Thompson, who hasn’t actually played in years. The ‘Wolves signed Bill O’Brien, Marty Bowes, Brent Adams, Chris Collins, Jake Lazore, and Joshua Becker to one year deals, which…
Every year we make predictions at year’s end for the NLL, MLL, and other things. As we end the 2014 year, with no game play beginning again until 2015, let’s take a look at what we got right and wrong. What Was Right Outlaws Curse Broken- Brendan Staudt On January 22nd in Brendan’s MLL predictions post he mentioned this could be the year the Outlaws break the streak, led by…
According to NLL.com, the Edmonton Rush have signed defenseman Brett Mydske to a three year deal. The deal comes after a 2014 season where Mydske was part of a historically good defense that led the Rush to the top record in the league. In his five year career, Mydske has emerged as one of the best defensive players in the game, especially on an Edmonton unit that includes Chris Corbeil…
Ethan O’Connor, a first round pick in the 2013 NLL draft, shone in his rookie season with the Toronto Rock. However, he won’t be back in Toronto for 2015 after he was traded to the Minnesota Swarm for Brock Sorensen. “I am very excited to start camp with the Swarm.” said O’Connor. “It has been awhile since my last summer games with Oakville, which means I’ve had a lot of…
The Vancouver Stealth opened training camp this morning and have announced their camp roster. There aren’t too many surprises, since the team has announced all of their moves. All their draft picks have reported and new players include Joel McCready, Johnny Powless, Eric Penney, Tyler Burton, Kyle Belton, and Rory Smith. Ryan Johnson is a new signing and it seems Matt Beers is not there.
This has been quite a season for retiring in the professional lacrosse. Scott Ranger, Ryan Ward, Tracey Kelusky, Stephen Berger, and Ryan Boyle have all hung up the cleats. The next is Buffalo Bandits goalie Kurtis Wagar. According to reports out of training camp from our Bandits reporter Daniel Pattison and the Big Z Lacrosse Network, Wagar announced his retirement at NLL camp today. In his eight year career, Wagar…
The Canadian Lacrosse League draft and combine is a few days away, and with that, a few interesting names have emerged as far as who is in the draft and could be on a roster in 2015. Good Players who Should be Picked Connor Eustace: Was a prospect in the NLL draft who wasn’t selected but has had a decent career in Brampton. Seems like the perfect CLax type of player….
Today the New England Black Wolves unveiled their uniforms for the 2015 season, road and away. We have some pics from their social media pages below.