Schedule Analysis The Black Wolves will play the first game of the 2015 NLL season when they face the Buffalo Bandits at home. They have three home games to open the season, all against eastern opponents, with Rochester and Minnesota next. Their first road trip is January 30th when they go to Edmonton. They go to Calgary later on, but they never have to make the long trek to Vancouver….
The National Lacrosse League has announced their preseason schedule and there seems to be more exhibition contests than ever, including a rarity of seeing the Buffalo Bandits on the preseason schedule. Four games open the preseason on Saturday, December 6, with games in Vancouver, Buffalo, Toronto, and Rochester. It will be the debut of the New England Black Wolves and also the first game the Bandits have hosted in years….
The European Lacrosse League has crowned a new champion. Deutschland Adler, the only German team in the league, won the playoff tournament to win the league title. Deutschland had to get past the Wolves in the championship game, which was no easy task. The Wolves had won two of the three regular season tournaments. They finish in second for the season, with the Custodes third and Pietro Filipi fourth and…
Yesterday the National Lacrosse League announced that they are going to experiment with shootouts during select preseason games. The NLL has never used shootouts before, so, naturally, there have been some pretty strong reactions. “I feel its gonna be a shooters paradise, if it was to decide a game a big time save or even a shooters mistake could be huge,” said undrafted rookie goalie Rance Vigneux, recently signed by…
According to Maryland’s head coach John Tillman, sophomore attackman Matt Rambo has been suspended iindefinitely. According to court records, both Rambo and student assistant coach Brian Cooper were charged with first and second degree assault, and Rambo was also charged with malicious destruction of property. “We hold our student-athletes to a high standard and they are expected to represent our program and university accordingly,” Tillman said in a statement to the…
Nick Cotter might not be a household name in lacrosse. He is, however, a name that would be known by fans who follow every level of lacrosse. Cotter began his NLL career with the Boston Blazers, and after they folded, he saw limited time with the Buffalo Bandits. Cotter also has seen time with the Charlotte Copperheads of the ill-fated Professional Lacrosse League and is a coach with St. Leo’s…
The National Lacrosse League has announced the experimental implementation of the shootout immediately following NLL preseason games this December as teams prepare for the upcoming regular season. For the first time in league history, a shootout will be held upon the conclusion of several exhibition games, regardless of the final score. The league’s Competition Committee intends to collect data and analyze the mechanics of the shootout in order to determine if the concept might be of interest in the future. The post-game shootout…
Brandon Benn made an impact in the pros this summer with the Chesapeake Bayhawks. Now the Ontario native has a chance to make an impact with his home town team after being drafted by the Toronto Rock. “Being drafted by the Rock was a dream come true.” he said. “I’ve grown up in Orangeville and my family had season tickets for the Rock games and going to all those games…
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In the next two weeks, we will be profiling American players who will be trying out for team USA. Today, we go one on one with Chicago Outlaws player Nicholas Jonas. Q. Where has your lacrosse career taken you? My lacrosse career has taken me to places I thought I’d never ever visit, experience new things, and meet a TON of new people. For starters, after I finished college I…