This week’s podcast continued the Baltimore theme as we went one on one with Larry Fila, the league’s commissioner, along with players Garrett Ince and Tyler Midwinter. We also talk to Baltimore league player and MLL player Will Harrington along with Philadelphia Wings and NLL great Tom Marcheck.
This past NLL draft the Vancouver Stealth made a splash when they traded for Rochester Knighthawks forward Johnny Powless. They also traded for defenseman Rory Smith and goaltender Eric Penney. What might be overlooked is how Penney will impact the Stealth. Penney missed last season on the Injured Reserve and played this past summer in Canada. He went out to British Columbia this summer to play with the New Westminster Salmonbellies….
According to a report from The Province, Vancouver Stealth captain and defenseman will undergo knee surgery this month and miss the entire 2015 season in Vancouver. Sorensen missed much of last season and has struggled with knee injuries. It was general manager Doug Locker who told The Province of the news. The report also states that defenseman Matt Beers might not return if he gets hired by a fire department…
Player applications are now being accepted for the 2015 U.S. Men’s National Indoor Team. Interested candidates can apply for consideration to be invited to try out and will be evaluated by a selection committee including the current U.S. men’s national indoor team coaching staff, named in September and led by head coach Tony Resch. Candidates must pay the $50 application fee and return the completed application to US Lacrosse by…
Photo: 24/7 Lax This week the Baltimore Indoor Lacrosse League hits its half way point as the Rebel look to get off to a perfect 5-0 start. They will face the hot 2-2 First Mariner while Parrot, also 2-2, tries to rebound against the 0-4 Ensure Productivity. First Mariner has won two straight after starting the season 0-2, and they are looking for their hot streak to continue against a…
The New England Black Wolves have signed their own free agent goalie Evan Kirk to a three-year deal to stay with the team. Kirk, whom the Philadelphia Wings had acquired from the Minnesota Swarm before last season, had been an RFA. Philadelphia moved to Connecticut this offseason where they will be known as the New England Black Wolves and that will be Kirk’s new team. Last season Kirk finished on…
This week Lax Live Radio continued its series discussing the Baltimore Indoor Lacrosse League, going one-on-one with three players from the 4-0 Rebel, Ryan Wheeler, Julian Maliszewski, and Ginny Capicchioni. Marisa Ingemi, along with going one-on-one with the three players, also discusses recent NLL transactions, MLL news tidbits, and the possibility of adding a new Philadelphia team to the NLL.
The Buffalo Bandits have signed three players to one year contracts today, signing restricted free agents Jamie Rooney and Jerome Thompson along with draft pick Jordan Dance. Rooney joined Buffalo after a brief stint in Toronto following his time with the Boston Blazers; Toronto selected him in the Boston dispersal draft. Before that, he spent his first three seasons in the league with Philadelphia, Rochester, and New York. Rooney has…
The second tournament of the European Lacrosse League took place this weekend with the Wolves, Custodes, and Deutschland Adler all tying in the tournament with a 2-1 record. Only the Pietro Filipi team lost each game they played. Game one saw Deutschland defeated the last tournament winner, the Wolves, by a score of 13-12. Jamie Plunkett and Pavel Dosley had two goals each for the winning team. Tomas Cekal made…
After the tweet yesterday from NXT Sports about a potential NLL team returning to Philadelphia, we reached out to the league for a comment, and this is what they gave us. “The league is engaged in preliminary discussions with a number of parties who have expressed interest in the Philadelphia market. As a matter of policy, the league does not release any details related to prospects prior to receiving…