If you follow American indoor lacrosse, there is earth-shattering news almost every single day. Not all of it positive and not all of it is made public. There are so many things going on behind the scenes that no one ever finds out. One of those things might be why there is no Team USA in the Bowhunter Cup this year. It was reported earlier today that there is no…
According to the IroquoisNationals.com website and confirmed by In Lacrosse We Trust sources, the United States national indoor lacrosse team has dropped out of the Bowhunter Cup. The annual event between the US team and the Iroquois team was set to take place this Saturday at HSBC Arena, the home of the NLL’s Buffalo Bandits. Instead it will be the Iroquois team split in two and play against each other….
The New England Black Wolves have extended an offer sheet to restricted free agent Stephen Keogh, according to a tweet from the National Lacrosse League. Keogh has been a member of the Rochester Knighthawks since he was drafted. The Knighthawks have 72 hours to match the offer of the Black Wolves, the terms of which were not and will not be made public. This would be a huge blow for…
The Chicago Outlaws are coming off of their first title in the Continental Indoor Lacrosse League after they defeated the Grand Rapids Dragonfish on Saturday night. Despite playing in the league for all four seasons and being a contending team, it is their first championship. “It is amazing, to see all the hard work and dedication pay off for the guys is exactly what I hoped for as the President…
Tyler Burton is one of the better stories you will see in the National Lacrosse League. He made the Rochester Knighthawks roster on an open tryout and went on to win two titles as a defenseman with the club. Now a member of the Vancouver Stealth, Burton is playing with some of those Rochester teammates thanks to big draft day trades. “Joel [McCready] has been a really good friend of…
The Chicago Outlaws have finally done it. In their third appearance in the Continental Indoor Lacrosse League finals, the Outlaws took home their first CILL Cup with a 20-13 win over the Grand Rapids Dragonfish. The Dragonfish had beaten the Pittsburgh Octane 20-7 earlier in the day to get to the championship game and it became a rematch of the 2011 finals in which Grand Rapids won. Chicago went up…
Minnesota Swarm: Logan Schuss, Jason Noble, Cam Flint, Scott Jones, Reid Acton, Zach Palmer, Jordan Houtby, Dominique Alexander, JJ Laforet, Nick Jonas 2013 Draft Grade: A Reality: A- Justin adding a minus to the A for no reason other than the face Acton, Palmer, Jonas and Alexander never played. Scott Jones wasn’t everything they hoped for but he was still a good player. Logan Schuss was the rookie of the year…
Tonight the CILL Cup will go to either the Chicago Outlaws or the winner of the day’s Pittsburgh Octane vs Grand Rapids Dragonfish game. Pittsburgh and Grand Rapids will meet at 4:30pm and the winner will face Chicago at 8pm. Grand Rapids is the only team who has defeated Chicago this season. One of the stronger teams in the league, they have 2013 NLL draft pick Zach Palmer leading their…
This week’s episode of the Lax Live podcast went one on one with United States Lacrosse League founder Nick Desrosiers. Marisa Ingemi also talks the NLL draft, New England Black Wolves, CILL Cup and the Baltimore Indoor Lacrosse League.
On Tuesday night both Parrot and Rebel improved to 2-0 on the season in the Baltimore Indoor Lacrosse League. Both clubs had repeat showings from week one but the competition increased as other teams gain experience. In the first game Parrot defeated the on-the-rise Ensure Productivity, 10-5. Will Harrington (Ohio Machine, MLL) led the way with four goals followed by two from Matt Hickman. Tyler Midwinter was the leading scorer…