Roughnecks Add Riley Loewen for Second Round Pick

September 20, 2016

The Saskatchewan Rush remained active on the trade front on Monday, shipping lefty forward Riley Loewen to the Calgary Roughnecks for a 2017 second round draft pick. Since the Rush are projected to use their first overall draft selection next week to take lefty forward Ryan Keenan, Saskatchewan was going to have to make room. The team already made another switch on the left side earlier on Monday when they…

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Rush Acquire Adam Jones From Mammoth for Zack Greer

September 19, 2016

Ahead of next week’s National Lacrosse League draft, two teams came down with a surprising trade on Monday afternoon. The Colorado Mammoth acquired forward Zack Greer from the Colorado Mammoth in return for forward Adam Jones. Both Jones and Greer have been two of the most prolific scorers in the western conference for the past half decade. Both lefty forwards, the trade likely comes down thanks to location reasons. Jones…

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Swarm Acquire Jordan Hall for Three Draft Picks

September 16, 2016

For the third time in as many years, Jordan Hall has been involved in a trade with the New England Black Wolves. On Friday afternoon, New England shipped Hall to the Georgia Swarm for three draft picks; the eighth, 14th, and 24th overall in the upcoming 2016 entry draft. The Black Wolves had been without a draft selection until the 29th overall before this trade. Previously, general manager Richard Lisk had…

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NLL Draft Preview: New England Black Wolves

September 12, 2016

The New England Black Wolves head into the 2016 NLL draft without a selection until the third round. That fact has made it difficult for general manager of the year candidate Richard Lisk and his team to prepare for the draft, and have a focus to use it for team building. “We’ve focused a lot on the free agency period,” said Lisk. “We wanted to get younger at goalie, we…

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2016 NLL Mock Draft: Version One

August 29, 2016

The National Lacrosse League entry draft is just over a month away. With this year’s free agency period already being active, and coming off of a historic draft in 2015, this year’s draft has been put to the backburner. However, there are still plenty of prospects to talk about, and the Saskatchewan Rush have a chance to build a dynasty with early picks. First Round 1. Saskatchewan Rush (via Van)—Ryan…

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Denver Outlaws Turnaround Season Leads to a Title

August 22, 2016

Going into 2016, not many eyes were on the Denver Outlaws. They had lost goalie Jesse Schwartzman, defender Lee Zink, and even traded one of their best pieces in John Grant Jr. at the deadline, and looked to be a team rebuilding. A 2-6 start confirmed what should have been a bridge year for a Denver team that had missed the postseason for the first time in franchise history. The…

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Black Wolves Trade Andrew Suitor to Knighthawks for Derek Searle

August 15, 2016

The New England Black Wolves have, for the second straight offseason, been the most active team in free agency and trades. With the signings of Jay Thorimbert and Chad Culp, and the contract of Shawn Evans on the books from a trade last fall, the team may have had to shed some off of their cap. If so, they did that move in the form of trading defender Andrew Suitor…

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Black Wolves Signing of Culp, Thorimbert, Take From Buffalo Again

August 8, 2016

The New England Black Wolves are heading into just their third season of play since moving to Philadelphia. Already, the young team has seen a worst-to-first turnaround, the acquisition of a former league MVP, and a playoff run. In the brief history of the club, however, has also been an odd trend. While during their tenure as the Philadelphia Wings, the franchise was not one to sign big name free…

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MLL Playoffs: Field Set After Logjam in Standings

August 7, 2016

The Major League Lacrosse playoffs are finally set after one of the tightest finishes to the league in its history. Heading into the final week of the regular season, seven teams were vying for the four playoff seeds. It took several tiebreakers to determine the final four, with all seven of those teams finishing with an 8-6 record. The Ohio Machine earned the first overall seed after defeating the New…

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Casey Powell’s Retirement the End of a Lacrosse Era

August 4, 2016

The past year has seen the end of several legendary sports careers. Tim Duncan, Kobe Bryant, Peyton Manning, Pavel Datsyuk, and now David Ortiz have all seen their last year in their sport. It can be argued that out of every retiree in the past year, the one to have made the most impact on their sport was Casey Powell. As with all players of elite status, there is a conversation…

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