National Lacrosse League free agency opened on Monday, and one of the first moves was a splash right away. The Georgia Swarm signed goaltender Mike Poulin to a three year deal, adding a former Goalie of the Year winner. Poulin had been thought to be out in Calgary near the end of the season with the emergence of Frankie Scigliano and the drafting of Christian Del Bianco last season. Poulin…
Remember all of the Dom Starsia craziness from about a month and a half ago? Apparently, it was so fun that lacrosse decided to create an entire new social media blowup with news. Last night, BYU assistant lacrosse coach Jordan Harris tweeted the news of the University of Utah picking up a Division One lacrosse program. 412 Lacrosse and College Crosse both picked up the story, along with ILWT. By…
Talk of college lacrosse expanding seems to always be on the horizon. For the past few weeks, some discussion emerged around Pittsburgh with the building of a soccer and lacrosse only facility. Yet, one of the more underrated lacrosse areas has been Utah, and they could soon be rewarded. FourOneTwoLax.com reported last night that the University of Utah could be the next western team to add lacrosse as a division…
The Major League Lacrosse trade deadline was more eventful than most, and the Chesapeake Bayhawks making four moves led the way. The Bayhawks sent Drew Westervelt to the New York Lizards, while the other big deal of the day involved John Grant Jr being shipped from the Denver Outlaws to the Ohio Machine. Grant being moved was the first transaction of the day, with the Machine sending goaltender Adam Fullteron…
NLL commissioner Nick Sakiewicz appeared on Lax Sports Network earlier this week where he mentioned that the league is in discussions with at least 25 markets about expansion, including several which are serious possibilities. With it his goal to expand to 16 teams soon, and with the success of the Saskatchewan Rush, the present seems like a possible time it could occur. The question is, which 25 markets are NLL…
Casey Powell has retired and unretired from both professional lacrosse leagues so many times now, it’s hard to believe we might actually be seeing the end of the legend’s career. Yesterday during a promotional Twitter question and answer session with fans, Powell announced that he would be retiring from Major League Lacrosse at the end of this season. Powell, currently a member of the Florida Launch, is third in the…
Brodie Merrill led the Boston Cannons to a victory on Saturday night from Harvard Stadium after scoring one of the craziest goals in Major League Lacrosse this season. Merrill’s 85 yard shot sent the game into overtime, where Davey Emala scored on a feed from Will Manny to win. On the call on MLL Radio was ILWT’s own Marisa Ingemi along with James Mattone. The audio clip above follows the…
For the first time in 15 years, the New England Black Wolves franchise has won a playoff contest. The last time the organization had won in the postseason was in 2001, when the team was still the Philadelphia Wings. After having the worst record in the NLL in 2015, New England emerged as a top contender in 2016, and will now move on to the eastern conference finals. Shawn Evans…
Playoff lacrosse will be exposed to the fans of the New England Black Wolves for the first time in the history of the relocated team on Saturday when the Wolves host the Georgia Swarm at Mohegan Sun Arena. The Swarm, who relocated from Minnesota to Georgia before this season, will also make their first playoff appearance since the move. New England clinched the second seed in the eastern conference in…
The few times that the National Lacrosse League has seen footage of game play on national television or virally on the Internet, it hasn’t often been in appreciation of the play on the field. The NLL has once again reached that point, as the open field hit from Colorado Mammoth goaltender Alex Buque on Calgary transition Karsen Leung has been everywhere. While the hit has gotten the NLL on the…