Minnesota Swarm rookie transition man Jason Noble has been suspended by the National Lacrosse League for one game for an illegal cross check in a preseason game against the Calgary Roughnecks. Noble, the second overall pick in the 2014 NLL draft, is appealing the suspension and will make his NLL debut this Saturday night against the Rochester Knighthawks. However, if his appeal falls through, he will likely be suspended for…
The National Lacrosse League season will begin this Saturday night and the league can be comfortable knowing that they have a collective bargaining agreement locked up, some new rule changes and a secure future. The season will open this week when Philadelphia travels to Buffalo and Minnesota to Rochester. Both the Wings and Bandits have seen much change; the Wings hired Blaine Harrison as their coach while the Bandits brought…
Over the next nine days, we will be looking at the top nine stories of the year in lacrosse, based off of our most read and covered stories. Today is #6with a look at the Six Nations Chiefs Mann Cup victory. The past decade plus has seen two Ontario teams in the Mann Cup; the Peterborough Lakers and the Brampton Excelsiors. The Chiefs defeated the Brooklin Redmen to advance to…
Over the next nine days, we will be looking at the top nine stories of the year in lacrosse, based off of our most read and covered stories. Today is #7 with a look at the beginning, end and restart of small lacrosse leagues. Last year was the first year we really saw smaller lacrosse leagues affect the game. However, this year took a more dramatic turn. 2012 saw the…
This is week one of the NLL’s quotes to note, where we look over some of the most interesting things said this week from NLL coaches, general managers and players. Philadelphia Wings “By acquiring Tracey [Kelusky] and Ryan [Ward] this offseason, we’ve brought in players with experience and a high lacrosse IQ. This will only help us by having a strong impact on the rest of the team.”- Blaine Harrison…
Over the next nine days, we will be looking at the top nine stories of the year in lacrosse, based off of our most read and covered stories. Today is #8 with the American hold outs in the National Lacrosse League. The National Lacrosse League has historically been a Canadian league but some star American players have broke through. In 2014, that seems it will not be the case, as…
Today we previewed the Rochester Knighthawks season in our NLL video preview series. Check it out below!
Over the next nine days, we will be looking at the top nine stories of the year in lacrosse, based off of our most read and covered stories. Today is #9 with the Florida Launch joining Major League Lacrosse. For the first time in their twelve season history, Major League Lacrosse will have a team in the Sunshine State. The Florida Launch are moving from Hamilton, Ontario to southern Florida…
With rosters smaller for the 2014 National Lacrosse League season, we have seen some surprising roster cuts as teams are looking to infuse energy into their lineup with new blood. However, some of the players released have been stars in their day and there is no doubt they will soon return to pro lacrosse action. Gavin Prout has been a staple as an NLL scorer for his entire career, but…
The Toronto Rock will be playing two free agents in their pre season game tonight. Tonight at 7pm the Rock will be playing the Philadelphia Wings in the final pre season game before the regular season begins. First, Toronto has brought in AJ Masson, a defenseman who had been drafted by the Wings. Masson was the 12th overall pick to the Wings in the second round this season. He was…