The Denver Outlaws today traded for midfielder Roy Lang of the Florida Launch. In return the Launch will receive goaltender Adam Fullteron who has been a backup goalie with Denver. Lang, a product of Cornell University, has been in Major League Lacrosse for two seasons where he has 23 career points. Lang was drafted by the Rochester Rattlers in 2012 but played with the Hamilton Nationals in 2013, who recently…
The Edmonton Rush have opened camp on a new season heading into 2014. One year after making it to the Champions Cup, the Rush lost in the playoffs last season and their roster has had a shakeup. Now a roster full of rookies and with the loss of Corey Small, this will be a tough season for the club. “This is an important season for the franchise.” said general manager…
Welcome to Cross Checks, taking a look every other day at the latest lacrosse news (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) NLL Jason Gregor is reporting that the Edmonton Rush have made an offer to UFA Ryan Ward, saying on Twitter, “We made Ryan (Ward) an offer and we haven’t heard anything. He hasn’t signed anywhere so I’m not sure what his plans are.” Keenan. The Vancouver Stealth signed Athan Iannucci to a…
The Boston Cannons made headlines this week when they acquired top defender Brodie Merrill, midfielder Martin Cahil and traded away PT Ricci. They also traded away a top rookie from last season, Cam Flint. We spoke with Cannons GM Kevin Bareny about the moves. 1. Obviously, Merrill is a huge acquisition. Was there concern about the defense? Anytime you have a chance to get arguable the greatest player to…
The Toronto Rock concluded their rookie and free agent camp on Sunday and with it signed most of their draft picks and several free agents. Of their draft picks they signed defender Ethan O’Connor (9th overall), Mike Woods (15th), Alex Lubczuk (44th) and Eric Law (28th). The Rock also signed defenseman Bradley Kiri, a second round pick defenseman from the 2012 draft. He spent time on the practice squad last…
The Rochester Knighthawks are coming off of two championships in a row, thus they head into the 2014 season with a target on their back. However, transition Brad Self says their expectation is to return the champs.
The New York Lizards keep making moves, and we caught up with head coach Joe Spallina to discuss them.
Tonight’s Lax Live went one on one with Buffalo Bandits head coach Troy Cordingley and CILL commissioner Russel King.
Remember the North American Lacrosse League? It was probably the most covered league that lasted only two years while teams were dropping left and right (sorry XFL). Remember the Kentucky Stickhorses and Tony Chase? He’s now the commissioner of the United States Lacrosse League, and he addressed some burning questions about the new league. “I have agreed to serve as the league’s first Commissioner.” Chase says. “As a founder and…
The Maple Ridge Burrards have made a move, trading transition man Jaeden Gastaldo to the Coquitlam Adanacs in exchange for defenseman Travis Irving. Gastaldo was drafted by the Burrards in the 2013 draft. He scored five points in 17 games last season, his first in the Western Lacrosse Association. Gastaldo is also a member of the Colorado Mammoth in the National Lacrosse league. Irving was drafted…