The first episode of Lacrosse This Week features Boston University head coach Ryan Polley to preview the season, and Marisa Ingemi explains the new Major League Lacrosse free agency rules and previews the week in the National Lacrosse League.
Major League Lacrosse’s player movement has always been drastically different than that of the National Lacrosse League. While players can be traded in the NLL, free agents are also welcome to sign with any team of their choosing once they hit their free agency period. Brief History Free agency in sports began in the 1970s when Major League Baseball abolished its reserve clause and allowed its players to change teams…
Photo: Jim Pierce In just its second year as a division one program, Boston University found itself ranked. The Terriers exploded in the first half of the season, going 6-2 before losing its last six contests in the year. Despite finishing with a 6-8 record, Boston University became a team with the ability to contend in the Patriot League. “I don’t know if it’s expected, but it shows how far…
All Star Game? The National Hockey League just held what may have been its best all star game to date. The last time the National Lacrosse League held an all star exhibition was in 2012, four seasons ago. The game was played in Buffalo. Before 2012, the all star game had been played consistently every year since 2004 (other than 2010). With the exception of the 2011 game, which was…
The New England Black Wolves kept up the pace as the top team in the eastern conference on Saturday with a 15-11 victory over the Buffalo Bandits. Kevin Crowley scored six goals and Evan Kirk made 56 saves in the win. The Bandits provided an onslaught of 67 shots total and Kirk was able to hold them to just 11 goals. Leading the goal scoring effort for Buffalo was three…
The Toronto Rock are 0-5. That sentence alone is enough to make the head of a lacrosse fan spin. The Toronto Rock lost last night to the Georgia Swarm even though they scored 17 goals. The Toronto Rock had 25 goals total before the output of 17 last night. I am so confused that I cannot format this story properly. The Rock’s 0-5 start is now the story of the NLL…
Boston Cannons goaltender Jordan Burke has retired from Major League Lacrosse after six seasons. Burke led the Cannons to a 2011 MLL championship after taking over as the starting goaltender at the start of that season. Burke began his career in 2009 when he was drafted in the second round out of Brown. Burke is the Cannons all-time leader in wins as a goaltender with 34. “Playing for the Boston Cannons…
Alex Buque shone on opening night in Colorado. After getting the surprise start against the Georgia Swarm, Buque has not seen another start all season. Dillon Ward, of whom signed a five year deal with the Mammoth just two years ago, was labeled the next young goaltending star of the National Lacrosse League. After Evan Kirk, a former third overall pick, did not become that next star, all eyes were…
The Boston University Terriers played the first of their three January preseason contests on Saturday morning where they defeated the Bryant Bulldogs, 14-9. Cal Dearth led the way with five points (two goals, three assists) and freshman Tristian Ruh scored twice. Christian Carson-Bannister did not play in net; instead the time between the pipes was split between Colin MacDougall and Sean McGovern. MacDougall allowed seven goals on 14 shots and McGovern allowed…
There were only two games this week, so there is really only one thought I want to harp on; the Toronto Rock. The team is in an opposite position than it usually is in, with an 0-4 start, and the geography of the situation is giving me a new theory. Often times, lacrosse hotbeds such as Toronto (or, in Major League Lacrosse, Chesapeake) can be an advantage. Players want to go…