Jordan Burke has a broken thumb, and that puts the Boston Cannons in a tough situation. Burke has been their starting goaltender for the past two seasons and was the MVP when they won the championship in 2011. However, he has struggled in the past few months but despite this, they need him in their net. Head coach Steve Duffy said that Burke was placed on the Injured Reserve list….
For the second season in a row the Minnesota Swarm lost in the playoffs. A win yesterday in Rochester would have sent them to the NLL Championship game, but it was not to be. The Swarm will have four first round draft picks for the second straight draft, however. Last season they drafted Brock Sorensen, Kiel Matisz, Alex Crepisnik and Shayne Jackson. They have the first and second overall picks…
The Hamilton Nationals were just one of two teams to not yet play a game, until last night when they defeated the Boston Cannons on the road 15-8. The Cannons now fall to a dangerous 0-2 to start their season. The story of this game was the showing of the Cannons issues on the fore front, while Kevin Crowley showed what a dominant MLL player he can be. The Cannons…
The Hamilton Nationals are lucky to open their season in week two instead of week one, because Garrett Billings, Jordan Hall and Brodie Merrill will be back today. The Nats will travel to Boston to face the 0-1 Cannons who lost in New York last week. The Cannons have all of their players back too, but there were signs of concern last week when they struggled to score timely goals…
When the Washington Stealth and Calgary Roughnecks take to the turf to open the Western Conference Finals, it won’t be first time these two have battled it out. Chris Hall, head coach of the Washington Stealth, has won a championship with both teams. Most recently he won in 2010 with the Stealth and lost in 2011 to the Toronto Rock. But in 2004, he was the head coach when the…
Yesterday we brought some news about the Edmonton Rush downplaying a rumor of moving to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Late in the afternoon yesterday the team released an official statement about the rumors, saying in 2014 they will remain in Edmonton. The Edmonton Rush is full speed ahead to the 2014 Season on Crystal Glass Field at Rexall Place. Season Ticket renewals are at a franchise high and renewing fast. The Edmonton…
Every team except Ohio and Hamilton have played, but that changes this week. Here are some news and notes from around the league before the action takes place. Charlotte Hounds Matt Danowski will be out this week for the Hounds after he scored seven points in their loss against Denver. However, they will be getting goaltender Adam Ghitelman back after a concussion. Rochester Rattlers John Galloway will be back in…
Last season the Boston Cannons struggled to score in the second half of games. This led to some late season losses and their ultimate playoff loss. On Sunday in their 14-11 loss to the New York Lizards, it looked like it would be the same old again. Paul Rabil was in the lineup after the Philadelphia Wings got eliminated so that excuse doesn’t really jive in this case. Matt Poskay…
The nature of the beast in the National Lacrosse League is rumors of teams moving. The latest rumor was the Edmonton Rush possibly moving to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, but it appears the Rush are downplaying this rumor. “Let the record show that he’s lost a lot of money and he’s spent a lot of time … he may even have grey hairs that have come from this experience because he’s put…
NLL awards season is here and two of the game’s best were honored today. Doug Locker, the general manager of the Washington Stealth, was named executive of the year while Toronto Rock head coach Troy Cordingley was named head coach of the year. “This award, which I’m very humbled by, does not come without the support of great ownership, an outstanding coaching staff, and a group of players who perform…