Press Release

Ironmen and Demons Announce Rosters

January 9, 2013

All seven teams have now released rosters for the 2013 Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax) season. The deadline for rosters to be submitted to the league was Tuesday at 11pm Eastern. At that time, five team rosters were made public: Barrie Blizzard, Brampton Inferno, Durham Turfdogs, Niagara Lock Monsters and Toronto Shooting Stars. The final two teams – the Ohsweken Demons and Iroquois Ironmen – released their rosters on Wednesday night….

Sid Smith Named Knighthawks Captain

January 5, 2013

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The defending World Champion Rochester Knighthawks have selected their captains for the 2013 season. This morning in Washington to open the National Lacrosse League season, Rochester named Sid Smith team captain, and Mike Accursi and Mike Kirk assistant captains. “All three of these guys are a big piece of where we need to go, and are guys that I think the other players on the floor and in the dressing room look up to…

Stealth, Knighthawks, Bandits and Wings on CBSSN This Season

January 1, 2013

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The Washington Stealth are among just a handful of National Lacrosse League teams that will have a game broadcast live on the CBS Sports Network during the upcoming 2013 season. The Stealth’s home matchup with the Buffalo Bandits, Saturday, April 13 will be carried live on the CBS Sports Network beginning at 7 p.m. PT. The CBS Sports network is available to Comcast customers in the Seattle market on channel…

Stars Top Blizzard in Exhibition

January 1, 2013

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With just under two weeks to go before the start of the 2013 Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax) season the Barrie Blizzard and Toronto Shooting Stars met in an exhibition matchup on Sunday, December 30th at Stephen Leacock Arena in Scarborough ON. Barrie opened the scoring just under two minutes into the game, and added two more within a minute to lead 3-0 early. They would hold a 4-1 advantage after…

Raiders Will Remain in RMLL

December 31, 2012

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The RMLL Board of Directors (“the Board”) has considered the motion of the Junior A division made and passed with a 3/4th’s majority. We have reviewed the rationale for this vote as well as the counter arguments from the Raiders organization. The Board also listened to the testimony of several individuals during a phone conference call and subsequently reviewed the negotiated offers exchanged before the Junior A motion for expulsion was…

NALL Looking at Rochester?

December 28, 2012

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Press Release via IL Indoor The North American Lacrosse League is exploring the possibility of adding a team in Rochester, N.Y. as part of its 2014 expansion plan. Sources confirmed that several potential ownership groups from Rochester have shown interest in the North American Lacrosse League (NALL). Currently, teams from five cities compete in the NALL: Baltimore, Boston, Kentucky, Lehigh Valley and Rhode Island. The Rochester expansion team would play at the…

Rock Cut Cody Jacobs

December 27, 2012

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General Manager Terry Sanderson has announced three roster tweaks following Saturday’s 12-9 exhibition triumph over the Philadelphia Wings. The Rock had cut down to 23 players on their active roster by the league deadline of December 20th, but following their final pre-season game made a trio of changes. The Rock have released forward Cody Jacobs who was signed as an unrestricted free agent a little over a week ago. Second…

Two Thirds of Former Boston Big Three Set for Knighthawks Season

December 20, 2012

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It’s not every year that the defending champs can add two former league MVPs to their lineup. That’s a rarity in any sport. Yet, the defending champion Rochester Knighthawks did just that this offseason, adding former National Lacrosse League MVPs Dan Dawson and Casey Powell for their title defense. “It seems like a long time coming. The group made it tough on us and they worked hard right to the…

Kaleb Toth Retires from the Roughnecks

December 20, 2012

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The Calgary Roughnecks announced today the retirement of Kaleb Toth. The longest serving member of the Roughnecks was acquired from the Toronto Rock prior to the 2002 NLL season and has spent the last eleven seasons in a Calgary uniform after his first two seasons with Toronto. Toth is a veteran of over 200 NLL regular season and playoff games combined. “It has been an honor for me to have…

Rush Sport New Look Roster

December 20, 2012

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The Edmonton Rush have announced the roster of players that will wear the silver and black heading into the 2013 National Lacrosse League season. General Manager/Head Coach Derek Keenan announced the team today that will suit up as the Rush defend their NLL West Division title and aim for the franchise’s first Champion’s Cup. (Roster below) The Rush open their 2013 NLL schedule on Sunday, January 13 when they host…

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