Author: Press Release

Stealth Host Practice Session in Langley Today

December 8, 2012
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For the second consecutive year, the Washington Stealth are traveling north of the U.S. boarder for training camp, giving British Columbia NLL fans an insider’s look at their favorite players vying to play in the 2013 NLL season. This Saturday, Dec. 8 and Sunday, Dec. 9 the Stealth will hold a two-day training camp at the Langley Events Centre <www.LangleyEventsCentre.com> in Langley, B.C. for their third camp of the pre-season….

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Stealth Re-Sign Iannucci

December 5, 2012
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The Washington Stealth have signed NLL veteran forward Athan Iannucci to a one-year agreement. Iannucci (Port Moody, B.C.) is entering his seventh NLL season after appearing in11 games for the Stealth in 2012. He was acquired in the February trade with Edmonton for Paul Rabil. “Athan has proven that he is a dominant offensive threat and will be a major factor for us this coming season,” said Stealth general manager…

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Bandits Officially Trade for Hopcroft, Sign Six Others

December 4, 2012
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Buffalo Bandits General Manager Steve Dietrich today announced that the team has acquired forward Derek Hopcroft from the Colorado Mammoth in exchange for a conditional sixth-round pick in the 2014 NLL Entry Draft. “Derek brings more depth to our right side,” Dietrich said. “He has a great outside shot and continues to work on the other dimensions of his game. He will come into our second weekend of training camp…

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Rock Pick Mark Kirby for Exhibition Game in Montreal

December 1, 2012
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The Toronto Rock and Rochester Knighthawks will face each other on Saturday, December 15th at 7:30pm at Montreal’s Bell Centre in an exhibition contest. The game will have an interesting twist as two free agent players were selected from the Quebec Lacrosse Showcase that took place on November 17 at the Club West Island in Beaconsfield, PQ to play in the game. Thirty-five players, all members of the Quebec Lacrosse…

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Stealth Sign Sorensen, Duch

November 30, 2012
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The Washington Stealth have signed NLL veterans Kyle Sorensen and Rhys Duch each to one-year agreements pending league approval.   Sorensen (Peterborough, Ont.) is a six-year NLL veteran that was recently named Stealth team captain for 2013, while Duch (Victoria, B.C.), the team’s assistant captain, is a two-time NLL All-Pro that has come to be known in his five years of play as one of the league’s most prolific scoring…

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Rock Name Dave Pym Western Scout

November 29, 2012
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Toronto Rock General Manager Terry Sanderson has announced the addition of Dave Pym as Western Canadian Scout.  Pym was most recently the head coach of the Calgary Roughnecks who finished 2012 with the best regular season record in the NLL. The former Calgary bench boss was an assistant to Rock head coach Troy Cordingley, also standing alongside Sanderson, in 2009 with a Roughnecks squad that captured the Champion’s Cup. Cordingley…

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Local Players Attending Rush Camp

November 25, 2012
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Drafted 33rd overall in the 2012 NLL Entry Draft, Simon Giourmetakis, one of two Alberta products selected by the Rush, is a true hometown hero. Playing four of his five years of Jr. A with the Edmonton Eclipse, as team captain, Giourmetakis can be found among the top point-getters in Rocky Mountain Lacrosse Association history, with 226 points in 68 games—a 3.32 point-per-game average. But offense is not all that Giourmetakis…

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Casey Powell Signs with Knighthawks

November 24, 2012
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Casey Powell is back in the city where it all began. The 2010 National Lacrosse League MVP agreed to a one-year deal today to play for the defending champion Rochester Knighthawks. The deal is pending league approval. “I took a year off to get my life together. I know time is running out on my career,” said the 36-year-old forward. “It worked out that the Knighthawks picked me up in…

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Burke, Knight Prepared for Rush Season

November 23, 2012
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Michael Burke, a sturdy 22-year-old from Caledon, Ontario, somehow managed to evade the clutches of teams during the first and second rounds of the 2012 NLL Entry Draft, being fortuitously scooped up by Edmonton 28th overall. “Burke should never have slipped to the third round, but we are happy he did,” responds head coach Derek Keenan. “We needed right-handed offense, and we got it in Burke.” This confident third-rounder has a…

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Stealth Sign Patterson, Snider

November 22, 2012
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The Washington Stealth have signed NLL veteran goalkeeper Nick Patterson and Seattle high school All-American Drew Snider along with Canadians Mark Negrin, Mitch McMichael and Ben McCullough each to a one-year agreement.   The five were among 43 prospects to participate in the professional box lacrosse club’s pre-season try-out camp this past Saturday and Sunday in Arlington and Everett, Wash.   Patterson (Victoria, B.C.), a 6-0, 205 pound seven-year NLL…

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