2014 Creator’s Cup Champion Niagara Lock Monsters Announce Coaching Staff

October 30, 2014

The 2014 Creator’s Cup Champion Niagara Lock Monsters are pleased to announce that Matt Attwood will be taking over as Head Coach for the 2015 season.  Also returning this year will be Clancy Almas as Assistant Coach/Defense, and Garrett Ball as Assistant Coach/Offence. Matt Attwood steps into the Head Coaching role as he enters his third season with the Lock Monsters.  The Brock lacrosse alumnus is a native of St….

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Colin Doyle to Miss 2015

October 29, 2014

Toronto Rock Captain Colin Doyle will miss the entire 2015 season due to a shoulder injury that will require surgery. The 17-year NLL veteran will undergo the surgery to repair the injury next week. Doyle played lacrosse this past summer for the Six Nations Chiefs of Ontario’s Major Series Lacrosse (MSL) where he sustained a shoulder injury. Upon further examination late last week, it was confirmed that Doyle had a…

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Knighthawks Announce Camp Dates

October 27, 2014

The Rochester Knighthawks will open Training Camp the weekend of November 22-23 at the Unity Health System Total Sports Experience (TSE) in East Rochester. “It will be nice to get going and have everyone in the same room again,” said Knighthawks Head Coach Mike Hasen. “I am looking forward to getting back to work with this group.” The three-time defending National Lacrosse League Champions will hold their first practice from…

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Stealth Announce Scrimmages with Colorado and Edmonton

October 27, 2014

The Vancouver Stealth released their upcoming training camp schedule today, with camp beginning on Saturday, November 22 at the Langley Events Centre. On Saturday, the sessions are split into a morning session and an evening session. The morning sessions are from 9:00-11:00AM, followed by an evening session from 5:00PM-7:00PM. The next day, on Sunday, November 23, the Stealth will have one practice session from 9:00AM-11:00AM. The team will host two…

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National Lacrosse Hall of Fame Welcomes Class of 2014

October 27, 2014

The National Lacrosse Hall of Fame formally welcomed eight new members Saturday evening at the Grand Lodge in Hunt Valley, Md. during the 2014 induction ceremony, sponsored by RPS Bollinger Sports & Leisure and the Markel Insurance Company. Inductees Stan Cockerton, Jay Jalbert, Erin Brown Millon, Steve Mitchell, Michele Uhlfelder, Peter G. Voelkel, Carole Wakefield (posthumous) and Margery Watson were each introduced by a short video that summarized their career…

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Roughnecks Re-Sign Veltman

October 25, 2014

The Calgary Roughnecks today announced the team has re-signed forwards Daryl Veltman and Brett Baron to one-year contracts and agreed to one-year terms with three free agents: forward Connor Goodwin, goaltender Ryan McBride and defender Patrick O’Meara. Veltman, 29, finished last season in the top five in team scoring with 20 goals and 41 assists for 61 points in 18 games.  Acquired by Calgary in a trade with the Boston…

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Adanacs Acquire Top Pick for Hickey

October 25, 2014

The Nanaimo Timbermen and Coquitlam Adanacs have agreed to the following trade: The Nanaimo Timbermen trade their 2015 first round draft pick (1st overall) and the playing rights to Kody TeKanawa to the Coquitlam Adanacs. In exchange, the Coquitlam Adanacs trade the following to the Nanaimo Timbermen: 2015 first and second round draft picks (2nd & 9th overall) 2016 third round draft pick 2017 1st round draft pick Playing rights…

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NLL Announces New Rules for 2015

October 24, 2014

The National Lacrosse League has announced rule changes for the upcoming 2015 NLL season following a comprehensive review by the league’s Competition Committee. New regulations include player safety improvements, an additional instant replay challenge and revised procedures for faceoffs. As part of the league’s commitment to player safety, the time frame of a player deemed to be a Repeat Offender (Rule 41.4) has been extended from a one-year to two-year span. Players assessed…

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CLax Announces 2015 Schedule

October 24, 2014

Day Date Home Visitor Time Venue Saturday January 10 Durham Turfdogs Niagara Lock Monsters 2 PM General Motors Centre Sunday January 11 Barrie Blizzard Southwest Cyclops 2 PM Barrie Molson Centre Saturday Jan 17 Durham Turfdogs Barrie Blizzard 2 PM General Motors Centre Sunday January 18 Niagara Lock Monsters Ohsweken Demons 2 PM Meridian Centre Friday January 23 Ohsweken Demons Southwest Cyclops 8 PM Iroquois Lacrosse Arena Saturday January 31…

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Bandits Announce High School Indoor Lacrosse League

October 23, 2014

Buffalo Bandits Director of Lacrosse Operations Scott Loffler today announced the organization will host the first-ever Buffalo Bandits Youth Indoor Lacrosse League for high school players this season. “We are extremely excited to provide this experience to youth lacrosse players in the Western New York region,” Loffler said. “With the popularity of our Jr. Bandits program over the last two summers, we felt this was the next step in growing…

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