Author: Press Release

First Ever Championship Style Goalie Combine

Goal Guardian National LLC is proud to announce their inaugural event, the Guardian National Championship. The Guardian National Championship is a “championship style” goalie combine. The best of the best, both domestically and internationally, are invited to compete against each other for the chance to be crowned the Guardian of their age group. Goaltenders are not just another position on the field. Their skills and responsibilities are in fact, a specialization….

December 4, 2013
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Florida Acquires Casey Powell

The Florida Launch, Major League Lacrosse’s newest team, and the 2013 MLL Champion Chesapeake Bayhawks have executed a blockbuster trade that sees three-time MLL Champion Casey Powell go to Florida in exchange for All-Star midfielder Joe Walters. “I am absolutely thrilled to add Casey Powell to the Florida Launch roster,” said Launch Head Coach Stan Ross. “He is one of the all-time greats in the MLL.  Casey is not only second in all time…

December 3, 2013
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USLL Announces Team in Maine

The United States Lacrosse League (USLL) announces today that it has signed their first franchise in league history, the Maine Moose Trax. The Moose Trax and will play its home games out of the 6,733-seat Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland, Maine. “Portland has been a potential lacrosse market for many years, and we’re very fortunate to match a lacrosse-hungry community and a first-class facility with an ownership group committed…

December 2, 2013
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MLL Moves Supplemental Draft to Dec 11

Major League Lacrosse, the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, announced today that it will postpone the 2014 Supplemental Draft to Wednesday, December 11 at 2:30 p.m. The league has also announced that the Player Pool Registration deadline has been extended to Friday, December 6 at Noon. The link to the Player Pool Registration form can be found below. 2014 League Player Pool Registration Form MajorLeagueLacrosse.com will post live updates throughout…

December 2, 2013
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Toronto Rock Sign Billings One Year

December 1, 2013
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Toronto Rock General Manager Terry Sanderson announced the signing of four players prior to training camp beginning on Saturday afternoon.  Rock forwards Garrett Billings and Roger Vyse, defender Kyle Belton and goaltender Zak Boychuk all agreed to one-year contracts.  All four signings are pending league approval. “I was really impressed with the work ethic that was out there and the general conditioning of everybody,” said Rock Head Coach John Lovell. …

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Toronto’s Cam Woods Retires

Toronto Rock defender Cam Woods has officially announced his retirement after 14 seasons in the National Lacrosse League, the last six of those were spent with the Rock.   Woods started his career with the Albany Attack and then moved with the franchise to San Jose.  He was a member of the Chicago Shamrox for one season in 2007 before coming to Toronto in 2008.  He was the captain in…

November 29, 2013
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ConnectLAX Recruiting Profiles Go Mobile to Maximize Player Exposure

Like everything else, college recruiting has gone mobile. Coaches don’t find you while surfing the Internet; they see you on the field. They look over their shoulder and say “hey, who’s that number 24”. As a recruit, you want to have that information at their fingertips, which is exactly what a ConnectLAX mobile recruiting profile provides. Oh yeah and recruiting plans start for free. College coaches can bookmark and message you through your recruiting profile and track your tournament schedule. In…

November 27, 2013
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The Sports Industry is Big Business

Not only does the sports industry offer us great drama and epic spectacle, a way to get fit and a means of achieving personal and shared glory, but it also forms one of the most important pillars of the global economy. In 2011, money spent on spectator sports in the US accounted for 0.25% of the nation’s average personal consumption expenditure. That’s five dollars in every two hundred. It’s a…

November 27, 2013
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Stealth Extend Rhys Duch

November 26, 2013
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The Vancouver Stealth announced that they have locked up their top scorer for next season as Rhys Duch re-signs for another year, pending league approval. Duch is entering his 6th season in the NLL, and has spent his entire career with the Stealth, competing in a total of 89 regular season and playoff games. “The most clutch player in the NLL, there is no doubt that Rhys is the best…

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Cannons Acquire Brodie Merrill

November 26, 2013
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The Florida Launch, Major League Lacrosse’s newest team, has executed a trade with the Boston Cannons that will send 2005 Cascade Rookie of the Year and six-time Warrior Defensive Player of the Year Brodie Merrill, midfielder Martin Cahill and the 37th overall selection in the 2014 MLL Collegiate Draft to Boston in exchange for defenseman PT Ricci, midfielder Lee Coppersmith and the 12th overall selection in the draft.   “I am…

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