Author: Press Release

  BUFFALO, NY (November 4, 2013) —  Buffalo Bandits General Manager Steve Dietrich announced today that the team has signed five additional players in preparation for the upcoming season. The Bandits have agreed to terms with 2013 draft picks Kevin Pym and Eric Penney as well as second-year players Kevin Brownell and Hayden Smith on one-year deals.  The club has also signed free agent Colin Boucher to a two-year contract. …

The Vancouver Stealth announced that they have re-signed Coquitlam, B.C. native Matt Beers to a one-year contract, pending league approval. Beers, entering his fifth season with the Stealth, was originally selected by the Stealth 13th overall in the 2009 NLL Entry Draft and has played his entire career with the organization. In 62 regular season games, he’s tallied 42 points (10g, 32a) and 264 loose balls. Beers is one of…

The Calgary Roughnecks have re-signed goaltender Frankie Scigliano and signed 2013 draft pick Karsen Leung (second round, 10th overall) to one-year contracts for the 2014 National Lacrosse League season, pending league approval. Scigliano, a native of Coquitlam, British Columbia, has dressed for 27 games over two seasons with Calgary, posting a 12.00 goals-against average and .768 save percentage, allowing 38 goals on 164 shots-against in 189 minutes played. The Roughnecks…

The Vancouver Stealth announced that they have signed Burnaby, B.C., native Ilija Gajic to a two-year agreement as he enters his first season with the Stealth and 5th season of his National Lacrosse League career. Gajic played the previous 4 seasons with the Colorado Mammoth before being traded to the Stealth for Bob Snider this past August. With the 2014 season fast approaching, Gajic couldn’t be happier about the chance…

The Calgary Roughnecks have agreed to terms with seven players as well as designating Geoff Snider as a franchise player in preparation for the 2014 National Lacrosse League season. The Roughnecks have re-signed forwards Jeff Shattler (three years) and Dane Dobbie (one year) and defencemen Jon Harnett (two years) and Dan MacRae (two years).  Calgary also signed 2013 draft selections Garrett McIntosh (third round, 24th overall) and Jake Hayes (fifth…

Buffalo Bandits General Manager Steve Dietrich announced today that the team has signed six players as NLL Free Agency opens.   The Bandits have agreed to terms with free agent Steven Fryer on a one-year deal, in addition to re-signing Chad Culp, Shawn Williams and Anthony Cosmo to one-year deals as well as David Brock and Aaron Wilson to two and three-year deals, respectively.  Also, the club opted to use…

. The Rochester Knighthawks secured two major pieces of their back-to-back Championship teams today with the re-signing of goalie Matt Vinc and Team Captain Sid Smith to long-term deals. Head Coach Mike Hasen now has two of the anchors of his defense in place with Vinc inking a five-year contract, which is pending league approval, and Smith agreeing to a seven-year deal. “We have always prided ourselves on the way…

The Colorado Mammoth announced today that the team has agreed to a three-year contract with Tye Belanger. The 23-year-old goaltender, who was a second-round selection in the 2011 NLL Entry Draft, finished fourth in the NLL in goals-against average (10.77) last season. “Tye has impressed us thus far in his young career,” said Mammoth president & general manager Steve Govett. “He’s a confident, young player who can backstop this team…