NLL Summer: Wings at Champ Weekend

August 19, 2013

The Major Lacrosse League returns to the Philadelphia area this weekend as four teams will battle it out to see who will raise the Steinfeld Cup.  This weekend is also a testing barometer to see if the MLL would like to put a team back here in Philadelphia.   But to a lot of the lacrosse fans from Philadelphia, it will be a homecoming of sorts for six players who…

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MLL Playoffs: How the Bayhawks Were Built

August 15, 2013

The Bayhawks have played in the MLL since the league’s inception in 2001. The Bayhawks are the MLL’s second winningest franchise of the league. The franchise has won four MLL Championships and four division titles throughout their history in the league.   In 2001, the Bayhawks won the National Division crown, but fell short in the championship game to the Long Island Lizards. In 2002 the Bayhawks repeated as National…

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Return Home Safe, Tim Henderson

August 12, 2013

From NLL.com Vancouver Stealth defenseman Tim Henderson will serve his country before he has a chance to suit up for the 2014 National Lacrosse League season. The shutdown defender and graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point will be deployed to Afghanistan for active duty with the U.S. Army at the end of the month. Stealth head coach Chris Hall said Henderson’s presence will be missed by…

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Third Time the Charm for Thunder?

August 7, 2013

When the 2012 Mann Cup came to an end the Langley Thunder found themselves on the losing end in six games. But more damage came five months following as Thunder Head Coach Rod Jensen was suspended for the first ten games of the 2013 season after being found to have committed four violations of the CLA code of conduct.   Two weeks prior on March 13, 2013, The Canadian Centre…

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It’s Toole Time in the NLL

August 6, 2013

Today I can finally smile with what was reported in the sports world.  Former NLL goalie Pat O’Toole of the Rochester Knighthawks was the lone inductee to the Hall of Fame Class of 2013.  In the past week we have heard nothing but an NFL player shouting a racial slur, and 13 MLB players being suspended for PED’s.     This is just icing on the cake for O’Toole.  Back…

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Philly Would Be Easy Destination for MLL

July 30, 2013

As the 2013 MLL season enters the final four weeks, there will be a lot of stories developing.  Will the Denver Outlaws run the table and go 16-0?  Who will be the other three teams to clinch a trip to PPL Park for Championship weekend?  Will the Rattlers play in 2014?  If so, where?  But one strong rumor that has been circulating is one of a team being reborn in…

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Wings tag Harrison as Head Coach: Mouradian still GM

July 29, 2013

07/29/2013, 10:15am EDT By Wings Staff Blane Harrison to lead the team in 2014 as Head Coach PHILADELPHIA WINGS NAME BLANE HARRISON HEAD COACH JOHNNY MOURADIAN TO REMAIN WITH TEAM AS GENERAL MANAGER The Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League (NLL) today named Blane Harrison the 10th head coach in team history.  Harrison replaces Johnny Mouradian, who will remain the Wings’ general manager, a post he has held for the…

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PHILADELPHIA WINGS OWNERSHIP GROUP LOCALLY OWNED FOR FIRST TIME IN 27-YEAR HISTORY

July 24, 2013

7/24/2013, 1:45pm EDT By Wings Staff Wings Ownership Group Locally Owned for First Time The Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League (NLL), for the first time in the 27-year history of the team, are now completely locally owned and operated.  A local ownership group has acquired majority interest from the MILL Group, whose primary owners were Chris and Russ Cline, long time proprietors in the league. Local owners include…

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