Two seasons ago the Edmonton Rush came within a half of winning the Champions Cup. Last season the Rush go 7-1 on the road, but only 2-6 at home, placing them in a three way tie for the West. They were given third (due to tiebreakers) and were eliminated in round one by the Stealth 12-11. So we ask, what are the Rush coming to camp with and what is…
Usually the weekend before the draft is a little quiet, and if it’s not it may have to do with trading a few picks etc. But when you look at what the Wings did, its enough to make your head spin. Between Sept 13 (Fri) and Draft Day 16th, Wings walked out with 8 new players. Here is how it went down…. 1—Trade Drew Westervelt and the…
Just two days before the draft the Philadelphia Wings pulled off their third trade in two days. This time the Wings have re-acquired Luke Wiles from Buffalo in exchange for two second round picks in the 2014 NLL Entry Draft. Wiles an eight year veteran who has spent time with the Stealth (2006-08, 2010-11) Toronto (2009) and Buffalo (2012-13) He registered 10G/11A in limited action over twelve games last season. …
Usually Friday the 13th strikes fear, bad luck, etc to those who believe in it. Hotels, High rise buildings don’t even have a 13th floor. But on this Friday the 13th the Philadelphia Wings made a trade to solidify the goaltending position, something that has been a huge hole in the past seasons. The Wings went out and obtained 26 yr old Orangeville, Ontario native and third year goaltender…
In just 4 days the 2013 National Lacrosse League Draft will take place, and we will see who will be the #1 overall pick. Percentages leaning toward Logan Schuss, as the Minnesota Swarm again have four picks in round one. Below are the # 1 overall picks since 1988. Just looking at some of the names, these # 1 overall picks for the most part have improved their game each…
Just twelve days after winning their fifth MLL Championship, the Chesapeake Bayhawks and the Denver Outlaws were involved in a blockbuster trade. Championship Weekend MVP John Grant Jr., Michael Simon and the Bayhawks Second Round natural selection (No. 16) in the 2014 MLL Collegiate Draft are sent to the Outlaws for Brendan Mundorf. Mundorf was selected 21st overall out of UMBC in the 2006 Collegiate Draft. Mundorf spent his entire MLL…
When Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse/MILL/NLL started in 1987 we had four teams and all made the playoffs. In 1988 we still had four teams and only three made it with the first place team getting a bye to the championship. In 89-90 same format but we had six teams in the league. As the league grew the playoff format was tinkered with over and over. In 1998 they went to…
2014 NLL schedule announced 09/03/2013, 1:00pm EDT By NLL.com Expanded 18-game regular season schedule opens on Saturday, Dec. 28 The National Lacrosse League has announced the schedule for the 2014 NLL regular season. As the 28th season of professional indoor lacrosse, the new 81-game schedule has expanded from 16 to 18 games per team this year and will open on Saturday, Dec. 28 with three Face Off 2014 games. The…
With the NLL Draft only two weeks away (Sept 16), the Philadelphia Wings will be selecting 19th overall. Their main focus must be a back-up goaltender. Last season we saw 8 goalies in camp, and saw the departure of a young goalie Steve Fryer in favor of veteran Kevin Croswell (biggest blunder of the season) as backup to Brandon Miller. We ended the season with a goalie from the Toronto…
This past weekend, Philadelphia hosted the MLL Championships in which the Chesapeake Bayhawks repeated as MLL Champions and won their 5th title. The site was PPLPark home of the Philadelphia Union soccer team. On Saturday we saw 4,228 people come to support their teams, and on Sunday we had 3,798 fans for the title game. From 2004-2008 the Philadelphia Barrage played in the MLL (2001-03 Bridgeport CT). During there existence…