The Arena Lacrosse League recently handed out their year-end awards including MVP, Rookie of the Year, Coach of the Year, All-Rookie team and All-Star teams. John St. John of the Oshawa Outlaws was named the league’s MVP after winning the scoring race with 79 points that included 29 goals and 50 assists. He earned a practice roster spot with the Colorado Mammoth after the ALL season ended. Also nominated were…
NLL Announces 2018-19 Season Award Winners PHILADELPHIA, July 19, 2019 – The National Lacrosse League officially announced the 2018-19 NLL Season Award winners. All awards are based on regular season performance and voted on by head coaches, general managers and the League’s Board of Governors. The 2018-19 season brought success for the NLL’s 11 active franchises, their front office staff, players, and fans. With growth in fan engagement and partnerships…
A whole lot of winners coming at you today as we delve into our Elite Eight, Final Four and Championship matchups of the 2019 ILWT All-Name March Madness bracket! How many members of the Stanwick clan will make the Final Four today? Read on! Thanks for coming along for the ride with us. Elite Eight South 1 Shackleford Stanwick, Atlas 3 Wilkins Dismuke, Dallas Rattlers This is a decent matchup…
Welcome to the Sweet 16! Here are the top 16 greatest names in American field lacrosse today. Read on to see who will make the Elite Eight. South 1 Shackleford Stanwick, Atlas 12 Carson Song, Brown Carson Song has had a heroic run to the Sweet 16 but the defending champion is moving on again. Winner: 1 Shackleford Stanwick, Atlas 3 Wilkins Dismuke, Dallas Rattlers 7 Cade Saustad, Virginia This…
Welcome to round two of ILWT’s all-name March Madness fun! Yesterday we narrowed the field from 64 players to 32. Will our defending champ Shack Stanwick make it back to the sweet 16? Read on to find out! South 1 Shackleford Stanwick, Atlas 8 Challen Rogers, Boston Cannons Right now nobody is competing with Shack. Winner: 1 Shackleford Stanwick, Atlas 12 Carson Song, Brown 4 Hampton Brannon, UMass Hampton…
Welcome to the second annual In Lacrosse We Trust March Madness all-name bracket! To be eligible for this bracket, the 64 players chosen had to be either a current division one men’s college player or be listed on a Major League Lacrosse (MLL) or Professional League Lacrosse roster. Players who were in the bracket last year and are no longer on a college lacrosse team and not on a professional…
PHILADELPHIA – The National Lacrosse League (NLL), the largest men’s professional indoor lacrosse league in North America, announces the conclusion of the 2017-18 NLL Season Awards. The Saskatchewan Rush’s Mark Matthews was named the League’s Most Valuable Player for the 2017-18 season following the Rush’s NLL Finals victory. Matthews finished with a stat line of 32 goals, 84 assists and 116 total points during the regular season. His 84 assists set a…
Yesterday, Major League Lacrosse released their top contenders for its various awards. Here are the contenders and my picks for each category. Coca-Cola MVP Jordan Wolf, Dallas Rattlers Rob Pannell, New York Lizards Kevin Rice, Atlanta Blaze Is this even a category this year? Rob Pannell has blown it up this year. He has not only scored magnificent goals and facilitated perfect assists – he also clearly carried his…
The nominees for the NLL Head Coach of the Year Award—also known as the Les Bartley Award—have been announced and now it’s a matter of waiting until September to see who the winner is. The nominees for 2015 are Mike Hasen of the Rochester Knighthawks, Derek Keenan of the Edmonton Rush, and John Lovell of the Toronto Rock. Lovell and Keenan faced each other in the Champion’s Cup this year,…
Although the Rookie of the Year nominees won’t be revealed until tomorrow, we can still take an educated guess at to who the candidates will be. Third pick overall Miles Thompson had a great rookie season for the Minnesota Swarm with 27 goals and 62 points. Thompson was second on the Swarm in both categories and 28th overall in the NLL. His strong rookie campaign bodes well for his ability…