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Major League Lacrosse teams have finally announced their rosters, which gives us a clearer picture of what to expect from teams this season. The Boston Cannons were a disappointment in 2014 not making the playoffs and are looking to 2015 as a bounce back year, albeit a rebuilding one as well. The Cannons have lost a lot. Stephen Berger and Ryan Boyle retired. Paul Rabil and Mike Stone were traded….
The New England Black Wolves are currently in last place in the eastern division standings. After going 2-0 to start the season they’ve struggled mightily. They are two games out of a playoff spot behind a Buffalo Bandits team with a lot of talent. So it makes sense to question if they will be a playoff team, right? Not to Bill O’Brien. “Are you’re joking? That’s a joke, right?” he…
Led by Lyle Thompson’s eight points and 11 saves by Blaze Riorden, the UAlbany men’s lacrosse team took down Vermont 20-10 to continue its undefeated start in league play. “Coming off the week that we had playing Syracuse and playing in less than 30 hours, I thought it was a solid effort by our team,” said UAlbany head coach Scott Marr. “It was a struggle in the beginning with the…
After the brutal showdown against the Minnesota Swarm two weeks ago that left some players battered and bruised, the Buffalo Bandits (7-6) used the most of their week off to rest, recuperate and strategize against their upcoming opponent the New England Black Wolves (3-8). Saturday night’s showdown against the Black Wolves at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, NY will be the second of four 2015 NLL regular season matchups…
Tonight the New England Black Wolves will face division rivals Minnesota Swarm. It will also be the New England debut of Andrew Suitor, the former Swarm captain. Q: How does it feel to be a Black Wolf? A: I am very excited to be a Black Wolf and get going with a bunch of new teammates! Q: What will it feel like playing Minnesota this week? A: It will be…
The Minnesota Swarm and the New England Black Wolves will face off again on Friday, April 3rd at the Xcel Energy Center. Both teams are going to be taking on a new look. Both teams are at the bottom of the east and were the two most active teams on deadline day. They started out by swapping captains, with Minnesota sending Andrew Suitor to New England for Joel White along…
Yesterday’s NLL trade deadline was anticipated to be one of the most active deadlines in league history, as many teams were said to be actively shopping talent in the days and weeks leading up to the deadline. The biggest name on the market was Toronto Rock All-Star Garrett Billings. Billings had recovered from ACL surgery and was awaiting a new contract from the Rock, however the two sides appeared far…
As the deadline buzzer sounded the trade everyone was waiting for happened. Toronto Rock sent Garrett Billings to New England Black Wolves for Kevin Crowley. Billings comes to the Black Wolves off a knee injury that ended his 2014 campaign early. At the time Billings was the front runner for M.V.P. The last three seasons (2012-2014), Billings has registered 94 goals and 221 assists for 315 pts (105 /per season)…
The Black Wolves are in their first year as a new franchise and are not content to just “feel out” their new surroundings. As the NLL trade deadline approached, they made two huge splashes. The first was sending team captain Joel White and a 2017 second round pick to Minnesota for their captain, Andrew Suitor. The second move was a straight up trade with Toronto, sending Kevin Crowley up north…
The Toronto Rock have acquired forward Kevin Crowley from the New England Black Wolves in exchange for forward Garrett Billings. Crowley was the first overall pick in the 2011 NLL Draft by the Philadelphia Wings after a standout career at Stony Brook University and a brilliant career at the Jr. A level with the New Westminster Salmonbellies of the BCJALL. “It’s been talked about for a while and it looked…