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What a tumultuous offseason the Boston Cannons had in 2015. They decided to trade away the most popular and possibly best lacrosse player in the world in midfielder Paul Rabil while also acquiring a lot of help on the defensive end of the field. With the MLL Collegiate Draft a little over a week away, let’s take a look at what the Cannons need to address in order to improve…
The only suspensions in the NLL from week two will go to New England Black Wolves defenseman Mike McNamara, who was suspended one game following the New England win over Rochester, and Knighthawks defenseman Paul Dawson. Brett Manney and Sid Smith had an altercation at the end of the game and McNamara left the Black Wolves bench to be a part of it, which is the reasoning for the suspension….
So far this season, the New England Blackwolves have been the surprise of the National Lacrosse League. The team leads the East Division alongside the Rock of Toronto at 2-0. The main reason for this has been the strong play of Goalie, Evan Kirk. Through 120 minutes of play Kirk has allowed 15 goals (7.50 goals against average) while saving 84 shots leading to a save percentage of .848, both…
New England heads into its bye week and are looking great so far. They took down two of the top teams in the Eastern conference to start the 2015 year off. In just the first two games of the season, goalie Evan Kirk has looked great playing every second while making 84 saves and only letting up 15 goals. The Black Wolves upgraded their back-up position and that has seemed to help Kirk…
The Boston Cannons may have lost some offense, but they gained some defense in the trade that shipped Paul Rabil to New York. First, they added Brian Karalunass, whom they immediately sent to the Ohio Machine for another defensemanm, Chad Wiedmaier. “I loved playing with the Machine the past two years.” Wiedmaier told us. “That was about as tight a group as I have ever been a part of, and I…
Mike Mackley analyzed game films, statistics, and team/personal records. Along with personal perspective as a player, we present to you his Prospective NLL Top 20 at this point of the season: #20 – Curtis Dickson – Calgary Roughnecks / Maple Ridge Burrards (WLA) Curtis Dickson can hurt you in so many ways, he is the perfect combination of speed, strength and determination. His determination is amongst the tops in the…
The Boston Cannons have a new home. In 2015, they will be playing out of Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. The New England Patriots and New England Revolution currently play out of the same stadium. The team will make the official announcement tomorrow, but the Boston Herald has already picked up the story. In their report, general manager Kevin Barney said that Harvard Stadium is undergoing some renovations, which forced…
The Charlotte Hounds of Major League Lacrosse today announced a series of trades that will see the team acquire two first-round collegiate draft picks, a second-round draft pick and a third-round draft pick over the next two seasons. The first major trade sends veteran attackman Matt Danowski to the Chesapeake Bayhawks in exchange for the third overall pick in the 2015 MLL Collegiate Draft and an additional second-round pick in…
In the second weekend of National League Lacrosse action, the New England Black Wolves stunned the lacrosse world by moving to 2-0 in regular season play by knocking off the perennial powerhouse Rochester Knighthawks 17-7 on January 10 as well as arresting the progress of the Buffalo Bandits in the season opener 12-8, a result from January 1. Meaning the Blackwolves start a season without a loss for the first…
Paul Rabil is the newest member of the New York Lizards thanks to a trade with the Boston Cannons. In this exclusive interview, we caught up with the MLL super star about his new team, injury recovery, and his time in Boston. Q: Thoughts on joining the Lizards? Rabil: I’m ecstatic. They’re a proven championship contender, with incredible young talent and veteran leadership. I’ve been really impressed with the Lizards…