Coverage of the Boston Rockhoppers, Boston Cannons, and college coverage of New England teams like Boston University, UMass, Vermont, Quinnipiac and more.
NLL training camps have opened, and that means we are finally starting to learn how team rosters will take shape. The New England Black Wolves are the newest team in the league going into their first season, so their camp had most fans eyes on it. Here is what we learned. Goalie Watch: The Black Wolves not only tried out several goalies, but some are moving on even with Kevin Croswell…
Friday: It was Friday after lunch and I was ready to get out of work for the weekend. Big plus, I get to play some lacrosse as the New England Black Wolves open training camp. I made it down to Philly airport for an evening flight. This time, it wasn’t quite the same. Instead of the normal 8-10 person Philly group, there were three of us. We chatted casually and…
This article is a follow up to one from last week covering Machine players in the NLL. Many professional lacrosse players participate year round in leagues, so this week I cover the Boston Cannons. Mitch Belisle—When not playing with the Cannons, Mitch is with the Minnesota Swarm where he also practices his defensive skills. This is what makes him so dangerous. For one, playing defense with a shortie teaches athletes…
With training camp weekend finally here, I was very excited to get to Connecticut, meet the New England Black Wolves team and play some lacrosse. Jake and Mike Lazore had been invited to free agent camp tryouts, so it worked out I caught a ride with them as they stopped in Albany to pick me up on their way through. Jake is one of my good buddies from my hometown…
Luke Wiles hasn’t played in the NLL in several years, but when he was around, he was one of the better scorers in the league. This season he will be a part of the New England Black Wolves after signing on with them. The last season he played in the NLL was in 2013 with the Buffalo Bandits where in 12 games he put up 21 points. “Love the opportunity to…
The New England Black Wolves invited one of the of the best players in the Candian Lacrosse league to training camp this weekend giving him a second shot at the NLL that player is Wayne VanEvery. Wayne is a lefty forward from Six Nations and a member of the Oshweken Demons. He plays his summer ball for the Sr. B Six Nation Riverman and suited up some games in the…
Many people talk about the amount of players from the Six Nation reservation and their summer teams who play for the Rochester Knighthawks. Now they are not the only team in the NLL to go get players from Six Nations. The New England Black Wolves are stacked with players who call Six Nations their home or have once or still play for the Arrows or Chiefs. New England will be…
The New England Black Wolves open up training camp this weekend in Connecticut. This will be the first year this team is no longer known as the Wings or calling Philadelphia their home. 2015 will have some of the same names the Wings had on their roster but will also have many new ones. The one that fans of the Black Wolves are happy to see is Kevin Crowley. Since Kevin was…
New England Black Wolves forward Ryan Ward has formally announced his retirement after 11 seasons in the National Lacrosse League. “I have been contemplating my retirement for several months but found it difficult to announce as I feel I still have the ability to play at a high level,” Ward, 34, said in a prepared statement. “But if I am honest with myself, I realize I no longer possess the…
On Friday, November, 7th, Providence College held an intra-squad scrimmage to give their players some live action as the fall calendar winds down. Rather than a typical scrimmage of likely starters vs. everyone else, the squad was split into two groups (black and white) that were established earlier in the fall, making the competition between teams much more balanced. This afforded us the chance to see plenty of players and…