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Coverage of the Boston Rockhoppers, Boston Cannons, and college coverage of New England teams like Boston University, UMass, Vermont, Quinnipiac and more.

ILWT Exclusive: FaceOff Club’s 7th Annual National FaceOff Combine

January 27, 2014
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Lacrosse has skyrocketed in popularity; this is reiterated countless times a day by players, coaches and fans. Unfortunately, not many people outside the sport understand quite what it takes to be a topnotch competitor. There are so many professional lacrosse leagues that it would be impossible to hold professional league recruitment combines. The events would overlap too many leagues’ seasons and events, and therefore comes down to college players competing…

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Cannons Bring In New Ownership

The Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse (MLL), the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, announced today that Rob Hale has acquired a majority stake in the team. Hale was previously a minority owner in the team. The recent transaction provides Hale with a controlling interest in the Cannons organization and team operations. In conjunction with the transaction, Hale will assume the lead of the Cannons Board of Directors and become the Cannons’…

January 22, 2014
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NCAA: Northeastern Conference Outlook

The Northeastern conference is looking fierce this season. All seven teams have put in much hard work, and it will be an exciting season to look forward to. With Bryant, Hobart, Mount St. Mary’s, Robert Morris, Sacred Heart, Quinnipiac, and Wagner in the conference this season, it is bound to be a year of talented players playing great games. Bryant is back in action, hoping to improve their overall 8-11…

January 22, 2014
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NLL: Where To Next?

Rather than looking at follower demographics and statistics, I will analyze the successes/failures of the league through a cultural and historical perspective. NLL Commissioner George Daniel stated the league will attempt new market expansion in the near future, once current teams are strongly established; according to an interview found on Buzzfeed. The current teams are strong and competitive, hosting an array of athletes. Lacrosse is different from other sports in…

January 21, 2014
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MLL Draft Overall Recap

The US Lacrosse convention was last weekend and along with it came the MLL Collegiate Draft. With mock drafts completed and everyones predictions set, Friday night at 8:30 pm was upon us. Lots of ideas were running around the room as to who the Ohio Machine were going to pick first. There were GMs and head coaches galore and readily available to pop on to the live pre-draft show. Defense…

January 18, 2014
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US Lacrosse National Convention Laxtacular

The USLacrosse National Convention kicked off fully on Friday. The day was packed with key speakers, sport education and certificate opportunities, and the Fan Fest that is always well-attended. Friday night was the MLL Collegiate Draft that brought together MLL coaches, teams, new players and media personnel. More exciting were the Saturday and Sunday events. The convention center was utilizing three main “halls”: Hall A, B and C. When one…

January 13, 2014
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Charlotte Hounds Trade Blye to Cannons

With an enormous amount of offensive power on the Charlotte bench, there can only be so many consistent guys. With the MLL Collegiate Draft to take place in less than 12 hours, the Hounds made the decision to trade Owen Blye to a hurting Boston Cannons team for a 2014 fourth round Collegiate Draft pick. Former Terrapin Blye saw limited time on the field in his rookie season with the…

January 10, 2014
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Boston Cannons Draft Recap

December 17, 2013
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The Boston Cannons continued to revamp their roster as they took part in last Wednesday’s MLL Supplemental Draft. A total of 96 players were chosen from a pool of over 500 players and the Cannons seems to try and make the most of their picks. All in all, the Cnanons added 11 players, some with high profile names, such as Jack Rice, and others not so much, Michael Maggio. Below…

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Cannons Supplemental Draft: Running Diary

Here are my Boston-biased, minute-by-minute reactions to the trades and key picks of the 2014 MLL Supplemental Draft: 2:29 pm: Major League Lacrosse headquarters send the interns for coffee. There is a 50-minute wait at Dunkin Donuts. The interns miss the entirety of the draft and fail to provide fans with live twitter updates. A free-for-all for updates ensues. 2:33 pm: Three-team trade: New York sends picks #2 and #28…

December 12, 2013
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2014 MLL Supplemental Draft Recap

Bill McGlone (Maryland) was selected with the first overall pick by the Ohio Machine in the MLL 2014 Supplementary Draft. After much chatter of the possibility of the first women to play in the professional league, two-time Women’s World Cup Champion Goaltender Devon Wills was not taken in the draft. New York once again made some bold trades during the off-season. Coach Spallina’s team acquired all-star long pole Kyle Hartzell…

December 12, 2013
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