Photo Credit: Ian Neadle The MLL Collegiate Draft took place Friday Night during the Annual US Lacrosse Convention in Baltimore, Maryland. The best of the 2015 class were on the board and the crowd was full of anticipation of where their favorite players would end up after graduation. There were a lot of retiring players that were staples in the league for years. The Boston Cannons were one of those…
The Toronto Rock paid homage to one of their own at Friday night’s home opener, with a touching pre-game ceremony for the late Terry Sanderson, the team’s general manager who passed away in November. Standing among his teammates while forming the shape of a T on the floor was Terry’s son Josh, who leads the NLL in scoring with 26 points after three games. At 37, Sanderson is considered one…
1. Lyle Thompson, Albany Great Danes Attack- By far the consensus top pick in the draft and also an obvious pick for the Florida Launch. One of the famous Thompsons, Lyle might actually be the best of them all. Lyle has an opportunity to play with stars like Casey Powell and 2014 rookie of the year Kieran McArdle. 2. Wes Berg, Denver Pioneers Attack- Berg is another star attackman coming…
11. Kevin Rice, Syracuse Orange Attack- Rice’s numbers speak for themselves. 80 points? 80?!? Rice translates to be a very good player in the pro ranks and is one of the top prospects from his own school, Syracuse, that is producing the most draftees this season. He does basically everything you want in an attackman and should be an impact player right away. 12. Charlie Raffa, Maryland Terrapins Faceoff- Isn’t…
21. Mike MacDonald, Princeton Tigers Attack- He had a 40+ goal season a few years ago which propelled his name into talk of being drafted. He took a step back in 2014 but is still very viable. Another Canadian player, and MLL seems to have a lot of Canadian stars nowadays (Crowley, Grant, Merrill, Matisz, MacIntosh, Matthews, Dickson, etc). 22. Joe LoCascio, Maryland Terrapins Midfield- Competitive and “gritty” player with…
Leading up to MLL draft day, we will be counting down the top prospects heading into the draft. 31. Richie Hurley, Siena Saints Attack—Hurley was the MAAC offensive of the year and the leader for the Saints offense. He averaged more than two assists per game and put up 34 goals overall in the 2014 season. The 82 points in 2-14 were by far his most, after 49 being his…
The Undefeated Teams After the first two weeks of action, New England, Toronto, and Colorado all sit at 2-0. Toronto had the most questions surrounding them while New England and Colorado were both overflowing with potential with the Black Wolves benefiting from very light outside expectations going into the year. Two weeks does not a season make, but these teams are going to be very interesting as the season progresses. Minnesota will be a…
I started following lacrosse in the early 2000s. Around that time, the Georgetown program could be referred to as… significant. In the late 90s and early to mid 2000s, the Hoyas were always involved in the Tournament, so I have to admit being a little surprised when I took a step back and looked at the overall history of the Hoyas program. By the way, what is a Hoya? In…
Imagine having the best player in the world. Now imagine trading him away to a rival city. Sounds awfully familiar at first, especially when you are talking about Boston and New York. And yet, for New England lacrosse fans, this has become a reality. The Boston Cannons have traded away Paul Rabil, a 2016 4th-round draft pick, and Mike Stone in exchange for Max Seibald, a 2nd-round 2017 draft pick,…
Denver Looking at the early schedule, the one game that sticks out more than the rest is #3 Duke vs. #1 Denver on February 14. Is Denver really the best team in the nation, and can they finally break through and go to the National Championship game? Can Duke fill the massive holes left by Jordan Wolf and Josh Dionne, and if so, do they have the ability to repeat?…