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?…
Sometimes stories seem like a big deal at the time and fade away, never to be thought of again. We decided to round up some of the bigger stories of 2014 that you may have forgotten happened. Kahnawake Mess The Ales Hrebsky Memorial Tournament is the best amateur lacrosse tournament in the world. It takes place every year in Prague, Czech Republic, and teams from all over the world participate….
Miles Thompson—Albany/Rochester/Minnesota How does one have the best year in lacrosse? Win a Tewaaraton, get drafted in the first round of the NLL, and make it to a championship game in the MLL. All of the Thompsons owned lacrosse this year, but Miles had the opportunity to play at three levels and be an impact player in two. It remains to be seen what he can do in the NLL,…
Canada Tops USA With John Grant Jr unable to play for Canada in the FIL, the team rallied around that and were able to breakout. USA stopped Canada in the first game of the tournament and didn’t look back, going 5-0 in pool play and dominating the playoffs. However, Canada proved to be too much. Thanks to Dillon Ward, USA could only score five times as Canada defeated them 8-5….
We recently published the player pool for the upcoming MLL supplemental draft. Scrolling through that list of 856 can be pretty daunting, so I’m going to break things down to get a better idea of the players trying for a spot in the league. Age The birth years of those in pool span a huge range going from 1962 all the way up to 1994. Given the success of Casey…
Last weekend saw the first action of the 2015 NLL season as the first round of preseason games came and went. What did we learn from the action? Rochester Knighthawks: The Knighthawks packed the barn. While the tickets were free, it was a great way to get the 2015 hype going for the defending champs. Over 10,000 were in attendance for the preseason game against the Minnesota Swarm. They also…