I want to thank Tucker Durkin for taking time to answer some questions. Tucker is a human eraser that takes offensive players out of the game and is a prototype defenseman that GMs and coaches dream of drafting. Many analysts and commentators say that your style was suited for the pro game right out of college. What do you feel are the major differences for defensemen making the transition from…
I have finally had the opportunity to interview one of my favorite players! Thank you for taking the time to speak with us, PT. PT Ricci: Andrew, thanks for the opportunity to speak with you. It’s a pleasure to be interviewed by one of my favorite lacrosse writers/websites. Many fans associate you with the Boston Cannons, but you were initially drafted by the Chesapeake Bayhawks. You won two MLL championships…
Last week MLL teams announced their 23 man protected rosters as coaches protected their core players before trimming down to the 12 man protected list prior to the Atlanta Blaze picking their first draft. This week we are looking at some of the players that were released. With an expansion team many of these players will find a spot on a roster. The talent available in this round has some…
The 2016 National Lacrosse League schedule has arrived. That means us lacrosse fans have circled 18 weekends on our calendars reserved for watching as many games as possible (and attend some, if we’re lucky). Often times when the National Football League schedule is released, sports websites and analysts will try to predict the outcome of every game. I teased about this on Twitter but, it is far too early to…
When the Calgary Roughnecks released future Hall of Famer and all time faceoff wins leader Geoff Snider a little over a month ago due to contract disputes it left what many seem to consider a huge hole in the roster, considering Snider has been the main man in faceoffs for Calgary since coming here from Philadelphia. Now with Snider being the friendly guy as everyone knows him to be and…
School has started, or is about to start, for all the colleges and universities fielding Division I lacrosse teams and the anticipation is growing for the 2016 season already. It is an exuberant time to be on campus, with new faces joining the crop of seasoned veterans. There are some points of emphasis for teams coming into the fall season with hopes of reaching Memorial Day. Coaching Philosophy As a…
It is never too early to begin to look ahead to what we want to see when the 2016 Major League Lacrosse season begins. Now that there are nine teams in the MLL, here are my nine things I would like to see happen this offseason: 9) Casey Powell suits up for one more season. Call me selfish, but even though Casey is pushing 40, he is only one year…
Last week, the Major League Lacrosse Twitter account tweeted, “How many games were won by a single goal?” The answer was 18 games, accounting for 31 percent of games during the 2015 Major League Lacrosse season. That tidbit effectively sums up the MLL season. Ever since the league’s inception in 2001, games have typically been very close, but competitiveness went to another level this summer. The best example is June…
I would like to welcome Kevin Barney the Vice President and General Manager of the Boston Cannons. First and foremost thank you for taking time to answer our questions today. You have a very impressive New England sports background with the Patriots and the revolution. What drew you to the MLL? I became a lacrosse fan at Springfield College. They won the DIII National Championship my freshman year and I…
You want to take a guess at who I think won the Paul Rabil trade? Let me think about this for a few minutes … I’ll go with the 2015 MLL champion New York Lizards. For the record, that was a joke. It’s an easy choice, at least as of now since the Lizards won the championship this year. LIZARDS RECEIVED: Paul Rabil (From Cannons) Mike Stone (From Cannons) CANNONS…