The Continental Indoor Lacrosse League opened their season last night as the Chicago Outlaws defeated the Grand Rapids Dragonfish 19-10. Chicago, who has been a dominant force in the league for the past three seasons, continues their typical strong offensive push. Chicago scored the first two goals of the game before the Dragonfish tied it up, but the Outlaws scored three more in a row to hold a 5-2 lead…
CHARLOTTE, N.C.–While the New York Lizards have clinched a berth in the Major League Lacrosse playoffs, they still have two goals to close out the regular season–improve enough to earn a first-round home game in the playoffs, and avoid the late-season doldrums. The Lizards nearly failed on both of those goals Friday night, fending off a late rally to take a 12-11 victory over the Charlotte Hounds at American Legion…
The Florida Launch traveled to Boston this weekend for a contest today at Harvard Stadium at 3:00. Today’s game holds major playoff implications. As I wrote in a column earlier this week, no team can clinch the final playoff spot just yet—there are scenarios involving Boston, Florida and the fourth place spot for now, Ohio Machine. With a Florida win, and Ohio win, Boston is eliminated from playoff contention. If…
The New York Lizards will be taking on the Charlotte Hounds tonight in a tilt that the Lizards hope will help propel them into a top seed for the fast approaching playoffs. The Lizards sit in third place in the MLL Standings with a record of 7-5. While their opponents, the Hounds, sit in seventh place with a record of 4-8. The Lizards have had an impressive season so far…
Photo Credit: Dan Brodie According to sources, the Minnesota Swarm are undergoing an extreme makeover for 2015 NLL season. It came first in what seems to be a drastic change in philosophy when the Swarm traded their first overall pick to Edmonton along with goaltender Tyler Carlson and getting Brodie MacDonald in return. One source indicated that the Carlson trade indicated that trade of philosophy, and our sources have indicated…
It’s finally here; here is the official free agent list for every NLL team. Later on, we will have a look at where they might end up. Teams can no longer make qualifying offers or franchise players after yesterday. Buffalo Bandits Restricted Free Agents- Glen Bryan, Alex Kedoh Hill, Drew Petkoff, Jamie Rooney, Joe Smith, Kurtis Wagar Unrestricted Free Agents- Chad Culp, Ken Montour, John Tavares, Shawn Williams Calgary Roughnecks Restricted Free…
The Continental Indoor Lacrosse League season is set to kick off on Saturday night when the Chicago Outlaws host the Grand Rapids Dragonfish. We will have previews before after game, but here we preview the team itself. Offense If you don’t follow the CILL and the Chicago Outlaws sound familiar to you, you probably have heard of Zack Dorn. Dorn broke the MLL hardest shot record as a “fan” at…
With two games left in the regular season, Major League Lacrosse is heading down the stretch run with plenty of intrigue. Much of that intrigue is due to a change in the playoff format. Rather than have one “championship weekend,” with the semifinals and championship the same weekend, this will mark the first summer of semifinals a week before the championship and at the higher-seed team. The semifinals are set…
John Tavares ranked fourth on the Bandits at the end of the 2014 NLL season with 51 points from 24 goals and 27 assists. However, every NLL fan knows he is much more than a stats player. John Tavares brings a certain flow to any team he plays for. He is a powerhouse on the floor, always chasing after loose balls, taking any shots possible, and finding open teammates to score. It…
