NLL Qualifying Offers: Duch, Steenhius, Westervelt Signed

July 30, 2014

NLL Free Agency opens tomorrow, and today teams are giving qualifying offers to some of their players. Here, we keep track of all offers from each club. Colorado Bob Snider, Drew Westervelt- avoid restricted free agency. Restricted Free Agents: Joel Dalgarno, Joey Cupido, Dan Ball, Chet Koneczny, Mike McNamara Unrestricted Free Agents: Casey Powell, Sean Pollock, Athan Iannucci, John Gallant, Ian Hawksbee, Nick Carlson Calgary Peter McFetridge, Dane Dobbie, Daryl…

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MLL Power Rankings: Cannons Fall, Ohio Rises

July 29, 2014

The league has welcomed a new leader of the pack with the Rochester Rattlers entering the week as the new number one.  The Denver Outlaws have finally been overtaken atop the standings, for the first time in two years.  Heading into the last games of the season, the play off is all set except for the fourth seed.  Right now it is a battle between Ohio and Boston. 1: Rochester…

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Bayhawks Halt Lizards Winning Streak

July 28, 2014

Thanks to 15 saves by goalie Tyler Fiorito and four points a piece from Joe Walters and Jesse Bernhardt, the Chesapeake Bayhawks earned their fourth win of the season while upsetting the New York Lizards. Despite the loss though, the Lizards have clinched a playoff spot and will be one of the four teams to compete at MLL Championship Weekend. Through the first half of the game, it looked as…

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Fann Cup 2014 One to Remember

July 27, 2014

Fann Cup weekend has officially ended.  People started coming into Chicago last weekend, seeing the sites, ball games and just driving around seeing what the city has to offer. Friday night was the registration party, waivers signed, a bag that had a commemorative glass and a t-shirt for the event.  Once the participants finished all of that, the fun started.   Friends who haven’t  seen each other since last years…

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Rattlers Defeat Hounds to Secure Playoff Spot

July 27, 2014

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Rochester Rattlers became the first team to clinch a berth in the Major League Lacrosse playoffs Saturday, pulling away in the fourth quarter to beat the Charlotte Hounds 13-9. Rookie Jordan Wolf, the No. 2 overall pick in last January’s MLL collegiate draft, scored five goals and added two assists for the Rattlers (9-3), who remained undefeated at Sahlen’s Stadium by winning their fifth consecutive game….

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Outlaws Drop to Second Place in High Scoring Contest

July 27, 2014

Photo Credit: Di Miller The Denver Outlaws (8-4) took on the Ohio Machine (6-6) on July 26, at Selby Stadium in Delaware, Ohio in front of a crowd of 2,961 fans where the Machine unveiled their All-Black jerseys for “Blackout Polio” night. Denver was hoping for a win to stay in first place, and the Machine who were 0-5 against the Outlaws wanted the win to bring them closer to…

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Rattlers Can Clinch, Hounds Winless on Road

July 26, 2014

Charlotte Hounds (4-7) at Rochester Rattlers (8-3) 7 p.m., Sahlen’s Stadium, Rochester, N.Y. There are playoff implications for both the Charlotte Hounds and Rochester Rattlers when they meet for the second time this season on Saturday night. With three games remaining in the Major League Lacrosse season, the struggling Hounds find themselves in a must-win situation. Charlotte has to close out its schedule by winning all of its remaining games…

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How Have the Swarm Used Their Draft Picks?

July 26, 2014

The Minnesota Swarm have become notorious for collecting draft picks and using a young team. Sometimes it has made them look like an up and coming exciting team, and in other cases, like 2014, it can make them a bad lacrosse club. The Swarm traded their number one pick this year but they gained the third overall. It leads to the question, how has their draft pick philosophy worked? 2010…

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MLL Week Twelve Playoff Picture

July 25, 2014

Entering Week 12 on the MLL season, the playoff race is as tight as it may have ever been. Allow me to paint the picture for you as the match-ups this weekend will surely shake things up. Denver Outlaws and the Rochester Rattlers are tied atop the league at 8-3. The Lizards have sole possession of third place with a 7-4 record. After that it gets really interesting, The Boston…

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Lafleur: Is This Rochester’s Year?

July 24, 2014

The path for the Rochester Rattlers organization has not been typical. One of Major League Lacrosse’s original franchises, the team has enjoyed its fair of good seasons and its fair share of bad seasons. Rochester has not made the playoffs since 2008 when the Rattlers won their only MLL Championship. The Rochester franchise even moved north of the border for the 2009 and 2010 seasons until the old Chicago Machine…

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