After a season that saw the Blizzard go 4-4 and narrowly lose out in the playoffs by one goal to the eventual Creators Cup Champion, Niagara Lock Monsters, things seem to be trending in the upward position for the Blizzard. While Barrie struggled offensively last season and in goal, the Blizzard where still able to win games, based on the solid overall depth of the team. With five of their…
Three Canadian Lacrosse League teams make trades heading into the combine and draft . These trades saw all three fill some needs and get better as well as put them in better spots for tomorrows draft. Niagara Lock Monsters acquired Steve Fryer who is in Toronto Rock camp right now. Steve is going against Brandon Miller and Nick Rose for a roster spot. This was a great move by the Lock Monsters which looks like…
Ethan O’Connor, a first round pick in the 2013 NLL draft, shone in his rookie season with the Toronto Rock. However, he won’t be back in Toronto for 2015 after he was traded to the Minnesota Swarm for Brock Sorensen. “I am very excited to start camp with the Swarm.” said O’Connor. “It has been awhile since my last summer games with Oakville, which means I’ve had a lot of…
The Vancouver Stealth opened training camp this morning and have announced their camp roster. There aren’t too many surprises, since the team has announced all of their moves. All their draft picks have reported and new players include Joel McCready, Johnny Powless, Eric Penney, Tyler Burton, Kyle Belton, and Rory Smith. Ryan Johnson is a new signing and it seems Matt Beers is not there.
The Vancouver Stealth opens up their 2015 training camp this Saturday November 22nd. When the team returns to Langley Events Center Fieldhouse there will be a different look to the roster after last years disappointing season. Season ticket holders will get the opportunity for direct access to witness the first day of camp. The offense for the Stealth did not see too many players traded, or leave to free agency….
The Toronto Rock have inked future NLL Hall of Famer Shawn Williams to a one year deal. The signing of Williams seemingly addresses the loss of Captain Colin Doyle on the left side of the Toronto offense. While the two are different players, they bring similar offensive output to a club. Williams veteran presence will also help as the Rock have become increasingly younger the past two seasons. Williams has bounced around the NLL some in recent years,…
The Calgary Roughnecks continue a busy off season as they look toward the 2015 NLL season. Coming one goal shy of hoisting the Champions Cup they didn’t need a ton of improvement but they have definitely made some big moves to get back to that chance to get the ultimate prize. Offense: The Roughnecks offense last year was extremely potent when firing on all cylinders they were nearly unstoppable. Scoring…
We haven’t even seen the 2015 NLL rosters yet, but it’s interesting to take a look at how teams might look AFTER this season. We’ve been tracking every player transaction of each NLL player, so we know who will be free agents when. That allows us to take a look at each roster and how it may look in 2016. This is assuming no cuts this preseason and only looking…
The European Lacrosse League has crowned a new champion. Deutschland Adler, the only German team in the league, won the playoff tournament to win the league title. Deutschland had to get past the Wolves in the championship game, which was no easy task. The Wolves had won two of the three regular season tournaments. They finish in second for the season, with the Custodes third and Pietro Filipi fourth and…
