Two days ago, Andrew Kirkaldy was traded from the Jacksonville Bullies to the New Jersey Rascals for Brett Moyer. I spoke with Kirkaldy last night about the deal, and here is what he had to say. When did you hear of the trade? I heard about the trade from Paul Stewart. We had conversations the night before on how we could make this trade legal, which would help the league…
Coming into the first ever Professional Lacrosse League draft few knew what to expect when it came to the players that would be selected. The four members of the league showed that they were going big or going home, drafting some of the biggest young names in American lacrosse. Charlotte had the first overall selection and used the pick on Sam Bradman of Salisbury. Bradman scored 99 points this season…
Brendan Gorman is the owner of the Chicago Outlaws in the Midwest Indoor Lacrosse Association. He has played lacrosse for team Ireland, and now he is attempting to make an NLL squad at 38 years old. “When I first started playing men’s club ball or coaching youth and high school lacrosse, I would always get the question you know the infamous question that would always follow a 90+ mph shot…
Yesterday the New Jersey Rascals picked up their first players, and it did not take long for the team to trade the rights to one of them away. The Rascals and the Jacksonville Bullies made the first trade in league history, with Jersey trading the rights to Brett Moyer in exchange for Andrew Kirkaldy and a second round pick in tonight’s collegiate draft. Moyer, a defenseman, played in 10 games…
One of the organizations in the Midwest Indoor Lacrosse Association is the Grand Rapids Dragonfish, today we take a look at them and their organization after talking to their owner Russell King. 1. What is the organizational goal? We want to go about treating this team in the most professional manner. We run tryouts then 4 weeks of practices then get into the season. Our goals are to spread, teach…
Last night the Professional Lacrosse League held their dispersal draft to disperse the players of the Pennsylvania Shamrocks and Pennsylvania Haymakers onto the four teams that will be playing in the 2013 season. Three of the teams, Reading, New Jersey, and Charlotte, took advantage of the opportunity and added a few players to their arsenal. The first five rounds had only the two newest teams, Reading and Jersey, making selections….
With all of the playoff news surrounding the MLL, MSL, WLA and CanAm leagues, one league we have not talked about is the Quebec Senior Lacrosse League, and their playoffs start this week. Here is the playoff matchups for the league. The winner of this series will play the Kahawake Mohawks. Tuesday, July 24, 2012 Vermont Voyageurs vs. Montreal Phoenix 8:00 PM Bill Durnan Arena Friday, July 27, 2012 Montreal Phoenix vs. Vermont Voyageurs 8:00…
In our coverage of the Midwest Indoor Lacrosse Association, we will be introducing you to several MILA teams. Today, we talked to Colorado Sabertooths co owner Matt DiRocco. The Sabertooths are a MILA expansion team. Two of the Sabertooths home games will be live on The Lacrosse Radio Network when our MILA schedule will be announced. Background: Owners: Matt Ogden and Matt DiRocco (Former High School  and College teammates) Matt…
Hello again everyone, I am back with a new update from the Can/Am league and the Rochester Greywolves. It’s been a few weeks since my last post and there has been a lot that has happened so I’ll cut the chase and get right into it. Two weeks ago the Greywolves faced off Vs. the Newtown Golden Eagles who just recently finished the regular season in first place. This game…
Last year was full of lacrosse growth, with new leagues popping up all over the place. The two that got the most press were CLax and the North American Lacrosse League, but one that might of been overlooked by many was the Midwest Indoor Lacrosse Association. The MILA may not be at the professional level that some of the other leagues are at, but they are bringing box lacrosse to…