I’ve had a lot to say about the PLL and all the other lacrosse leagues. Here is my biggest gripe with professional lacrosse at ANY level. NALL was a great idea at first. Develop American players. In Canada they have their Juniors and Senior leagues and the NLL, the real pro indoor league, is full of Canadians. Not many Americans because there is no where for Americans to learn the…
D.C. Sports & Entertainment, owners of the New Jersey Rascals of the Professional Lacrosse League, announced today that they have elected to go dormant for the upcoming 2012 season. The Rascals were set to be part of the inaugural season of the Professional Lacrosse League, a four-team indoor lacrosse league.D.C. Sports & Entertainment CEO and Rascals President Nicholas Desrosiers said, “It is with a heavy heart that we announce the New Jersey Rascals will…
We are nine days away from the PLL season, but things seem rather quiet. To some, a tad too quiet. None of the teams rosters have been announced yet. We assume that Charlotte and Jacksonville have groups together since they’ve had a great deal of time, but its a very different story for the league’s two newest franchises. New Jersey has managed to sign six players to their roster (one…
The Copperheads have been in training camp for the last two weeks. As a team we have been putting in a ton of sweat equity to be ready for our season which is quickly approaching. Coach is constantly reminding us how much work is still left to be done and not much time left to do it. I can see that mind set in my teammates as we come together…
Today it was announced that Brett Vickers would be resigning from his position as the president of the Professional Lacrosse League, adding another chapter to the league’s troubled yet short history. The PLL is “set” to start their season in about three weeks, , with the Reading Rockets taking on the New Jersey Rascals in game one, if the league can get that far. With Vickers out, the new chairperson…
According to IL Indoor, the  president of the Professional Lacrosse League, Brett Vickers, has resigned from the league, effective immediately. Vickers was the owner of the Jacksonville Bullies with the North American Lacrosse League before he chose to leave the league in early January with other owners. In early spring he was named the president and commissioner of the PLL. He resigned from the league on Saturday. Nick Derosiers will be…
Aug 21st, 2012 | Trenton, NJ – The New Jersey Rascals, proud members of the Professional Lacrosse League (PLL) are pleased to announce that they have come to terms with Andrew Kirkaldy for the 2012 season. Andrew Kirkaldy grew up in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada and played his entire minor lacrosse in the Red Deer system. In 2002, he left Red Deer and went and played for the Calgary Jr….
Aug 14th, 2012 | Trenton, NJ – The New Jersey Rascals, proud members of the Professional Lacrosse League (PLL) have announced today that Tom Howe has signed on to become the first Assistant Coach in franchise history. Tom comes from a legacy lacrosse family from St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. His father Ted Howe was inducted to the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1987. His brothers Tim, and Ted Jr….
Aug 13th, 2012 | Trenton, NJ – The New Jersey Rascals, proud members of the Professional Lacrosse League (PLL) announce today they have come to terms with goaltender Nick Schroeder. Schroeder, a Vancouver, British Columbia native is a veteran of the National Lacrosse League where he suited up for the Philadelphia Wings for five seasons between 2001 and 2006 before finishing up with the New York Titans in 2007. Nick…
Aug 7th, 2012 | Reading, PA – The Reading Rockets continued to make waves in the lacrosse world today, adding Dave Stilley to an already impressive coaching staff. Stilley will serve as Defensive Coordinator on Tom Slate’s staff. With the addition of the former Philadelphia Wings star, the Rockets now boast over three decades of indoor lacrosse experience. Stilley played 11 years in the NLL, winning three championships with the…