Charlotte Hounds

MLL Rosters: Hounds Return with Strong Roster

April 22, 2014
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The Charlotte Hounds of Major League Lacrosse today announced the 25-man active roster that the team will begin with for the 2014 season. While 25 players are considered active, teams are allowed to dress only 19 players on gameday. In addition to the 25-man active roster, each team is granted a practice squad of up to six players. MLL players currently participating in the National Lacrosse League or coaching collegiately…

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MLL Season Preview: Charlotte Hounds

April 21, 2014
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While the Charlotte Hounds came within a game of winning the Major League Lacrosse championship last season, Hounds management didn’t consider their work done. With the Hounds opening their season April 26 against the Ohio Machine at Charlotte’s American Legion Memorial Stadium, they’ve made moves that general manager Wade Leaphart and coach Mike Cerino hope will get them to the next level. Most of last year’s starting lineup—which finished 7-7…

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MLL Camp Report: Hounds Happy with Roster

April 19, 2014
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The Charlotte Hounds have been at camp for two weeks and this afternoon will wrap it up in scrimmages against Denver, Florida and Chesapeake in Baltimore. The Hounds are preparing for their opening game against the Ohio Machine at home.   “Knowing Adam Ghitelman had some early season schedule conflicts, we’re excited about Mike Gabel and Pierce Bassett,” Hounds general manager Wade Leaphart told us about who stood out. “Both…

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MLL: Cannons, Hounds, Bayhawks – Who They’ll Be in May

January 29, 2014
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With MLL Draft over, teams are now in a dead period in the sport as they anticipate the beginning of training camps and await their newcomers from the recent collegiate draft. However, since the college season has officially begun and drafted players are now competing in preseason practice, they will not join their teams until some time during May. So how will each team look when their college draftees join…

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Charlotte Hounds Trade Blye to Cannons

With an enormous amount of offensive power on the Charlotte bench, there can only be so many consistent guys. With the MLL Collegiate Draft to take place in less than 12 hours, the Hounds made the decision to trade Owen Blye to a hurting Boston Cannons team for a 2014 fourth round Collegiate Draft pick. Former Terrapin Blye saw limited time on the field in his rookie season with the…

January 10, 2014
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MLL Draft Preview: Charlotte Hounds

Youth helped out Charlotte last year as the rookies contributed immensely to the Hounds’ success in 2013. In only their second year of existence, Coach Mike Cerino and the front office put together a championship caliber team that downed the undefeated (14-0) Denver Outlaws in the first round of the playoffs. They met the Chesapeake Bayhawks in the MLL Championship game where the Hounds’ youth showed and Coach Cottle’s veterans…

January 8, 2014
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MLL Season Recap: Charlotte Hounds

September 9, 2013
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After a disappointing 5-9 season in 2012, the Charlotte Hounds were one game away from winning the MLL Championship.  Charlotte finished fourth in the regular season standings with a 7-7 record and advanced to the MLL Semi Finals where they defeated the previously undefeated Denver Outlaws (14-0) by a score of 17-14.  In the MLL Final, Charlotte lost a heartbreaking 10-9 game to the Chesapeake Bayhawks. Charlotte’s Matt Danowski was…

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Despite Loss, Hounds Have Bright Future

August 29, 2013
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In just their second year of existence, the Charlotte Hounds had the Major League Lacrosse championship slip just through their fingers. The Hounds lost 10-9 to the defending champion Chesapeake Bayhawks in the MLL Championship game on August 25. Very few would have predicted the Hounds to make the four team playoff at the beginning of the season, let along defeat the previously undefeated Denver Outlaws in the semifinal matchup;…

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MLL Champ Weekend Live Blog: Charlotte Hounds vs Chesapeake Bayhawks

August 25, 2013
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2:23 p.m. Hey guys Andrew Goldberg here again live blogging on another beautiful day here at PPL Park in Philadelphia. Today we have the youth of the Charlotte Hounds and the experience of the Chesapeake Bayhawks facing off in today’s championship game for the Steinfeld Cup. We are a little over 30 minutes away from the opening faceoff. Stay tuned for live updates as we approach gametime. 2:42 p.m. Coach…

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