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MLL Rookie Focus: Wes Berg

January 28, 2015

Photo Credit: Ian Neadle “With the 16th overall pick in the 2015 MLL Collegiate Draft, the Denver Outlaws select Wes Berg, offensive player, Denver University.” Wes Berg as a player goes well beyond statistics. His biography on the Denver University roster page is glittering and shining with numerous awards, milestones and honors. His play progresses consistently every year, as reflected in his stats. But we cannot just hold him to…

Video: Adam Jones Wears GoPro At Practice

January 28, 2015

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GoPros are the hottest thing in sports nowadays, as we saw at the NHL skills competition on Saturday night. Now the NLL has brought them in and Colorado Mammoth forward Adam Jones wore one for practice. Check out the cool video below.

2015 MLL Draft Report: Denver Outlaws

January 28, 2015

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Photo Credit: Di Miller On Friday January 23, the 2014 MLL Champion Denver Outlaws drafted eight players, and traded their third-round pick for Ohio Machine defenseman Max Schmidt. Head Coach B.J. O’Hara said, “We’re excited about the players we drafted tonight in addition to our trade with Ohio for Schmidt, who brings some defensive depth for us. We look forward to cutting down our roster and getting the 2015 season…

Denver Projected #1 in More Ways than Rankings

January 26, 2015

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Photo Credit – Ian Neadle In both the USILA Coaches Poll and the Big East Coaches Preseason Poll, Denver U is predicted to be number 1 all around. Many of their players even make the all-conference teams. There’s more to the Pioneers that makes them so great. #GrowTheGame The obvious one is helping grow lacrosse in the west. Colorado has a huge lacrosse following these days, from youths to adults…

Mammoth the Class of NLL In Early 2015

January 26, 2015

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NLL season is just four weeks in and there is only one undefeated team left. The Colorado Mammoth lead the West Division with a 3-0 record after a convincing 20-9 win over the Vancouver Stealth. The Stealth have struggled on defense, giving up an average of 18 goals per game in their past three. But that does not undermine the fact that Colorado has scored 20 goals in a game…

Mammoth Stomp Stealth to Remain Only Undefeated Team

January 25, 2015

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Last night the Vancouver Stealth (1-3) played on the road and got blown out of the Pepsi Center by the undefeated NLL West Division Leaders the Colorado Mammoth (3-0). Vancouver having the most G.A. in the league and second most saves pretty much sums up their season thus far. Colorado moved the ball phenomenally well all night, and continued to put the rock in the back of the net, amounting…

NLL Rookie Report Week 3: Bandits and Stealth Young Guns Lead Pack

January 22, 2015

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Week 3 of the NLL season was a quite one, as just one game was on the schedule. The Buffalo Bandits, after having a bye week in week 2 of the NLL season, traveled to Vancouver to take on the Stealth. Vancouver was coming off a devastating 20-11 loss to the Toronto Rock, and bolstered their defense with the signing of Colin Boucher and the activation of hulking 6’3, 220…

MLL Draft Needs: Denver Outlaws

January 18, 2015

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Photo Credit: Di Miller The 2015 MLL Collegiate Draft is coming up this Friday January 23 and we take a look at what positions the Outlaws will consider in their nine draft picks. Being the 2014 MLL Champions, of course they have the eighth pick in each of the eight rounds, however they also have a third round pick in the seventh round courtesy of the Chesapeake Bayhawks. According to…

Gavin Prout Retires With Mammoth

January 14, 2015

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The Colorado Mammoth announced on Wednesday that Gavin Prout, the team’s all-time leader in points (664) and assists (459), has retired from the National Lacrosse League after signing a one-day contract with the franchise. Colorado’s captain for six seasons (2006-09, 2012-13), Prout led the Mammoth to the 2006 Champion’s Cup. “For many years, Gavin Prout was the Colorado Mammoth,” said team president & general manager Steve Govett. “He was one…

NLL Top 20 Offensive Players

January 13, 2015

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Mike Mackley analyzed game films, statistics, and team/personal records. Along with personal perspective as a player, we present to you his Prospective NLL Top 20 at this point of the season: #20 – Curtis Dickson – Calgary Roughnecks / Maple Ridge Burrards (WLA) Curtis Dickson can hurt you in so many ways, he is the perfect combination of speed, strength and determination. His determination is amongst the tops in the…

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