Coverage of the Colorado Mammoth, Denver Outlaws, and Denver University.
On Monday January 13, 2014, the Denver Outlaws traded M.J. Kiekebelt, defenseman from RIT who they acquired in the 62nd round of the Supplemental Draft on December 11, 2013 to the Rochester Rattlers in exchange for midfielder Dan Groot. I asked Outlaws General Manager Tony Seaman the reason for the trade. He said, “The only reason we traded M.J. Kiekebelt is because he just was hired at Cornell as an assistant…
The USLacrosse National Convention kicked off fully on Friday. The day was packed with key speakers, sport education and certificate opportunities, and the Fan Fest that is always well-attended. Friday night was the MLL Collegiate Draft that brought together MLL coaches, teams, new players and media personnel. More exciting were the Saturday and Sunday events. The convention center was utilizing three main “halls”: Hall A, B and C. When one…
The Denver Outlaws drafted nine players during the MLL Collegiate Draft on Friday January 10, 2014 including three from the University of Denver. The Outlaws took midfielder Jeremy Noble from the University of Denver in the first round as the sixth-overall pick. Noble has 54 goals and 44 assists (98 points) in 44 career games in his first three years with the Pioneers. Noble is a two-time All-American at the…
The Fast Break Version This game can be summed up by the first sequence of the game, one where the players who anchor the Edmonton Rush defence imposed their will on the Mammoth, used their athleticism to get the ball into the stick of the offence who did their job and buried the ball. After Jeremy Thompson created a 50/50 ball off the face off by not allowing Bob Snider…
The Calgary Roughnecks defeated the Colorado Mammoth 13-12 on Friday night at the Scotiabank Saddledome. The Roughnecks were led by Dane Dobbie, who scored four times and added two assists. Jeff Shattler also contributed four goals and Geoff Snider added a hat trick. On the Mammoth side, John Grant Jr. had a six-point night (2 G, 4 A) and Drew Westervelt chipped in with five points (2 G, 3 A)….
The Colorado Mammoth are set to take on the Edmonton Rush at Rexall Place in Edmonton on Saturday. The Mammoth are coming off a tough loss to Calgary on Friday night and want to redeem themselves after their loss at home to the Rush on December 28, 2013. The Mammoth are again having issues with multiple aspects of the game right now. They are looking like the Mammoth of 2013…
The Colorado Mammoth are set to take on the Calgary Roughnecks Friday night at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary. Last time these two teams met, the Riggers knocked the Mammoth out of the playoffs on April 27, 2013 by a score of 15-10. So, now it’s time for redemption. According to Mammoth GM Steve Govett and Head Coach Bob Hamley, it’s always a tough game against the Roughnecks. The games…
The Calgary Roughnecks host the Colorado Mammoth on Friday, Jan. 10 in their home opener of their 2014 season. The Roughnecks return home this weekend after a disappointing start to the season. They dropped a 16-11 decision to the Toronto Rock last weekend in a game they were never really in after getting behind 7-3 in the first quarter. In the weekly Coaches Media Conference, Calgary head coach Curt Malawsky…
With the 2014 Collegiate Draft coming up this Friday January 10, 2014, who will the Outlaws be looking at to add to their squad in 2014? The Outlaws had an amazing team during the 2013 season breaking both MLL & team records. They posted their best season ever in 2013 with an impressive record of 14-0, the first ever undefeated team in MLL history. They set 21 team records and…
Major League Lacrosse is having a contest to see who can “Fill the First” round of the 2014 Collegiate Draft. Here is my entry [in just 1,600 words!]: 1. Ohio Machine – Tom Schreiber (Midfield, Princeton) Kiel Matisz (18 points), Greg Downing (6 points), Jeff Ledwick (3 points), Chase Carraro (3 points) and Will Harrington (3 points). Those were Ohio’s top-scoring midfielders last season. The Machine was forced to plug…