Coming off a bye week last week, the New York Lizards (1-0) travel down to Florida to take on the Launch (0-2). In a press conference earlier this week, head coach of the Lizards Joe Spallina talked about the importance of the bye week. “After week one we really needed that bye to rest up the legs. The first week is always a little more difficult after a long offseason….
The 2016 MLL season Opening Day was a dramatic one, as it saw a new franchise establish itself despite taking a loss in their first game and some close contests. No matchup, however, was as highly anticipated and lived up to the expectations than the rematch of last year’s championship match between the New York Lizards and Rochester Rattlers, in which the defending champions Lizards took their first step towards…
Teams in Major League Lacrosse have spent the entire offseason getting ready for the upcoming season, and come Saturday, April 23rd, fans will get chance to see how much that hard work pays off. No team has had to work harder than the defending MLL champions, the New York Lizards. They realize they have a huge target on their backs, especially since the MLL expanded to nine teams during the…
The Atlanta Blaze remained active in the trade circuit for the second straight day, sending attack Ryan Walsh to the New York Lizards in exchange for attack Conrad Oberbeck and a 2018 third round draft pick. Oberbeck, a draft pick out of Yale in last year’s draft, played one game with the Lizards last season where he scored a goal. He is second all time in goals scored with Yale….
The 2016 MLL Supplemental Draft occurred at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 16. This was the last opportunity for teams like the New York Lizards to fill any remaining holes in their roster before the upcoming 2016 season. The Lizards had some holes at the midfield position, and wasted no time addressing those holes with their first pick in the draft, selecting Jordan Hall 18th overall. Hall played 10 games…
Today marked the deadline for the final 10-12 players that each Major League Lacrosse team named to their roster. It was a bittersweet day as teams were forced to make choices, and the New York Lizards were no exception. These are the players the Lizards decided to protect: Goalie Drew Adams Defensemen Steve DeNapoli Joe Fletcher Kyle Hartzell Steven Holmes Midfield Ned Crotty Greg Gurenlian JoJo Marasco Paul Rabil Attack…
Major league Lacrosse (MLL), the premier outdoor lacrosse league, had their teams announce their 23-Man Protected Roster. Any players that weren’t protected will enter the player pool for the 2016 season. The next important roster date will be Wednesday, October 7th, 2015 when teams will have to submit their 10 to 12 Player Expansion Protected Roster from their 23-Man Protected Roster. -10 players if the team protects two goalies -12…
The Lizards’ championship wasn’t because of one player. League MVP Greg Gurenlian made that clear in his postgame interview and said it was because New York had the best locker room. And arguably the most important cog in the Lizards’ machine outside of Gurenlian was goalie Drew Adams. Adams has been in the MLL since 2009 and he’s been one of the best goalies in the league most seasons. He…
Mission accomplished! That should be the motto for the 2015 New York Lizards. When the Paul Rabil trade went down in January, everyone with any tie to Major League Lacrosse dubbed the Lizards the overwhelming favorite to win the Steinfeld Cup. Moreover, many said it would be a disappointment if they did not win it all. That is a lot of pressure. It is very difficult to perform when the…
You want to take a guess at who I think won the Paul Rabil trade? Let me think about this for a few minutes … I’ll go with the 2015 MLL champion New York Lizards. For the record, that was a joke. It’s an easy choice, at least as of now since the Lizards won the championship this year. LIZARDS RECEIVED: Paul Rabil (From Cannons) Mike Stone (From Cannons) CANNONS…