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Adam Bomberry is a young player but has already done more then most players do in an entire career. Adam lives on the Akwesasne reservation located near Potsdam, New York. Bomberry was just drafted into the NLL by the Rochester Knighthawks, an organization that is used to winning and Adam looks to help them get another ring for them and add to his own wide collection. Bomberry has won back-to-back NJCAA titles with…
The National Lacrosse League has announced the Buffalo Bandits and New England Black Wolves will face off for a preseason game at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania on Saturday, Dec. 19 at 7 p.m. ET. “It’s great to bring the National Lacrosse League to the Lehigh Valley with an exhibition game at PPL Center,” said NLL Commissioner George Daniel. “There are many loyal fans in the area who can expect…
The Rochester Knighthawks will begin their quest for a sixth Champion’s Cup on Sat., Nov. 21st when they open Training Camp at Total Sports Experience in East Rochester (435 West Commercial Street). The Knighthawks will hit the turf from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. The session is free and open to the public. “It’s going to be awesome to be back with the boys,” said Knighthawks defenseman Paul Dawson. “It’s exciting…
A few months removed from their MLL final game, and big news has already fluttered around Upstate New York. Four days ago, the Rochester Rattlers released their 12 man protected roster lists, and some surprising names are not covered. This comes along with but a huge trade with the team the Rattlers faced in the final game, the 2015 MLL Champion New York Lizards. MLL veteran Ned Crotty has returned…
The Rochester Knighthawks announced today that they have signed forward Derek Hopcroft to a one-year deal. The Toronto native returns to the team after spending the 2014 season with the Knighthawks. “It feels great. I feel like a little bit of a weight has been lifted off my shoulders now that I am back with the Rochester Knighthawks,” he said. “I have been hitting the gym and running, and doing…
This year marked the ninth annual Nicholas Colleluori Classic organized by the HEADstrong Foundation. Three sites were chosen to host the event, and Hofstra University was one of them. Head Coach of the Hofstra Pride men’s lacrosse Seth Tierney couldn’t have been more thrilled at the opportunity. “It means everything. It means more than the sport today. It means more than the ground balls. it means more than the stats….
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…
In the 2015 NLL Draft, Graeme Hossack was selected No. 2 Overall by the Rochester Knighthawks. Being second only to Lyle Thompson on the selection lists, the long-stick midfielder from Division II Lindenwood University and Port Perry, Ontario native’s selection was mind-blowing considering the huge names that were a part of this draft. To some, however, this is not surprising given his abilities on the field. Let’s take a look…
Looking to add some much needed scoring power from the left side during the 2014 NLL entry draft, Buffalo Bandits general manager Steve Dietrich and head coach Troy Cordingley used their 18th overall selection of six-foot-two, 171 lb forward Tyler Ferreira from the Jr. A Brampton Excelsiors to help fulfill that promise. When the Bandits drafted Ferreira with the 18th overall, he was coming off of one of his best…
After being bounced out of the opening round of the 2015 NLL playoffs by the Rochester Knighthawks and the retirement of Bandits captain John Tavares, Buffalo Bandits General Manager Steve Dietrich and head coach Troy Cordingley headed into the 2015 NLL Draft searching for that certain missing ingredient to their success. After the draft was over, it was pretty clear that the messing ingredients that Dietrich and Cordingley believed to…