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Syracuse’s first round exit from the tournament is still on the minds of the players and fans alike. The Orange have come back to campus with most of the pieces still intact, and even a few upgrades, to return to Championship Weekend this Spring. The depth is there, so now it is time for ‘Cuse to define the roles that are going to produce dividends in the upcoming season. Dylan…
After their offense began struggling midway through the 2013 NLL season, the Buffalo Bandits organization came to the conclusion that injecting some fresh offensive blood was needed to help bring the franchise back from the brink. Bandits General Manager Steve Dietrich and then-current head coach Darris Kilgour believed that the best place to start this new resurgence would be the upcoming 2013 NLL trade deadline. During the trade deadline, the…
Buffalo Bandits General Manager Steve Dietrich today announced the team has agreed to terms on three-year contracts with Ryan Benesch and Dhane Smith, and signed Jordan Dance, Jamie Rooney and Jerome Thompson to one-year deals. Benesch and Smith were first and third, respectively, in scoring last season for the Bandits. Their contracts are still pending league approval. In his first season with the Bandits, Benesch paced the team with 78…
The Rochester Knighthawks are officially into uncharted territory after winning their third consecutive championship last season. The league has seen back to back champions five times before. Three of those times the defending champs lost the championship game when going for the third, but the Knighthawks were able to avoid that fate. So the question that fans and other teams are wondering is: what will Owner and GM Curt Styres…
The Buffalo Bandits have signed three players to one year contracts today, signing restricted free agents Jamie Rooney and Jerome Thompson along with draft pick Jordan Dance. Rooney joined Buffalo after a brief stint in Toronto following his time with the Boston Blazers; Toronto selected him in the Boston dispersal draft. Before that, he spent his first three seasons in the league with Philadelphia, Rochester, and New York. Rooney has…
For the fourth straight season, the Rochester Knighthawks will host the Minnesota Swarm in a free preseason game at The Blue Cross Arena. The 8:00 p.m. game on Saturday, December 6th will be the Knighthawks first since making National Lacrosse League history by winning three straight Champion’s Cups. Each fan will need a ticket to attend the game, which can be reserved online by clicking here, http://www.knighthawks.com/2015preseasongame. The preseason game…
When those of us in the lacrosse world hear the name Jordan Hall, the first thing that comes to mind is how he was involved in a blockbuster trade in 2012 that sent himself, Robbie Campbell, Joel White and Paul Rabil from Rochester to Philadelphia for Dan and Paul Dawson abd a first round pick in 2016. Fast forward 21 months later and Jordan Hall is back in Rochester after…
The Rochester Knighthawks have announced the signing of transition man Jordan Hall to a five-year deal. The six-time World Champion makes his return to Rochester, where he had two memorable seasons. “I have always been treated well by the Knighthawks and it’s good to know they want me for that long,” said Hall. “They go to extra lengths to make sure players are comfortable and can focus on winning.” The…
When the Buffalo Bandits acquired 2014 NLL goaltender of the year nominee Anthony Cosmo in 2012 and their current team scoring leader Ryan Benesch in 2013, General Manager Steve Dietrich knew immediately that there would be a heavy price to pay to immediately turn the once struggling franchise back into a serious contender. The price that the Bandits ultimately paid for their current success came at the loss of first…
After the Buffalo Bandits 2014 season had ended at the hands of the defending NLL Champion Rochester Knighthawks in the Eastern Conference Finals, it was time for General Manager Steve Dietrich and head coach Troy Cordingley to perform their post-mortem examination of the 2014 squad. During the offseason, Dietrich and Cordingley came to the conclusion that while they had excelled last season in the defensive aspect of their play (Bandits…