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Coverage of the Buffalo Bandits, Rochester Knighthawks, Rochester Rattlers and New York Lizards and coverage of Syracuse, Albany, Manhatten and more.

Bandits Draft For Deep Left Side

October 2, 2014
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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…

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Knighthawks Retain Keogh for Four Years

October 2, 2014
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The Rochester Knighthawks have matched the New England Black Wolves’ qualifying offer and have re-signed restricted free agent Stephen Keogh to a four-year contract agreement pending league approval. As per the league’s rules, the Knighthawks had 72 hours to match the offer in order to retain the right-handed forward. Keogh was selected by Rochester second overall in the 2011 NLL Draft after a standout career at Syracuse University. He scored 26 goals and 32 assists…

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Black Wolves Extend Offer Sheet to Stephen Keogh

October 1, 2014
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The New England Black Wolves have extended an offer sheet to restricted free agent Stephen Keogh, according to a tweet from the National Lacrosse League. Keogh has been a member of the Rochester Knighthawks since he was drafted. The Knighthawks have 72 hours to match the offer of the Black Wolves, the terms of which were not and will not be made public. This would be a huge blow for…

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Tavares Returns to Buffalo for 2015

September 30, 2014
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He’s back. The Buffalo Bandits have announced legendary forward John Tavares, the National Lacrosse League’s all-time leading scorer, will return to the team for a league-record 24th season after reaching a contract agreement earlier this month. “John wanted to make sure we wanted to have him back,” said Bandits director of lacrosse operations Scott Loffler. “Of course, we couldn’t say no.” The 46-year-old helped the Bandits return to the playoffs last year by posting 51…

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Angus Goodleaf Solid Backup for Knighthawks

September 28, 2014
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When the Rochester Knighthawks defeated the Calgary Roughnecks to secure their third championship in as many years, it truly was a fitting way to end their incredible 2014 season. What makes this Rochester Knighthawks 2014 championship team truly special is that they are extremely solid from head to toe with nary a weak link in the armor. The Knighthawks offensive corps are led by 2014 National Lacrosse League MVP Cody…

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2014 NLL Draft Analysis: Buffalo Bandits

September 27, 2014
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After riding a roller coaster of a regular season and being one post away from reaching the 2014 NLL Finals last year, Buffalo Bandits General Manager Steve Dietrich and head coach Troy Cordingley headed into the 2014 NLL Draft searching for that certain missing ingredient to their success. After the draft was over, it was pretty clear that the messing ingredient that Dietrich and Cordingley believed to be missing were…

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Fall Ball Check In: Stony Brook

September 26, 2014
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This upcoming season for the Stony Brook Sea Wolves looks like a promising one. Last season ended on a disappointing note for the Sea Wolves on an overtime thriller against the Albany Great Danes. The Sea Wolves have been young on the field the last couple of seasons but they have many key returners who have had plenty of game time experience. Mike Rooney is a player to watch out…

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2014 NLL Draft Analysis: Rochester Knighthawks

September 26, 2014
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The Rochester Knighthawks made a splash before the NLL draft when they traded with Vancouer for the second overall pick in this year’s draft.  Rochester traded Johnny Powless and Joel McCready along with the ninth and 23rd selections in the draft. In exchange Rochester got Vancouver’s second and 11th pick in the draft along with their first round picks in 2015 and 2017. With the second overall pick in the draft…

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Audio: Troy Cordingley Discusses Draft

September 23, 2014
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Last night after the draft we caught up with Buffalo Bandits head coach Troy Cordingley to discuss all the moves by the Bandits, including their picks, trading away Rory Smith and Eric Penney, and receiving Nick Weiss.

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Protected Roster Evaluations: Rochester Rattlers

September 23, 2014
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The 23-man protected roster was released recently and Rochester seems to be on the path to building off prior successes. The Rattlers slithered their way to Atlanta this past season to compete against the Outlaws, you took home their first championship. Rochester kept the heat on that game for the majority of it, but unfortunately fell short. From the Rattlers website, here is their protected roster: Mark Cockerton – Attack…

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