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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.

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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Stealth Acquire Rory Smith and Eric Penney

September 22, 2014
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The Buffalo Bandits traded their 12th overall pick, goaltender Eric Penney and defender Rory Smith to the Vancouver Stealth for Nick Weiss and the ninth overall pick, which became Brandon Goodwin. The move makes all sorts of sense for both teams. Buffalo had signed Dave DiRuscio to contend with Kurtis Wagar for the backup role while all Vancouver has as the backup is Matt Roik, so Penney will contend to…

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Knighthawks Acquire Jordan Hall from New England

September 22, 2014
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Thew New England Black Wolves have traded transition player Jordan Hall to the Rochester Knighthawks in exchange for Rochester’s #11 and #28 overall picks along with a first round pick in 2015. The Black Wolves have traded away many players this offseason after relocating from Philadelphia, including Brodie Merrill. The 11th pick being gone from Rochester makes it less of a chance they get both Miles and Ty Thompson, if…

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Knighthawks Get Second Overall Pick, Send Powless to Vancouver

September 22, 2014
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The Rochester Knighthawks have pulled off a blockbuster deal with the Vancouver Stealth to acquire the second and 11th overall picks in today’s 2014 National Lacrosse League Entry Draft. Rochester also receives the Stealth’s first-round picks in the 2015 and 2017 drafts. As part of the deal, the Knighthawks send forward Johnny Powless and transition man Joel McCready, and the ninth and 23rd picks in the 2014 draft to Vancouver….

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New York Lizards Protected 23-Man Roster

September 20, 2014
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The New York Lizards have announced their protected 23-man roster earlier this week. This past season, the Lizards rebounded from not being in the playoffs to pushing the eventual MLL Champion Denver Outlaws to an overtime thriler in the semifinal round. As they look ahead to 2015, here is a look at who they will definitely have on their roster heading into next season. Who didn’t make the cut: Steve…

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2015 NLL Breakout Players: Derek Hopcroft

September 19, 2014
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Many NLL fans have probably never heard his name but they will want to remember it as Hopcroft looks to be a breakout payer for the Knighthawks in the 2015 season. Hopcroft started his career with the Calgary Roughnecks in 2011 where he put up three points in three games. The Roughnecks would trade Hopcroft to Colorado in 2012 where he posted 26 points in 11 games. Hopcroft would then…

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