With the 2014 Supplemental Draft now over, how did the Denver Outlaws fair in their picks? Ken Clausen, a long pole defensemen, a US Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Scholar All-American and three-time All-American who played for Virginia, was the 6th round overall pick. He began his MLL career with the Outlaws and was also a member of the Colorado Mammoth. Although he’s been plagued by knee injuries the past three seasons,…
This post is part of a series geared toward generating hype for the upcoming MLL season. Non-lacrosse and non-MLL fans can get to know the league’s stars better through these comparisons to NBA, NFL and NHL players. Some analogies are based on playing styles and others are based on off-field personality, but none are based on spending habits. We aren’t quite at the point where MLL players can drop $5,000…
Canadian lacrosse has long been synonymous with the indoor game. While a handful of Canucks took their skills outdoors, venturing south of the border or competing at the national level, most honed their skills within the familiar confines of the hockey arena. The new millennium has seen the Canadian lacrosse community embrace the field game, and vice-versa. A Team Canada gold medal on home soil in 2006 stands out as…
The Boston Cannons continued to revamp their roster as they took part in last Wednesday’s MLL Supplemental Draft. A total of 96 players were chosen from a pool of over 500 players and the Cannons seems to try and make the most of their picks. All in all, the Cnanons added 11 players, some with high profile names, such as Jack Rice, and others not so much, Michael Maggio. Below…
A little after a week after the Major League Lacrosse Supplemental Draft, the New York Lizards have signed goaltender Devon Wills from the free agent player pool. Wills will become the first female goalie in the history of MLL. “This is a huge honor,” said Wills via press release. “It was an honor to be considered and I have a lot of respect for all the guys in the supplemental…
Here are my Boston-biased, minute-by-minute reactions to the trades and key picks of the 2014 MLL Supplemental Draft: 2:29 pm: Major League Lacrosse headquarters send the interns for coffee. There is a 50-minute wait at Dunkin Donuts. The interns miss the entirety of the draft and fail to provide fans with live twitter updates. A free-for-all for updates ensues. 2:33 pm: Three-team trade: New York sends picks #2 and #28…
Bill McGlone (Maryland) was selected with the first overall pick by the Ohio Machine in the MLL 2014 Supplementary Draft. After much chatter of the possibility of the first women to play in the professional league, two-time Women’s World Cup Champion Goaltender Devon Wills was not taken in the draft. New York once again made some bold trades during the off-season. Coach Spallina’s team acquired all-star long pole Kyle Hartzell…
Yesterday was a big step for the newly acquired MLL franchise in Florida as the Supplemental Draft took place at 2:30 p.m.n The Florida Launch added twelve new faces to their already strong squad that will consist of many Hamilton Nationals from 2013 with the accession of Casey Powell who was part of the Joe Walters trade with Chesapeake. Florida has added good talent to their ranks with guys who…
The Major League Lacrosse Supplemental Draft has come to an end, and we have the results below. Some surprises included JJ Morrissey, Ken Clausen andKyle Rubisch while some like Chazz Woodson and Bill McGlone will be great additions to their rosters. Stay tuned for more on the draft including draft grades later on.
In surprise news out of the Major League Lacrosse supplemental draft, the Chesapeake Bayhawks drafted retired midfielder JJ Morrissey while the Outlaws selected oft-injured Ken Clausen. Clausen was originally an Outlaw and a member of the Colorado Mammoth NLL team, but knee injuries derailed his career and he has not played in the past three seasons. Morrissey, meanwhile, had played with the Boston Cannons and announced his retirement before 2013…