USA Profile: Chris Eck Face-off Midfielder Professional Team: Boston Cannons College: Colgate ’08 Chris Eck might be another product of lacrosse’s focus on the major powers and missing out on the work other conferences are doing in the college ranks. To most fans of the game, Eck has been a name that has flown under the radar. Look at his production in college and it is hard to believe…
Major League Lacrosse, the premier outdoor lacrosse league, announced today that it has partnered with the lacrosse apparel company, Adrenaline. Adrenaline will be designated as an “Official Partner of Major League Lacrosse” and will provide certain sideline apparel to all MLL teams. These licensed items will also be available to fans at retail with a product launch this spring. Adrenaline, headquartered in San Diego, produces athletic wear, footwear, and…
Baltimore-based STX, LLC, a global sporting goods leader, today announced the signing of Major League Lacrosse (MLL) athlete Tucker Durkin through 2016. In his role with STX, Durkin will serve as an official STX-sponsored athlete and will appear in the company’s marketing and product campaigns. Durkin will use the STX Hammer product line as he continues tryouts for Team USA leading up to the World Lacrosse Championships and with the Florida Launch…
STX becomes an Official Equipment Partner for 2014 BOSTON (Feb. 11, 2014) – Major League Lacrosse, the premier outdoor lacrosse league, announced today it has partnered with Baltimore-based STX, to provide equipment to MLL players for the 2014 season. “We’re excited to have STX join Major League Lacrosse as an Official Equipment Partner,” said MLL Commissioner David Gross. “Our goal when opening the equipment category was to help unite the…
Major League Lacrosse, the premier outdoor lacrosse league, announced today that the Florida Launch will call FAU Stadium its home for the 2014 season. The MLL’s newest team will play all of its seven home games at the venue, bringing professional lacrosse back to FAU after two successful events in 2012 and 2013. “We are pleased to have the Launch play at FAU Stadium,” said MLL Commissioner David Gross. “MLL…
With MLL Draft over, teams are now in a dead period in the sport as they anticipate the beginning of training camps and await their newcomers from the recent collegiate draft. However, since the college season has officially begun and drafted players are now competing in preseason practice, they will not join their teams until some time during May. So how will each team look when their college draftees join…
Imagine at the end of the summer, lacrosse was just about to start instead of it ending with the MLL Championship Weekend. Instead of battling in scorching heat all season, the athletes would have a true training camp and would be battling each other in cooler weather. While it may be a possibility, would it be a good change for the sport of lacrosse? Would it bring more popularity and…
There is a new face on the defensive side of Brine Team Elite. Brodie Merrill plays in both the National Lacrosse League for the Philadelphia Wings and for the Boston Cannons in Major League Lacrosse. The left-handed defenseman from Canada is 32 years old. Merrill was a standout high school lacrosse player in Connecticut and was eventually elected a First-Team High School All-American. His athletic prowess earned him a spot…
The Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse (MLL), the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, announced today that Rob Hale has acquired a majority stake in the team. Hale was previously a minority owner in the team. The recent transaction provides Hale with a controlling interest in the Cannons organization and team operations. In conjunction with the transaction, Hale will assume the lead of the Cannons Board of Directors and become the Cannons’…
The MLL is unpredictable. Yes, the Outlaws have been very good during the regular season, along with the Bayhawks to round out the top two teams. Number three and four spots over the past couple seasons have varied. Hamilton moving, FIL on the horizon and the new NLL format will all effect this year’s outcome. Last year, we saw Charlotte take down the undefeated Outlaws in a spectacular performance as…