According to a source with the Boston Cannons, the team has traded defenseman Jack Reid to the Long Island Lizards for a sixth round college draft pick in 2014. Reid has been a Cannon since 2009. Before that he played with the Rochester Rattlers. Reid was also a member of the NLL’s Boston Blazers for the three seasons before they folded. Playing in 13 games last season, Reid did not…
First Round 1 Rochester (from Ohio) Mark Millon Attack Millon is one of the best MLL players of all time but at age 41, this is an interesting pick. Corey McLaughlin from Lacrosse Magazine reports that he is trying to make a comeback. Last playing in 2007, Millon had an extensive MLL career with Baltimore, Washington, Boston and Long Island with 357 career points. 2 Hamilton Kevin Cunningham Midfield Cunningham was drafted…
Today is the day for the teams of Major League Lacrosse to begin filling out their roster for the 2013 season, as they draft free agents from the league in the Supplemental Draft. Here are some names to watch for, and who might project to go where. Round 1 1 Rochester (from Ohio) 2 Hamilton 3 Charlotte 4 Ohio (from Rochester) 5 Long Island 6 Boston 7 Denver 8 Hamilton…
The Boston Cannons have three picks in the top 14 picks of the draft. Those picks could really rejuvenate this franchise, which some media members have pointed out is getting older and doesn’t have enough young guys to supply fresher legs. While names like UMass attackman Will Manny and Johns Hopkins defender Tucker Durkin would be very appealing to the Cannons for various reasons, they are appealing to many other…
Midfielders are valuable in Major League Lacrosse, helping out the attack with the scoring and turning around and playing some defense. As teams try to strengthen the middle of their field, they will have these options in the Supplemental Draft next week. Carter Bender- Out of Hartford University and now a member of the NLL’s Buffalo Bandits, and played a game with MLL’s Rochester Rattlers last season. Scored 25 points in…
The MLL Supplemental Draft is in a week, so today we take a look at Attackmen that we could see crack an MLL roster. Some of these Canadian players are interesting, because in the summer they play Canadian box. How many of them will actually play MLL? Matt Alrich: Has played with the Boston Cannons, Baltimore Bayhawks and San Francisco Dragons. Played NLL with the San Jose Stealth and New York…
The Denver Outlaws had some of the most successful rookies in the league last year. Sure, not all of them were drafted by the Outlaws, but draftees Mark Matthews and Colin Briggs combined with Drew Snider and Chris Bocklet, whom the team acquired in trades, gave Denver a very talented first-year class. Briggs was traded this off-season but the other three will be core members of the 2013 Outlaws squad….
Photo by Rich Barnes The 2012 Rochester Rattlers were certainly an improvement over the 2011 team that saw only two wins. They even contended for a playoff spot till the last day of the season, and goaltender John Galloway says to expect a strong 2013. “Our team is a bunch of blue collar guys that want to get to an MLL championship. People really don’t like believing in us and I believe that is…
The 2013 MLL Collegiate Draft is quietly approaching and there are some very talented players to choose from. Rob Pannell still has another year of collegiate eligibility but the Lizards maintain his rights. Still, the 2012 Tewaaraton winner and one finalist as well as the top defender and goalie will be back this season and will be prime for the picking. Here’s a look at some of the bigger names…
When the Boston Cannons hired Steve Duffy as their head coach last season, it was met with universal agreement that he was a good fit with the team. It turns out he was, as he led the Cannons to the MLL Playoffs. Duffy was hired in the middle of last off season, and for the first time in his career, he will have a full off season to help build…