They’ve seen professional lacrosse before, and fans came. Could the city of Portland, Oregon once again be home to the highest level of professional lacrosse? Its a question many in the northwest have been asking. Portland got their first taste of professional lacrosse in 2005 when the Lumberjax of the NLL came to town. Attendance wise, the team did not do terribly. In their four seasons they averaged between 7,000…
With the playoff race being in full swing right now, every game is a must-win for pretty much every team in the MLL. The Boston Cannons (6-4) are currently tied for third in the league, one game behind the Denver Outlaws (7-3). This is the second time the two teams have met this season, with the Cannons winning 17-10 behind 7 points from Paul Rabil. Attack The Cannons’ have one…
Yesterday the Charlotte Hounds acquired faceoff specialist Jerry Ragonese from the Long Island Lizards. Last night I spoke to Jerry about the move. “I am really just excited to be playing again.” said Ragonese. Â “Just getting an opportunity to help them at the X is a good enough for me. “ Ragonese will likely be the Hounds primary faceoff guy for the next two weeks, before Geoff Snider comes home…
Minnesota has seen great growth in recent years when it comes to lacrosse, with the Minnesota Swarm helping to spread the word. The question some have been asking is whether that growth is enough to support two lacrosse teams, a NLL team in the Winter and an MLL team in the summer. Its hard to argue against the numbers when it comes to the massive increase of interest in the…
Yesterday I examined the first season for the expansion Charlotte Hounds, and today it is time to look at the Ohio Machine. The Machine have had a very rough season, as they are 2-8 and in last place in Major League Lacrosse. They have the third worst goals for in the league and they have allowed the second most, behind fellow expansion team Charlotte. One thing that surprised me was…
Tonight on Lacrosse Lounge, In Lacrosse We Trust MLL insider Phil Shore will take some time to talk about the faceoff men who dominated the league this weekend. The story of the week this weekend was the dominating faceoff performances we saw from the winners of their games. Two of those faceoff men were Greg Gurenlian and Anthony Kelly. Gurenlian won eighteen of twenty eight face offs to lead the…
Hamilton Nationals attackman Garrett Billings was named as the Major League Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Week after helping the Nationals earn a split of a weekend home-and-home series with the Ohio Machine. Long Island Lizards defenseman CJ Costabile earned the League’s Defensive Player of the Week award, while Denver Outlaws attackman Mark Matthews was selected as the Cascade MLL Rookie of the Week. Billings, who was named as the…
The Charlotte Hounds had a lot of fanfare going into their first year of Major League Lacrosse. Â The Hounds are now 3-7 on the season and in seventh place, one game ahead of the expansion Ohio Machine. With their playoff hopes bleak, the Hounds will try to get into the race but they will need a lot of help. They need to win all of their games to finish at…
What a week in Major League Lacrosse! Who were the best of the best this week? I take a look. Brian Phipps- Mover over Stefan Schroder, Brian Phipps is in town. Making 19 saves on 31 shots against the Nationals is not an easy task. He showed that he is an MLL goalie an can play with the best. Dan Hostetler – when Crotty was inverted into a midfielder and…
For the first time in 2012, the Rochester Rattlers have lost at home. The loss ends their three game win streak and the Rattlers are now 2-1 in the second half of the season. The Bayhawks bounced back after their loss to Charlotte last weekend and are now 1-1 after the All-Star break. Some first quarter action, well, there was hardly any except for the goalies. John Galloway and Kip…