Kip Orban Midfielder, Princeton University 6’2, 200 pounds Drafted by the Charlotte Hounds Round 3, 19th overall 2014: Orban finished the season as the Tigers’ fifth leading point scorer as he scored 21 goals and handed out eight assists for a total of 29 points. Orban is a pure goal scorer who can stretch a defense with his cannon of a shot. He also has the ability to get his hands…
Callum Robinson has made a name for himself at the Division III and World lacrosse level now he looks to do the same in Major League Lacrosse. In this past colligate draft, the Chesapeake Bayhawks took this 6-4, 245 pound Australian out of Stevenson University. This spring will be Robinson’s third and final season at Stevenson but in just his two short years on campus he has done more than most…
Joseph Nardella College: Rutgers 5’10, 190 pounds Drafted by Boston Cannons 5th Round, No. 36 overall 2014: Nardella continued his strong play at the ‘X’ for Rutgers in his junior season. He posted his second consecutive season with a faceoff win percentage above 62 percent and developed into more of a threat in transition than the previous season. In 2014, he won 63 percent of his faceoffs which ranked…
John Glesener Attack Army Bio: 6’3, 214 pounds 2014 stats: 57 points, 43 goals 13 assists, USILA Third Team All-American and First Team All-Patriot League for the second-consecutive year 2015: Inside Lacrosse Second Team Preseason All-American, enters 2015 on a 28-game point streak Recapping 2014: John Glesener was an absolute, bonafide stud for Army last season. Glesener was one of the best scorers in the nation last season as his 43 goals ranked…
The MLL Draft is almost a week old and everyone has had time to give their draft grades as well as their surprises of the draft. With more time than I probably needed, here is a little bit of a different break down of the draft. Some of it is a little look behind the scenes and some of it is actual draft analysis and some of it is just…
The 2015 MLL Supplemental Draft was held December 17 and the Charlotte Hounds selected first overall this year. In that powerful position, the Hounds selected Garrett Thul, an attackman who played lacrosse out of Army in college and more recently on Team USA in the 2014 FIL World Games held in Denver. Thul is a monster on the field and has two seasons of MLL experience with the Hamilton Nationals…
Every team tries to take the best player available for their needs with their top pick. But sometimes a team will end up with a steal of a sleeper, or an elite player they didn’t expect to drop. That’s why I am examining the top pick from each team to watch to be an impact player. Boston- John Glesener, Army- 1st Round The Cannons made their expected pick of Ryan…
There was no surprise when Lyle Thompson’s name was called first in the MLL draft. Lyle will be taking his talents down to Florida this summer for the next step in his lacrosse career as a member of the second year franchise Florida Launch. Only as a tenth grader he out-shined teammate and number one senior in the country John Greeley in the state championship game which his Lafayette team did…
Photo Credit: Ian Neadle “With the 16th overall pick in the 2015 MLL Collegiate Draft, the Denver Outlaws select Wes Berg, offensive player, Denver University.” Wes Berg as a player goes well beyond statistics. His biography on the Denver University roster page is glittering and shining with numerous awards, milestones and honors. His play progresses consistently every year, as reflected in his stats. But we cannot just hold him to…
Photo Credit: Di Miller On Friday January 23, the 2014 MLL Champion Denver Outlaws drafted eight players, and traded their third-round pick for Ohio Machine defenseman Max Schmidt. Head Coach B.J. O’Hara said, “We’re excited about the players we drafted tonight in addition to our trade with Ohio for Schmidt, who brings some defensive depth for us. We look forward to cutting down our roster and getting the 2015 season…