Most of the attention in the 2015 MLL collegiate draft went to the defending champion Denver Outlaws for having some outstanding picks. There’s also plenty of talk surrounding the Florida Launch and the excessively high number of offensive weapons now available to head coach Stan Ross. The team that I believe quietly walked away with one of, if not the, best drafts of the year is the Rochester Rattlers. In…
Ohio has been a team that goes into the Collegiate draft with a lot of picks and comes out with big name players. This 2015 draft was a little different they did not have a bunch of draft picks and only added one big name offensive player. Their top need was midfield depth with the team did address with taking three midfielders but did trade away a close veteran close…
Photo Credit: Ian Neadle The MLL Collegiate Draft took place Friday Night during the Annual US Lacrosse Convention in Baltimore, Maryland. The best of the 2015 class were on the board and the crowd was full of anticipation of where their favorite players would end up after graduation. There were a lot of retiring players that were staples in the league for years. The Boston Cannons were one of those…
Major League Lacrosse, the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, announced today the locations for its marquee special events, the 2015 All-Star Game and the 2015 Championship Game. The 2015 All-Star Game will be hosted at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston Texas on Friday, June 13. This will be the first ever MLL event held in the city of Houston. The MLL season will culminate once again in Georgia on Saturday,…
Welcome to the Major League Lacrosse draft! We will be updating pick by pick all night. FIRST ROUND Florida- Lyle Thompson, Albany Florida- Connor Buczek, Cornell Charlotte- Will Haus, Duke Boston- Ryan Tucker, Virginia Boston- John Glesener, Army Rochester- Jesse King, Ohio State Rochester- Jack Near, Notre Dame Denver- Nikko Pontrello, Loyola Charlotte- Joey Sankey, UNC SECOND ROUND New York- Micheal Pellegrino, Hopkins New York- Ryan Walsh, Colgate Boston- Wells…
1. Lyle Thompson, Albany Great Danes Attack- By far the consensus top pick in the draft and also an obvious pick for the Florida Launch. One of the famous Thompsons, Lyle might actually be the best of them all. Lyle has an opportunity to play with stars like Casey Powell and 2014 rookie of the year Kieran McArdle. 2. Wes Berg, Denver Pioneers Attack- Berg is another star attackman coming…
The Ohio Machine had quite a turnaround season in 2014 after owning the worst record in the MLL at 2-12 the year before. Thanks to several key acquisitions through trades, the MLL Draft and the LXM player pool, the Machine made the MLL Playoffs as the No. 4 seed after going 8-6. The Machine lost to the top-seeded Rochester Rattlers 15-11 in their semifinal game and as they prepare for…
11. Kevin Rice, Syracuse Orange Attack- Rice’s numbers speak for themselves. 80 points? 80?!? Rice translates to be a very good player in the pro ranks and is one of the top prospects from his own school, Syracuse, that is producing the most draftees this season. He does basically everything you want in an attackman and should be an impact player right away. 12. Charlie Raffa, Maryland Terrapins Faceoff- Isn’t…
21. Mike MacDonald, Princeton Tigers Attack- He had a 40+ goal season a few years ago which propelled his name into talk of being drafted. He took a step back in 2014 but is still very viable. Another Canadian player, and MLL seems to have a lot of Canadian stars nowadays (Crowley, Grant, Merrill, Matisz, MacIntosh, Matthews, Dickson, etc). 22. Joe LoCascio, Maryland Terrapins Midfield- Competitive and “gritty” player with…
Leading up to MLL draft day, we will be counting down the top prospects heading into the draft. 31. Richie Hurley, Siena Saints Attack—Hurley was the MAAC offensive of the year and the leader for the Saints offense. He averaged more than two assists per game and put up 34 goals overall in the 2014 season. The 82 points in 2-14 were by far his most, after 49 being his…