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…
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,…