The Boston Cannons may have lost some offense, but they gained some defense in the trade that shipped Paul Rabil to New York. First, they added Brian Karalunass, whom they immediately sent to the Ohio Machine for another defensemanm, Chad Wiedmaier. “I loved playing with the Machine the past two years.” Wiedmaier told us. “That was about as tight a group as I have ever been a part of, and I…
The Charlotte Hounds continued their very busy off season this afternoon by trading for defenseman Joe Cinosky from the Florida Launch. This will be Cinosky’s second stint in Charlotte. In return, Florida will receive a fourth round pick in the upcoming 2015 collegiate draft and a fifth round supplemental draft pick for 2016. This is Charlotte’s fourth deal of the off season. Just last night they traded away Matt Danowski…
The Charlotte Hounds were a team that in just their second year as a franchise in 2013 went to the MLL championship game and were runners ups. In the summer of 2014 they didn’t make the playoffs after having high hopes at the start of the year. This has always been a team with young talent to build around and just traded away two veteran players to get more picks…
The Boston Cannons have a new home. In 2015, they will be playing out of Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. The New England Patriots and New England Revolution currently play out of the same stadium. The team will make the official announcement tomorrow, but the Boston Herald has already picked up the story. In their report, general manager Kevin Barney said that Harvard Stadium is undergoing some renovations, which forced…
The Charlotte Hounds of Major League Lacrosse today announced a series of trades that will see the team acquire two first-round collegiate draft picks, a second-round draft pick and a third-round draft pick over the next two seasons. The first major trade sends veteran attackman Matt Danowski to the Chesapeake Bayhawks in exchange for the third overall pick in the 2015 MLL Collegiate Draft and an additional second-round pick in…
Paul Rabil is the newest member of the New York Lizards thanks to a trade with the Boston Cannons. In this exclusive interview, we caught up with the MLL super star about his new team, injury recovery, and his time in Boston. Q: Thoughts on joining the Lizards? Rabil: I’m ecstatic. They’re a proven championship contender, with incredible young talent and veteran leadership. I’ve been really impressed with the Lizards…
I had the pleasure of speaking with Denver Outlaws Head Coach B.J. O’Hara about the 2014 season and what they are looking forward to in 2015. Being on the sidelines at the Outlaws home games; semi-final playoff game; and the infamous MLL Championship game, it gave me the rare opportunity to learn about the Outlaws and see first-hand why they were the 2014 MLL Champions. I asked B.J. about his…
The Boston Cannons have had a busy past week, trading away their star player Paul Rabil. We caught up with their general manager Kevin Barney to discuss the moves they have made. Marisa: How difficult was it to trade Paul Rabil? Kevin Barney: I traded away the most popular player on our team. That is never an easy decision. There were numerous conversations between Coach Tucker, myself and ownership over the…
After an astonishing season and a championship appearance in 2013, the Charlotte Hounds had a disappointing season in 2014. Heading into the 2015 Supplemental Draft, the Hounds were given the number one draft pick overall where they reclaimed Garrett Thul, the big attackman out of Army who had also spent a season in the NLL with the Philadelphia Wings in 2014. Joining Thul on offense are Billy Ward, Alex Zomerfeld,…
The Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse (MLL), the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, announced a monumental trade today involving two teams, multiple players and future draft picks. New York and Boston have executed a trade that will see midfielders Paul Rabil and Mike Stone go to New York in exchange for midfielder Max Seibald, defenseman Brian Karalunas, and the following college draft picks; 2016 1st round pick; 2016 2nd…