We continue our series of one on ones from the 2014 US Lacrosse Convention with two members of team USA: Brett Schmidt of the Charlotte Hounds and Dave Lawson of the Rochester Rattlers. Brett Schmidt—Charlotte Hounds How did you get into the sport? In Philadelphia, it was just this sport I started seeing around more and more. Not that many people played it but I fell in love with it…
In the 2014 MLL Collegiate Draft the Outlaws acquired some exceptional players that will add depth, speed and agility to their already strong roster of veteran players and draft picks from the Supplemental Draft as well. I asked Outlaws General Manager Tony Seaman about each of their draft picks and here’s what he had to say. “The college draft is always a very interesting situation which we try to go…
The Rochester Rattlers looked to fill some holes in their offence in last week’s MLL Collegiate draft and they certainly found some answers. The Rattlers held the second overall pick in 2014 and selected Duke Blue Devil Jordan Wolf. The top attackman in this year’s draft will fill the whole left by former Duke alumni Ned Crotty. Wolfe led the Blue Devils to a 2013 NCAA Championship last spring after posting…
At the US Lacrosse Convention, we caught up with several members of team USA. Today we feature New York Lizards faceoff man Greg Gurenlian. How did you get started in lacrosse? I started as a freshman in high school. I had a knack for facing off because of my wrestling background and I had quick hands naturally. I gravitated towards face-offs because the ball was already on the ground and…
The Chesapeake Bayhawks just acquired Stephen Peyser and the Ohio Machine will receive the second round draft pick of the 2015 collegiate draft and the first round pick in the Supplemental Draft. Who really won here? Bayhawks. Peyser is a standout midfielder from John Hopkins and six-year veteran of the MLL. He has accumulated playing time in 70 games, and completed 103 goals and 18 assists. Last season, he averaged…
On Monday January 13, 2014, the Denver Outlaws traded M.J. Kiekebelt, defenseman from RIT who they acquired in the 62nd round of the Supplemental Draft on December 11, 2013 to the Rochester Rattlers in exchange for midfielder Dan Groot. I asked Outlaws General Manager Tony Seaman the reason for the trade. He said, “The only reason we traded M.J. Kiekebelt is because he just was hired at Cornell as an assistant…
Alex Urquhart The defending MLL Champs really haven’t had too much to improve on in the last few years. This year’s Collegiate Draft saw the Bayhawks drafting with an eye on defense. With their first pick, a third round pick at 21st overall, the Bayhawks selected Mike Harris. Harris is currently an LSM at Syracuse and lead the Orangemen in a number of stats last season. Harris adds an element…
Team USA was well represented at the 2014 US Lacrosse Convention and we caught up with a few players who were there. Today, here is our interview with Kyle Harrison. How did you get stared in lacrosse? My dad played when I was younger so from the time I could walk, I was playing. There are pictures of me at age 4 with equipment on and a stick. I have…
With the first overall pick in this past Friday’s 2014 MLL Draft, the Ohio Machine selected midfielder Tom Schreiber out of Princeton. Schreiber was the consensus number one pick in the draft and will obviously be a huge piece for the Machine as they look to rebuild following a disappointing 2-12 season in 2013. “I’m very excited,” Schreiber said in a Princeton news release. “It’s a great honor. There had…
The 2014 MLL Draft came and went this past Friday as teams strove to continue to get better for 2014. Some teams like the Charlotte Hounds and Rochester Rattlers did just that, while others such as Denver and Boston did just OK. Now that we have had time to digest everything that happened this past weekend in Philadelphia here are the teams that really made a difference for their franchise….