The Vancouver Stealth are hoping an injection of new talent, both on and off the floor, will be able to improve their team dramatically. The team has added several free agents while retaining their core group of players. They now have one of the deeper rosters in the league, a breakaway from the talent level in the previous two years. On Tuesday, general manager Doug Locker also announced the hiring…
The Rochester Knighthawks have announced today that they have signed Jake Crans to a one-year deal. The 24-year-old defenseman will join the Knighthawks at their 2015 National Lacrosse League Training Camp. The contract is his second in the NLL after inking a preseason deal with the Colorado Mammoth in 2014. “I am just super excited. It was really unbelievable to get an opportunity last year with Colorado,” he said. “To…
In what is expected to be one of the most talented drafts in NLL history, the Colorado Mammoth are looking like one team that won’t be doing much—they don’t pick until the fourth round and have just three selections overall. Perhaps because of this, the Mammoth front office has made some significant moves in the free agent market. They acquired forward Callum Crawford on Aug. 19, giving them what might be one…
When the NLL Draft takes place on September 28, the Calgary Roughnecks will have six picks in the first three rounds, giving them a golden opportunity to load up on young talent in what should be one of the deepest draft classes in league history. That is in stark contrast to last year’s draft, where the Roughnecks didn’t select until the second round (Tyson Roe, 16th overall) and then only…
The National Lacrosse League’s (NLL) Georgia Swarm today announced that it has re-signed forward Shayne Jackson, and transition players Joel White and David Earl to three-year deals. The Swarm also signed defenseman Reid Acton and goalie Grant Crawley to one-year contracts. Jackson, 24, posted career-highs in 2015 while leading the Swarm in all three major scoring categories with 78 points, 30 goals and 48 assists. The Bowmanville, Ontario native notched…
Tonight the four year wait is over. Team U.S.A. led by Head Coach Tony Resch, along with Assistant’s Adam Mueller and Chris Schiller look to jump over the next hurdle. In 2003 and 2007 the United States came away with the Bronze medal, This time they want GOLD!!! This time they are a huge underdog, and some have said the offense isn’t their and they will have problems putting the…
The Georgia Swarm have continued with the same team management style that they have used since the Arlotta’s took over the team. The Swarm have accrued a great number of draft picks in the early rounds of this and a number of future drafts. This is something that the Swarm have become known for over the last number of years. The stock of picks are what I, personally, have come…
For the fourth time in his NLL career, Derek Suddons is on the move to a new team once again. The New England Blackwolves recently announced that they have come to terms with transition man/defender Derek Suddons, most recently of the Buffalo Bandits. Suddons has had extensive defensive experience, starting his career in 2002 with Columbus, and having stints with Toronto and Edmonton before landing in Buffalo in 2013. The…
Toronto Rock Owner, President and GM Jamie Dawick has announced the signing of Head Coach John Lovell to a 2-year contract extension that will run through the 2017 NLL season. Lovell will enter his 3rd season as the Head Coach of the Toronto Rock in 2016. “John has been here since I bought the team,” said Dawick. “I’m familiar with what he’s about and who he is. He’s done a…
The Calgary Roughnecks have not made much of a splash on the free agent market this summer. In fact, the big news in the Roughnecks camp has been who they’ve let go, not who they’ve acquired. To date, they’ve seen Daryl Veltman move on to the Buffalo Bandits, and Jeff Moleski and Travis Cornwall head to the Vancouver Stealth. They’ve also released Geoff Snider to become an unrestricted free agent….