The Rochester Knighthawks announced today that they have signed forward Derek Hopcroft to a one-year deal. The Toronto native returns to the team after spending the 2014 season with the Knighthawks. “It feels great. I feel like a little bit of a weight has been lifted off my shoulders now that I am back with the Rochester Knighthawks,” he said. “I have been hitting the gym and running, and doing…
Toronto Rock Owner, President and GM Jamie Dawick has announced a trade with the New England Black Wolves that sends forward Kevin Crowley to New England in exchange for forward Dan Lintner and the higher of two 2016 second round picks currently owned by the Black Wolves. The trade is pending league approval. Lintner was selected in the first round of the 2015 NLL Draft by New England just a…
The Calgary Roughnecks and defender Jon Harnett agreed to a contract late last month, pending league approval. The Orangeville, Ontario native recently won the Mann Cup with the Victoria Shamrocks beating a very talented Peterbourgh Lakers squad which featured the likes of fellow teammates and NLL MVP Shawn Evans and Curtis Dickson. Harnett, who entered the league in 2009 with the now defunct Boston Blazers is going to be entering…
In the 2015 NLL Draft, Graeme Hossack was selected No. 2 Overall by the Rochester Knighthawks. Being second only to Lyle Thompson on the selection lists, the long-stick midfielder from Division II Lindenwood University and Port Perry, Ontario native’s selection was mind-blowing considering the huge names that were a part of this draft. To some, however, this is not surprising given his abilities on the field. Let’s take a look…
The National Lacrosse League has announced the defending champion Saskatchewan Rush will take on the Toronto Rock for an exhibition game at The Arena at TD Place in Ottawa, ON. The “Lansdowne LAX Showdown” will take place on Saturday, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. ET. “We’re thrilled to showcase National Lacrosse League action at TD Place in Ottawa this preseason,” said NLL Commissioner George Daniel. “It’s exciting to have two…
Looking to add some much needed scoring power from the left side during the 2014 NLL entry draft, Buffalo Bandits general manager Steve Dietrich and head coach Troy Cordingley used their 18th overall selection of six-foot-two, 171 lb forward Tyler Ferreira from the Jr. A Brampton Excelsiors to help fulfill that promise. When the Bandits drafted Ferreira with the 18th overall, he was coming off of one of his best…
With their first pick in last week’s NLL draft, the fourth pick overall, the Calgary Roughnecks selected forward Wes Berg. Berg graduated from the University of Denver Pioneers last spring as their all-time leading scorer, with 188 goals and 255 total points. Along the way he led them to an NCAA championship while also winning the tournament’s most outstanding player award. Over the summer, he amassed 12 points in seven…
The unofficial start of the NLL season started last week with the draft. New England was picking eighth. With their selection, the Blackwolves drafted Dan Lintner from Cornell University with their first pick (8th overall). Lintner is a 5’9 185 pound forward who doesn’t mind getting dirty. Below is just a little bit about the newest Blackwolve from the Cornell website. After seeing minimal action during his first two seasons with…
The back-to-back Minto Cup champion Six Nations Arrows had many former and one current player get drafted to the NLL last Monday, with most of the players helping win the Minto Cup and some last playing with the team back in 2012. Some of these guys’ fans already know from their winning ways during the summer box season or from playing college in the NJCAA and NCAA. Randy Staats was…
The Calgary Roughnecks added nine players to their roster on Monday night at the NLL Draft, including six in the first three rounds. As a result, the Roughnecks now have a ton of talented youth to work with. Prior to the 2015 season, rightie forward Scott Ranger retired, taking 50-60 points per season with him. Although it looked like the Roughnecks had enough firepower to make up for that loss,…