The Swarm have left Minnesota and are now in Atlanta, GA. The Swarm will be trying to start over in the ATL, and they should be trying to make a splash for their new fans. The biggest concerns for the Swarm this offseason will need to be bolstering their defense, goaltending and adding consistent depth to their offense. Starting with the offensive side of the floor, the Swarm need to…
Over the years, the National Lacrosse League has seen plenty of team dispersals. The players from these drafts end up scattered throughout the league, and it’s hard not to wonder where those folded teams would be now if they were still in the league. We’ve gathered and put together what some of these teams might look like if they were still in the NLL today, not counting potential rookies or…
The New England Black Wolves roster looks far different than it did at the midpoint of the 2015 season. With the mid season additions of Garrett Billings and Andrew Suitor, the Black Wolves have an identifiable core that they lacked. The return of Quinn Powless from his ACL tear and the additions of rookies will also shape the way the team looks. Several players broke out with the Black Wolves in…
The Saskatchewan Rush are riding high after their 2015 NLL title (albeit won while in Edmonton). Thei roster is stacked with young stars for years to come with the likes of Mark Matthews, Ben McIntosh, and Robert Church. However, the Rush title was won without a player who was thought to be one of the keys to their offense, and he will be making his return in 2016. Curtis Knight,…
The Vancouver Stealth announced Friday that the team has re-signed veteran Ilija Gajic and free agent Keegan Bal to one year agreements pending league approval. Ilija Gajic (Burnaby, BC) is coming off one of his most productive NLL Seasons in 2015 scoring 11 goals and adding 17 assists for a total of 28 points. The six year veteran also collected 87 loose balls and played in a variety of roles…
Buffalo Bandits General Manager Steve Dietrich today announced the team has agreed to terms on a one-year contract with transition player Nick Weiss. Weiss was acquired from the Vancouver Stealth during the 2014 NLL Entry Draft and recorded 12 points (7+5) in 17 games during his first season in Buffalo. He also finished fifth among Bandits players with 92 loose ball recoveries. The Port Hope, Ontario native has 25 points…
The Calgary Roughnecks have made a splash so far during the free agent period, not so much for what they have done, but for what they haven’t. To start things off, they very quietly released all-time faceoff wins leader Geoff Snider to become an unrestricted free agent. They have also let free agents Daryl Veltman, Travis Cornwall, and Jeff Moleski move on as well. While they have re-signed transition players…
What’s one team’s loss is another team’s gain, and that is certainly the case for the Colorado Mammoth. The Mammoth signed the cream of the free agent crop when they added Callum Crawford to their roster. Crawford, who has been one of the top scorers on the Swarm for years, will not make the trip to Georgia to join the newly relocated team. What is the Swarm’s loss is the…
Buffalo Bandits General Manager Steve Dietrich today announced the team has agreed to terms on a three-year contract with forward Mark Steenhuis, pending league approval. Steenhuis finished third on the team in scoring during the 2015 season with 95 points (36+59) in 17 games. The St. Catharines, Ontario native has finished in the top three in team scoring in nine of his 13 seasons since joining the Bandits in 2003. Over his 14-year NLL…
In the last 13 months the National Lacrosse League has had a lot of paperwork moving across their desk. In July of 2014, news breaks of the Philadelphia Wings leaving Philadelphia after 28 years to relocate to the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut. Then we had rumors of the Minnesota Swarm moving to Georgia, and Edmonton Rush going to Saskatchewan. Both of these came true. On May 22 the Swarm announced…