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The National Lacrosse League has announced the Georgia Swarm and Vancouver Stealth will be awarded compensatory draft selections as a result of losing players to unrestricted free agency prior to the 2015 NLL season. The Georgia Swarm will receive a second-round selection (20th overall) in the 2015 NLL Draft and a conditional selection in the 2017 NLL Draft for losing defenseman Jeff Gilbert, who signed with the Toronto Rock. The…

Gavin Prout was drafted first overall by the New York Saints in 2001. He retired this past January as a member of the Colorado Mammoth. He also played with the Edmonton Rush during his 14 year career.   He attempted a final season with the Rochester Knighthawks but did not make the roster. Prout played in a total of 196 games, winning the Champions Cup with Colorado in 2006. He…

The Calgary Roughnecks today announced the National Lacrosse League club has re-signed goaltender Frankie Scigliano to a multi-year contract, pending league approval. Scigliano, a native of Coquitlam, British Columbia, has spent the last four seasons with the Roughnecks.  During the 2015 campaign he started 13 of 18 regular season games, posting an 11.12 goals-against average and a .773 save percentage over 734 minutes played.  Calgary selected the 23-year-old goaltender in…

The National Lacrosse League’s (NLL) Georgia Swarm today announced a multiyear agreement with Ed Comeau to become the team’s new head coach. “We’re really excited to have a coach of Ed Comeau’s caliber become the next coach of the Swarm,” Georgia Swarm Owner and General Manager John Arlotta said. “He’s a proven winner in the NLL both as an assistant and a head coach. Most importantly, Ed has won championships…