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NLL Names 2015 Rookie of the Year Candidates

June 24, 2015
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The National Lacrosse League has announced three finalists for the 2015 NLL Rookie of the Year Award. The Edmonton Rush’s Ben McIntosh, Colorado Mammoth’s Jeremy Noble and Georgia Swarm’s Miles Thompson were voted as the top trio of players from this year’s rookie class.McIntosh led all rookies in goals (37), assists (49) and points (86) during the regular season and tied for second with 69 loose balls. McIntosh’s 37 goals…

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Black Wolves Hire Glenn Clark As Head Coach

June 24, 2015
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The New England Black Wolves of the National Lacrosse League have named Glenn Clark the second head coach in team history. Clark will be joined on the bench by assistant coaches Jim Veltman and Tracey Kelusky. “We are very excited to have Glenn Clark join our young team as head coach and we are equally enthused about Tracey’s return and the addition of Jim Veltman to the coaching staff,” Michael…

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2015 NLL Mock Draft: 1.0

June 23, 2015
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It’s June, so that means the NLL draft is about three months away. Why wait around for a mock draft then when you can have one now? Here’s our first projection, based off of our scouting team. 1. Georgia Swarm – (O) Lyle Thompson  2. Rochester Knighthawks – (O) Jesse King 3. Georgia Swarm – (D) Graeme Hossack 4. Calgary Roughnecks – (O) Wesley Berg 5. Georgia Swarm – (O)…

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NLL Rookie of the Year Candidates: Who Will They Be?

June 23, 2015
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Although the Rookie of the Year nominees won’t be revealed until tomorrow, we can still take an educated guess at to who the candidates will be. Third pick overall Miles Thompson had a great rookie season for the Minnesota Swarm with 27 goals and 62 points. Thompson was second on the Swarm in both categories and 28th overall in the NLL. His strong rookie campaign bodes well for his ability…

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NLL Hall of Fame: Elections 2015

June 22, 2015
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With all of the NLL award candidates being revealed, its also time to start thinking of which players should and could get elected to the hall of fame in September. A plethora of legends have recently retired, leaving us with a huge pool to decide from. In 2014, the elections were former Toronto Rock and Colorado Mammoth player Pat Coyle and former Calgary and Vancouver head coach Chris Hall. Before…

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NLL Goaltender of the Year Candidates

June 21, 2015
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As the offseason continues, the NLL is continuing to release the candidates for the league’s various top honours. On Thursday the Goaltender of the Year nominees were revealed. For the second year in a row, Aaron Bold of the Edmonton Rush was nominated. For the second straight year, Bold led the league in goals against average, at 9.44, and wins, with 12. Brandon Miller of the Toronto Rock was nominated…

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Evaluating the Value of NLL Faceoffs

June 19, 2015
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Are faceoffs important in the NLL?  The answer is yes… and no.  Faceoffs determine initial possession of the ball. However, they do nothing to keep possession.   Furthermore, possession does not equate scoring; that is dependent on several factors including accuracy of the shooter and the skill of the goaltender.   The slight increase in possession increases the scoring chances but is no guarantee.  So, where winning the faceoff and the slight…

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NLL Announces Goalie of the Year Finalists

June 19, 2015
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The National Lacrosse League has announced three finalists for the 2015 NLL Goaltender of the Year award. The Edmonton Rush’s Aaron Bold, Toronto Rock’s Brandon Miller and Rochester Knighthawks’ Matt Vinc were the top trio of vote recipients for best goalie play in the league this year. Bold led the NLL in wins (12), goals against average (9.44) and career-high minutes played (1016:54) while finishing fourth in saves (565) and…

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Quinn Powless: Bouncing Back for 2016

June 18, 2015
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The month of September is like Christmas to all potential National Lacrosse League prospects.  But for Quinn Powless it was the matter of who would pick him and when.  Then the announcement came, Quinn Powless was now a member of the New England Black Wolves (first round, eighth overall). He would now be playing along side of Kevin Crowley, Pat Saunders, Kevin and Kyle Buchanan and would add speed and a lot…

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Drexel Alums Win Championship in Edmonton

June 18, 2015
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The National Lacrosse League season ended two weeks ago (Friday) and the Edmonton Rush are your 2015 Champions. After a year apart, Church and McIntosh were reunited and looked as if they didn’t miss a beat the entire season. During the 2015 season Church and McIntosh scored 37 goals each, but Robert edged out Ben in the assists 55-49. Combined this dynamic duo accounted for 30.7 percent of the team’s…

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