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Roughnecks Re Sign Frankie Scigliano

July 6, 2015
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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…

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Solving the Stealth’s Crease Conundrum

July 5, 2015
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Goaltending is often one of the most misunderstood positions in lacrosse, given that it takes a pretty strong skillset to be a top-flight player at that position. But beyond that, the traits that differ amongst each goalie’s skillset are magnified in lacrosse because it creates easily distinguishable styles of goaltending. That’s why the lack of games played in the short winter box season makes it hard to get reliable data…

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NLL 2015 Les Bartley Award Candidates

July 5, 2015
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The nominees for the NLL Head Coach of the Year Award—also known as the Les Bartley Award—have been announced and now it’s a matter of waiting until September to see who the winner is. The nominees for 2015 are Mike Hasen of the Rochester Knighthawks, Derek Keenan of the Edmonton Rush, and John Lovell of the Toronto Rock. Lovell and Keenan faced each other in the Champion’s Cup this year,…

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NLL 2015 Top 50: #48 Jay Thorimbert

July 3, 2015
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This summer, we will examine the top 50 players from the 2015 NLL season. Now, that doesn’t mean the best players, period, it just means who played the best this past season. The top 50 were voted on and decided by members of our NLL staff. Any questions, tweet to @LacrosseWeTrust. Jay Thorimbert 2015 Team: Buffalo Bandits Position: Transition Status: UFA Draft Year: 2008 2015 Stats: 13 points, 246 loose balls, 338-513 faceoffs Thorimbert was…

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Georgia Swarm Hire Ed Comeau As Head Coach

July 3, 2015
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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…

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Brett Hickey Recovering From Injury

July 3, 2015
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The morning of Game 2 of the NLL Champion’s Cup Final in early June was the same as any other game day. The Toronto Rock got on the bus from the team hotel and arrived at Edmonton’s Rexall Place for their regular shoot around at 10:15am in preparation for a do or die game against the Rush, hoping to send the series back to Toronto for a decisive third game….

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NLL Off Season Needs: Rochester Knighthawks

July 2, 2015
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The Rochester Knighthawks are coming off a bitter sweet 2015 NLL season which saw them get eliminated in the NLL Eastern Division finals at the hands of the Toronto Rock. The dynasty had to come to an end at some point, the Knighthawks of course were the reigning NLL Champions for three straight seasons (2012, 2013, and 2014). While the 2015 season was far from a failure, they still did…

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NLL 2015 Top 50: #49 Joel McCready

June 28, 2015
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Photo by Garrett James This summer, we will examine the top 50 players from the 2015 NLL season. Now, that doesn’t mean the best players, period, it just means who played the best this past season. The top 50 were voted on and decided by members of our NLL staff. Any questions, tweet to @LacrosseWeTrust. Joel McCready 2015 Team: Vancouver Stealth Position: Transition Status: Signed through 2018 Draft Year: 2009 2015 Stats: 51…

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NLL HOF Candidates: Tracey Kelusky

June 28, 2015
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Tracey Kelusky was the first overall pick back in 2000, as well as the first overall pick in the 2002 dispersal draft.  He started his career with the Columbus Landsharks and ended with the Philadelphia Wings, spending time with the Montreal Express, Calgary Roughnecks, and Buffalo Bandits during his 14 year span.  Kelusky served as captain for the bulk of his time in Calgary, leading them to two championship titles….

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NLL Top 50 of 2015: #50 Jordan MacIntosh

June 26, 2015
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This summer, we will examine the top 50 players from the 2015 NLL season. Now, that doesn’t mean the best players, period, it just means who played the best this past season. The top 50 were voted on and decided by members of our NLL staff. Any questions, tweet to @LacrosseWeTrust. Jordan MacIntosh 2015 Team: Minnesota Swarm Position: Transition Status: Restricted Free Agent Draft Year: 2011 2015 Stats: 48 points,…

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