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…
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…
Disclaimer: This is not the official list, and no insider gave any of this information. This was done through rigorous research and analysis of known and public NLL contracts. There may be slight inaccuracies. Updated July 31, 2015 It’s the NLL off season again, and that means moves can happen at any time. Free agency will begin sometime in July (or August, it depends on when they feel like it it seems)…
In spite of a challenging regular season in which they just barely squeaked into the playoffs, the Calgary Roughnecks were leading the tie-breaker of the West Division Final with less than seven minutes remaining on the clock. The Edmonton Rush would go on to win the tie-breaker 4-1 and then sweep the Champion’s Cup. All things considered it was a bittersweet ending that still has to be considered a success, but…
The National Lacrosse League has announced a trio of finalists for the 2015 NLL Defensive Player of the Year award. For the second-straight year, two defensemen from the 2015 NLL champion Edmonton Rush, Chris Corbeil and Kyle Rubisch, join Buffalo Bandits defender Steve Priolo as the top three vote recipients for best defenseman in the league. Corbeil finished fourth among all NLL defensemen in both points (18) and assists (11),…
Jamie Dawick did an admirable job this past NLL season stepping in as the Toronto Rock general manager. He brought in Kevin Crowley for Garrett Billings, who wasn’t going to sign. He had to build around a team missing Colin Doyle, and for a while, Rob Hellyer. However, it seems the owner and president of the Rock is looking for a new GM to run the team in 2016 and beyond….
With the NLL season now in the record books, thoughts now turn to awards season. Although there is likely one clear leader for the Most Valuable Player award, there are some other worthy candidates to consider as well. Mark Matthews—Edmonton Rush Matthews was a beast for the Rush in 2015, leading them to the best record in the West Division during the regular season and then helping the Rush earn…
This NLL offseason, we will be examining some of the trades that shaped the 2015 season. The biggest blockbuster of the NLL season came at the draft. The Rochester Knighthawks, coming off of three championships in a row, decided to shake up their roster. Johnny Powless, who has been in the NLL since he was 18 years old, had been an important piece for the Hawks but hadn’t been the…
This NLL offseason, we will be examining some of the trades that shaped the 2015 season. The Toronto Rock and Minnesota Swarm had vastly different paths in 2015. Minnesota, despite several first round picks, missed the playoffs once again and then they moved to Georgia. Toronto fought through adversity and injury to become the top seeded team in the NLL playoffs and become the eastern representative in the finals. In…
With the Edmonton Rush claiming their first National Lacrosse League title last weekend, with a 11-10 win over the Toronto Rock, it put a stamp on the 2015 season. With that being said, it’s time to revisit 2014 NLL draft, and see just what impact the 2014 draft class had on the NLL this season. With so few active roster spots in the NLL these days, finding yourself in the…