Wow… What a way to start out the NLL Trade Deadline of 2015! The New England Black Wolves and Minnesota Swarm have swapped captains. Minny sends vet Andrew Suitor to New England while Joel White is sent to the Swarm. Also going with White is New England’s second round draft selection in 2017. At first, it may seem like Minnesota gave up a lot. The Swarm have been known to trade…
With the NLL trade deadline rapidly approaching and speculation running rampant, the Minnesota Swarm and New England Black Wolves have come to terms on a trade that see’s the two East Division teams swap their captains. The Minnesota Swarm will send Andrew Suitor to the Black Wolves in exchange for Joel White and a 2017 2nd round pick. The Black Wolves and Swarm are currently dwelling in the East Division…
With the first team clinching an NLL playoff berth in Toronto, the race to the playoffs has seemingly kicked off. Each game has a little more importance, a little more meaning to it. Almost the entire league is in the thick of the playoff race in both divisions, making divisional games like Vancouver vs Colorado all the more intense. The Stealth are in Colorado, needing a win after a lacklustre…
The Toronto Rock (11-3) clinched a playoff berth with a 12-10 win over the Calgary Roughnecks (3-9) on Saturday night at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary. The road win is the Rock’s 6th victory in 8 tries away from Air Canada Centre. “Our focus is still to try and grab first in our division,” said Rock Head Coach John Lovell after his team was the first to clinch a playoff…
Edmonton scores first nine goals en route to a very lopsided victory. Last night the Edmonton Rush (7-4) embarrassed the Rochester Knighthawks (7-4) by a score of 16-3 in front of 6,801 on Native American Night in Rochester. The victory by the Rush set a team record for largest margin of victory, while Rochester tied the NLL single game record for fewest goals in a regular season game with…
The Rochester Knighthawks (7-3) will try to gain some ground on the first-place Toronto Rock when they host the Edmonton Rush (6-4) tonight at the Blue Cross Arena. The Rush meanwhile will be trying to solidify their hold on first place in the West Division. The three-time defending champion Knighthawks have gotten hot of late, winning five in a row. Defending NLL MVP Cody Jamieson is pacing the K’Hawks with…
The Rochester Knighthawks have signed restricted free agent Garrett Billings to an offer sheet. The Toronto Rock now have until Monday evening to match the offer or Billings’ rights go to Rochester. “He takes the sport very seriously and I really like Garrett as a person,” said Knighthawks VP of Lacrosse Paul Gait. “He’s always been a great lacrosse personality and has done great things in Toronto.” Billings, who is…
NLL Rookie Report – Week 11 With eight of the nine NLL clubs in action last weekend that meant several NLL rookies took to the floor looking to make an impact with their respective clubs. At this point in the season we’ve seen the rookie of the year race really become a two horse race between Minnesota’s Miles Thompson and Edmonton’s Ben McIntosh. However with Jeremy Noble finally dawning an…
Toronto Rock President, Owner & GM Jamie Dawick announced today the move of NLL leading scorer Rob Hellyer to the Injured Reserve – First Level. The transaction is retroactive to March 22nd and Hellyer must serve 10 days on the IR. He would be eligible to come off the IR, if cleared by team physicians, in time for the Rock’s next home game on April 3rd against Rochester. Late in…
Buffalo Bandits general manager Steve Dietrich today announced the team has acquired a second-round pick in the 2016 NLL Draft from the New England Black Wolves in exchange for the rights to defenseman Drew Petkoff and a fourth-round pick in the 2015 NLL Draft, pending league approval. The second-round pick will be the lower choice between New England’s own selection and the one originally belonging to the Toronto Rock. Petkoff…