NLL Bye Week Report: Edmonton Rush

February 7, 2015

The Edmonton Rush enter their bye week, not set to hit the floor until February 13 and 15 with a respective away and home series against the Colorado Mammoth. Despite currently sitting at a subpar 2-2 record, the Rush have shown character throughout all of their games this season. Beginning 0-2, they were only out of those games by a small margin. In Week 3, the Rush rallied to send…

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NLL Staff Picks: Week Six

February 6, 2015

Staff Member Knighthawks @ Swarm Bandits @ Roughnecks Ian Neadle Kris Handley Ryan Conwell Daniel Pattison Pete Crowley   Damon Gray Jim Flannery Alex Urquhart   Chris Vale Mike Mackley Brendan Staudt Marisa Ingemi George Fourlaris Ryan Zunner Rocco Granato Owen Munro

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One on One with NLL Commissioner George Daniel

February 6, 2015

The National Lacrosse League has had a very busy year. Their oldest team relocated, they set up new broadcast deals, and they returned to the New England market. We discussed these things and more with the league’s commissioner, George Daniel, in this latest exclusive interview. 1. What are your thoughts on how New England as a market has responded to the Black Wolves so far? We are very pleased to…

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Lewis Ratcliff Retires From NLL

February 6, 2015

The Vancouver Stealth have announced the retirement of veteran forward Lewis Ratcliff. As one of the most accomplished players in league history, Ratcliff played in the National Lacrosse League for 14 seasons and finishes his legendary career with 1,040 points including 472 goals and 568 assists in 212 combined NLL regular season and playoff games. “Lewis has accomplished so much in his great career and it has been an absolute pleasure to have…

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Rookie Report: Week Five

February 6, 2015

Week 5 of the NLL season saw the usual suspects in the Rookie Report have big games, Ben McIntosh, Miles Thompson, Eli McLaughlin and Robert Hope continue to shine for their respective teams, showing little to no indication they are only a month into their first NLL campaign. Week 5 also saw the likes of Mark Cockerton and Matt Crough make their NLL debuts, while rookies Colin Boucher and Brandon Clelland picked up…

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Crawford Blog: Swarm Lose in Buffalo

February 5, 2015

Game Four This weekends game is really exciting for me. We are playing in Buffalo which mean’s it is close enough to home that i can drive to the game. I am bringing my fiancé and my new baby to the game. This will be his first ever lacrosse game. We pack up the car with all the necessary baby accessories to be staying at a hotel for the weekend…

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Stephen Keogh Back for Knighthawks

February 5, 2015

The Rochester Knighthawks announced today that the team has activated Stephen Keogh from the physically unable to perform list. The tenacious, hard-working forward was excited to be back on the active roster. “It feels great to be activated and to be back playing,” said Keogh. “It’s always tough watching from the stands. I just hope I can do anything to help the team win.” The 27-year-old Keogh is in his…

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Scigliano Gets Go-Ahead from Calgary Roughnecks

February 5, 2015

When the Calgary Roughnecks went into to Toronto 0-3 to start the season last Saturday night head coach Curt Malawsky knew he had to make some lineup changes which included re-inserting captain Andrew McBride into the lineup and you could see the difference on defense with his effort and tenacity. But, the biggest change some might say was letting backup goalie Frankie Scigliano get the start against a red hot…

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Rock Sign Bill Greer to One-Year Agreement

February 4, 2015

Veteran Defender Returns To Rock Oakville, ON – Toronto Rock Owner, President & GM Jamie Dawick has announced the signing of unrestricted free agent defenceman Bill Greer to a one-year agreement, pending league approval. The 33 year-old Greer most recently played for the Rock, suiting up for 13 games in 2014 scoring once and adding 5 assists.  He collected 51 loose balls and forced 17 turnovers while providing veteran leadership…

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