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Gavin Prout Retires With Mammoth

January 14, 2015
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The Colorado Mammoth announced on Wednesday that Gavin Prout, the team’s all-time leader in points (664) and assists (459), has retired from the National Lacrosse League after signing a one-day contract with the franchise. Colorado’s captain for six seasons (2006-09, 2012-13), Prout led the Mammoth to the 2006 Champion’s Cup. “For many years, Gavin Prout was the Colorado Mammoth,” said team president & general manager Steve Govett. “He was one…

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NLL Week Two Takeaways

January 14, 2015
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The Undefeated Teams After the first two weeks of action, New England, Toronto, and Colorado all sit at 2-0.  Toronto had the most questions surrounding them while New England and Colorado were both overflowing with potential with the Black Wolves benefiting from very light outside expectations going into the year.  Two weeks does not a season make, but these teams are going to be very interesting as the season progresses.  Minnesota will be a…

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NLL Three Stars: Week Two

January 13, 2015
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Another week completed in the National Lacrosse League. Just like week one, week two did not disappoint with its stars.  On both sides of the winners and losers we had many stars. Below are the top 3 of week 2.   1.   Josh Sanderson (4G/10A) Toronto Rock.  Sanderson picked up were he left off last week.  After a 7 assist effort against the champion Knighthawks, Sanderson responded with a 14…

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Knighthawks Kick Off 2015 with Concerns and Questions

January 13, 2015
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The Rochester Knighthawks may be the three time defending champs, but after losing their first game of the season to the Toronto Rock by a goal and getting blown out in week two by the New England Black Wolves, there are concerns that the Knighthawks need to address to get this team back on track. Their Offense needs to get back to basics in regards to catching and passing the ball around…

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NLL Top 20 Offensive Players

January 13, 2015
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Mike Mackley analyzed game films, statistics, and team/personal records. Along with personal perspective as a player, we present to you his Prospective NLL Top 20 at this point of the season: #20 – Curtis Dickson – Calgary Roughnecks / Maple Ridge Burrards (WLA) Curtis Dickson can hurt you in so many ways, he is the perfect combination of speed, strength and determination. His determination is amongst the tops in the…

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One on One With Paul Tutka: Part Four

January 12, 2015
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Paul Tutka is a multi-time winning NLL writer of the year award winner, and one of the smartest experts in lacrosse. However, after leaving NLL Insider a few years ago (pre IL Indoor era) he hasn’t been writing anywhere. Yet, his Twitter analysis of the league has taken the lacrosse world by storm, and I was lucky to speak with him about a few matters in the league in this…

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Don’t Under-Estimate Black Wolves in 2015

January 12, 2015
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In the second weekend of National League Lacrosse action, the New England Black Wolves stunned the lacrosse world by moving to 2-0 in regular season play by knocking off the perennial powerhouse Rochester Knighthawks 17-7 on January 10 as well as arresting the progress of the Buffalo Bandits in the season opener 12-8, a result from January 1. Meaning the Blackwolves start a season without a loss for the first…

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Swarm Stun Rush With 11-1 Run

January 11, 2015
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The Edmonton Rush are 0-2 after a 14-10 loss to the Minnesota Swarm in front of 7,415 stunned fans. The home crowd left Rexall Place bewildered after witnessing their team lose in a complete meltdown as Minnesota scored nine times in the last quarter of the game. The game started with a moment of silence for the recent passing of Wendy Keenan, the wife of Edmonton’s head coach Mike Keenan….

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Rock Slam Vancouver to Turf

January 11, 2015
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Saturday night fans packed the LEC to watch the Vancouver Stealth and Toronto Rock clash in what would give the victor a 2-0 start on the 2015 season. While the fans came for the game, they were part of something more; after the pre-game introductions took place Vancouver paid tribute to both Terry Sanderson and Chris Hall. Terry who started his NLL coaching career with the Albany Attack, who are…

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