The 2015 NLL season is a little over 24 hours away, so here are all of the official predictions from the staff here at ILWT. Consensus Picks: Seven of the ten who predicted the eastern conference have the Rochester Knighthawks winning the division. Six have the New England Black Wolves in last. Nine of the ten had either Calgary or Edmonton winning the west. Curtis Dickson is named MVP by two…
Photo Credit: Garrett James The Vancouver Stealth enter the 2015 National Lacrosse League schedule with one of the more impressive rosters since their 2010 championship team. With many moves in the offseason and from draft day Vancouver is looking to once again make it too and create a run in the post season. With 11 divisional games in 2015, there will be no rest in Vancouver’s battle for the division….
There has been a lot of excitement around the New England Black Wolves lately, mainly because this coming Friday, January 2nd 2015, the New England Black Wolves will play their home opener at the Mohegan Sun Casino and Resort and this game will also be the first NLL game to be played in the New England area since the Boston Blazers final season played back in 2011. The newest Black Wolves goalie, Tye…
The National Lacrosse League today announced an official partnership with Fantasy Feud for the 2015 NLL season. As part of the agreement, Fantasy Feud will serve as the official daily fantasy game of the NLL and will be featured prominently on the league’s digital platforms throughout the year. Each and every week, fans can enter to win cash prizes by visiting FantasyFeud.com and building the best possible lineup they can by selecting one NLL…
After winning an MVP and being one of the top three players in the Canadian Lacrosse League for three years, it was time for Chris Attwood to move up a level. The only option would be the National Lacrosse League. Midway through camp, the Rochester Knighthawks signed their former draft pick in Attwood to their training camp roster. He made the team going into their season. “To make the Rochester…
With the 2015 National Lacrosse League season rapidly approaching us, its time for us take a look at a few players who may very well Breakout this season. Last season we saw a number of players breakout, most notably Edmonton Rush offensive player Curtis Knight, Toronto Rock righty Rob Hellyer, Bandits defender Steve Priolo and Edmonton Rush goalie Aaron Bold. All the aforementioned players nearly doubled their previous career highs, or in…
It’s not often that college teammates meet in the NLL, with so many of the players coming from junior ranks. It’s even rarer that it is two goaltenders, when most only play the box style. Yet, this happened when the Colorado Mammoth met the Minnesota Swarm in the pre season. On December 14th, former Davenport University goaltenders Zach Higgins and Alexis Buque faced off between the pipes. They split time…
You don’t usually see many college football players go into the world of pro lacrosse. If anything, you see more lacrosse players go into the NFL, players such as; current Buffalo Bills, Chris Hogan and Houston Texan, Will Yeatman. One player, Bill O’ Brien has just made the jump into the NLL. O’Brien was a three-year starting defensive end and linebacker at the Division One AA, Sacred Heart University in Connecticut. Growing…
The 2015 NLL season is just days away and the Edmonton Rush appear to be tuned up and ready to go. The Rush played two scrimmages in the preseason and won them both decisively. They beat the Vancouver Stealth on Dec. 8 by a 13-6 score, then took out their cross-provincial rivals, the Calgary Roughnecks, by an 11-3 score last weekend. All signs are currently pointing to the Rush looking…
Saunders was a sixth round selection of the Chicago Shamrox back in 2008. Since then he has spent time with the Minnesota Swarm, Rochester Knighthawks, Toronto Rock, and Philadelphia Wings in 2012. Last season Saunders was back again in Philadelphia and had a bang out year with 25 G, 14 A in 15 games. Prior to the start of last season Saunders came into camp on a mission. He was…