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Knighthawks Sign Aaron Wilson
Just one day after being cut by the Buffalo Bandits, the Rochester Knighthawks have signed Aaron Wilson. Wilson. who was having a very strong pre season in Buffalo with ten points, was one of the surprise cuts yesterday. The Bandits cut the righty shooter, but it is the Knighthawks’ gain. Their already loaded offense adds a righty to go along with Dan Dawson, Stephen Keogh, Craig Point, and Gavin Prout….
Logan Schuss on Swarm Hold Out List
The Minnesota Swarm today announced that Logan Schuss would be placed on their hold out list. The 2014 rookie of the year cannot commit to playing for the Swarm due to his job in Vancouver. The star out of Ohio State is the second big name hold out this season with the #2 overall pick, Jeremy Noble, announcing he cannot play for the Rochester Knighthawks for the same reasons. “Logan…
Stealth Announce Final Roster
Photo by Garrett James The Vancouver Stealth announced today the team’s final twenty-man roster and practice roster for the upcoming 2015 season. The 2015 roster will be led by new addition Johnny Powless, who was acquired in an off-season trade on the day of the National Lacrosse League Entry Draft, along with forward Joel McCready from Rochester. The Stealth also acquired defenceman Rory Smith and goaltender Eric Penney in another…
Rock Make Final Cuts Before Camp
he Toronto Rock have released six players as Thursday’s 12:00pm ET roster submission deadline approaches. Forwards Mike Burke, Brady Heseltine, Trevor Wagar and Shawn Williams along with defenders Jimmy Purves and Eric Pitre have all been released from the active roster. On Thursday, all NLL teams must cut down to a roster of 20 active players and can sign up to 4 players to their practice roster. The moves bring…
NLL Camp Experience: Knighthawks
Winning culture. Those were the words that emanated through my head after spending the first 48 hours at the Rochester Knighthawks trainings camp. There was a swagger, an expectation of we are the best – and we know it. But it was never spoken of literally and certainly nobody took anything for granted. All I heard from the training coaches and staff was how much better shape the key role…
Black Wolves Trade for Tye Belanger
The New England Black Wolves have traded for Colorado Mammoth goaltender Tye Belanger, giving up a fourth round pick for the 2015 draft. Belanger was the back up goaltender to Dillon Ward for the Mammoth last season. There was speculation that Belanger wouldn’t make the Mammoth roster with rookie Alexis Buque performing so well. He will have an opportunity to likely play back up to Evan Kirk now. Either Kevin…
Bandits Finish Pre Season 3-0
The Buffalo Bandits have ended their preseason on a high note, beating the Colorado Mammoth 9-8 on Sunday. The Bandits did seem to get lucky in this one, after a late fourth quarter collapse almost led to a loss. Joe Resetarits led the offensive unit, putting in two goals and adding five assists. Jerome Thompson continued his consistent preseason play by getting three assists, while the rookie Corey Fowler put…
Derek Keenan Stepping Away from Rush in 2015
General Manager and Head Coach Derek Keenan announced today he is stepping away from the Rush of full-time duties for the 2015 Season for personal family reasons. At the start of last season, on October 15, 2013, Wendy Keenan, Derek’s wife, was diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer and facing the hardest game plan of life. Derek has taken a leave of absence from his job with the city of…
Mike Poulin Looks Strong In Preseason
The NLL preseason is well underway and the Calgary Roughnecks now have two games under their belts, a win and a loss. Roughnecks goaltender Mike Poulin had a string debut, holding the Toronto Rock to just four goals in one half of play. He was a little more shaky the next night against the Minnesota Swarm, getting pulled after giving up five goals in five minutes to start the game….