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Stealth and Rush Prepare in Pre Season

December 6, 2014
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The Vancouver Stealth will host the Edmonton Rush Saturday night at the Langley Events Centre in a pre-season scrimmage that will pit the best regular-season team in the NLL last year against the worst. The Rush compiled a 16-2 record in the 2014 season, including a record-setting 14-game winning streak to start the year, before getting stopped in their tracks by the Calgary Roughnecks in the West Division Finals. The…

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Stories to Watch in NLL Exhibition Games

December 5, 2014
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Photo Credit: Garrett James NLL exhibition games open up this week, and as they do, there are plenty of things to watch. Several players are getting their lost opportunity to make an NLL club for this season, and will be looking for their chance to shine. Toronto Without Their Stars- Toronto will be playing without both Colin Doyle and Garrett Billings, while the status of Josh Sanderson and Shawn Williams…

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Knighthawks Sign Colin McDowall

December 5, 2014
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The three-time defending champion Rochester Knighthawks have announced the signing of forward Colin McDowall. “When an opportunity like this comes up, I am going to take it and give it all I can,” said McDowall. “Obviously, I have been working out and keeping in shape.” In 2014, McDowall led the Sarnia Beavers and the Ontario Lacrosse Association Senior “B” level with 45 goals and finished third in the league with…

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Black Wolves Take on Bandits to Open Pre Season

December 5, 2014
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This Saturday night, the Buffalo Bandits organization will finally be able to get their first good look at the newest incoming draft class as they face off against the New England Black Wolves for a closed scrimmage showdown at the First Niagara Center. After the 2014 NLL season had wrapped up and the Rochester Knighthawks were crowned the champions for the third time, each and every team in the league…

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Toronto Rock Announce Six Team Hall of Famers

December 3, 2014
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Toronto Rock Owner and President Jamie Dawick is pleased to announce the final component of the team locker room at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre is complete with the unveiling of the Toronto Rock Player Hall of Fame and its first class of inductees. Dawick has selected the first six inductees based on the player’s tenure with the Toronto Rock franchise. The qualifications include championships, longevity and their contribution to…

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Black Wolves Defense Could Lead Them in 2015

December 3, 2014
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Going into this season The Black Wolves look to have a young but talented defense and transition unit. The Philadelphia Wings were known to draft promising college long poles and use their athleticism to help the team out on the floor. A few of those poles moved with the franchise to New England. Players such as Mike Manley has really improved in his indoor game coming out of Duke. Mike…

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Crawford Blog: Tis the Season

December 2, 2014
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Brought to you by Traditional Lacrosse; It’s not just a game, it’s a tradition.  Snow is on the ground, lights are hanging from houses, trees are decorated and the festive season is upon us. It can only mean one thing, the beginning of training camp. Officially training camp season is among us and as players the life style of 4 days at home 3 days on the road begins. This…

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Noble Confirms He Won’t Play in Rochester

December 2, 2014
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We broke the story last month that Jeremy Noble would not play for the Rochester Knighthawks this season. Rochester traded Johnny Powless to the Vancouver Stealth to acquire the second overall pick, and thus Noble. “It’s nothing against Rochester, Mr. Styres [owner and GM Curt Styres], anyone in the organization, any teammates. I have no problem with Rochester.” Noble told Inside Lacrosse. “But for living purposes and work purposes it…

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Bandits Offense in New Direction Without Williams

December 2, 2014
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The problem with knowing that you were one goal away from winning the 2014 Eastern Conference finals matchup against the back-to-back defending NLL champion Rochester Knighthawks wasn’t an easy pill to swallow for the Buffalo Bandits. With the sting of the postseason loss still fresh in their minds, the Buffalo Bandits organization headed into the offseason with the mindset that while the defensive and goaltending play had excelled by leaps…

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