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Toronto Rock Offense Preview: Righties

November 25, 2014
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While Toronto Rock training camp will open Saturday without Colin Doyle as previously mentioned, also missing will be leading scorer Garrett Billings. The only player in league history to record 3 consecutive 100-point seasons is still recovering from a torn ACL suffered during the final month of the 2014 regular season. So much like the focus on the lefties and the challenges on that side of the offence, the righties…

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Westervelt Brings Balance to the Mammoth Force

November 25, 2014
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Colorado is known to be a left-handed player-heavy roster. John Grant Jr. and Adam Jones are two of the strongest lefties the NLL has to offer. With a one-year contract agreed upon, Drew Westervelt balances out the offensive roster. Drew brings balance to the Mammoth in another way from my perspective. Take a look back to the rocky road that was Colorado’s 2014 season. The first half of the season…

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Rush Sign Mydske for Three Years

November 25, 2014
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According to NLL.com, the Edmonton Rush have signed defenseman Brett Mydske to a three year deal. The deal comes after a 2014 season where Mydske was part of a historically good defense that led the Rush to the top record in the league. In his five year career, Mydske has emerged as one of the best defensive players in the game, especially on an Edmonton unit that includes Chris Corbeil…

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NLL Camp Report: Bandits Camp Shows New Faces

November 25, 2014
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With the specter of last year’s Eastern Conference Finals loss to the eventual-champion Rochester Knighthawks still on their minds, the Buffalo Bandits are looking forward to wiping the slate clean during training camp and beginning the new season with a fresh start. On Saturday, the Bandits banded together once again at the First Niagara Center as they prepare for the 2015 NLL season. With 33 players and three goaltenders on…

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Toronto Rock Offense Preview: Lefties

November 24, 2014
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The Toronto Rock will open training camp on Saturday afternoon at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre in Oakville, Ontario. One very familiar face will be missing as captain Colin Doyle will miss the entire 2015 season due to a recently repaired torn rotator cuff. The offensive side of the roster breaks down like this. Typically, the Rock will dress 6 offensive players for each game – 3 left handed shooters…

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Ethan O’Connor Ready for New Opportunity with Swarm

November 24, 2014
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Ethan O’Connor, a first round pick in the 2013 NLL draft, shone in his rookie season with the Toronto Rock. However, he won’t be back in Toronto for 2015 after he was traded to the Minnesota Swarm for Brock Sorensen. “I am very excited to start camp with the Swarm.” said O’Connor. “It has been awhile since my last summer games with Oakville, which means I’ve had a lot of…

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Keane Blog: Stealth Begin Camp Sessions

November 24, 2014
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The Vancouver Stealth opened their first training camp sessions of the season this weekend. Stealth rookie Dan Keane has agreed to be one of our player-bloggers for this upcoming NLL season. Overall the camps were great this weekend. The atmosphere was competitive and everyone was extremely focused. Over the weekend we had three sessions. These session were focused on mainly conditioning, stick skills, and scrimmaging. A majority of the drills…

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NLL Camp Report: Black Wolves

November 22, 2014
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This morning began what for most of the team is the second week of training camp. This is going to be the first weekend with just the full team as last week featured several free agents trying for spots. Nearly all players were in attendance for the morning session, with less than a handful missing, but they should be set to go for the evening and Sunday practices. The Black…

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