New England Black Wolves forward Ryan Ward has formally announced his retirement after 11 seasons in the National Lacrosse League. “I have been contemplating my retirement for several months but found it difficult to announce as I feel I still have the ability to play at a high level,” Ward, 34, said in a prepared statement. “But if I am honest with myself, I realize I no longer possess the…
Captain Will Miss Entire 2015 Season Toronto, ON – Toronto Rock captain Colin Doyle underwent successful shoulder surgery to repair his torn rotator cuff last Thursday in Georgetown, Ontario. The 17-year NLL veteran will miss the 2015 season while he recovers from the injury. “The surgery went really well,” remarked Doyle about the procedure that was performed by team doctor Dr. Vikram Venkateswaran. “There was more work than anticipated, but…
Edmonton Rush forward Jarrett Davis is entering his fifth season in the NLL and coming off his best year ever in the league. In his second season with the Rush, Davis tied his career best with 16 goals and added a personal best 37 assists for a total of 53 points. He has now compiled 146 points over 61 games, split evenly between Edmonton and the Rochester Knighthawks. The Bellarmine…
The Calgary Roughnecks continue a busy off season as they look toward the 2015 NLL season. Coming one goal shy of hoisting the Champions Cup they didn’t need a ton of improvement but they have definitely made some big moves to get back to that chance to get the ultimate prize. Offense: The Roughnecks offense last year was extremely potent when firing on all cylinders they were nearly unstoppable. Scoring…
The National Lacrosse League’s (NLL) Minnesota Swarm today announced that the team has re-signed D Mitch Belisle to a one-year contract. Belisle, 28, spent the 2012-13 seasons with the Swarm, but did not play last season. The Swarm also signed free agent D Pat Laconi to a one-year deal. “Mitch’s energy on the floor and in the locker room was certainly missed last season,” Swarm Owner and Governor John Arlotta…
There’s a particular aspect of professional lacrosse I have always noticed, and that is there’s multiple leagues with the same names participating. Numerous athletes play two different styles (indoor and outdoor) at opposing annual frequencies. Even more participate in Canadian leagues. This is the biggest attraction, and yet largest flaw, for lacrosse. For many, including myself, it is very challenging to follow a player across leagues, year round, who they’re…
Like the majority of the other teams in the NLL, the Minnesota Swarm began looking for ways to improve, as soon as the offseason started, be it through the draft, trades, or free agency. Beginning in June, the Swarm and the Edmonton Rush worked out a deal that sent goaltender Brodie MacDonald and the third overall pick in the 2014 draft to Minnesota in exchange for Tyler Carlson and the…
It’s that time of year again when the NLL is getting ready for training camp and the preseason. This year the Colorado Mammoth have already made some bold key moves. Of course we know that John Grant Jr. will be back for another year; and the Mammoth just announced that they have signed Drew Westervelt, Sean Pollock, Jamie Shewchuk, D.J. Lubs, Bob Snider and Colton Porter to one-year agreements. The…
We haven’t even seen the 2015 NLL rosters yet, but it’s interesting to take a look at how teams might look AFTER this season. We’ve been tracking every player transaction of each NLL player, so we know who will be free agents when. That allows us to take a look at each roster and how it may look in 2016. This is assuming no cuts this preseason and only looking…
Schedule Analysis: The Vancouver Stealth look to rise from the basement, in the upcoming 2015 National Lacrosse League season. The Stealth’s is a mixed bag of East and West division opponents. They will be facing the 2014 runner up Calgary Roughnecks four times in the regular season. These games are going to be quite the task. Overall the schedule looks to benefit the Stealth, who in the past has had…