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Stealth Re-Sign Goalie Matt Roik

October 30, 2014
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The Vancouver Stealth have announced the re-signing of veteran goaltender Matt Roik to a one-year contract, along with the signings of goaltender Cody Hagedorn and defenseman Kevin Neufeld to one-year contracts, all pending league approval. Roik is one of the longest serving goaltenders in the National Lacrosse League as he enters 14th season. “We’re really happy to have Matt back with the Stealth,” said Stealth President and General Manager Doug…

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Kyle Buchanan: Is 2015 His Year?

October 30, 2014
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Kyle Buchanan was played 9 games his rookie season for the Stealth in 2013.  Kyle scored 4 G/18A in only 9 games.  Last season Buchanan played with the Philadelphia Wings and had an outstanding season registering 23 goals and 46 assists in 18 games. Buchanan played along side of Kevin Crowley, Tracey Kelusky, and Garrett Thul and Jordan Hall (traded to Rochester) just to name a few.  Now the question…

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Colin Doyle to Miss 2015

October 29, 2014
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Toronto Rock Captain Colin Doyle will miss the entire 2015 season due to a shoulder injury that will require surgery. The 17-year NLL veteran will undergo the surgery to repair the injury next week. Doyle played lacrosse this past summer for the Six Nations Chiefs of Ontario’s Major Series Lacrosse (MSL) where he sustained a shoulder injury. Upon further examination late last week, it was confirmed that Doyle had a…

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Prospecting the NLL: Who is Paxton Leroux?

October 29, 2014
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Paxton Leroux is a hockey player who played lacrosse as part of his offseason conditioning, and just so happened to have it pay off for him. He was undrafted and released by the New York Rangers after their 2014 training camp and is currently with the Minnesota Wild ECHL affiliate, the Quad City Mallards where he has played one game with 5 penalty minutes. In junior hockey, he played for…

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NLL Rookie Profile: Ryan McBride

October 29, 2014
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The Calgary Roughnecks signed free agent goaltender Ryan McBride to a one-year contract last week, adding more depth between the pipes to a squad that is gearing up for training camp. McBride is a local product. Raised in Calgary, he played Senior B during the 2014 season in the RMLL for the Rockyview Knights, a team that plays just north of Calgary, in Airdrie, AB. McBride dressed for 11 games…

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NLL Best of the Rest: Porters, Adamson, Pelkey

October 29, 2014
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So far throughout the “Best of the Rest” series we’ve largely looked at some of the most notable players without NLL contracts. This week will change our tune a bit, and take a look at four players who definitely do not get the recognition they deserve. Defensive players and even transition players often don’t get the attention of people with their ridiculous statistics, so its important to acknowledge players who…

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Prospecting 2014: Top NLL Transition Players

October 28, 2014
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Transition is an interesting position in the NLL.  Every team approaches it differently as some make them glorified defenders or just forwards that won’t get yelled at if they are stuck in the back end of the floor.  Others such as Minnesota and Buffalo make them a large part of how they want to act as a team by causing turnovers, pushing the ball up the floor and creating mismatches…

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Knighthawks Announce Camp Dates

October 27, 2014
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The Rochester Knighthawks will open Training Camp the weekend of November 22-23 at the Unity Health System Total Sports Experience (TSE) in East Rochester. “It will be nice to get going and have everyone in the same room again,” said Knighthawks Head Coach Mike Hasen. “I am looking forward to getting back to work with this group.” The three-time defending National Lacrosse League Champions will hold their first practice from…

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Stealth Announce Scrimmages with Colorado and Edmonton

October 27, 2014
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The Vancouver Stealth released their upcoming training camp schedule today, with camp beginning on Saturday, November 22 at the Langley Events Centre. On Saturday, the sessions are split into a morning session and an evening session. The morning sessions are from 9:00-11:00AM, followed by an evening session from 5:00PM-7:00PM. The next day, on Sunday, November 23, the Stealth will have one practice session from 9:00AM-11:00AM. The team will host two…

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