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Rose and Miller to Battle for Top Goalie in Toronto

October 23, 2014
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Every season teams go into training camp with battles for the final few roster spots, internal battles for playing time & veterans battling rookies to stay in the show. With Toronto Rock training camp opening in just under a month’s time, the biggest battle within the organization will come in between the pipes. The goaltending situation has been unsettled since Bob Watson retired, with veterans like Matt Roik & Pat…

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Mike Meinychenko Trying to Enhance Bandits Roster

October 22, 2014
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Being one post away from winning the Eastern Conference championship during the 2014 postseason, the Buffalo Bandits organization came to the conclusion that while the defensive side of the ball had flourished, the offensive side needed an injection of youth and size to help them flourish for next season. Bandits head coach Troy Cordingley and Bandits GM Steve Dietrich believed that the 2014 NLL Draft would be the best place…

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Is Knighthawks Defense Ready for Big Season?

October 22, 2014
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Any discussion about the Rochester Knighthawks involving the word defense needs to immediately start with Matt Vinc. The net minder has been the foundation of their three year championship run and was rewarded with his fourth career NLL Goaltender of the Year award; doubling the number anybody else has ever won. The Knighthawks tied for the second lowest shots against count in the league and Vinc was able to translate…

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Is Croswell Right Backup for Wolves?

October 21, 2014
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The New England BlackWolves have signed Kevin Croswell to be the backup to starting goaltender Evan Kirk.  The question here is can he be the answer.  Before the team moved from Philadelphia they have never really had a good backup.  They always relied on a top number one goalie.  Dallas Eliuk was the man between the pipes and fr some time had Andy “Pizza” Piazza. There have been other backups,…

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Eric Penney Ready to Shine in Vancouver

October 21, 2014
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This past NLL draft the Vancouver Stealth made a splash when they traded for Rochester Knighthawks forward Johnny Powless. They also traded for defenseman Rory Smith and goaltender Eric Penney. What might be overlooked is how Penney will impact the Stealth. Penney missed last season on the Injured Reserve and played this past summer in Canada. He went out to British Columbia this summer to play with the New Westminster Salmonbellies….

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Bandits Sign First Pick Brandon Goodwin

October 20, 2014
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Buffalo Bandits General Manager Steve Dietrich today announced the team has agreed to terms on one-year contracts with Brandon Goodwin, Cody McMahon and Rance Vigneux. With Goodwin’s signing, the Bandits have now agreed to terms with all five of their 2014 draft picks. Selected with the ninth overall pick in the NLL Draft last month, Goodwin played for Adelphi University last season and notched 26 points (19+7) in 17 games….

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NLL Best of the Rest: Mallory, Murphy, Garland

October 20, 2014
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In the first two weeks of our “Best of the Rest’ series we’ve focused on Ontario based players, this week will take you out to the West Coast and take a look at a couple Maple Ridge Burrards, an a recent WLA Champion from the Victoria Shamrocks. The WLA has an abundance of talent just waiting to get their shot at the NLL level. Some knock the Western league because…

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Bandits Match New England Offer for Petkoff

October 20, 2014
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The Buffalo Bandits have matched the New England Black Wolves’ offer sheet to restricted free agent defenseman Drew Petkoff for a one-year contract for the 2015 National Lacrosse League season. Buffalo had 72 hours to match New England’s offer for the defender who possesses a scoring touch. Petkoff spent his first four seasons with the Toronto Rock before joining the Bandits where he was inactive for the 2013 season and…

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2015 NLL Breakout Players: Brodie MacDonald

October 19, 2014
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Brodie MacDonald is the Swarm’s newest goalie. The 25-year-old Vernon, B.C. native was acquired by the Swarm in a trade with the Edmonton Rush, prior to the NLL Entry Draft. In the trade the Swarm sent Tyler Carlson and draft picks. With trading last year’s starting goalie for the young back-up from Edmonton, the Swarm have opened the door for MacDonald to start making a name for himself as a…

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Wenster Green Newest Breakout Player for Stealth

October 18, 2014
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Free agent Wenster Green was signed by the Vancouver Stealth on October 3, adding depth to their transition unit. Green was drafted by the Buffalo Bandits in 2012 but failed to make the team. The 21-year-old transition spent last year on the practice roster for the Rochester Knighthawks and, during the offseason, played for the Iroquois Ironmen in CLax and was a member of the Minto Cup winning Six Nations…

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