According to a report from The Province, Vancouver Stealth captain and defenseman will undergo knee surgery this month and miss the entire 2015 season in Vancouver. Sorensen missed much of last season and has struggled with knee injuries. It was general manager Doug Locker who told The Province of the news. The report also states that defenseman Matt Beers might not return if he gets hired by a fire department…
The Vancouver Stealth have announced that the team has signed newly-acquired forward Johnny Powless to a two-year contract, pending league approval. The Stealth acquired Powless in a blockbuster trade in September from the Rochester Knighthawks along with transition player Joel McCready and the Knighthawks first and third round picks in the 2014 NLL Draft. In exchange, the Stealth sent their 2014 first round pick (2nd overall) to Rochester, as well…
The Calgary Roughnecks announced today the team has re-signed forward Dane Dobbie to a four-year contract. “I came into the league as a Roughneck and I want to remain a Roughneck,” commented Dobbie. “Calgary is a great city with great lacrosse fans. We have a very good team and I am excited to continue to be part of the organization and this city for the next four years.” Dobbie, a native…
The Minnesota Swarm have announced the signings of seven players in preparation for the 2015 NLL season. Minnesota agreed to deals with two offseason acquisitions in D Mike Grimes (one-year contract) and GBrodie MacDonald (two-year contract), and also signed F Corbyn Tao, D Dominique Alexander, D Andrew Casimir, F Nick Cotter, and F Marcus Holman to one-year agreements. The contracts are currently pending league approval. “We wanted to improve our…
Over the summer the Minnesota Swarm traded Brock Sorensen to the Toronto Rock in exchange for transition Ethan O’Connor and a first round pick in 2017. For the past two seasons, Sorensen has literally been a big part of the Swarm’s transition unit. At 6’6″, 220 lbs, Sorensen was a major physical presence. He averaged 62 loose balls and 13 forced turnovers during his time with Minnesota. He could also…
The Calgary Roughnecks announced today the National Lacrosse League club has signed six players in preparation for the 2015 season, including all four draft picks from the 2014 NLL EntryDraft. The Roughnecks agreed to a three-year contract with Tyson Roe, selected 16th overall, and to one-year deals with Calgary natives Pat Henry (36th overall), Cam Gardner (45th overall) and Andrew Smistad (54th overall). In addition, the club re-signed transition player…
This Saturday October 18th the Washington State Chapter of U.S. Lacrosse will be hosting the 3rd annual Seatown Classic. This year the Classic will be showcasing the U.S. National Team vs. the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. In 2012 fans got to see Maryland vs. Denver, and last year it was the ladies turn as USC played Oregon. The U.S. National Team will have a local following, as Seattle native Drew…
Ty Thompson is one of the main reasons the Thompson name is huge in the world of lacrosse. Ty grew up playing lacrosse on the Akwesanse Reservation. He grew up playing Junior B and A lacrosse for the Akwesasnse Indians helping lead the Jr. B team to the Founders Cup championship game in 2012. Also in the summer of 2012 Ty suited up for the Toronto Beaches to finish out his…
The Minnesota Swarm announced the signings of four draft picks from the 2014 National Lacrosse League entry draft. Minnesota agreed to two-year contracts with F Shane MacDonald (No. 5 overall), F Joe Maracle (No. 10 overall), D Eric Guiltinan (No. 29 overall) and D Pat Miles (No. 38 overall). “This year’s draft focused on our need to replace some injured players as well as some players lost during free agency,” Swarm owner and governor John Arlotta told MNSwarm.com, the team’s…
The Toronto Rock will play three exhibition contests in preparation for the 2015 NLL season, which begins in January. The highlight of the pre-season slate of contests is a return trip to Montreal, Quebec as the Rock will face the Rochester Knighthawks at the Bell Centre on Sunday, December 14th at 2pm. The pre-season game in Montreal is a rematch from two years ago when professional box lacrosse made its…