The Colorado Mammoth announced today that it has signed University of Denver alumnus and former Jr. Mammoth player Eric Law to a contract with the team, marking the first time in club history that a member of the youth program has ascended to the ranks of the professional squad. The Centennial native earned Colorado’s Player of the Year Award at Arapahoe High School in 2009 when he led the Warriors to the…
The Rochester Knighthawks announced today that the team has re-signed Derek Hopcroft to a two-year deal. In 2014, the 28-year-old forward won his first Champion’s Cup in his first season in Rochester. “I’m excited and pumped to be back with the Knighthawks for another couple years to help the team win another championship,” said Hopcroft. In his four seasons in the NLL, he has collected 21 goals, 21 assists and…
Colorado announced three moves today including keeping veteran defenseman John Gallant. Gallant is the longest tenured player in Mammoth history and he will give it another go with a one year deal with Colorado. Gallant, who is also a coach with the CILL’s Colorado Sabertooths, was rumored to be planning retirement earlier in the off season before he decided to try one more year in the NLL. With 190 games,…
Toronto Rock General Manager Terry Sanderson has announced the signing of unrestricted free agent defenceman Jeff Gilbert to a two-year agreement. Along with the signing of Gilbert, Sanderson also inked free agents Mark White and Mike Burke to one-year deals. All signings are pending league approval. The 31-year old Gilbert played the last three seasons in Minnesota after being dealt to the Swarm by the Rock following the 2011 season. …
The Rochester Knighthawks have re-signed defenseman Scott Campbell to a two-year deal. “It feels good,” he said. “There is no place I would rather be than in Rochester trying to continue the success we have had the past few seasons.” Campbell, who enters his 11th season in the NLL, has won three straight Champion’s Cups with the Knighthawks. In 2014, Campbell played in 17 games, notching two goals, five assists…
The Colorado Mammoth announced that the team has signed restricted free agent Alex Turner. Minnesota had the right to match Colorado’s offer to the veteran forward, but opted against it. “Our offense has a lot of talented players with the ball in their sticks, but there was a need for a guy who will go inside and set picks and bang bodies; Alex will do that for us,” said Mammoth president &…
Last night the Chesepeake Bayhawks and the Charlotte Hounds closed out the season just like they did last year. Only this time it wasnt for the champioship. This was the final game of the regular season for both teams , and the loser wuld receive the first overall pick in the MLL draft. Well the Bayhawks didnt disappoint the over 6,000 plus in attendance y controlling the game from start…
The National Lacrosse League’s (NLL) Minnesota Swarm announced on Friday that the team has agreed to one-year contracts with forwardScott Jones, as well as defensemen Jordan Houtby and Reid Acton for the upcoming season. Jones, a first-round pick of the Swarm in the 2013 NLL Entry Draft (No. 7 overall), is set to return to Minnesota after collecting 21 points (6g, 15a) over 16 games in a promising rookie season. The 24-year-old from Port Coquitlam,…
The Vancouver Stealth have announced the re-signing of forward Cody Bremner to a one-year contract agreement for the 2015 National Lacrosse League season, pending league approval. Bremner played in 12 games with the Stealth as a rookie in 2014, recording 23 points (9 goals, 14 assists) and 41 loose balls in 12 games. The former first-round pick scored at least one goal in six games and at least one point in…
Buffalo Bandits General Manager Steve Dietrich today announced that the team has signed Joel Matthews, Corey Fowler and Dave DiRuscio all to one-year contracts. Matthews, Buffalo’s fourth-round selection (31st overall) in the 2012 NLL Entry Draft, made his NLL debut and appeared in a total of two games in 2014. The 23-year-old tallied two goals overall in his first season, both of which came against the Rochester Knighthawks on April…