The 2014 NLL season is almost upon us and there are plenty of storylines to go around. Below our staff goes over the ten most interesting things to watch as the season opens on Saturday. Number Ten- Troy Cordingley in Buffalo As a Philadelphia Eagles (NFL) fan, and underdog supporter in general, I’m pulling for Troy Cordingley of the Buffalo Bandits this season.I do not expect the Bandits to make…
As the Colorado Mammoth open their 11th season The Pepsi Center on Saturday December 28, 2013, Denver buzzing with all the changes to not only the team, but changes with the NLL. Mammoth fans want the team to bring home the Champion’s Cup again, which they haven’t done since 2006 when they defeated the Buffalo Bandits by a score of 16-9. To give those of you who are not familiar…
As of today, 8 of the 9 NLL teams have released their practice squads. The Minnesota Swarm has not made their public yet. With the decrease in roster size this year, there is a lot of talent on the practice squads just waiting in the wings. On the squad for the Bandits are Colin Boucher (D), Jordan Critch (T), Hayden Smith (D), and Mitch Wilde (T). Calgary has Brett Baron…
Much will be made in 2014 about the Edmonton Rush’s record at home, which was a disappointing 2-6 last year. There will also be a focus on the team finishing in the top two in the Western Division standings so that the they can give their fans that elusive home playoff date that the franchise has yet to realize. The team believes that much of that will be solved by…
In three-plus decades in lacrosse, John Grant Jr. has done virtually everything. He’s won championships. He’s won MVP awards. He’s won scoring titles, set records and graced the covers of magazines. He’s triumphed while representing his country in international competition, and been an all-star countless times. That’s virtually everything. Now, add team captain to his resume – after all, it’s a first! “It’s a tremendous honor in that I was…
This is week one of the NLL’s quotes to note, where we look over some of the most interesting things said this week from NLL coaches, general managers and players. Philadelphia Wings “By acquiring Tracey [Kelusky] and Ryan [Ward] this offseason, we’ve brought in players with experience and a high lacrosse IQ. This will only help us by having a strong impact on the rest of the team.”- Blaine Harrison…
Over the next nine days, we will be looking at the top nine stories of the year in lacrosse, based off of our most read and covered stories. Today is #8 with the American hold outs in the National Lacrosse League. The National Lacrosse League has historically been a Canadian league but some star American players have broke through. In 2014, that seems it will not be the case, as…
Today we previewed the Rochester Knighthawks season in our NLL video preview series. Check it out below!
The Colorado Mammoth added an additional defenseman to their roster today when they signed Dan Ball. Ball has spent his last two seasons with the Minnesota Swarm but was cut after this year’s training camp. To make room for him on the roster, the Mammoth released defenseman Chet Koneczky and placed him on their practice roster. They also signed former Buffalo Bandit Mike McNamara to their practice roster. Ball has…
The Minnesota Swarm are going into their tenth year of existence this year, this is also the year that the Swarm are going into the season with the largest amount of anticipation and notoriety. This offseason the Swarm acquired Logan Schuss, Scott Jones, Cam Flint, Jason Noble , and Jordan Houtby. All five came by way of this year’s entry draft. To go along with these five rookies the Swarm…