After last season the Minnesota Swarm were looking to be on high ground going into the offseason. The Swarm were definitely one of the teams most people would expect to be in the mix for the Championship in 2014. This included myself, after much contemplation and foreshadowing. The Swarm spent most of the spring fairly quiet, but once the Draft started to roll around the Swarm started to make some…
Professional lacrosse has been dead in Montreal for over a decade but Jamie Batley has been working hard to change that. Batley has been a driving force behind the push to bring a pro team back to Montreal for the first time since 2002 and in the last year he has been heavily involved in promoting two exhibition games at the Bell Centre. The first game took place last December when the…
With training camp fast approaching, it’s time to see what the Calgary Roughnecks were up to over the off season. In September transition Nolan Heavenor called it quits after eight years in the NLL, seven with Calgary. His decision to retire leaves an opening in the transition game for the Roughnecks. The team made a couple of moves on the day of the annual draft. Jackson Decker was traded to…
The National Lacrosse League has announced that the Rochester Knighthawks have signed restricted free agent Mac Allen to a contract. The Colorado Mammoth now have the right to match the offer within 72 hours in order to retain the defenseman on their roster. Allen is the first RFA to sign an offer sheet with another club during this year’s free agent signing period under the terms of the league’s new…
The Rochester Knighthawks have re-signed veteran defenseman Ian Llord to a two-year deal. The seven-year NLL pro ended his first season in Rochester with the second Champion’s Cup of his career. “Ian is a reliable vet who provides stability to our defense,” said Knighthawks Team Captain Sid Smith. The St. Catharines, Ontario native returns to the back-to-back National Lacrosse League Champions after winning three lacrosse titles in 2013. In fact,…
The Calgary Roughnecks announced today that the National Lacrosse League club has signed 2013 NLL MVP Shawn Evans to a new two-year contract, pending league approval. Evans, who was entering the final year of a three-year contract, is now signed through the 2015 season. Evans, a native of Peterborough, Ontario, captured the NLL’s 2013 scoring title with a career-high 112 points (32 goals, 80 assists), surpassing the franchise record of…
The Stealth had a busy and productive off season while transitioning up the west coast to British Columbia, Canada. As well as making several key signings Vancouver acquired some great talent though the draft and a trade. While the franchise moved to Vancouver, itʼs keeping the same winning personnel that brought the team to within one goal of a championship last season. Signing established talent such as goalie Tyler Richards,…
The Colorado Mammoth have now completed their offseason signings of returning players as forward Casey Powell re-signed with a one-year contract, pending league approval. The 10-year veteran and 2010 NLL MVP whose name is synonymous with the sport of lacrosse was acquired by Colorado in a trade from the Rochester Knighthawks last March. “Casey was stellar for us down the stretch last season,” said Mammoth president and general manager Steve…
This past weekend the Philadelphia Wings had their free agent/rookie camp to see who makes it to the 40 man camp roster with the veterans. Unfortunately, there was no way to identify a lot of players there, but their were a few that I knew from previous interviews/meetings. A surprise at the camp was a former Wing looking to get back into the game after a concussion. Local product and…
It was a pretty busy off season for the Colorado Mammoth. After finishing with a 7-9 record and losing to Calgary in the West Division semi final, the Mammoth wanted to ensure they did everything they could to have a complete roster for the season opener on December 28thRush. Colorado started off their roster changes by adding Bel Air, MD offensive right hander Drew Westervelt for two second round draft…