Mammoth Extend Belanger Three Years

October 30, 2013

The Colorado Mammoth announced today that the team has agreed to a three-year contract with Tye Belanger. The 23-year-old goaltender, who was a second-round selection in the 2011 NLL Entry Draft, finished fourth in the NLL in goals-against average (10.77) last season. “Tye has impressed us thus far in his young career,” said Mammoth president & general manager Steve Govett. “He’s a confident, young player who can backstop this team…

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Knighthawks Keep Goalie Angus Goodleaf

October 29, 2013

The Rochester Knighthawks announced today that the team has re-signed goalie Angus Goodleaf to a two-year deal. Goodleaf, 26, enters his second season with the Knighthawks after winning the first Champion’s Cup of his career in May. “I am excited and ready to get Training Camp started,” said Goodleaf. “Winning my first Champion’s Cup was definitely an experience I will never forget.” In 2013, he finished the season with a…

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How Will the Swarm Replace Benesch

October 29, 2013

Alex Urquhart This offseason the Minnesota Swarm traded Ryan Benesch to the Buffalo Bandits in a package deal that also saw Andrew Watt shipped to Buffalo in return for a number of first round draft picks and a third round pick. Benesch has been a team leader in Goals since joining the team in 2007. He finished the season with 34 goals and 50 assists, for a total points at…

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Meet Bandits Goaltender Kurtis Wagar

October 28, 2013

Playing starting goalie for the Buffalo Bandits is Kurtis (Kurt) Wagar. Born on November 5, 1985, #38 comes out of St. Catherines, Ontario and attended Brock University right in his hometown. Wagar stands six foot tall and 215 pounds. He signed onto the Buffalo Bandits as a free agent and adjacently plays for the Peterborough Lakers. Well, I do believe that’s enough of the blah blah facts. Let’s get into…

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Knighthawks Re-Sign Joel McCready

October 28, 2013

The Rochester Knighthawks announced today that they have re-signed transition man Joel McCready to a one-year deal for the 2014 National Lacrosse League season. “I am extremely excited. I have been counting down the days to training camp and just can’t wait to get on the floor and go to work,” said McCready. McCready and the Knighthawks will open their Training Camp on Saturday, November 23rd at the new state-of-the-art…

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Mammoth Moves for Colorado

October 28, 2013

COLORADO MAMMOTH PRESS RELEASE DENVER – With the ratification of a new seven-year Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between the National Lacrosse League and the Professional Lacrosse Players’ Association and the fast-approaching start of training camp, the Colorado Mammoth front office has announced a slew of roster moves. Twelve players, including John Gallant, the longest-tenured player in franchise history, have been signed, pending league approval. “The past week has been an…

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How the 2014 Knighthawks Were Built

October 28, 2013

Recent trades in Knighthawks history are undoubtedly major components to their back-to-back National Lacrosse League Championships. The first and most remarkable trade that has made the Knighthawks the Champions they are today would be the trade that sent John Grant Jr. and Mac Allen to Colorado for Matt Vinc, Brad Self, and Matt Zash (retired). When the Knighthawks former goalie Pat O’Toole retired, it was essential for the team to…

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NLL Players Speak on CBA

October 27, 2013

This past week the National Lacrosse League announced a new Collective Bargaining Agreement that will last for the next seven years. While the players agreed with it as a whole, we decided to speak with some players on their thoughts about the new agreement.

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