NLL

There has been an apparently consistent theme to Steve Dietrich’s trades for the Buffalo Bandits this year: forget draft pick spots, we want experienced youth.   Back in the later parts of summer and throughout September Dietrich made numerous moves and transactions involving draft picks:   A transaction with the Calgary Roughnecks including a 10th overall pick in the 2013 Entry Draft and a second round selection in the 2015…

The Rochester Knighthawks will open their Training Camp on Saturday, November 23rd at the new state-of-the-art Unity Health System Total Sports Experience (TSE) in East Rochester. The back-to-back National Lacrosse League Champions will hold their first weekend of camp at the new West Commercial Street location. “We are excited to enter the 2014 season, and as two-time defending champions we know the rest of the league will have extra motivation…

A new Collective Bargaining Agreement means substantial changes in the NLL as the season has been extended and the playoff format revamped. The 2014 season will consist of each team playing 18 regular season games rather than 16 but a more noticeable change will be seen during the playoff series. In the old set-up, eight out of the nine teams in the league made the playoffs. The second place team…

The official free agency lists are in and “empty” positions are up for grabs. However, the combination of the National Lacrosse League’s way of operating coupled with my lack of roster knowledge make for my very open and possibly obscure predictions.   In this article especially, any readers may feel free to comment any thoughts, suggestions and/or recommendations.   It’s a long way to the top If you wanna rock…

Many players take different paths to the National Lacrosse League, in the case of Buffalo Bandits’ second pick in the 2013 NLL draft Mitch Wilde, his ride has taken many stops. The Oshawa,ON native began his junior career with the Green Gaels of the Ontario Jr.B Lacrosse League. After an Ontario Championship and trip to the Founder’s Cup Finals, the Green Gaels traded Wilde to the Orillia Kings in 2010….

For the Rochester Knighthawks, not too many changes from last year’s roster should be expected when it comes to the Free Agents that they resign. The key to the team may be to keep it as similar to the past few years as possible. But, with the reduced roster size, they are going to be looking to make very strategic decisions when it comes to who they resign. Paul Dawson:…

Two-time National Lacrosse League MVP John Grant Jr. will finish his career in Colorado. The nine-time All-Star and nine-time All-Pro signed a four-year deal with the Mammoth on Wednesday. It will be the final contract of his professional career. “For years, I wanted to play in Colorado,” said Grant. “The Mammoth organization and its tremendous fans have embraced me since my arrival prior to the 2011 season. There’s no better…

If you thought making an NLL team was difficult in the past, it just became harder.  With a new CBA now in place from 2014-2020 (7 yrs) teams will only be allowed to have 20 players on the active roster (down from 23), practice squad goes up from 3 to 4 they will also only be able to dress 18 players per game.  So overall in years past we had…