It wasn’t hard to pick out the best player in the 2013 NLL Prospect’s Game at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre in Oakville, Sunday afternoon. He scored six goals on route to a 15-12 win for Team White. His name is James Delaney. The Port Coquiltlam, BC native who plays for Nanaimo Sr A in the Summer, impressed many scouts with his offensive outburst and made a name for himself…
Alex Urquhart The Minnesota Swarm have continued to deal players for future draft picks. Their most recent player moved was Evan Kirk, their 26 year old goaltender. The Swarm gave up Kirk for two draft picks from the Philadelphia Wings, one in the first round of the 2015 draft and a first round pick in the 2017 draft. The Swarm drafted Kirk in the first round of the 2011 draft….
The 2013 NLL draft might be the deepest for goaltenders in years and one name that is being overlooked is Spencer England.
The Philadelphia Wings performed three trades spanning over the past two days. These trades range from acquiring a young goalkeeper to shipping away one of the best scorers in the game. We’ll break down each trade and its impact. The Philadelphia Wings performed their first of three trades with the Minnesota Swarm trading for goalkeeper Evan Kirk in exchange for the Wings’ 2015 and 2017 first round selections. The 26-year-old…
The National Lacrosse League has announced that the NLL Hall of Fame Ceremony for goaltender Pat O’Toole, the lone inductee of the Class of 2013, will take place prior to the Rochester Knighthawks’ preseason home game against the Minnesota Swarm on Saturday, Dec. 7 at The Blue Cross Arena. The back-to-back champion Knighthawks will host the Swarm for the 8 p.m. exhibition game, which will be a preview of Rochester’s…
Buffalo Bandits General Manager Steve Dietrich today announced that the team has acquired two second-round draft picks in the 2014 NLL Entry Draft from the Philadelphia Wings in exchange for forward Luke Wiles. “It was difficult to move Luke, but with the breakout performance of Dhane Smith and our belief that Aaron Wilson and Mark Steenhuis will continue to develop a great chemistry, we felt the opportunity to acquire two…
Before the NLL draft on Monday night, the NLL will host a prospects combine and prospects game on Sunday. We take a look at some prospects and free agents to watch.
This time last year, the Edmonton Rush were chomping at the bit to select consensus first overall pick and eventual NLL Rookie of the Year Mark Matthews. While the Rush will not be as lucky this year, Head Coach and General Manager Derek Keenan will look to add some depth to the roster at the upcoming 2013 NLL Entry Draft. Apart from selections in the fifth and sixth round, Edmonton’s…
Edit: Three new players declared early and we have a mix up now with trades today between Philly and Minnesota. Draft day is almost here! Not sure who your favorite team will pick? We aren’t either, but we spoke with team GMs, coaches and scouts to put together the most reliable mock draft possible.
The Philadelphia Wings have been wheeling and dealing all day long, and now they have added a goaltender.