The longest-serving member of the Edmonton Rush and fan favorite Jimmy Quinlan has decided to call it a career. Quinlan formally announced his retirement today, but will remain on the Rush bench for the 2014 National Lacrosse League season as he takes over the duties of Assistant Coach, Defensive. The Sherwood Park native will replace defensive coach Devan Wray, who leaves the team due to family commitments. “Deciding to walk…
It has been a pretty good year to date for the Whitby, ON native after winning his second Minto Cup in three years and being drafted 35th overall in the 2013 NLL Entry Draft to the Toronto Rock this past September. Not to mention, this dual sport athlete just finished his Junior hockey career with the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League and earned an invite to the Rockford…
The Vancouver Stealth are full of fresh starts for the upcoming season with a new home Arena and, more importantly, a very promising new player who they are lucky to have gotten in the draft this year: Cody Bremner. Bremner, a senior at Cornell University, has three years of playing at the college level under his belt as well as two seasons with the Nanaimo Timbermen in the WLA. He…
The Philadelphia Wings are hoping to have added some strength on their right side after a trade with Buffalo where they acquired Luke Wiles, but will he, when playing alongside Kevin Crowley, be the key to success for the team? Last season, Philadelphia’s roster was lacking in shooters on the right with the transition players being left to pick up the slack. Adding someone to that side was something that…
Luke Wiles has returned to the Philadelphia Wings after a stint with the Buffalo Bandits. We caught up with him about the upcoming season and his thoughts on being traded.
Today Minnesota Swarm owner John Arlotta posted a message to Swarm fans on the team website, and the message seems ominous. The message can be seen here, and we highlight a few important things. The Swarm need your help, and we are writing this letter today to explain why, and what you might do to help. WHY DO WE THINK YOU SHOULD HELP THE SWARM? Simply put, we believe we…
Coach Troy Cordingley must be in my head; or is it the other way around? I mean, come on! I’m talking about the Buffalo Bandits and how they should reinvent themselves; as I think of a solution the improvement is made. Nick Diachenko of Delaware Men’s Lacrosse was a standout at school along with one or two others. He stands six foot and 180 pounds. Picked 14th overall in this…
There were times during the 2013 NLL season when the Calgary Roughnecks had some challenges between the pipes. Coming off his first Goaltender of the Year award, Mike Poulin was expected to carry the defensive load for the team, but he was not able to match his 2012 performance. After posting a 10.27 goals against average with a .789 save percentage—both career bests—he slipped to a 12.70 GAA and a…
This season the Rochester Knighthawks have the opportunity to do something no one has done in 27 years in National Lacrosse League (MILL/Eagle Pro Box). What is it you may ask? As the Knighthawks celebrate their 20th year in the league, they can be the first team to win three championships in a row. This is a feat that has not been done in the past 27 seasons of the…
The past few seasons the one major problem that has plagued the Philadelphia Wings is goaltending. On September 14, just two days before the draft the Wings made a move sending Drew Westervelt to Colorado for Ryan Hotaling the #12 & #18 picks this year and a first round in 2015. The Wings took the 2015 selection and paired it with a 2017 first rounder for 26 yr old Orangeville…