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.
The Colorado Mammoth have acquired Drew Westervelt from the Philadelphia Wings for faceoff man Ryan Hotaling and the 12th and 18th picks in the draft.
General Manager and Head Coach Derek Keenan announced today Jeff McComb will join the Rush coaching staff as Offensive Coach. “Jeff McComb has a proven track record of coaching productive offense at every level of lacrosse. He is a multiple Canadian Champion at the Jr. A level and has 5 years of NLL experience under his belt as an offensive coach. He is progressive and innovative and is familiar with…
In just 4 days the 2013 National Lacrosse League Draft will take place, and we will see who will be the #1 overall pick. Percentages leaning toward Logan Schuss, as the Minnesota Swarm again have four picks in round one. Below are the # 1 overall picks since 1988. Just looking at some of the names, these # 1 overall picks for the most part have improved their game each…
The 2013 season ended in heartbreak for the Washington Stealth, as the team suffered their second loss in the Champion’s Cup finals in three years. After an off-season relocation, the franchise will select their first official draft class as the Vancouver Stealth on Monday, September 16. Vancouver did not deal or acquire any draft picks via trade and will select once each round as per their finish from last season….
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Alex Urquhart The Minnesota Swarm are coming off another year in which they made it to the Divisional Finals. The Swarm had a rough regular season only going 7-9. With the NLL 2013 Draft coming up the Swarm will need to look at their deficiencies and try to resolve them before the regular season starts on 28 December against the reigning NLL Champion Knighthawks. The Swarm are going into…
When Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse/MILL/NLL started in 1987 we had four teams and all made the playoffs. In 1988 we still had four teams and only three made it with the first place team getting a bye to the championship. In 89-90 same format but we had six teams in the league. As the league grew the playoff format was tinkered with over and over. In 1998 they went to…