It’s Toole Time in the NLL

August 6, 2013

Today I can finally smile with what was reported in the sports world.  Former NLL goalie Pat O’Toole of the Rochester Knighthawks was the lone inductee to the Hall of Fame Class of 2013.  In the past week we have heard nothing but an NFL player shouting a racial slur, and 13 MLB players being suspended for PED’s.     This is just icing on the cake for O’Toole.  Back…

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Pat O’Toole Elected to NLL Hall of Fame

August 6, 2013

The National Lacrosse League has announced that former goaltender Pat O’Toole has been voted into the NLL Hall of Fame as the lone inductee of the Class of 2013. O’Toole will become the fifth goaltender and 21st member of the league’s Hall of Fame after the first-time nominee received votes on 100 percent of the ballots cast by Hall of Fame members and over 78 percent of the ballots overall….

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Rock Announce Blaine Manning as Assistant Coach

August 6, 2013

Toronto Rock Head Coach John Lovell has announced his coaching staff for the 2014 season with the naming of Blaine Manning and Dan Ladouceur as his assistant coaches.  Matt Sawyer (Video) and Pat Campbell (Goaltending) will also return as assistant coaches this season.   Both Manning and Ladouceur enjoyed tremendous success in their playing days with the Rock and each spent their entire NLL careers with Toronto.  This will be…

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Blaine Manning Retires

July 31, 2013

ROCK CORNERSTONE BLAINE MANNING RETIRES Manning Ends 12-Year Career That Was Spent Entirely With The Rock Toronto, ON – Toronto Rock forward Blaine Manning announced his retirement on Wednesday following a 12-year NLL career that saw him cement his legacy as one of the all-time greats of the game with four NLL Championship titles to his credit.  The 33-year old Sherwood Park, Alberta native spent his entire professional lacrosse career with the Toronto…

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Rory Smith Traded to Bandits for Carter Bender

July 29, 2013

The Colorado Mammoth have traded defenseman Rory Smith and a fourth round draft pick in 2015 to the Buffalo Bandits in exchange for power forward Carter Bender and a second round pick in 2014. The 6 foot 200 pound Smith is a six year veteran of the National Lacrosse League and is known throughout the league as one of the toughest defenders around. He has a reputation as an agitator which…

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Wings tag Harrison as Head Coach: Mouradian still GM

July 29, 2013

07/29/2013, 10:15am EDT By Wings Staff Blane Harrison to lead the team in 2014 as Head Coach PHILADELPHIA WINGS NAME BLANE HARRISON HEAD COACH JOHNNY MOURADIAN TO REMAIN WITH TEAM AS GENERAL MANAGER The Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League (NLL) today named Blane Harrison the 10th head coach in team history.  Harrison replaces Johnny Mouradian, who will remain the Wings’ general manager, a post he has held for the…

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Future Draft Classes will Shape NLL Goalies Futures

July 27, 2013

In the National Lacrosse League the league is filled mostly with veteran goalies. Tyler Richards, Brandon Miller, Matt Vinc and Anthony Cosmo to name a few. Nick Rose is a young goalie in Toronto but has been in the league for four seasons now. Evan Kirk, Tyler Carlson and Tye Belanger have started a new trend of young goalies starting in this league.

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NLL to Delay Free Agency

July 26, 2013

National Lacrosse League Press Release The National Lacrosse League and the Professional Lacrosse Players’ Association have agreed to a moratorium on all qualifying offers and franchise player designations, as well as any free agency offers under Article 7 of the current Collective Bargaining Agreement, which will expire on July 31, 2013. The league and Players’ Association have exchanged multiple bargaining proposals, and the two sides continue to work actively towards a…

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