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The National Lacrosse League has announced the NLL All-Rookie Team for the 2013 season. With Buffalo Bandits transition player Dhane Smith the lone representative from the East Division, six of the seven rookies honored represent the West Division including Calgary Roughnecks forward Joe Resetarits, Colorado Mammoth transition player Joey Cupido, Edmonton Rush forwards Curtis Knight and Mark Matthews, and Minnesota Swarm forward Shayne Jackson and transition player Kiel Matisz. Smith…

The National Lacrosse League has issued a statement on the selection of Langley Events Centre in Langley, British Columbia as the venue for the 2013 NLL Championship Game between the defending champion Rochester Knighthawks and Washington Stealth on Saturday, May 11 at 7 p.m. ET. The Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, N.Y. was booked for a circus on the scheduled date for the 2007 NLL Championship Game. The Knighthawks were…

The Rochester Knighthawks will defend their title in the 2013 NLL Championship Game next weekend after beating the visiting Minnesota Swarm with a thrilling 12-10 playoff win in the East Division Final at The Blue Cross Arena on Saturday evening.  They will face the Washington Stealth who defeated the Calgary Roughnecks 14-13.  The game will be played in Langley, B.C home of the WLA Langley Thunder.  Game will be televised…

For the second season in a row the Minnesota Swarm lost in the playoffs. A win yesterday in Rochester would have sent them to the NLL Championship game, but it was not to be. The Swarm will have four first round draft picks for the second straight draft, however. Last season they drafted Brock Sorensen, Kiel Matisz, Alex Crepisnik and Shayne Jackson. They have the first and second overall picks…

Marisa Ingemi sat down with Edmonton Rush president Dave Jamieson to address the rumors surrounding the team potentially moving, and talk about the upcoming off season. Check it out below.

Saturday night the Rochester Knighthawks (8-8) will host the Minnesota Swarm (7-9) in the Eastern Conference Final at The Blue Cross Arena at 4:00 p.m. This will be the first time the Knighthawks will face the Swarm in the playoffs.  It is also the first time the teams are facing each other this season.  All-Time the Knighthawks lead the series 10-5. The Knighthawks are 5-2 versus the Swarm at the…

When the Washington Stealth and Calgary Roughnecks take to the turf to open the Western Conference Finals, it won’t be first time these two have battled it out. Chris Hall, head coach of the Washington Stealth, has won a championship with both teams. Most recently he won in 2010 with the Stealth and lost in 2011 to the Toronto Rock. But in 2004, he was the head coach when the…

From InLax Philadelphia. The National Lacrosse League is down to its final four teams and this Saturday will determine which teams will be playing for the Champions Cup in 2013. Both games will be televised by the CBS Sports Network. Here is a quick look at both Divisional Finals. East Division Final Minnesota Swarm (8-9) at Rochester Knighthawks (9-8) 4 PM at Blue Cross Arena Regular Season: The teams did…