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Colorado’s Belanger Getting First Shot at Starting Goalie

March 12, 2013
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The Colorado Mammoth have had issues at the goaltender position this season. Matt Roik and Chris Levis, their goalies at the start of the season, are now gone. Now they bring in former second round pick Tye Belanger and youngster Dan Lewis. Belanger was expected to get a chance out of camp but suffered an injury beforehand. Belanger started in his first career game against Buffalo last week, and allowed…

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NLL Trade Deadline: Washington Stealth Report

March 12, 2013
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With the March 13 trade deadline fast approaching it doesn’t appear that the Washington Stealth will make any changes to their lineup. A great team starts with great goaltending and the Stealth have one of the best in the league in Tyler Richards. He has a goals against average of 10.35 which is good enough for second in the National Lacrosse League. T-Rich can win a game by himself and…

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Talking Lacrosse with Marty O’Neill

March 12, 2013
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You may have heard of Marty O’Neill. He was a goaltender in the NLL in the 1990s, has been an NLL GM, most recently with the Minnesota Swarm, and is currently a lacrosse reporter. I got a chance to catch up with him and talk lacrosse with one of the greatest minds in the game. MI: The draft is months away but the prospects are always interesting. Who are some…

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NLL Trade Deadline: Buffalo Bandits

March 12, 2013
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Although it may not be as hyped or eventful as the trade deadline in some other sports, the NLL Trade Deadline is a good chance for teams to address a need they might have before they go on their playoff run. For the Bandits, who now sit at 5-5, it’s hard to exactly pinpoint what that need is. Watching the Bandits towards the beginning of the season, it seemed very…

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Knighthawks Trade Casey Powell to Colorado

March 11, 2013
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The Rochester Knighthawks have made a few trades out to Denver with star players recently. Two years ago it was John Grant Jr and now it’s Casey Powell being shipped to the Colorado Mammoth for defender Jon Sullivan and a third round pick. The NLL trade deadline is on Wednesday and Colorado and Rochester are the last place teams in their respective conferences. It’s rare to see moves these big…

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Three Up Three Down: Toronto Rock

March 11, 2013
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The Rock have seven wins and are in first place, and below we take a look at their three up and down for the season thus far. Garrett Billings After a record setting 114 point season last year, Billings has continued the momentum into the 2013 season. Billings 66 points currently leads the Rock and puts him behind only Shawn Evans of Calgary in the NLL point race. Billings’ seven…

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NLL Trade Deadline: Philadelphia Wings Report

March 11, 2013
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Goaltending:  Its obvious to anyone who can see that Coach Mouradian has very little if any confidence in Kevin Croswell.  This past weekend proves my point.  As Brandon Miller was getting beat, normally you see a coach pull the starter for a bit to re-focus.  That never happened.  My suggestion.. Nick Patterson. He is a free agent after his release from Washington  I liked Patterson over Crosswell, but before the…

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NLL Trade Deadline: One on One with Mike Board

March 11, 2013
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The NLL trade deadline is coming up, so we spoke with general managers throughout the league about what we might see happen. Today we spoke with the GM of the Calgary Roughnecks, Mike Board. Board says that he feels the offense is a strong point for the Riggers and that is not an area they would look to improve. “We feel our offence can compete with any team in the…

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One on One with Brad Self

March 11, 2013
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This weekend the Brampton Inferno and Durham TurfDogs played in Cobourg, Ontario in an effort to evaluate expansion possibilities. Rochester Knighthawks defenseman Brad Self was there to talk about Nationwide Lacrosse.

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