The Calgary Roughnecks 2012 season saw them post an NLL best 12-4 record, finishing first in the west; only to be bounced from title contention by province rivals Edmonton Rush. When an obviously talented team like Calgary fails in such a manner, changes are bound to be made within the organization. After taking over for current Toronto Rock head coach Troy Cordingley in 2009, Dave Pym led the Calgary Roughnecks…
NLL commissioner George Daniel still says that British Columbia ranks at the top of the list for possible NLL expansion, he told the Langley Times on Thursday. The exhibition game between the Colorado Mammoth and Calgary Roughnecks drew just north of 4,000 in Langley, British Columbia, a potential home for an NLL team along with Vancouver, which has hosted NLL action before. From the story in the Langley Times: “We are…
Pre-season action gets underway for the Philadelphia Wings this weekend as they head north of the border to Toronto for 2 games. First of which is tonight against the Bandits, the same team they will face in the season opener on Jan 11. The Wings come in with 7 rookies and 13 new players total on there current 23 man roster. The team will get their first look at Rabil, Hartzell, Buchanan, &…
The Philadelphia Wings were the last team to announce their 2013 roster yesterday afternoon, with new comers Kevin Buchanan, CJ Costabile, Kevin Croswell, Ethan Farrell, Joel White, Paul Rabil, Kyle Hartzell and others highlighting it. Meanwhile, Jordan Hall starts the season on the IR. 1) Buchanan, Kevin 2) Costabile, CJ 3) Crotty, Ned 4) Crowley, Kevin 5) Croswell, Kevin 6) Farrell, Ethan 7) Joel White 8) Harrington, Will 9) Hartzell,…
The Toronto Rock have completed their roster for the 2013 season, and in doing so they released rookie goaltender Tyler Glebe and rookie defender Bradley Kiri. They also let go of Brendan Thenhaus and Scott Johnson. Johnson, Thenhaus and Kiri will all be on the Toronto Practice Squad. Mike Lum-Walker was also moved to the Injured Reserve as he undergoes knee surgery. Meanwhile, right handed shooter Dan Carey retired from…
It’s not every year that the defending champs can add two former league MVPs to their lineup. That’s a rarity in any sport. Yet, the defending champion Rochester Knighthawks did just that this offseason, adding former National Lacrosse League MVPs Dan Dawson and Casey Powell for their title defense. “It seems like a long time coming. The group made it tough on us and they worked hard right to the…
Philadelphia Wings– The obvious choices here would be Paul Rabil, Kyle Hartzell Ross & Buchanan. But the player to watch this season will be Kevin Crowley. After a fantastic rookie season in 2012, the sky is the limit for this second year player from New Westminster. Crowley tallied 36 goals and 35 assists for 71 points in helping to lead the Wings their first playoff appearance since 2008. In last years playoffs Crowley notched 4 goals…
The Buffalo Bandits have announced their roster for the 2013 season after making several cuts yesterday. Their Injured Reserve has Jamie Rooney, Jordan Critch and Mat Giles to start the season while they have Jimmy Purves on the PUP. The Practice Squad has rookie Kevin Brownell, Craig England and Derek Hopcroft, whom the Bandits had acquired from Colorado. The roster is below. Forwards (9): Carter Bender, Nick Cotter, Chad Culp, Mike…
The Calgary Roughnecks announced today the retirement of Kaleb Toth. The longest serving member of the Roughnecks was acquired from the Toronto Rock prior to the 2002 NLL season and has spent the last eleven seasons in a Calgary uniform after his first two seasons with Toronto. Toth is a veteran of over 200 NLL regular season and playoff games combined. “It has been an honor for me to have…
The Edmonton Rush have announced the roster of players that will wear the silver and black heading into the 2013 National Lacrosse League season. General Manager/Head Coach Derek Keenan announced the team today that will suit up as the Rush defend their NLL West Division title and aim for the franchise’s first Champion’s Cup. (Roster below) The Rush open their 2013 NLL schedule on Sunday, January 13 when they host…