Tonight at Blue Cross Arena, the Rochester Knighthawks will return to home turf for the first time since their Champions Cup win. They will face off against the Minnesota Swarm in a pre season game. Rochester will see Casey Powell return to the team for the first time since 1999. Over his career, Powell has played ten games against the Swarm. He has 25 goals against them, the fifth most…
With the NLL kicking off its pre season with three games tomorrow night, we want to bring you five things to watch for as you enjoy these games. Toronto and Edmonton can be seen on Rogers Cable in Ontario while Rochester vs Minnesota is on The Lacrosse Network and Calgary vs Colorado will be on the Langley Events Centre website. With all these games being accessible here are five storylines to…
On Saturday night the Toronto Rock will take on the Edmonton Rush in pre-season action. This game will be played at the new Toronto Rock Athletic Centre at 7pm. This is a great way for the Rock to start the season as it will allow them to see how they match up with the Rush, who went to the NLL final last year. Some of the rookies to watch for…
After weeks of uncertainty, it looks like forward Luke Wiles will be resigning in Buffalo and will be at Bandits training camp this weekend, according to his Twitter account. @banditfan11, I should be good to go by the wknd. Just crossing some I’s and dottin some t’s. #chasinrings — Luke Wiles (@LWilezy) December 5, 2012 Wiles had not signed after becoming a restricted free agent. Trade rumors began to swirl after the…
The Washington Stealth will inch closer towards finalizing their 2013 roster this weekend, as the squad travels to British Columbia for their third round of training camp. The Stealth will hit the floor at the Langley Event Centre (LEC) Saturday and Sunday. Home of the Western Lacrosse Association’s Langley Thunder, the LEC turf will be familiar territory for Lewis Ratcliff, Brett Hickey and Athan Ianucci, all of whom helped lead…
Calgary has a (not so) new coach at the head of the realm and are coming off two of the best years for any team in the league. They have some of the strongest units in the league and are possibly the deepest team in camp. Tomorrow night they have a pre season game in Langley after a camp session last week. The Roughnecks recently signed veteran right handed forward…
The Edmonton Rush are coming off of a season where they represented the west in the Champions Cup, but a trade still left them with the top draft pick in the league. Edmonton traded off some of their studs like Aaron Wilson and Shawn Williams, but are looking to make up that production. Edmonton has a pre season tilt with Toronto on Saturday and they have had one session of…
The Rochester Knighthawks will return to Blue Cross Arena for the first time since capturing the 2012 NLL title this Saturday, as they host the Minnesota Swarm in pre-season action. New additions and NLL hopefuls will get their first chance to play alongside returning players to determine the Knighthawks final roster. A point of interest during the game will be Rochester’s goalie situation. While Matt Vinc is cemented as the…
The Washington Stealth have signed NLL veteran forward Athan Iannucci to a one-year agreement. Iannucci (Port Moody, B.C.) is entering his seventh NLL season after appearing in11 games for the Stealth in 2012. He was acquired in the February trade with Edmonton for Paul Rabil. “Athan has proven that he is a dominant offensive threat and will be a major factor for us this coming season,” said Stealth general manager…
Buffalo Bandits General Manager Steve Dietrich today announced that the team has acquired forward Derek Hopcroft from the Colorado Mammoth in exchange for a conditional sixth-round pick in the 2014 NLL Entry Draft. “Derek brings more depth to our right side,” Dietrich said. “He has a great outside shot and continues to work on the other dimensions of his game. He will come into our second weekend of training camp…