Curtis Knight was not the top draft pick in Edmonton this fall. However, he was still a first round pick, and the team is expecting a lot of him after the team’s training camp session. “It was similar to what I expected.” Knight says. “I expected it to be intense and fast and that exactly what it was.” Knight was the 8th overall pick in the NLL draft out of…
With training camp set to begin December 1st, Darris Kilgour and the Buffalo Bandits are ready to get the new season underway. Numerous newly acquired Bandits picked up by first year GM Steve Dietrich will join draftees and free agent invites to decide the Bandits 2013 roster. The Bandits previously held a free agent tryout camp November 10th. The camp consisted off 40 players taking place in a morning practice…
Rochester Knighthawks have had their first training camp session wrapped up, and many events took place. After talking to several sources at Hawks camp, we can provide some details. As we reported over the weekend, Paul Rabil did not attend. Neither did defenseman Pat McCready with rumors of retirement. However, he has also skipped the past two Hawks camps. After skipping last season, Joel McCready did attend camp. The transition…
The Calgary Roughnecks open their training camp this weekend, and the team will be coming in with a new coach after underachieving the past two seasons. Jon Harnett is coming into his third training camp with the Roughnecks, and he says it is time for the team to step up. “There is no excuse for coming up short the past two seasons.” Harnett says. “I think we just need to have more…
After Casey Powell signed with the Rochester Knighthawks before training camp yesterday, a source with Rochester tells In Lacrosse We Trust that Paul Rabil was not at training camp. Rabil is under contract after the trade and just needs to show up at Hawks camp, but after two days of Knighthawks training camp he has not done that, and some sources expect him not to sign. One source says that…
Drafted 33rd overall in the 2012 NLL Entry Draft, Simon Giourmetakis, one of two Alberta products selected by the Rush, is a true hometown hero. Playing four of his five years of Jr. A with the Edmonton Eclipse, as team captain, Giourmetakis can be found among the top point-getters in Rocky Mountain Lacrosse Association history, with 226 points in 68 games—a 3.32 point-per-game average. But offense is not all that Giourmetakis…
With NLL training camp now here, you know some of the players trying out. The super stars, solid bets to make a team and the rookie draft picks. But as it goes every where with camp, some new guys are given a chance. Who are some players you might not have heard of at this year’s camps, or who are making a comeback? Chris Courtney- Rochester Courtney was a Knighthawks…
Casey Powell is back in the city where it all began. The 2010 National Lacrosse League MVP agreed to a one-year deal today to play for the defending champion Rochester Knighthawks. The deal is pending league approval. “I took a year off to get my life together. I know time is running out on my career,” said the 36-year-old forward. “It worked out that the Knighthawks picked me up in…
It’s training camp time in the NLL. That means it is time for teams to get down and dirty and make the cuts they need to. While teams will need their rosters trimmed to 23 before December 20th, lots will happen between now and then. We will be looking at training camp rosters and news throughout the next month, starting with the previews. Edmonton, after all of their regular season…
It’s training camp time in the NLL. That means it is time for teams to get down and dirty and make the cuts they need to. While teams will need their rosters trimmed to 23 before December 20th, lots will happen between now and then. We will be looking at training camp rosters and news throughout the next month, starting with the previews. The Rochester Knighthawks are coming off of…