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The Colorado Mammoth have made some roster transactions, according to the NLL.com transactions page. After the Mammoth signed Creighton Reid to a one year deal, they activated Joey Cupido and Joel Dalgarno. Delgarno was solid for the Mammoth in 2011 but did not play in the 2012 season. Cupido had been on the PUP list. They also placed defenseman John Orsen on the PUP list. Meanwhile, transition player Jed Prossner…

Photo by Richard Olson The Washington Stealth had gone to back to back Champions Cups before falling off the face of the earth last season as the only NLL team to not make the playoffs. To their credit, they have been making the moves this off season, and have some tough decisions before the end of training camp on December 20th. Starting just with the goalie situation, they have three backups on…

Michael Burke, a sturdy 22-year-old from Caledon, Ontario, somehow managed to evade the clutches of teams during the first and second rounds of the 2012 NLL Entry Draft, being fortuitously scooped up by Edmonton 28th overall. “Burke should never have slipped to the third round, but we are happy he did,” responds head coach Derek Keenan. “We needed right-handed offense, and we got it in Burke.” This confident third-rounder has a…

The Washington Stealth have signed NLL veteran goalkeeper Nick Patterson and Seattle high school All-American Drew Snider along with Canadians Mark Negrin, Mitch McMichael and Ben McCullough each to a one-year agreement.   The five were among 43 prospects to participate in the professional box lacrosse club’s pre-season try-out camp this past Saturday and Sunday in Arlington and Everett, Wash.   Patterson (Victoria, B.C.), a 6-0, 205 pound seven-year NLL…

Buffalo Bandits General Manager Steve Dietrich today announced that the Bandits have agreed to terms on a one-year deal with goaltender Anthony Cosmo.   “We are extremely happy to have Anthony back for another year,” Dietrich said. “To be successful in this league you need to have a great goalie and we feel we have the best goalie in the game right now in Cosmo.” A 12-year NLL veteran, Cosmo…

With Garret Billings coming off an astounding 114 point season and legendary scorers Colin Doyle and Josh Sanderson returning, the Toronto Rock offense is feared by many around the league. While Toronto’s defense may not get as much publicity as their prolific offense, they are arguably just as high powered. Returning defensive veterans Sandy Chapman, Bill Greer, Stephen Hoar, Mike Hobbins, Rob Marshall, Patrick Merrill, Phil Sanderson and Cam Woods…

After winning the Champion’s Cup in 2011, the Toronto Rock followed that up with a season they would like to forget, simply because it didn’t end with a victory and a 7th NLL championship trophy.  That honour went to the Rochester Knighthawks, the team that ousted Toronto in the 2012 Eastern Division final. The journey towards that league record 7th championship that would set the Rock apart from every NLL…

The Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League (NLL) have signed forward Brendan Mundorf and defenders Pat Heim and Josh Funk to one-year contracts for the 2013 season. In his third season in Philadelphia, Mundorf ended 2012 second on the team with 44 assists. The Baltimore native and UMBC alumnus recorded 28 goals last season and has tallied 267 career points over five seasons in the league. Local product, Heim, a Penn State alumnus,…

Photo Credit: Richard Olson The Washington Stealth wrapped-up their first weekend try-out camp of the pre-season, Sunday with a few answers as the National Lacrosse League club looks to regain their winning ways in 2013.   Along with the franchise’s six NLL draft picks that were in attendance, former Seattle high school lacrosse All-American Drew Snider, seven-year veteran NLL goaltender Nick Patterson, along with Canadians Mitch McMichael, Mark Negrin and Ben…