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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…

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…

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…