When selecting players in an entry draft there is always a risk factor. Despite how much homework has been done on a player, a team never truly knows how a pick will fair in the league. Derek Keenan, General Manager and Head Coach of the Edmonton Rush, is also a coach at the junior A level with the Whitby Warriors and has an opportunity to groom young players that other…
Editors Note- John Grant Jr has had an amazing year, winning MLL and CLA titles and an NLL MVP. He spoke to LaxWorm Radio on The Lacrosse Radio Network on Thursday night, and our newest intern, Fago Franklin, has the transcribed version. Is there anything else you want to do this season, before we start next season? JGJ: Actually I am in the of season , so ummm I guess…
Earlier last week, we took a look at where the NLL draftees came out of the most. But today we are going to do something a little bit different. What about the top college system overall at creating pros? We took a look over the last two drafts of the NLL and MLL, and came up with a ranking for the top prospect developing program. Something we also took a…
The Calgary Roughnecks 2011 season was anything but expected. After some off season trades, which included shipping former captain Tracey Kelusky to Buffalo, the franchise entered their tenth season pegged by many as a guaranteed playoff miss. However, the new look Calgary squad went on to post a league’s best 11-5 record in the 2011 regular season before falling in the second round of playoffs. After a successful regular season…
We’ve shown you a lot of the prospects drafted to the Toronto Rock, and we continue today with Kyle Periera. What was draft day like for you? Draft day was pretty nerve racking for me, as im sure it was for all of the other prospects. Unfortunately being in school in Halifax I wasnt able to be there in Toronto, so I just went about my day as usual and…
One thing that has been fact in the NLL for years has been it takes goaltenders a long team to become elite. Anthony Cosmo, Matt Vinc and others spent years as back ups before they emerged as top goalies. Last season we saw the amazing specter of Evan Kirk and Tyler Carlson in Minnesota. Nick Rose became a starter with the Toronto Rock, and Tyler Richards continues his great career in Washington. So…
When you think of developmental leagues for the National Lacrosse League, the Midwest Indoor Lacrosse Association is not the first league you think of. You would probably think of NALL or CLax or a league like that. At least two MILA players will be on the roster of the Colorado Mammoth this coming NLL season. Alex Demopolous and Cam Holding. Holding signed with the Mammoth before last season, becoming the…
Bruce Urban, Owner of the Edmonton Rush Lacrosse Club, is pleased to announce the naming of Dave Jamieson as the new Team President. Jamieson joins the Rush after 14 years with the Canadian Football League’s Edmonton Eskimos where he served as the Director of Communications and Marketing (1998-2010), and Vice-President of Communications and Broadcast (2010-2012). “We took a great deal of time selecting the right person to fill the role…
“I was just hoping that the Minnesota Swarm would take me as one of there draft picks.” says Kiel Matisz, one of the newest members of the Minnesota Swarm. Matisz was selected as the third overall pick, the second pick from Minnesota, on Monday night at the NLL draft in Toronto. “They are such a great organization from the players, to the coaches and to the front office.” Matisz continued….
Jaeden Gastaldo was drafted by the Colorado Mammoth on Monday night. I had the chance to speak with him, and this is what he had to say. What was draft day like for you? 1) I have Monday’s off of school and work. I didn’t do anything really differently then I would normally. Tried to keep up with school work and went to the gym. Then I watched the draft…