The National Lacrosse League has announced the six finalists on the ballot for the league’s Hall of Fame Class of 2012.  The ballot consists of five retired players and for the first time, a team. The players are Pat Coyle, Steve Dietrich, Chris Driscoll, Curt Malawksy & Regy Thorpe.  The team is the 1993 Buffalo Bandits, who are the only team in league history to go undefeated through a regular season and playoffs.  A…
In Lacrosse We Trust has learned through multiple sources that the Buffalo Bandits have named former NLL goalie Steve Dietrich the new general manager of the team. Dietrich played in the National Lacrosse League with the Baltimore Thunder, Detroit Turbos, Rochester Knighthawks, Buffalo Bandits, Calgary Roughnecks, Edmonton Rush and Toronto Rock. Last week the Buffalo Bandits fired current general manager Darris Kilgour but kept him on as a head coach….
The only rookie in the Major League Lacrosse all star game, Matt Gibson is a name already known to lacrosse fans. But can this former Yale player make it in the National Lacrosse League? 18th in MLL in scoring, the Lizards rookie has twenty three points in seven games, twelve of those being goals. Gibson helped the Yale Bull Dogs get into the NCAA tournament this season, where they fell…
The Buffalo Bandits have said they will announce their new general manager in a couple of weeks after they removed Darris Kilgour from his role as Bandits GM three days ago. Who could this new GM be? Some of the candidates that have been speculated on social media have been Marty O’Neill, Ed Comeau, Jamie Batley and current Bandits assistant coach Rich Kilgour. Whether or not any of them are…
Last night it was reported by Teddy Jenner of IL Indoor that Buffalo Bandits head coach Darris Kilgour has been relieved of his general manager duties with the Bandits. He will remain the team’s head coach. Kilgour and the Bandits had a disappointing 2012, going 7-9 and were bounced from the playoffs in the first round by Toronto. Kilgour’s biggest move as GM this season was acquiring goaltender Anthony Cosmo from Minnesota…
In one of the most shocking moves possible this 2012 National Lacrosse League off seasons, the Calgary Roughnecks let their head coach Dave Pym go, releasing him from his duties as the team’s head coach. Pym let the Roughnecks to a league best 12-4 in 2012, but fell in the playoffs to the Edmonton Rush, the last qualifying playoff team. He went 33-15 overall in his tenure with Calgary, winning…
The Calgary Roughnecks announced today on their website that they would not be retaining head coach Dave Pym for the 2013 NLL season. The Roughnecks are coming off of a 12-4 season in which they won the Western Division but lost in the first round of the playoffs. “Decisions like this are always difficult to make,†said Roughnecks General Manager Mike Board. “Over the past five seasons, Dave has made…
According to a Toronto Rock press release, Jamie Dawick, owner of the Toronto Rock, is headed back to the World Series of Poker Main Event. Dawick participated in last year’s event before he was eliminated on day three. His best career finish at the tournament came in 2007, where he placed 363rd, taking home over $34,000. In 2009, he found himself at a table with celebrity player Jason Alexander…
The 2012 National Lacrosse League draft is still months away, but as we have taken a look at some potential prospects, let’s take a glance at the draft order. Later this week we will begin looking at the draft needs of teams. 1. Edmonton Rush (from Washington) 2. Minnesota Swarm (from Buffalo) 3. Buffalo Bandits (from Philadelphia via Edmonton) 4. Minnesota Swarm 5. Minnesota Swarm (from Toronto) 6. Calgary Roughnecks…
One of the most highly touted prospects for the 2012 NLL draft is defender Brock Sorensen out of Ohio State. Sorensen played midfield with the Buckeyes for four years. He was the team captain for his last three years with the program. He has missed the entire summer box lacrosse season after tearing his ACL and MCL playing for Ohio State. He was on the roster of the Peterborough Lakers…