NLL

Name: Carter Bender Position: Forward Teams: Rochester Rattlers, Brampton Excelsiors Points: 25 Bender played his college lacrosse with the Hartford Hawks. A field and box lacrosse player, Bender has shown the ability to play both levels of lacrosse at a high level. “I prefer box lacrosse because of the fast paced and compact game style.” says Bender. “Although I do enjoy some of the structure to field lacrosse, and love playing outside in the…

Toronto Rock General Manager Terry Sanderson has announced the signing of three players.  Mike Hobbins, Brenden Thenhaus and Nick Inch have all signed one-year agreements with the Toronto Rock. Defender Mike Hobbins returns for a fifth season with the Rock.  The 28-year old native of Peterborough, ON scored 8 points (2 goals, 6 assists) in 14 regular season games in 2012 while also collecting 39 loose balls. He has played…

After analysis, research and talking with players, agents, coaches and general managers, we have a second National Lacrosse League mock draft for more information. 1. Edmonton- Mark Matthews We talked to Matthews this week, and we know he is ready to play professional indoor lacrosse. He said he thinks MLL and NLL will be very different, although they are both pro leagues. We’ve seen what he can do in the…

Rochester Knighthawks transition man Travis Hill will be back to help the team defend their 2012 National Lacrosse League Championship after agreeing to a new one-year deal. “It feels great to be back to defend the Cup,” said Hill, who won his first Champion’s Cup in May. Hill finished the 2012 season with a career-high four goals, and collected 25 loose balls in nine games. The Six Nations product was…

The Calgary Roughnecks general manager Mike Board announced today that the National Lacrosse League club has re-signed right-handed forward Scott Ranger to a one-year contract.  Defencemen Matt Leveque and Brad Richardson have also signed one-year agreements. Ranger recently completed his eighth season in the National Lacrosse League.  He recorded 24 goals and 37 assists for 61 points and collected 30 loose balls over 16 games with Calgary during the 2012…

Name: Joe Resetarits Position: Forward Team(s): Brampton Excelsiors, St. Catharines Athletics, Hamilton Nationals Stats: 28 points (Sr A) Joe Restarits has seen experience at multiple levels of lacrosse. He has professional field lacrosse experience with the Hamilton Nationals. He won a Mann Cup in 2011 with the Brampton Excelsiors. And he dominated Jr A with the Athletics. Is Resetarits a projected first round pick? Some have him there, and some don’t.  “I’ve been watching the NLL…

he Washington Stealth announced today the signings of defenseman Chris McElroy and forward Cliff Smith for the 2013 season. Both McElroy and Smith will be entering their third seasons with the Stealth. McElroy, 30, will be entering his ninth season in the National Lacrosse League. He joined the Stealth prior to the 2011 season after spending five seasons with the Edmonton Rush, a team he captained for two seasons. In…

After retiring earlier this summer, former Rock goaltender Pat Campbell has been named goaltending coach for the lacrosse club.  Campbell’s 14-year NLL career saw stops in Columbus, Rochester, Edmonton and Calgary along with beginning and ending his journey with the Toronto Rock franchise. The Rock had a vacancy on the coaching staff after Steve Dietrich left the team to become the General Manager of the Buffalo Bandits.  Dietrich, much like…