One of the more active teams so far in the NLL Off-Season has been the Buffalo Bandits, who are going forward with new GM Steve Dietrich. It appears that Dietrich is trying to make his mark, already making many moves to retain players and acquire new ones. Today we’re going to be taking a look at those views and I’ll give you my spin on each of them. On offense…
Rochester Knighthawks Owner and General Manager Curt Styres announced today that the team has re-signed defensemen Kyle Laverty and Jamie Batson. The contracts are pending league approval. Laverty enters his fifth season with the Knighthawks after agreeing to a one-year deal. The gritty defenseman capped off the 2012 season with the Knighthawks by winning a World Championship. “Over the last four years there have been a lot of changes to…
It was announced today through Twitter by Agent Chaka Bainbridge that the Buffalo Bandits have signed forward Nick Cotter to a contract. Details of the deal are not yet known. This move is the second that the Bandits have made this week and the third addition to the team under GM Steve Dietrich. Cotter last played in the NLL in 2011 with the Boston Blazers, where he scored 15 goals…
The Washington Stealth announced today that defenseman Mike Grimes has been signed for the 2013 season, pending approval by the National lacrosse League. Grimes is entering his seventh NLL season, his fifth with the Stealth, and is widely regarded as one of the league’s top defensemen. Grimes, a native of Peterborough, Ontario, notched 12 points (6g, 6a) and 65 loose balls in 2012 despite missing three games due to injury. He established…
Toronto – Rock General Manager Terry Sanderson announced the signings of three players on Friday. Veteran defencemen Drew Petkoff and Scott Johnston along with free agent defender Kyle Andrews have all signed one-year agreements covering the 2013 season pending league approval. Petkoff missed all but 3 regular season games in 2012. He returned to action with the Rock early in the season after fully recovering from major knee surgery as…
Toronto – Rock General Manager Terry Sanderson announced a trade with the Buffalo Bandits had been completed on Friday. The Rock have sent defenceman Glen Bryan and forward Jamie Rooney to Buffalo in exchange for the 14th selection (4th pick in the second round – originally owned by Minnesota) in the 2012 NLL Entry Draft and Buffalo’s 2013 4th round NLL Entry Draft selection pending league approval. “We thank Jamie…
Yesterday news came out that the Bandits goaltender Michael Thompson would be retiring from the league after a solid seven season career in the NLL. Last season Thompson lost the starting job to acquisition Anthony Cosmo, who was franchised two days ago by the team. The team had a goaltender controversy that is made much easier by the retirement of Thompson, who played six seasons in Buffalo. Recently fans may…
Buffalo Bandits Director of Lacrosse Operations Scott Loffler today announced the team has tagged forward Tracey Kelusky and goaltender Anthony Cosmo as Buffalo’s franchise players for the 2013 NLL season. By declaring an Unrestricted Free Agent as a Franchise Player, a club ensures they will retain the player’s services for the upcoming season. Teams can declare up to two franchise players each year. Kelusky played his second season as a…
Just a day after the Buffalo Bandits franchised goaltender Anthony Cosmo, it has been reported by IL Indoor that the other Bandits goalie, Mike Thompson, has retired from the NLL. Thompson split time with Cosmo as the starting goaltender with Buffalo last season, and was the full time starter until the team traded for Cosmo mid season. Thompson has won an NLL Championship and retires with an 11.3 career goals…
Rock General Manager Terry Sanderson announced the signings of three players on Thursday. Â Goaltenders Nick Rose and Zak Boychuk as well as defenceman Damon Edwards have each signed one-year contracts that will see them return to the Rock in 2013. Rose was acquired from Calgary at the trade deadline in March of this year and his arrival provided a spark for the Rock that led them to the East Division…