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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.  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…

The National Lacrosse League free agency period opened today and the Washington Stealth wasted little time, signing six players for the 2013 season, pending league approval. The players will be part of the Stealth’s 40-man training camp squad this December, fighting for one of 23 spots on the team’s regular season active roster. Of the six players signed by the Stealth today, two have experience playing in the NLL. Peter Jacobs was…

The Rochester Knighthawks announced today that Casey Powell has been designated as the team’s franchise player for the 2013 National Lacrosse League season. By using the franchise tag on Powell, the Knighthawks own his rights for the upcoming season.   The World Champion Knighthawks acquired Casey Powell in the Dispersal Draft of Boston Blazers players last September. The native of West Carthage, NY enters his 10th season of pro lacrosse and…

Today teams can sign free agents from other National Lacrosse League teams, and we have this tracker here for you to keep up with all of the signings. Below are all of the signings so far, including teams keeping their own free agents. Toronto Rock- Colin Doyle, Josh Sanderson, Zak Boychuk, Nick Rose, Damon Edwards. Buffalo Bandits- Shawn Williams, Anthony Cosmo, John Tavares Edmonton Rush- Aaron Wilson, Ryan Ward Rochester Knighthawks- Jake Henhawk, Tyler…

You can add two more players to the list of Franchise players and take two away from the list of free agents. The Philadelphia Wings have reportedly franchised goaltender Brandon Miller, while the Buffalo Bandits have franchised goaltender Anthony Cosmo. Miller himself tweeted of his news, saying,”Very happy/thankful to get a franchise offer from @phillywings today! Great to have another run at it w/ the Redarmy!” It was retweeted by the Wings, but…

Edmonton, AB–Edmonton Rush General Manager/Head Coach announced today that club has designated franchise tags on forwards Ryan Ward and Aaron Wilson for the 2013 Season. National League Lacrosse teams have until midnight tonight to put the franchise tag on a maximum of two of its players.  The franchise tag is used by a team to secure the rights of a player on the roster who qualifies to be an unrestricted…