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NLL Season Preview: Toronto Rock

December 23, 2013
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With the 2014 NLL season kicking off this week let take a look at the Toronto Rock and what to expect from the team in 2014. Roster Forwards (6): Kasey Beirnes, Garrett Billings, Colin Doyle, Rob Hellyer, Stephan Leblanc, Josh Sanderson Defencemen (12): Kyle Belton, Sandy Chapman, Craig England, Jesse Gamble, Damon Edwards, Bill Greer, Stephen Hoar, Scott Johnston, Rob Marshall, Patrick Merrill, Ethan O’Connor, Chris White Goaltenders (2): Zak…

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NLL Season Preview: Philadelphia Wings

December 22, 2013
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We are now less then a week away from the start of the 2014 NLL season. The Philadelphia Wings once again have a turnover of major proportions for this season.  The Wings will have ten new faces on the active roster from last season.  This is mainly due because of the World Outdoor Lacrosse Championships in Denver this coming July.  Its no secret the Wings were heavily loaded with talented…

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Bayhawks 2014 Supplemental Draft Recap

With a new year, comes new teams. Chesapeake has been busy with trades prior to the Supplemental Draft. The addition of young Joe Walters is a great pick up for the Bayhawks but they lose veteran Casey Powell who helped lead the matured Chesapeake team to back to back MLL titles. Also, the front office sent John Grant Jr and Michael Simon out to Denver for attackman Brendan Mundorf. While adding…

December 20, 2013
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Calgary Roughnecks 2014 Season Preview

As the clock ticks down for the start of the 2014 NLL season, the Calgary Roughnecks are gearing up to try to get back to the Champion’s Cup, something they haven’t been able to do since 2009. Calgary has, however, finished the regular season at the top of the West Division standings for three years in a row, so the expectation is that they will retain their status as the…

December 19, 2013
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NLL Season Preview: Edmonton Rush

Lacrosse fans in Edmonton have been waiting to get behind a winner for most of their seven seasons.  Coach and General Manager Derek Keenan has finally brought stability to the lacrosse operations side of the franchise and the crazy Brodie Merrill/Paul Rabil/Athan Iannucci nightmare that looked like it totally unravelled on him, ended up landing Edmonton lacrosse fans Mark Matthews, their version of the Big White Hope. The challenge for…

December 19, 2013
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Brian Spallina vs. NFL linebackers

This post is part of a series geared toward generating hype for the upcoming MLL season. Non-lacrosse and non-MLL fans can get to know the league’s stars better through these comparisons to NBA, NFL and NHL players. Some analogies are based on playing styles and others are based on off-field personality, but none are based on spending habits. We aren’t quite at the point where MLL players can drop $5,000…

December 18, 2013
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NLL Season Preview: Buffalo Bandits

After the dismal performance of the 2013 NLL season (that saw the Bandits the only team outside looking in regarding the playoffs, tied for the moast goals allowed and the second lowest scoring output in the league), I believe that Buffalo Bandits General Manager Steve Dietrich, Head Coach Troy Cordingley and the Bandits scouting staff have done an incredible job in the offseason to assess the problems that the organization…

December 18, 2013
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Evaluating the Bandits 2014 Roster

December 17, 2013
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December 16th was the day that everyone affiliated with the Buffalo Bandits, much like everyone else in the NLL, had circled on their calendar. Today was the final day that every team in the NLL had to make their final active roster submissions for the 2014 National Lacrosse League season. Monday, Buffalo Bandits General Manager Steve Dietrich announced the 20-man active roster for their 2014 National Lacrosse Season. The Bandits…

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Minnesota’s Weekend Camp Recap

Well the final preseason weekend came and went with the Minnesota Swarm taking on the each other and the Calgary Roughnecks. The Swarm’s inter-squad scrimmage took place on Friday night and although being a lighter affair there were still guys looking to make the roster and needed to show what they could do.  Team Yellow took home the Golden Nutcracker! On Saturday the Swarm took on the Calgary Roughnecks and…

December 16, 2013
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Mammoth Release Gavin Prout

The Colorado Mammoth announced today that the team has released former captain Gavin Prout. The 35-year-old forward played more than eight of his 12 NLL seasons with the Mammoth, but has not suited up this preseason given the constraints of the new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). Prior to camp, Prout was given the opportunity to sign a free-agent contract with any team in the league. “For years, Gavin Prout was…

December 16, 2013
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