The New York Lizards continued making moves today acquiring some big name players and sending some away. First they traded for Kevin Copper and Matt Delonte of the Chesapeake Bayhawks for the second pick (Cam Holding) and 28th pick in today’s draft. Then the Lizards traded both Cooper and Delone to the Ohio Machine for defenseman Kyle Hartzell. New York also traded former MLL rookie of the year Matt Gibson…
The start of December is usually the time for lacrosse players to start their preparation for the upcoming season. As players tart to train and get ready, so to are the teams who are looking to finalize their rosters as they head into the season. With the MLL season still far away and the MLL Collegiate Draft taking place at the beginning of January, the next step in the offseason…
The Major League Lacrosse supplemental draft is tomorrow and while there will be some surprises, it’s easy to see who might go where in some cases, as listed below. Jake Beebe- Boston Beebe has only even played in Major League Lacrosse with the Cannons, and as a New England native, at the very least he is a greta practice squad option for when the Cannons need someone in a pinch….
December has snuck up on us and brings with it the Major League Lacrosse Supplemental Draft. Here, teams will be able to build their rosters up to a maximum of 40 players. It will be on Wednesday, December 11 at 2:30 p.m. It will be conducted by conference call and consist of 12 rounds and eight picks per round. The MLL website will update at the end of each round…
Major League Lacrosse, the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, in conjunction with the Atlanta Sports Council and Kennesaw State University, announced Fifth Third Bank Stadium, in Kennesaw, Ga., as the venue for the 2014 MLL Championship Game on August 23. “We are thrilled to return to Fifth Third Bank Stadium and the Atlanta region,” said MLL Commissioner David Gross. “We believe in the growth of the sport in the area…
The back-to-back National Lacrosse League champion Rochester Knighthawks played the first of three preseason games on Saturday night in front of 10,782 screaming fans at the Blue Cross Arena. The Knighthawks rallied late in the fourth quarter to tie the game all up at 15-15 but ultimately fell 16-15 to the Minnesota Swarm. Before Saturday’s exhibition game between the Knighthawks and the Swarm began, the National Lacrosse League took time…
It was standing room only Saturday night at the Stealthʼs fieldhouse training facility when the Vancouver Stealth took on the Calgary Roughnecks in their first preseason game. While the conditions outside were cold the action inside was hot, with the Roughnecks pulling out a gritty 9-8 victory. In a game that saw both teams break half way through in order to get a look at everyone on roster, the players intensity certainly didnʼt disappoint fans…
The Buffalo Bandits earned a 16-15 comeback victory versus the Philadelphia Wings in front of 2,000 fans at the First Niagara Centre to open their preseason. Philadelphia opened the scoring when rookie John Ranagan notched an early transition goal off a feed from Kyle Ross. The Wings would continue to build their lead with a pair of back to back goals from Pat Saunders to establish a 3-0 lead just…
The Toronto Rock opened their pre season with a hard fought 13-12 win over the Colorado Mammoth. Garrett Billings opened the scoring for the Rock before the Mammoth responded with four unanswered goals to close out the first quarter leading the Rock 4-1 Toronto came out of the gate flying, scoring three goals in the first 1:21 of the quarter as Scott Johnston, Mike Woods and Garett Billings each found…
The preseason games have officially gotten underway for the Minnesota Swarm. The Swarm took on the Colorado Mammoth in Oakville, ON last night, Dec. 6th, and came out with the 14-10 win. The Swarm only dressed 18 runners in the game and treated the game as they would any regular season game. Jordan MacIntosh led the way for the Swarm with the hat trick. Shayne Jackson, Kiel Matisz, and rookie…