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How We’d Fix It: Shooting Percentage

Sports have moved into an era dominated by advanced metrics. Medieval scouting tactics have been replaced. General managers in every sport seek the most accurate metrics for determining player efficiency. Hockey geeks now regard Fenwick and Corsi numbers as predictors of team success. Both numbers have the same concept: Focus on possession rather than scoring, because it provides a larger sample size and eliminates uncertainty. In baseball, on-base percentage is…

December 3, 2013
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Outlaws Trade for Roy Lang

The Denver Outlaws today traded for midfielder Roy Lang of the Florida Launch. In return the Launch will receive goaltender Adam Fullteron who has been a backup goalie with Denver. Lang, a product of Cornell University, has been in Major League Lacrosse for two seasons where he has 23 career points. Lang was drafted by the Rochester Rattlers in 2012 but played with the Hamilton Nationals in 2013, who recently…

December 2, 2013
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USLL Announces Team in Maine

The United States Lacrosse League (USLL) announces today that it has signed their first franchise in league history, the Maine Moose Trax. The Moose Trax and will play its home games out of the 6,733-seat Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland, Maine. “Portland has been a potential lacrosse market for many years, and we’re very fortunate to match a lacrosse-hungry community and a first-class facility with an ownership group committed…

December 2, 2013
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“Nothing Going to be Handed to” Players for Bandits

When the new NLL CBA was signed this off-season, every team in the NLL would have to reduce their active rosters from 23 to 20 players and increase their practice rosters from three to four.  The new active roster reduction means that the league’s best lacrosse players would be battling it out even more rigorously this year for every coveted roster spot during training camp and exhibition games.  Head coach…

December 2, 2013
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Camp Notes: Stealth Happy with Defensive Improvement

December 2, 2013
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Training camp has been competitive and fast paced with many talented players battling for spots. The Players have all really shown the intensity and effort the coaching staff has been looking for and the players have all worked really hard. Knowing how competitive things are, guys gave it there all. Rookies, Nick Weiss, Cody Bremner and Chris Wardle had really good weekends making an impression with strong showings. Management loved what they…

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Audio: Bandits Training Camp

We were live at Buffalo Bandits training camp this weekend as they kicked off their second weekend of training camp, concluding with a scrimmage today. While there we caught up with Steve Dietrich, Troy Cordingley, Derek Suddons, Dhane Smith and Ryan Benesch.

December 1, 2013
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The Next Big Division One Program?

When Michigan announced they would make the jump to Division I, it ushered in a momentum of new programs and changes to the sport. Soon, Furman, Boston University, High Point, Marquette, and others would declare the creation of men’s and women’s teams. The Big Ten and the creation of the Atlantic Sun conferences show that lacrosse continues to rise. Now the question falls as to where will the next domino…

December 1, 2013
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With NHL Out on TSN, Is it the NLL’s Turn?

November 30, 2013
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Earlier this week the NHL dropped a bombshell when they announced an exclusive 12 year tv deal with Rogers television, thus knocking TSN right out of the picture after over a decade of extensive hockey coverage. Many wonder what TSN will do now as the NHL was their bread and butter, filling the majority of their air time, even in the summer off season. The announcement struck a cord with…

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Stealth Camp: Meet Neil Arbogast

The Stealth added depth to their roster yet again, by signing Neil Arbogast. A member of the Western Lacrosse Associationʼs Burnaby Lakers, Arbogast is another skilled player. Arbogast possesses a keen defensive awareness and versitile lacrosse skill set specializing in tenacious defense. While excellent on ground balls, his speed is his best asset. A great burst out of a loose ball battle to run the floor, or mean tough defense,…

November 30, 2013
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