The National Lacrosse League (NLL) has announced rule changes for the upcoming 2017 NLL season. One of the most noticeable changes this season will be the addition of another official to the field for all NLL games. There will now be four officials presiding over every game, three of whom will be in the field of play. “With our rule changes over the last couple seasons and our players continuously raising the bar…
A year after losing the Canadian University Field Lacrosse Association’s Baggataway Cup to the McGill Redmen, the Western Mustangs men’s lacrosse team found redemption. Their near perfect 2016 season was capped with an 11-7 win over the Trent Excalibur on November 6 as they claimed their fourth CUFLA championship and first since 2001. Senior Ryan Myles led the Mustangs with five goals and an assist in the championship game, winning…
Major League Lacrosse (MLL), the premier outdoor professional lacrosse league, announced its full 2017 regular season schedule today. Opening Day on Saturday, April 22 will feature four games, including the defending champion Denver Outlaws on the road against the Charlotte Hounds. The 2017 All-Star Game will be played on Saturday, July 8 and the final day of the regular season, August 5, will feature three games. Postseason semi-final matchups with…
The New England Black Wolves continue to build a new-look roster to go along with the group that made it to the eastern conference finals last season. Today, they added lefty forward Reilly O’Connor from the Calgary Roughnecks. “We are very excited to have Reilly join the Black Wolves,” Black Wolves General Manager Rich Lisk said via press release. “His skill set fits with what we are looking for.” O’Connor, the…
The National Lacrosse League released its pre season schedule last week and it has each team in action. The Toronto Rock Athletic Centre will host several games, including the Toronto Rock facing Colorado and Buffalo along with an early pre season contest against the Swarm. Three different venues will host five games on December 3rd, starting with the Knighthawks facing the Bandits from the ILA at 1pm. Three 7pm games…
The Toronto Rock will look a little different in 2017. After a disappointing 2016 season, the team has vowed to get younger and faster, and their first steps toward doing so came at the draft in September on their home turf at the TRAC. Toronto got faster with the addition of Challen Rogers, a 22 year old transition player from Coquitlam. “There were obviously a lot of good players at…
While teams like New England and Buffalo and Toronto continue to revamp, the Rochester Knighthawks appear to be exiting their dynasty with a whimper. After becoming the first NLL team to win three titles in a row, the Knighthawks missed the post season in 2016 and have continued to lose major cops in their lineup. Rochester locked up anchors like Cody Jamieson, Dan Dawson, and Sid Smith to some of…
The one team to make the most moves this NLL off season has been the New England Black Wolves. After making the eastern conference finals last season, the Black Wolves are gearing up to make a run for the east. While the team has added the likes of Scott Self and Chad Culp, Mitch McMichael is looking to make an impact as well. “I was excited,” said McMichael of being…
There have been two trends this NLL offseason, and the biggest one might be field lacrosse players signing with indoor teams. Josh Hawkins was the latest as the Boston Cannons midfielder signed a contract with the New England Black Wolves. Hawkins had been widely reported to have signed with the Black Wolves months ago, but it took until this week to make it official. Wolves general manager Rich Lisk had…
Another year, another lacrosse league start up. The Arena Lacrosse League, a project from last year thought to have dispersed, announced on Monday it would open its inaugural season in January as an Ontario-based league. Teams will be based in Oshawa, Six Nations, Paris, Peterborough, St. Catharines, and Toronto. The teams will alternate between the GM Centre in Oshawa and Iroquois Lacrosse Arena. The ALL emerges after the Canadian Lacrosse…