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NLL Pre Season: Rock Face Rush in Ottawa

December 5, 2015

Tonight lacrosse invades Ottawa as the defending champion Saskatchewan Rush (Edmonton) will take on the Toronto Rock for an exhibition game at The Arena at TD Place in Ottawa, Ont. When these teams last met, the Rush completed a two game sweep over Toronto for the Champion’s Cup. Some of the league’s best lacrosse players will be showcased tonight in the All-Canadian match up to include the Rush’s Aaron Bold, Chris…

Can Mike Poulin Regain the Starter’s Job in Calgary?

December 5, 2015

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The Goaltender of the Year award in the NLL has been won by Matt Vinc five times in the last six years. The only exception was in 2012 when Mike Poulin of the Calgary Roughnecks took home the trophy. But whereas Vinc was named the best-of-the-best again in 2015, Poulin lost his starting job just a couple weeks into the season due to poor performance. Frankie Scigliano performed admirably in…

NLL Pre Season: Stealth Host Rush in Scrimmage

November 28, 2015

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The National Lacrosse League pre season is here, and the first game of the season kicks off at 9pm eastern time when the Vancouver Stealth host he Saskatchewan Rush in an exhibition contest. It will be the first time the Rush take the floor since winning the Champions Cup last season and their first time playing as representatives of Saskatoon. Both teams return several stars but are reloaded, especially the…

Hopkins Has Tough Task Ahead to Replace Tinney

November 25, 2015

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Johns Hopkins learned that they will be without sophomore midfielder Joel Tinney for the 2016 season. After exhausting appeals, Tinney is on campus and in good academic standing at the school but will be unable to don his number 55 on the field during competition this spring. Hopkins had understanding that this could be the case prior to fall ball, so the coaching staff went into the offseason practices having…

Atlanta Blaze Take Shape After Expansion Draft

November 20, 2015

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The Atlanta Blaze took shape today as they grabbed the first pieces of their new team through the Expansion Draft. GM and Head Coach John Tucker came in with a great strategy to pilfer familiar players he has coached and ones that have been successful on playoff teams. Here is a look at the new Atlanta Blaze: 1. Adam Ghitelman, Goalie Boston- Not surprised Atlanta took a goalie, but am…

One on One With Bandits Draft Pick Mike Triolo

November 12, 2015

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The Buffalo Bandits had a relatively quiet draft in September with only four picks. However, they had the notable distinction of picking the tallest player in the draft in Mike Triolo in the third round, 27th overall. He was signed to a one year NLL contract on October 16th. “I’m so happy,” Triolo said after he had met with the Bandits brass at the draft. “This is what the dream…

Black Wolves Trade For Shawn Evans From Calgary Roughnecks

October 26, 2015

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The season of National Lacrosse League blockbusters continues. This afternoon the New England Black Wolves and Calgary Roughnecks made a blockuster trade with former NLL MVP Shawn Evans being sent to New England in exchange for Tyler Digby and two first round draft picks. Digby was acquired from the Vancouver Stealth on Saturday by the Black Wolves in exchange for Garrett Billings. “We just added arguably the best indoor lacrosse…

Fall Ball Recap: Syracuse Looks Good In Annapolis

October 20, 2015

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I’m not a huge fan of recapping Fall Ball events, mainly because it doesn’t really show anyone anything about what to expect. So take this with a grain of salt. Syracuse participated with the Naval Academy and Towson on Sunday to wrap up their Fall Ball slate. It was a tale of two teams, but we’ll take it slowly. First, the Orange took on Navy early in the morning, which…

Premier Series Lacrosse Prepares For Inaugural Series This Weekend

October 19, 2015

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Indoor lacrosse fans don’t have to wait long to watch professional action. Nope, the National Lacrosse League did not move their regular schedule up from January to October. Instead, Premier Series Lacrosse will kick off its opening series this week, starting on October 24th, bringing semi-professional lacrosse to enthusiastic lacrosse consumers. The PSL, which will consist of three regular season weekend series, is the newest American indoor lacrosse league. All three regular season…

MLL Should Keep the Expansion Going

Earlier this year, Major League Lacrosse announced the expansion to a ninth team as Atlanta, Georgia will become the host to a professional lacrosse team. With the addition of the Atlanta Blaze, the MLL has seen two new teams in each of the past two years, the other being the move of the Hamilton Nationals down to Florida as they became the Florida Launch. Where does the MLL go from…

October 15, 2015

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