Two young players stand out to me when looking at the Buffalo Bandits going into their 2014 Preseason Training Camps: Nick Diachenko and Mitch Wilde. A quick background bio shows us the following:Mitch Wilde comes out of Robert Morris University and was selected by the MSL Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks in their 2012 draft. He was a second round 15thselection as a defender. While in college attendance, he played 26 career NCAA…
Remember the North American Lacrosse League? It was probably the most covered league that lasted only two years while teams were dropping left and right (sorry XFL). Remember the Kentucky Stickhorses and Tony Chase? He’s now the commissioner of the United States Lacrosse League, and he addressed some burning questions about the new league. “I have agreed to serve as the league’s first Commissioner.” Chase says. “As a founder and…
Major League Lacrosse (MLL), the premier outdoor professional lacrosse league, announced today the schedule for the 2014 season. “As we enter our fourteenth season, I believe this is a well-balanced schedule,” said MLL Commissioner David Gross. “Each week will offer great matchups that will showcase the best talent professional lacrosse has to offer.” All of the eight teams (Boston Cannons, Charlotte Hounds, Chesapeake Bayhawks, Denver Outlaws, New York Lizards, Ohio…
After five years in the Major Lacrosse League as the first Canadian team, the Hamilton Nationals are moving to Florida. Florida has been a hot bed of lacrosse as of late and has been testing area for the MLL in the last several season with success. The Florida Launch will take part in the 2014 MLL Season with a majority of the Nationals current roster. The Toronto Nationals began operation…
The Edmonton Rush are getting ready to begin their training camp in anticipation of the 2014 NLL season. The team will be challenged to replace the Corey Small on offense. Small suffered a knee injury in the summer leagues and won’t be available, leaving the Rush without their top point-getter from last year. On transition, the retirement of team captain Jimmy Quinlan also leaves an empty roster spot, meaning there…
It was announced yesterday that the Hamilton Nationals will be moving down to the Sunshine State for the 2014 season. The team will thus be called the Florida Launch. This is the franchises fourth stop in the last number of years. First being the original Rochester Rattlers, then moving to Toronto as the Nationals, after moving north of the border the Nationals moved to Hamilton and keeping the Nationals name,…
The Rochester Knighthawks signed free agent Wenster Green to a one-year deal today. The defenseman/transition man will join the back-to-back National Lacrosse League Champions this weekend for the opening of Training Camp. “It feels awesome. I have been waiting for this opportunity,” said Green. “I am willing do anything I can to make the team. The biggest things I want to do are work hard and play smart.” Green comes…
The 2014 training camp for the Edmonton Rush gets under way Thursday, November 28, and GM/Head Coach Derek Keenan expects it to be a challenging one for both the players and the coaching staff. Two major changes will be front and centre when the Rush camp opens at the Leduc Recreation Centre and then moves to the Rush’s home turf at Rexall Place. The first is that instead of a…
The Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League (NLL) have agreed to terms with goalie Evan Kirk, forwards Kevin Ross, Michael McLellan, Bill McGlone, Kyle Buchanan, Tracey Kelusky and Ethan Farrell, defenders AJ Masson and Pat Heim, and transition players Jordan Hall and Ryan Hotaling for the 2014 season. Kirk enters his first season with the Philadelphia Wings after being acquired this off-season in a trade with the Minnesota Swarm….
Major League Lacrosse, the premier outdoor lacrosse league, announced today that it will place a team in South Florida for the 2014 season. The team will be named the Florida Launch and will be coached by former Denver Outlaws assistant Stan Ross. It will play in Palm Beach County, a location where MLL has enjoyed recent success. “South Florida has always been a target market for us,” said MLL Commissioner…