Neadle: Is Penney Really a Good Fit for Buffalo?

November 7, 2013

I like to consider myself an optimistic and sympathetic person. In addition, I find myself very analytical.   On the latter subject of analysis, what in the lacrosse god’s name were the Bandits thinking when drafting Eric Penney this year? As my favorite NFL Monday Night Countdown hosts like to say, “C’mon, man!”   The kid is 19 years old out of Rexdale, Ontario, a metropolitan area sitting geographically north…

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Good NLL Free Agents Still Available

November 7, 2013

Since establishing a new collective bargaining agreement, NLL teams have been busy locking up prospects for their potential 2014 roster. Here are a few of the notable names still unsigned.   The defending champion Rochester Knighthawks, who recently signed draft picks Mark White and Taylor Northway, have two key members of their championship team remaining as unrestricted free agents in Brad Self and Mike Accursi. Peterborough, ON native Self, a…

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Wings Sign Rookies Delaney and Alton

November 7, 2013

Draftees Come To Terms 11/06/2013, 2:00pm EST By Wings Staff James Delaney and Don Alton Come to Terms with the Wings PHILADELPHIA WINGS AGREE TO TERMS WITH TWO FOR 2014 SEASON WINGS COME TO TERMS WITH ROOKIES JAMES DELANEY AND DON ALTON The Philadelphia Wings, of the National Lacrosse League (NLL), have agreed to terms with draft picks James Delaney and Don Alton. Both were selected by the Wings in…

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NCAA Lacrosse: Pre Season Ivy league Rankings

November 6, 2013

The Ivy League has been one of the strongest conferences in Division 1 Men’s lacrosse. They sent two teams to the NCAA tournament this past season in Yale and Cornell. Both went on to win their first round games with Cornell downing Maryland and Yale upsetting Penn State. Unfortunately, the Bulldogs would fall to runner up Syracuse and Cornell would go on to the Final Four, where they lost a…

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Canada Announces Roster for Montreal Game

November 6, 2013

Just a week after naming Dan Dawson, Sandy Chapman and Jordan Hall captains for the red and white, the Canadian Lacrosse Association (CLA) and Team Canada Lacrosse are pleased to announce the full Team Canada roster for the November 17 international exhibition game against the Iroquois Nationals. Headlining the roster are names familiar to Canadian lacrosse fans. Stephan LeBlanc, Matt Vinc, Brodie Merrill and Patrick Merrill will all wear the…

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Bandits Sign Colin Boucher For Two Years

November 6, 2013

Colin Boucher is a 25 year old coming from the Canadian Lacrosse League. Standing in on defense at 6’5” and 235 lbs, he is a big boy. It makes sense the Bandits would sign more defensemen as they focused heavily on forwards and transition players for the majority of the offseason. I have to ask, though, is Boucher a good fit for the Bandits?       Boucher comes to Buffalo…

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Philadelphia Wings: Stepping Up for 2014

November 5, 2013

In just 53 days (Dec 28) the NLL along with the Philadelphia Wings will open their 28th season. And since 2001 the Wings have only made it to the first round of the playoffs four of the last twelve years, and only in 2008 they finished with a record above .500 (10-6). The teams of 2001 and prior are gone; the fear of opponents coming to Philadelphia is gone, and…

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The Swarm’s Expectations for Carlson

November 5, 2013

Alex Urquhart                 Tyler Carlson is the Swarm’s lone goalie, this season, that has game experience from last season. Although Carlson is the only goalie on the roster with experience in the NLL, he will have to step up from his performance last season. Carlson went 4-6 last season with a goals against average of 11.04 over those 10 games and a save percentage of 77.1 percent. These numbers landed…

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How We’d Fix It: 2-Point Line

November 5, 2013

In the early stages of a professional sport, it is common to see duopolistic competition. First it was the AFL and NFL, then the ABA and NBA. Now, we have Major League Lacrosse and the LXM Pro Tour. Although it is the Tour that provides an ABA-esque flash, it is MLL that has attempted to revolutionize the game with its 2-point line. Everyday I wish that Tour players like Kyle…

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Machine Hire Dom Marzano

November 4, 2013

The Ohio Machine announced today the return of assistant coaches Bill Wolford for his third season with the Machine and Tom Mariano for his second season with the Machine. The Machine also announced the hiring of Dom Marzano who will join Wolford and Mariano as an assistant coach for the 2014 season. “I am thrilled to have an impressive quality staff in place for next season,” said Head Coach Bear…

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