This past week the free agency list was released for the NLL along with the NLL and the players association agreeing to a new seven year CBA. With the moratorium on free agency up this article will look at what the Edmonton Rush should do in free agency. The Rush had a huge blow to their offense this offseason as Corey Small tore his acl and will be gone for…
The Syracuse Orange saw their 16-4 season turn into a triumphant title run, only to fall in the 2013 NCAA championship game. The Orange will look to fill some significant turnover from last year’s roster in order to contend again in 2014. Syracuse’s midfield unit loses a combined 109 points with the graduation of JoJo Marasco and Luke Cometti. Senior captain Billy Ward, who put up 16 points as junior…
With the new Collective Bargaining Agreement in place thru 2020 the fans of the NLL will have indoor lacrosse action for seven more seasons. But with the new agreement there were also some changes. Rosters have gone from 23 active and 3 practice squad to 20 active and 4 practice squad, and teams can only dress 20 players. This means it will be much harder to make a NLL team…
With a new collective bargaining agreement in place and the free agency period looming just around the corner, the Toronto Rock will have some important roster decisions to make long before the season is set to begin. Under the terms of the new agreement, players now become free agents at age 30 as opposed to 32. Additionally, roster sizes have been reduced from 23 to 20, furthering the fierce roster…
There has been an apparently consistent theme to Steve Dietrich’s trades for the Buffalo Bandits this year: forget draft pick spots, we want experienced youth. Back in the later parts of summer and throughout September Dietrich made numerous moves and transactions involving draft picks: A transaction with the Calgary Roughnecks including a 10th overall pick in the 2013 Entry Draft and a second round selection in the 2015…
The Rochester Knighthawks will open their Training Camp on Saturday, November 23rd at the new state-of-the-art Unity Health System Total Sports Experience (TSE) in East Rochester. The back-to-back National Lacrosse League Champions will hold their first weekend of camp at the new West Commercial Street location. “We are excited to enter the 2014 season, and as two-time defending champions we know the rest of the league will have extra motivation…
A new Collective Bargaining Agreement means substantial changes in the NLL as the season has been extended and the playoff format revamped. The 2014 season will consist of each team playing 18 regular season games rather than 16 but a more noticeable change will be seen during the playoff series. In the old set-up, eight out of the nine teams in the league made the playoffs. The second place team…
Alex Urquhart It is free agent time in the NLL, and means in depth coverage and analysis of every team in the league. Minnesota is what today is going to be. The Swarm have gone to the Conference Finals in both of the last two years. They have been able to get into the playoffs after having fairly lack luster regular seasons. But they have been winning it matters. With…
The official free agency lists are in and “empty” positions are up for grabs. However, the combination of the National Lacrosse League’s way of operating coupled with my lack of roster knowledge make for my very open and possibly obscure predictions. In this article especially, any readers may feel free to comment any thoughts, suggestions and/or recommendations. It’s a long way to the top If you wanna rock…
First Star: Ryan Serville (University of Guelph) – Although the Guelph Gryphons fell 11-10 to the Brock Badgers, sophomore attackman Ryan Serville filled the net for six goals while adding a helper. The next day, the 2010 Minto Cup Champion found the back of the cage three times and added a single helper. After a year hiatus from the field, the Pickering,ON native Serville has made a huge impact with…