Mammoth Sign Jones for Five Years

November 4, 2013

Add former NLL Rookie of the Year Adam Jones to the list of those now under contract. The Colorado Mammoth announced today that it has signed the star left-hander to a five-year agreement (pending league approval), the longest-ever in franchise history.   “Adam’s already a star, and one of the best young talents in the National Lacrosse League,” said Mammoth president & general manager Steve Govett, who negotiated the deal….

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Knighthawks Sign Two Draft Picks

November 4, 2013

(November 4, 2013)… The Rochester Knighthawks have signed their first two picks from the 2013 National Lacrosse League Entry Draft. Rookie transition players Mark White and Taylor Northway both agreed to one-year deals with the two-time defending NLL Champions.(Photo – left to right: Knighthawks Dan Dawson, Mark White and Head Coach Mike Hasen) White was Rochester’s first selection in the draft. He was taken with the 27th overall pick in the…

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Bandits Ink Five Players

November 4, 2013

  BUFFALO, NY (November 4, 2013) —  Buffalo Bandits General Manager Steve Dietrich announced today that the team has signed five additional players in preparation for the upcoming season. The Bandits have agreed to terms with 2013 draft picks Kevin Pym and Eric Penney as well as second-year players Kevin Brownell and Hayden Smith on one-year deals.  The club has also signed free agent Colin Boucher to a two-year contract. …

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Guelph Dethrone Defending McGill; Crowned 2013 Baggataway Champions

November 4, 2013

After pulling off upsets over Bishop’s and Brock, the Guelph Gryphons completed the biggest victory of the weekend as they dethrone the defending National Champion McGill Redmen after a 14-11 win to be crowned the 2013 Baggatway Cup Champions. McGill jumped out to a 4-2 lead in the first quarter but Guelph charged back in the second quarter to knot the game up at six before heading into the locker…

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Wilson Of Huge Importance to Bandits

November 3, 2013

In case anyone has not noticed, allow myself to make the situation known:   The Buffalo Bandits are practically flipping their entire roster. They’ve made enough transactions in the past two offseasons to equal approximately half their roster, at the least.   In November of 2012, they collected Aaron Wilson from the Edmonton Rush. Wilson stacked up quite the statistics while playing with the Rush. The 10-year veteran last season…

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NLL Free Agent Watch: Calgary Roughnecks

November 3, 2013

The Calgary Roughnecks have been busy this week—like everyone else—locking down their free agents. Since the NLL’s Collective Bargaining Agreement was announced on Oct 22, the Roughnecks have signed forward Jeff Shattler to a three-year deal, defensemen Dan McRae and Jon Harnett to two-year deals, and forward Dane Dobbie and goaltender Frankie Scigliano to one-year contracts. Calgary has also signed draft picks Garrett McIntosh, Jake Hayes and Karsen Leung. Free…

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Team USA Profile: Joe Fletcher

November 2, 2013

Joe Fletcher Position: Defense College: Loyola Height: 6’2″ Weight: 185 lbs Team USA is working hard to get down to 23 guys to take to the FIL Games in Denver, CO in July of 2014. There is only one remaining Loyola Greyhound on the roster in Joe Fletcher and he just happens to be the only candidate left that is still in college. Via his profile on Loyola’s website, Joe…

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NLL Free Agent Watch: Minnesota Swarm

November 2, 2013

The Minnesota Swarm have stayed fairly quiet since the 2013 Entry Draft, where they had the most picks of any team and the most first round draft picks ever with four. The Swarm drafted a ton of young players that will be huge parts in the upcoming season. At the moment the Swarm have only a handful of spots on the team up for grabs. This means that the Swarm…

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How to Improve in 2014: Michigan

November 2, 2013

In their inaugural season to the Division 1 level of Men’s lacrosse in 2012, the Michigan Wolverines went 1-13, defeating Mercer 14-4 for their only win. Going into 2013, things seemed hopeful for the Blue and Gold, with the return of Senior Thomas Paras, who was second in scoring in 2012 with 23 points. Enter new crop of rookies and a brand new season. Recruiting helped out the Blue in…

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Team USA Profile: Mike Poppleton

November 2, 2013

Mike Poppleton Professional Team: HamiltonNationals Position Midfield Height 6′ 1″     Weight 200 lbs.   College: Johns Hopkins University   Talking about having a good year.  Mike Poppleton has emerged as one of the strongest candidates to replace some old favorites at the face off X.  Not to mention that this is a position that has brought a lot of attention to it since the decision to leave Paul…

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