Kyle Hartzell Position Defense Height 6′ 2″ (188 cm) Weight 180 lbs. College: Salisbury University Kyle Hartzell has come onto the professional lacrosse scene with a vengeance. He plays with a relentless ability to cover his opposition all over the field and has even contributed to the offensive output of the teams that he has been on. Not a rare feat, but a feat that not many defensemen have…
If you thought making an NLL team was difficult in the past, it just became harder. With a new CBA now in place from 2014-2020 (7 yrs) teams will only be allowed to have 20 players on the active roster (down from 23), practice squad goes up from 3 to 4 they will also only be able to dress 18 players per game. So overall in years past we had…
The National Lacrosse League has announced that the league has reached an accord with the Professional Lacrosse Players’ Association for a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) through the 2020 NLL season. Highlights of the new Collective Bargaining Agreement include modifications to the Free Agency system designed to increase free agency. The modifications include: – Lowering of the qualifying age for Unrestricted Free Agency from 32 to 30 years old….
It’s always hard to predict NLL free agency, when we barely know where players will end up. Most player movement in the past has occurred with trades or dispersal drafts. We take a look at last year’s free agent signings and where some guys could end up.
A tryout roster for of 52 players for the 2014 Team Canada Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Championships team was selected for the opening camp, which took place October 12th and 13th at Canisius College in Buffalo, NY. The Canadian tryout roster was split into two squads, Team Red and Team White, taking on the University of Denver Pioneers and the Robert Morris Colonials in exhibition game action. …
The National Lacrosse League sent a media release this afternoon indicating the presumed finalization of the Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Professional Lacrosse Players Association.
For a majority of us, October 19th is just a normal day on the calendar. But for the Colleluori family this was the day that Nicholas “Head” Colleluori was born, and on this day Nick would be 28. Nick was the third of four brothers raised in Holmes, Pa (Delaware County). A 2004 graduate of Ridley High School, Nick earned 12 varsity letters as a three-sport star, Nicholas played collegiate…
ConnectLAX.com has a new, completely free service for players and parents to create a personalized list of target colleges that match their academic, athletic, social and financial preferences. The ConnectLAX directory has over 1,350 collegiate lacrosse teams from club to top Division I programs. Each college profile details the school’s student body, admissions criteria, financial costs and LinkedIn information about their graduates. Team Twitter feeds and Youtube videos help recruits learn about the program and team chemistry. Coaches can add a description about their…
The Chesapeake Bayhawks had quite the end to the 2013 MLL season. After being the second best team in the league for most of the season, the Bayhawks finished the season on top after defeating the Charlotte Hounds 10-9 in Philadelphia. The win marked the team’s third MLL title in four years and second in a row. Despite winning a championship, the Bayhawks were just as active in the offseason…
The 2014 NLL free agents list is out, and it is below. This means that the CBA is very, very close to completion.