Does Styres Deserve Shot with Knighthawks?

October 3, 2013

Rochester Knighthawks Owner and General Manager Curt Styres made history at the 2013 NLL Entry Draft by selecting Brandon Styres, marking the first time in NLL history a GM has chosen their son. While his space in the NLL record books is now solidified, apart from his lineage little is known about the final selection in this year’s draft. Styres junior lacrosse career is non-existent, with his most distinguishable experience…

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USA Player Profile: Eric Law

October 2, 2013

What can be said about the emergence of Eric Law in the last 12 months?  A high school All-American, Division III midfielder, a third option on a good attack line, field quarterback for an NCAA Semi-Finalist, a regular on a stacked Denver Outlaws rosters, and now making the cut to 52 for the United States World Team.  That might be the definition of a journeyman.  I had a chance to…

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Bandits Will Struggle to Replace Harasym

October 2, 2013

The Buffalo Bandits since entering a one year contract in 2009 have held high reliance and respect in Jon Harasym. Four years ago, the Bandits signed the most players at once in recent history. Some of the other names included Jon Arnold, Darryl Gibson, Isaiah Kicknosway, Brian Coswell and Scott Komer. Among them and others contracted, Harasym continued to thrive, and created himself into one of the (if not the)…

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Swarm Draft Sets Them Up Long Term

October 2, 2013

With the NLL entry draft long behind us anticipation is rising to see if the amount of first-round draft picks that Minnesota had will be enough to lead them to the championship game this season. Having four first-round draft picks, the Swarm have really added to the talent on their team. These top picks on their team are sure to lead them to greatness in the coming years. As expected,…

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Where do Outlaws go Without Stagnitta?

October 1, 2013

Coach Stagnitta only held his position as the Head Coach of the Denver Outlaws for two years, but what a two years it was. The 2013 Outlaws were the first team in MLL history to post an undefeated regular season only to lose in the semi-final game of playoffs. Coach Stagnitta was named Coach of the Year this year due to his contribution to that undefeated season. In Stagnitta’s first…

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This Week in Fall Ball- NCAA

October 1, 2013

Alex Urquhart   The fall ball season is well underway and there’s still a lot of fall left tell the first snow and the end of the fall season. This will be another big week in the college fall scrimmage and tournament tours. The two big Classics/ Series are the Nicholas Colleluori Fall Classic and the Play for Parkinson’s Series. The Colleluori Classic will be held at Ridley High School…

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Ten Stories to Watch Heading into Fall Ball

October 1, 2013

NCAA Tournament Expands to 18 teams – The addition of two teams for the NCAA tournament will include two play in games for the four teams that received the lowest AQ seeds. Expanding the tournament is to keep a balance between AQ and at-large bid teams. There will be 10 AQ teams, with eight at-large squads, which the AQ squads will be knocked down to eight after the two play-in…

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Syracuse-Israel Scrimmage Recap

September 30, 2013

On Sunday, the Syracuse lacrosse team got a preview of what to expect from their 2014 team as they participated in scrimmages with the Israeli and Iroquois national teams. Originally, the Orange were not slated to participate in the scrimmages as Cornell was supposed to take part on Sunday. However, Syracuse replaced Cornell after the hazing allegations canceled Cornell’s fall ball season. The first opponent Syracuse faced was the Israeli…

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Mitch Jones Brings Lefty Depth to Banits

September 30, 2013

Second year transition player Mitch Jones was acquired by the Buffalo Bandits on September 17th during the 2013 NLL Draft in Oakville, ON.  The Bandits traded their 20th overall pick in 2013 and a fifth round selection in 2015 from the Vancouver Stealth. In 2013, Jones suited up for three games for the Stealth scoring one goal and three assists.  The Delta, BC native was picked 21st overall in the…

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NLL Depth Chart Examination: Philadelphia Wings

September 29, 2013

The Philadelphia Wings start the 2014 season (their 28th) the fans will see a few new faces wearing the colors of their team, and will be missing another who has been sent to Colorado.  Just a few days before the draft the Wings Trade Drew Westervelt and the 32nd overall selection in the 2013 Entry Draft to Colorado for Ryan Hotaling, and the 12th (A.J.Mason–F) and 18th (James Delaney–F) overall…

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