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…
Eight-year NLL veteran Nolan Heavenor announced his retirement last week to spend more time with his family, leaving a hole on the Calgary Roughnecks roster. In his seven seasons with the Roughnecks, Heavenor showed himself to be versatile as well as a tireless worker who inspired his teammates to bring their best effort game-after-game. Said General Manager Mike Board on calgaryroughnecks.com, “He’s what a Roughneck is. He had passion for the…
Who were the top 20 players drafted into the NLL? Here we take a look.
USA Profile: Michael Simon Height: 6’5” Weight: 230 lbs Position: Long Stick Midfield / Defense School: Stevenson University If I were to ask about Michael Simon, what could the average lacrosse enthusiast tell me? On a roster filled with great names like Paul Rabil, Matt Danowski, Ned Crotty, and Michael Evans, its hard to come across a name of someone the average fan knows a great deal about. The…
Fall is in the air and players have had plenty of time to settle in at their respective schools. With a new year comes new hope and the opportunity to begin the quest towards a Final Four Weekend in Baltimore, MD. One of the teams who is very familiar with championships is Syracuse University. Syracuse had quite the year in 2013 after having to replace a very talented 2012 Syracuse…
Alex Urquhart Earlier in the week we took a look at the NCAA fall ball schedule, now we will take a quick look at the MCLA fall ball schedule. Defending MCLA D2 Champions St. Thomas will be participating in the Lake Front Classic in Kenosha, WI over the weekend of October 5. The same weekend many of the UMLC and GRLC teams will be engaged in either the Madcity…
Looking ahead to game four of the LXM PRO Tour, presented by Champion, both Team STX and Maverik United will have to make a few adjustments to their lineups. This weekend, Maverik United will likely lean heavily on crease attackman, former Salisbury All-American and Adrenaline Athlete Erik Krum, who is averaging four goals per game and second in the Tour for goals scored. Johnny Christmas, the three-time All-American from University…
Going into the 2014 National Lacrosse League season, the Calgary Roughnecks have won the West Division three years in a row and consider themselves disappointments. For a franchise that won two championships in their first nine years of existence, nothing short of a Champion’s Cup is considered good enough. The Roughnecks have made some roster moves in and around the recent draft in an effort to try to become more…
– The Denver Outlaws of Major League Lacrosse, on Friday announced that they have promoted B.J. O’Hara as Head Coach after Jim Stagnitta stepped down from the position. O’Hara will enter his 11th MLL season in 2014 and his 38th overall as a lacrosse coach. O’Hara has posted a career coaching record of 231-170 (.576 pct.) through his first 37 years of coaching. “We are very happy to…
The Buffalo Bandits struggled last year and will to redeem themselves this year. This article will look at their potential depth chart for the season. 1st line Benesch is the the bandits free agent prize and he brings an offensive punch the bandits were missing last year. Benesch had 34 goals and 50 assists last year for 84 points. The Bandits will hope Benesch will help raise Aaron Wilson’s game…