NLL 2013 Draft Live Blog

September 16, 2013

Welcome to the NLL draft live blog, LIVE from Oakville Ontario! Follow along all night for updates. FIRST ROUND 1. Minnesota- Logan Schuss 2. Minnesota- Jason Noble 3. Colorado- Dillon Ward 4. Minnesota- Cam Flint 5. Edmonton- Robert Church 6. Calgary- Tor Reinholdt 7. Minnesota- Scott Jones 8. Vancouver- Cody Bremner 9. Toronto- Ethan O’Connor SECOND ROUND 10. Calgary- Karsen Leung 11. Edmonton- Riley Loewen 12. Philadelphia- AJ Masson 13….

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NLL: Westervelt Moves West

September 16, 2013

It was only days ago that the lacrosse world heard the news of John Grant Jr being traded to the Denver Outlaws of Major League Lacrosse, where he already resides as a member of the National Lacrosse League’s Colorado Mammoth. Grant helped the Chesapeake Bayhawks to their second in a row, fifth overall, MLL championship. The story does’t end their though. His Chesapeake teammate, Drew Westervelt, will be joining him…

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NLL 2013 Draft Preview

September 16, 2013

  With the NLL  draft taking place tonight here is a quick preview of the top five prospects in the 2013 draft. 1.Logan Schuss- Schuss made a name for himself this summer as has won the WLA’s rookie of the year award. Schuss carried the Salmonbellies offense this past year as he notched 28 goals and 22 assists in ten games this season. Schuss will make a great addition to…

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NLL Draft 2013: Delaney Makes Name for Himself

September 16, 2013

It wasn’t hard to pick out the best player in the 2013 NLL Prospect’s Game at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre in Oakville, Sunday afternoon.  He scored six goals on route to a 15-12 win for Team White.  His name is James Delaney.  The Port Coquiltlam, BC native who plays for Nanaimo Sr A in the Summer, impressed many scouts with his offensive outburst and made a name for himself…

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Minnesota Continues to Deal, Send Kirk to Philly

September 15, 2013

Alex Urquhart The Minnesota Swarm have continued to deal players for future draft picks. Their most recent player moved was Evan Kirk, their 26 year old goaltender. The Swarm gave up Kirk for two draft picks from the Philadelphia Wings, one in the first round of the 2015 draft and a first round pick in the 2017 draft. The Swarm drafted Kirk in the first round of the 2011 draft….

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Wings Trades Show Win Now Mentality

September 15, 2013

The Philadelphia Wings performed three trades spanning over the past two days. These trades range from acquiring a young goalkeeper to shipping away one of the best scorers in the game. We’ll break down each trade and its impact. The Philadelphia Wings performed their first of three trades with the Minnesota Swarm trading for goalkeeper Evan Kirk in exchange for the Wings’ 2015 and 2017 first round selections. The 26-year-old…

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Shamrocks Season in Review

September 15, 2013

The Shamrocks had one hell of a season as they made the Mann Cup for the first time since 2005. Unfortunately they were not able to overcome the Six Nations Chiefs in the Mann cup and lost the series 4-2. The Shamrocks had a great season in the WLA as they finished with an 11-7 record and finished second in the WLA. In the playoffs they were able to avenge…

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Chiefs win Mann Cup after third period comeback

September 14, 2013

On Friday night game six of the Mann Cup took place with the Victoria Shamrocks battling for their lives while the Six Nations Chiefs were looking to win the Mann Cup and bring it back out east. This game would start similarly to many of the others in this series as Six Nations would draw first blood as Kasey Beirnes beat Matt Vinc to put the Chiefs ahead 1-0. The…

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