Since the 2012 NLL regular season champion Toronto Rock were bounced from the first round of playoffs last season, the loss has been fresh in the organization’s mind. Toronto hosted to the 2013 NLL Entry Draft on Monday, September 16, at the Toronto Rock Athletic Complex, selecting six draftees hopeful to help the Rock return to the top of the league. Toronto’s veteran roster has proved too difficult to crack…
On NLL draft day we saw the Calgary Roughnecks trade former first round pick Joe Resetarits to the Buffalo Bandits. We caught up with him about coming “home”.
The Buffalo Bandits added a little bit of everything on Monday night in Oakville at the 2013 NLL Draft. The Bandits drafted five players and acquired two players via trades; Joe Resetartis from the Calgary Roughnecks and Mitch Jones from the Vancouver Stealth. Buffalo’s main concern heading into the draft was to add some offense to their lineup for 2013. They addressed this concern by drafting several transition players that…
The Six Nations Chiefs could not have asked for a better ending to the season as they wont the Mann cup in six games over the Victoria Shamrocks. The Chiefs were the team to beat all year in the MSL and lived up to the billing. In the regular season the Chiefs went an impressive 16-3-1 dominating the MSL on their way to a first place finish. The Chiefs were…
The Minnesota Swarm had the most picks, but was their draft the best? We take a look
Nik Bilic had played with the Minnesota Swarm nearly his entire career after signing with them in 2011. Now he will be a member of the Edmonton Rush.
Brandon Miller has been one of the most solid NLL goaltenders in the league in the past ten seasons. Now he brings a Mann Cup back home to find his MSL team mate Evan Kirk has joined him in Philadelphia.
Usually Friday the 13th strikes fear, bad luck, etc to those who believe in it. Hotels, High rise buildings don’t even have a 13th floor. But on this Friday the 13th the Philadelphia Wings made a trade to solidify the goaltending position, something that has been a huge hole in the past seasons. The Wings went out and obtained 26 yr old Orangeville, Ontario native and third year goaltender…
As predicted, Logan Schuss was taken first overall by the Minnesota Swarm on Monday night at the 2013 NLL Draft in Oakville, ON. The Ohio Machine and B.C product was highly touted as the most sought after prospect entering the 2013 draft. Schuss did not have to wait long to see who would join him on the Swarm roster this upcoming season, as the Swarm had the 2nd overall pick…
Going into the 2013 NLL draft, Calgary Roughnecks general manager Mike Board said that he wanted transition. He added that and more with his first two picks.