PHILADELPHIA, June 1, 2018 – The National Lacrosse League (NLL), the largest men’s professional indoor lacrosse league in North America, today announced key dates for the 2018 Expansion Draft. Key Dates : Expansion Coin Toss – June 2, 2018 2018 Expansion Draft – July 16, 2018 2018 NLL Entry Draft – Fall 2018 With San Diego and Philadelphia set to begin play in the 2018-19 season, a coin toss is…
MLL Week 6: Hounds hold first place
Even though the focus this past weekend was on the NCAA, MLL action continued with two games. The Charlotte Hounds cemented their place as the turnaround team of the season as they held on to first place. The Dallas Rattlers remained in second place as they added to the Florida Launch’s losing streak. Florida, Ohio and Dallas, last season’s playoff teams, find themselves on the outside looking in on the…
Vancouver Stealth Season Wrap-Up
The 2018 season is probably one the Vancouver Stealth would just as soon forget. Winning a franchise-worst two games, the Stealth struggled all year long to find any momentum. Losing three one-goal games must have added to the frustration. Injuries plagued the team all season long, with players such as Joel McCready, Tye Belanger, Chris O’Dougherty, Travis Cornwall, Justin Salt, Peter McFetridge and Cliff Smith missing time along the way….
OLA Jr. B: Nepean gets the best of crosstown rival Gloucester
The Nepean Knights and Gloucester Griffins renewed their rivalry on Friday night, May 18th, at Earl Armstrong arena in Gloucester. The Griffins came into the game looking for their first win of the young season, but were defeated on home floor 13-11 in overtime. The Griffins drew first blood at the three minute mark but the Knights responded two minutes later to even the score. Knights’ starting goalie Denzel Moran-Weekes…
PHOTOS: Yale Bulldogs vs. Albany Great Danes
The Yale Bulldogs defeated the Albany Great Danes 20-11 on Saturday, May 26th at Gillette Stadium in the first semi-final of the NCAA lacrosse championships. Matt Gaudet led Yale with six goals while Ben Reeves contributed five goals and four assists. Connor Fields had three goals and two assists to lead Albany. Yale faces Duke for the championship today. For more photos, click here.
NCAA: Duke dethrones defending champions
Duke outlasts Terps 13-8, advance to play Yale on championship Monday The second semifinal game on NCAA championship weekend in Foxboro featured two teams and coaches very familiar with playing during Memorial Day weekend as ACC powerhouse Duke met Big Ten rival, and defending champion, Maryland. Duke started fast, jumping out to a 4-0 lead in the first quarter, blanking the slow starting Terps through the first 15 minutes. They…
NLL: Rush ride momentum to victory in game one
The Saskatchewan Rush threw off any doubts about their dominance on Saturday night with a 16-9 win over the Rochester Knighthawks in game one of the NLL Finals at Sasktel Centre. A seven-goal run bookending halftime knocked the wind out of the Knighthawks, who struggled offensively, who played over 15 minutes in that time without scoring. Rochester had the ball wrestled away from them on offense more than once. It…
Press Release: Skip Lichtfuss named director of national teams and high performance for US Lacrosse
SPARKS, Md. — Skip Lichtfuss, a National Lacrosse Hall of Fame player with a long connection to the U.S. National Teams Program, has been named as the director of national teams and high performance for US Lacrosse. “We’re very fortunate to have Skip join US Lacrosse and to serve our national teams program,” said Ann Kitt Carpenetti, vice president for lacrosse operations at US Lacrosse. “His lifetime involvement with lacrosse at…
MLL Week 5: Four close games won by four goals or fewer
Chesapeake 14 @ Boston 11 The Boston Cannons played another competitive game, yet came up short as they fell to the Chesapeake Bayhawks over the weekend. The Cannons held an 8-4 lead at the half thanks to scoring six goals in the second quarter. Boston’s offense went silent in the second half as Chesapeake’s offense soared, outscoring the Cannons 10-3. The win moves the Bayhawks into a three-way tie for third place while Boston…
Press Release: US Lacrosse announces National Lacrosse Hall of Fame inductees
SPARKS, Md. (May 23, 2018) — The National Lacrosse Hall of Fame announced the addition of nine new inductees as the Class of 2018, following approval by US Lacrosse’s Board of Directors. The newest members will be officially inducted in a ceremony on Saturday, September 29, at The Grand Lodge in Hunt Valley, Md. The 2018 inductees are: Kevin Cassese, Elizabeth Leigh Bradley Friedman, A.J. Haugen, Alex Kahoe, Phyllis Kilgour,…