There have been two trends this NLL offseason, and the biggest one might be field lacrosse players signing with indoor teams. Josh Hawkins was the latest as the Boston Cannons midfielder signed a contract with the New England Black Wolves. Hawkins had been widely reported to have signed with the Black Wolves months ago, but it took until this week to make it official. Wolves general manager Rich Lisk had…
Arena Lacrosse League to Debut in Canada in January 2017
Another year, another lacrosse league start up. The Arena Lacrosse League, a project from last year thought to have dispersed, announced on Monday it would open its inaugural season in January as an Ontario-based league. Teams will be based in Oshawa, Six Nations, Paris, Peterborough, St. Catharines, and Toronto. The teams will alternate between the GM Centre in Oshawa and Iroquois Lacrosse Arena. The ALL emerges after the Canadian Lacrosse…
Audio: Drexel Assistant Coach Chris Collins at HeadStrong Tournament
At the HeadStrong fall ball tournament at the Universty of Pennsylvania this week, we caught up with Dexel assistant coach Chris Collins about his team, NCAA fall ball, the NLL, and more.
Canadian Lacrosse: Grant’s Last Game
John Grant Jr. wasn’t able to end his Canadian senior lacrosse career the way he wanted to. His Peterborough Lakers fell short of hosting the 2016 Mann Cup after a game seven loss to the Six Nations Chiefs in the MSL final last month. The Chiefs went on to host and win the Mann Cup in five games over the Maple Ridge Burrards. Grant, a native of Peterborough and a…
Rochester Knighthawks’ Josh Currier Sets Sights on NLL
Josh Currier can finally stop worrying about whether he’ll be drafted to the NLL this year. The 23 year old, who just finished a spectacular sophomore season with the MSL’s Peterborough Lakers, expressed before last Monday’s draft an uncertainty that any team would want him despite mock drafts placing him as high as seventh at one point. It’s not that he didn’t believe in himself. He’s just a truly humble…
NLL Makes History With Keenan As First Draft Pick
While the Saskatchewan Rush didn’t announce anything publicly, first overall pick Ryan Keenan knew days before the 2016 NLL draft that he was their choice. That’s due to the fact that the head coach and general manager of the Rush, the man with the most important input into team decisions, is Ryan’s father, Derek. It was made official on September 26, when NLL commissioner Nick Sakiewicz announced Ryan’s name at…
Toronto Rock Announce Signings of McArdle, Schreiber
The Toronto Rock announced two signings on Monday that may be a surprise to NLL followers. The Rock signed Major League Lacrosse stars Kieran McArdle and Tom Schreiber to NLL deals, their first with the league. Schreiber is coming off of an MVP season with the Ohio Machine where he led Ohio to a playoff berth. He is a former first overall pick out of Princeton to the Machine. “I…
2016 NLL Draft: Bandits Add Seven Rookies
After being swept out of the 2016 NLL Championships by the Saskatchewan Rush and the losses of Bandits veterans Jay Thorimbert and Chad Culp to the New England Black Wolves during the off season, Buffalo Bandits General Manager Steve Dietrich and head coach Troy Cordingley headed into the 2016 NLL Draft searching for some fresh up and coming talent to add to their burgeoning roster. After the draft was over,…
NLL Hall of Famers Inducted, Smith Wins MVP
Monday night was all about the future of the NLL. Tuesday night the cream of the crop gathered at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre to recognize the league’s current stars, and honour three of its all time best. The league had previously invited fans to the awards night but this year also invited them to the draft. Probably 25 or so came for the draft but many more were present…
2016 NLL Draft: Unsurprisingly Surprising Results
Some said that the 2016 draft was a weak one; after the first round and a half, the quality of prospects dropped off. After Monday night’s draft at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre though, it seemed that all teams were happy with the players they picked. The top three went exactly as expected – Saskatchewan Rush GM Derek Keenan took his son Ryan, a forward, first overall. The Toronto Rock…