The Boston Cannons are on the outside of the playoff picture and look to rebound after last week’s loss to the Charlotte Hounds in New York this weekend. The defending champion Lizards are looking to stay atop the league standings, with only one loss this season. Statistically, neither team has a decided advantage over the other. Currently the Lizards have a plus 4 scoring differential. The Cannons are -4 in…
Launch Seek Second Win, Host Hounds
Spending a week in a car with your friend driving across the state of Florida is something many people find themselves doing at some point in their life. Working while you do it is rare, but not unlikely. To do that and then play one of the most competitive and athletic sports in American against each other is astounding. Face Off Academy coaches Chris Mattes and Brendan Fowler and not…
McDaniels: Drafting and Developing MLL All Stars
The general rule of thumb in my book is to never rate a draft right after it happens. In our instant reaction world, it is difficult to sit back and wait to see what you have. This especially holds true in Major League Lacrosse. Even though the draft is in January, players often are not able to join their team until 3-4 games into the season, if not longer. Usually,…
Michigan’s Kyle Jackson First Varsity Player to Go Pro
The Boston Cannons have added former Michigan attackman, Kyle Jackson in this week’s College Waiver Draft. Jackson had a breakout season for the Wolverines this past season scoring 29 goals in just the nine games he played in. He also notched seven assists bringing his points total for 2016 to 36. He missed four games during his senior season due to injury, disallowing him from being included in statistical categories….
Josh Sanderson Retires From NLL
After 19 seasons, Toronto Rock forward, and future NLL hall of famer, Josh Sanderson is retiring from the National Lacrosse League leaving behind an incredible legacy as one of the game’s all-time greats. To say Josh Sanderson was one of the NLL’s all-time greats might be selling him short. The man they called ‘Shooter’ was never the biggest or fastest guy on the floor but there were few players who…
MSL Power Rankings: Redmen Get Poulin Back, Stay at Top
1. Brooklin Redmen Brooklin got a boost this week with the return of #1 goaltender Mike Poulin, in addition to several NLL stars fresh from the championship final in Mark Matthews, Curtis Knight, John Lafontaine, Steve Priolo, Mitch Wilde, Adrian Sorichetti, and Kevin Brownell. Despite the added strength and experience, they still only beat the Cobourg Kodiaks 8-6. The Kodiaks transition game killed the Redmen, who allowed three shorthanded goals…
Bayhawks Acquire Myles Jones From Atlanta Blaze
According to Inside Lacrosse, the Atlanta Blaze have sent Myles Jones to the Chesapeake Bayhawks for Matt Mackrides. Mackrides has played in the league for five seasons, all with Chesapeake. Matt was averaging about 20 points a season entering 2016. In his seven games this year, he has totaled fifteen points with eight goals and seven assists. He is one of the quickest players in the game today and will…
Excelsiors Nine Goal Run Leads Brampton Past Kodiaks
Don’t think for a second that the Cobourg Kodiaks didn’t believe they wouldn’t get their first win during Sunday’s second intermission. Up 6-2 on the Brampton Excelsiors, everything was going right. They just had to hope that things would continue to go right. That’s the problem with hope. It knocks you on your ass. If you don’t have talent and desire clicking away with the hope, you have a problem….
Lizards Get Past Blaze in Overtime 17-16
For the first time in franchise history, the New York Lizards traveled down to Kennesaw, Georgia to take on the newest addition to Major League Lacrosse, the Atlanta Blaze. The Lizards had to fight hard, but they left Fifth Third Bank Stadium with a 17-16 overtime win. The fans in attendance got their money’s worth as they were treated to a closely-contested matchup. The Blaze got on the scoreboard early…
What the 25 NLL Potential Markets Could Be
NLL commissioner Nick Sakiewicz appeared on Lax Sports Network earlier this week where he mentioned that the league is in discussions with at least 25 markets about expansion, including several which are serious possibilities. With it his goal to expand to 16 teams soon, and with the success of the Saskatchewan Rush, the present seems like a possible time it could occur. The question is, which 25 markets are NLL…