The Goaltender of the Year award in the NLL has been won by Matt Vinc five times in the last six years. The only exception was in 2012 when Mike Poulin of the Calgary Roughnecks took home the trophy. But whereas Vinc was named the best-of-the-best again in 2015, Poulin lost his starting job just a couple weeks into the season due to poor performance. Frankie Scigliano performed admirably in…
NLL Minor Moves: Wilde, Adams, Belton
National Lacrosse League training camps are underway and that means as teams rosters take shape, cuts are being made. After the first week of camp several teams made alterations to their rosters. Most notably, the Colorado Mammoth made several cuts including veteran forward Alex Turner. They also let go of veteran Geoff McNulty, free agent signee Matt Noble, and draft picks Cody Kilcoyne, Brett Hawrys, and Erik Adamson. The Rochester…
Canadian Lacrosse League Releases 2015 Draft Results
This week the Canadian Lacrosse League held its draft for the 2016 season. All four teams made selections and most of the players drafted were also drafted into the National Lacrosse League this fall, so several of them will not see time in CLax. Most likely it will be the players who are cut by their NLL teams that will join a Canadian roster this January. Round Overall pick CLax…
NLL Pre Season Preview: Saskatchewan Rush
Even though the Rush franchise has made the move from Edmonton to Saskatoon, expectations for the Rush have not changed. The new Jerseys were unveiled last week from silver and black to green and black. The Jersey may be new, but those wearing the Jersey are expected to produce the same results as last season. Mark Matthews will be expected to be the teams leading scorer, with perhaps Ben McIntosh…
NLL Pre Season: Rush Defeat Stealth 14-12
The Vancouver Stealth may have lost its first scrimmage of the year to the defending champion and newly-relocated Saskatchewan Rush 14-12, but what they learned about themselves was certainly more important than the result itself. With a hungry, competitive preseason roster that contained rookies in the double digits for the Stealth but the goal scoring remained with the veterans. Guys like Rhys Duch, Logan Schuss and newly-acquired Garrett Billings chipped…
NLL Pre Season Preview: Buffalo Bandits
With their defeat in the opening round of last year’s Eastern Conference playoffs to rival Rochester Knighthawks still on their minds, the Buffalo Bandits are looking forward to wiping the slate clean during training camp and beginning the new season with a fresh start. On Saturday, the Bandits banded together once again at the First Niagara Center as they prepare for the 2016 NLL season. With 31 runners and four…
Edwards, Ross, Hellyer, Johnston Miss Start of Rock Camp
The Toronto Rock began their training camp on Saturday afternoon at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre in Oakville. By the numbers, this is the smallest Rock training camp in recent memory, which also translates into what should be some very interesting battles for the final few roster spots. Head Coach John Lovell addressed the team prior to the troops hitting the floor for the start of the team’s first session….
NLL Pre Season: Stealth Host Rush in Scrimmage
The National Lacrosse League pre season is here, and the first game of the season kicks off at 9pm eastern time when the Vancouver Stealth host he Saskatchewan Rush in an exhibition contest. It will be the first time the Rush take the floor since winning the Champions Cup last season and their first time playing as representatives of Saskatoon. Both teams return several stars but are reloaded, especially the…
Audio: Bandits Open Training Camp
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2015 NLL Pre Season Schedule
The National Lacrosse League pre season comes to an open today with the Vancouver Stealth hosting the Saskatoon Rush. Here is the full NLL pre season game schedule. Every team in the league plays, but Saskatoon, Georgia, New England, Colorado, and Buffalo do not have home games. Rochester hosts a free pre season game against the Swarm, per tradition. There are two neutral site games, with Saskatoon and Vancouver facing…