After being bounced out of the opening round of the 2015 NLL playoffs by the Rochester Knighthawks and the retirement of Bandits captain John Tavares, Buffalo Bandits General Manager Steve Dietrich and head coach Troy Cordingley headed into the 2015 NLL Draft searching for that certain missing ingredient to their success. After the draft was over, it was pretty clear that the messing ingredients that Dietrich and Cordingley believed to…
USA Wins Bronze Medal, Defeats Team Israel 15-4
When the final buzzer sounded Team USA once again was the winner of the bronze medal in the FIL-World Indoor Lacrosse Championships as the defeated Team Israel 15-4. USA controlled the game from start to finish as Marcus Holman would score just fifty four seconds into the game. Holman would score his second of his three goals before the first quarter ended to put USA up 5-1. The score wouldn’t…
2015 NLL Draft Review: Big Names Selected in Oakville
The Georgia Swarm were the big winners at the 2015 NLL draft held Monday night in Oakville. With four picks in the first round, the Swarm added a multitude of talent to a roster already deep with young, talented players. The Swarm took Lyle Thompson first overall. Lyle will join his brother Miles and is happy to be reunited with former teammates Randy Staats (taken sixth) and Johnny Powless. “I…
Lyle Thompson Selected First Overall by Georgia Swarm
The Georgia Swarm made their first draft pick in the history of the team in Gwinnett with the first overall pick in the 2015 NLL draft, selecting Lyle Thompson out of Albany and the Onondaga Redhawks. It’s no surprise to have Thompson land in Georgia, a team looking to get a face of their relocated club. They already have Miles, who is Lyle’s brother. Thompson has been one of the…
2015 WILC Recap: Team USA
Team USA might not have won gold or played in the championship game but they showed that they were capable of winning games and won some in blowout fashion. Yes ,Canada and Team Iroquois are still steps ahead of the United States in box lacrosse and both those teams were able to handle USA fairly easy but in all three of those games USA never did give up. The likes…
Rock Acquire Mike Grimes From Swarm
The Toronto Rock have completed a trade with the Georgia Swarm just hours before the 2015 NLL Draft. The Rock have acquired defenceman Mike Grimes along with the Swarm’s 4th round pick, 34th overall in the 2015 NLL Draft in exchange for the Rock’s 3rd round pick, 29th overall in the 2015 NLL Draft and Toronto’s 2nd round pick in 2018. The 29-year old Grimes was acquired by the Swarm in the summer of 2014…
2015 Complete NLL Mock Draft
FIRST ROUND 1. Georgia Swarm- Lyle Thompson, Onondaga Redhawks, Albany Great Danes If there was ever an obvious first overall pick, this is it. A team in a new location, the Swarm have an opportunity to pronounce Thompson as the face of the team- and it doesn’t hurt that his brother Miles, who was the second overall pick last season, is also a member of the Swarm. Add Johnny Powless…
Protected Roster Analysis: Florida Launch
Last season the Florida Launch recorded their second straight 5-9 season. The Launch continue to remake their roster after making the move from Hamilton last year. The attack unit leads the Launch but there are still plenty of holes on this roster moving forward. As the offseason begins, the Launch made the first of many moves to change the roster by cutting down the roster to 23 players. Here is…
Meet Paul Wade, The Hardest Working Member of Team Canada
One of the hardest working members of Team Canada is a man you’ll never see on the floor during a game. He’s too busy behind the scenes making sure everything runs smoothly: that the players have their clean and correct uniforms; that their sticks are taped just so; that if any problems arise during a game they are fixed quickly. That man is Paul Wade, one of Team Canada’s equipment…
WILC 2015 Bronze Medal Game: USA vs Israel
The bronze medal game is set for 1pm today at the SU Carrier Dome. The matchup will see Team USA take on WILC newcomer Israel. Israel will look to cap off a Cinderella story of sorts, never before have we seen a first year national team win a medal in FIL indoor or field lacrosse, so Israel will look to make history. This will mark USA’s third time playing a…