The Calgary Roughnecks have made a splash so far during the free agent period, not so much for what they have done, but for what they haven’t. To start things off, they very quietly released all-time faceoff wins leader Geoff Snider to become an unrestricted free agent. They have also let free agents Daryl Veltman, Travis Cornwall, and Jeff Moleski move on as well. While they have re-signed transition players…
Mammoth Offense Gets Even Stronger With Crawford
What’s one team’s loss is another team’s gain, and that is certainly the case for the Colorado Mammoth. The Mammoth signed the cream of the free agent crop when they added Callum Crawford to their roster. Crawford, who has been one of the top scorers on the Swarm for years, will not make the trip to Georgia to join the newly relocated team. What is the Swarm’s loss is the…
Bandits Sign Mark Steenhius For Three Years
Buffalo Bandits General Manager Steve Dietrich today announced the team has agreed to terms on a three-year contract with forward Mark Steenhuis, pending league approval. Steenhuis finished third on the team in scoring during the 2015 season with 95 points (36+59) in 17 games. The St. Catharines, Ontario native has finished in the top three in team scoring in nine of his 13 seasons since joining the Bandits in 2003. Over his 14-year NLL…
A Mammoth Move; Crawford Signs 3 Year Deal
In the last 13 months the National Lacrosse League has had a lot of paperwork moving across their desk. In July of 2014, news breaks of the Philadelphia Wings leaving Philadelphia after 28 years to relocate to the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut. Then we had rumors of the Minnesota Swarm moving to Georgia, and Edmonton Rush going to Saskatchewan. Both of these came true. On May 22 the Swarm announced…
Spallina The Architect of Championship Lizards
Mission accomplished! That should be the motto for the 2015 New York Lizards. When the Paul Rabil trade went down in January, everyone with any tie to Major League Lacrosse dubbed the Lizards the overwhelming favorite to win the Steinfeld Cup. Moreover, many said it would be a disappointment if they did not win it all. That is a lot of pressure. It is very difficult to perform when the…
WILC: USA Indoor Team Has Questions and Strengths
People were wondering when the USA indoor team was going to come out with a roster, being so close to the world games next month and not hearing of anything since the tryouts way back in November. Well, we have life and USA Lacrosse put out a 31 man roster, which looks much different than the names of the tryout applicants who were first listed way back in the fall….
Colorado Mammoth Sign Callum Crawford
The Colorado Mammoth announced on Wednesday that it has agreed to terms with forward Callum Crawford, the most-prized unrestricted free agent on the market this offseason. The 10-year veteran signed a three-year contract with the Mammoth. Crawford, who has scored 208 goals and 368 assists in 135 career games, posted 70-plus points in five straight seasons before injuries limited him to just 12 games in 2015. “Our offense just got…
Roughnecks Extend Mike Carnegie for Two Years
Photo Credit: Calgary Roughnecks The Calgary Roughnecks today announced the National Lacrosse League club has re-signed defenceman Mike Carnegie to a two-year contract. Carnegie, who is entering his ninth NLL season, has spent his entire playing career with the Roughnecks after joining the club as free agent for the 2008 season. The 31-year-old from London, Ontario has appeared in 125 games over the past eight seasons, recording 55 points (18…
2016 NLL Breakout Player Predictions: Saskatchewan Rush
As the season approaches, we have a great opportunity to look at a few other players, aside from Aaron Bold, who have the ability to become breakout players in 2016 for the Saskatchewan Rush. This roster no doubt is loaded with talent, so it should come as no surprise that potential is there. But who will step to the foreground and help carry this team in 2016? Let’s start with…
One on One With Boston Cannons GM Kevin Barney
I would like to welcome Kevin Barney the Vice President and General Manager of the Boston Cannons. First and foremost thank you for taking time to answer our questions today. You have a very impressive New England sports background with the Patriots and the revolution. What drew you to the MLL? I became a lacrosse fan at Springfield College. They won the DIII National Championship my freshman year and I…