The Colorado Mammoth have announced the team has signed free agent defenseman Greg Downing to a two-year contract agreement. “Greg is a very smart, skilled defender who will improve our back-end,” said Mammoth president & general manager Steve Govett. “The coaching staff and I are big fans of his, and he’s an instant upgrade for us.” The seven-year veteran has 520 career loose balls, and caused 49 turnovers in the…
MLL Should Bask In Its Best Season
Last week, the Major League Lacrosse Twitter account tweeted, “How many games were won by a single goal?” The answer was 18 games, accounting for 31 percent of games during the 2015 Major League Lacrosse season. That tidbit effectively sums up the MLL season. Ever since the league’s inception in 2001, games have typically been very close, but competitiveness went to another level this summer. The best example is June…
CUFLA Countdown: Brock Badgers
For the first time in program history, the Brock Badgers had a senior class graduate without ever hoisting Baggataway Cup. For most programs, that five year drought may not seem like a big deal, but for the Badgers, it’s an epidemic. Coach Justin Kennedy isn’t ignoring the fact the championship dryspell has taken a toll mentally on the players, but he still has great faith in his team. “The pressure…
Roughnecks Resign Roe, Reinhardt, O’Meara
Calgary Roughnecks general manager Mike Board today announced the team has re-signed defenceman Patrick O’Meara and transition players Tor Reinholdt and Tyson Roe to one-year contracts, pending league approval. All three players were on the practice roster for the 2015 campaign with Reinholdt suiting up for one regular season game where he recorded an assist and five loose balls. The Roughnecks selected Reinholdt sixth overall in the 2013 NLL Draft. …
Moleski and Hawksbee a Veteran Coup for Stealth
In signing a pair of veteran defensive options amidst a very busy offseason, the Vancouver Stealth have quietly revamped a team that has won nine games in the last two seasons. Ian Hawksbee and Jeff Moleski have inked deals with the Stealth, giving the team reliability and depth going into the 2016 NLL season. Offenses were able to pick apart the Stealth on the back-end at times during last season…
2015 NLL Off Season Needs: Georgia Swarm
The Swarm have left Minnesota and are now in Atlanta, GA. The Swarm will be trying to start over in the ATL, and they should be trying to make a splash for their new fans. The biggest concerns for the Swarm this offseason will need to be bolstering their defense, goaltending and adding consistent depth to their offense. Starting with the offensive side of the floor, the Swarm need to…
Shamrocks Ease Through WLA Finals
They’re looking like the best bet to bring the Mann out west in years. An entire decade spans the time it’s taken for a BC team to win the pinnacle of box lacrosse. With the way Victoria flew through it with such ease, the Island might be the figurative and literal end of the line for this year’s Mann Cup. The Shamrocks capped off a dominant postseason with the systematic…
2015 MLL Season Recap: Rochester Rattlers
Wins: 8 Losses: 6 Games Back: 2 HOME: 5 – 2 AWAY: 3 – 4 POST- SEASON = Wins: 1 Losses: 1 Games Back: 1 AWAY: 1 – 1 Rochester’s 2015 is a tale of two teams. On one side, a dominant yet at times beatable Rochester’s impressive defensive ability, overall offensive chemistry, and superb leadership carried them to the regular season title in 2014, and falling just short of…
Drew Adams Historic Playoff Run Backbone of Lizards Title
The Lizards’ championship wasn’t because of one player. League MVP Greg Gurenlian made that clear in his postgame interview and said it was because New York had the best locker room. And arguably the most important cog in the Lizards’ machine outside of Gurenlian was goalie Drew Adams. Adams has been in the MLL since 2009 and he’s been one of the best goalies in the league most seasons. He…
Redmen Release Statement; Team Not Folding
It was reported on Saturday night by Scott Arnold from IL Indoor and ExtraPtbo that the Brooklin Redmen of Major Series Lacrosse would be folding. Hearing from a legit source that the @Brooklin_Redmen will not be returning for the 2016 @MajorSeriesLacr season. Stayed tuned for details — Scott Arnold (@ScottArnold12) August 22, 2015 Team president Dean Link spoke out today about the report after the team’s Twitter account denied it…