Major League Lacrosse, the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, has named Joe Fletcher of the New York Lizards, the 2015 Warrior Defensive Player of the Year, as voted by MLL Head Coaches and General Managers. Upon being notified that he would be this year’s recipient, Fletcher had this to say: “This award is a great and humbling honor. I wasn’t really expecting that. Our defense has played as a unit and it’s really been…
McDaniels: Analyzing the MLL Championship
For the first time in Major League Lacrosse history, two teams from the same state will battle for the Steinfeld Cup. Also, for the first time since 2010 when the Bayhawks defeated the Lizards, the title game pits two teams that have already won a championship against each other. Saturday night’s Championship game in suburban Atlanta as the New York Lizards meet the Rochester Rattlers is setting up to be…
New York State of Mind Theme for MLL Championship
Ohio and Rochester met for the second time in two years to determine who would advance to Championship Weekend. Both the Rattlers and the Machine possess powerful offenses that can go on runs and put points on the board at an amazing clip. It was the defenses however that dominated this matchup as the Rattlers won 12-8. The sound of stick on pad and flesh filled the air in Selby…
Drew Adams Brings Lizards More Hardware
Last week, it was Greg Gurenlian who celebrated winning the FOAthlete of the Year Award and the MLL/USL Sportsmanship Player of the Year Award. Now, Drew Adams gets his chance as it was announced that he won the 2015 Maverik Goalie of the Year. Adams received a total of 62 votes to win the award, ten ahead of second-place Tyler Fiorito from the Chesapeake Bayhawks. This isn’t the first time…
Bandits Sign Brock and Kedoh Hill
Buffalo Bandits General Manager Steve Dietrich today announced the team has agreed to terms on two-year contracts with transition players David Brock and Alex Kedoh Hill. Brock recently completed his third season with the Bandits, posting eight points (1+7) and 41 loose ball recoveries in 15 games during the 2015 campaign. The six-year NLL veteran has 34 points (14+20) in 70 career games for Buffalo, Boston and Philadelphia. Kedoh Hill experienced a breakout season…
MLL Defenders of the Year Candidates
The best defenders are the ones that don’t get recognized. Similar to an offensive lineman in football, if you do your job, it should be invisible because hopefully, they are shutting down the opposing attack. With hype for the MLL Championship expected to pick up later this week, let’s spend the down time looking at the league’s best least recognizable players. RYAN FLANAGAN – Charlotte Hounds Despite the disappointing season…
MLL Three Stars: Semi Finals
Following a pair of exciting MLL Semifinal games, here are the top three stars from the weekend. 3) Drew Adams (New York) – 20 saves, 13 goals allowed Drew Adams finished with 20 saves in the Lizards’ thrilling 16-15 semifinal win over Boston, including stopping four-of-five in the third quarter as New York took a commanding 12-7 lead after 45 minutes of play. The Cannons’ offense exploded for eight…
2015 NLL Draft Top 50 Prospects: Part One
As a part of our ever-updating NLL draft rankings, Mike Mackley brings his list of top 50 in the draft. Stay tuned up until the draft for direct and detailed profiles along with mock drafts. *updated to include Derek Searle who recently declared himself eligible for the 2015 NLL Draft 1. Graeme Hossack (D) – Brooklin Redmen (MSL) 2. Jesse King (O) – Victoria Shamrocks (WLA) 3. Wesley Berg (O)…
MSL Rookie Report – 2015 Regular Season
1. Turner Evans – Peterborough Lakers While Turner Evans may have had a slow start to kick off his rookie MSL season, as the season progressed Evans quickly became the Lakers third option on the left side behind Cory Vitarelli and Adam Jones. Evans began to see significant power play time as the season moved along, contributing at a veteran-like pace on many evenings. While Evans finished tied for second…
Lizards Stun Cannons in OT To Head to Finals
The last time the New York Lizards reached the MLL Championship was 2010 when they lost 13-9 to rival Chesapeake Bayhawks. Now the Lizards find themselves in the Championship game once again, this time against in-state rival Rochester Rattlers, but it certainly wasn’t easy as they had to defeat the Boston Cannons in overtime 16-15 to get to this point. The Cannons wanted to come out of gates strong, and…