Rookies are making their impact on every team. Some teams are playing rookies more than others, but across the board, more and more rookies are playing every week. Let’s take a look back to last weekend. The weekend began with Boston’s 9-8 overtime win at Chesapeake to officially clinch a playoff berth. A pair of rookies each scored a goal, John Glesener (Army West Point) and Wells Stanwick (Johns Hopkins),…
The Final Countdown: Lizards look to finish strong against Outlaws
Undoubtedly teams and players feel a sense of urgency in this last week of the MLL regular season. For the playoff-bound teams that sense of urgency is tied to fine tuning their game for peak performance in when it matters the most. For those teams that missed the cut there is always playing for pride. Coaches and players will tell you that playing these games are just as important, that…
Fann Cup 2015: Day 1 Destination Syracuse
Fann Cup 2015…Time for Fun, Raising Money, and Memories of a Friend. Good-Bye PA…….Hello ‘Cuse This is a weekend I look forward to every year. Play in a charity lacrosse tournament with my friends from all over. As far west as Minnesota, north to Canada, and east from Buffalo Rochester and Philly. Some of us will be playing with…
Brett Hickey Signs Three Year Extension With Toronto Rock
Toronto Rock Owner, President & GM Jamie Dawick announced today the signing of Brett Hickey to a 3-year contract, keeping him in Toronto through the 2018 NLL season. The contract is pending league approval. Hickey began his NLL career in 2012 with the Stealth franchise but made the move to the Rock in the off-season following the 2014 season. In 9 career games prior to pulling on a Rock…
Greg Gurenlian: The Beast Who Rules MLL
With the season coming to a close, it’s the perfect time to reflect back and recognize some of the players that stood out this season. When the Lizards made the blockbuster trade that brought Paul Rabil to play alongside Rob Pannell, fans were already claiming the Lizards would capture their third Steinfeld Cup. One aspect that sometimes goes under the radar but always plays a huge factor in determining the…
NCAA Team Reviews: #23 Navy Midshipmen
For the better part of four months, many of us watched some exciting college lacrosse, whether it was on TV, online, or in person. There were good games, which included all of Championship Weekend, and there were bad games, such as low scoring affairs and of course, the horrendous winter weather. I take a look back at all 69 Division I teams and how they fared this season and what…
What The Black Wolves Need To Do To Become Contenders
The New England Black Wolves finished the 2015 campaign with a league-worst 4-14 record. They won their first two games, meaning they went a horrible 2-14 after the quick start. Their last win of the season came on Apr 4 when they squeaked past the Buffalo Bandits 12-11 and then they wrapped up the season with six straight losses. Needless to say, the team has some things to work on…
Rochester Knighthawks Retain Defenseman Jon Sullivan
The Rochester Knighthawks have announced today that they have re-signed defenseman Jon Sullivan to a two-year deal. “It feels great,” he said. “We have a great group of guys and one of the best, if not the best, organizations in the league.” In 2016, the 33-year-old will enter his 12th season in the National Lacrosse League. In his career, he has played for Minnesota, Colorado and Rochester, while appearing in…
Munro: The WLA By The Numbers
Statistics in lacrosse have often gone undervalued, without much attention paid to anything more than goals, assists and saves. Although statistics can appear complicated to those who have never focused in on them, they’re just numbers in the end. But those numbers have underlying benefits as they can help give an explanation or a narrative to a question as simple as “what happened?” Consider that the difference between Coquitlam and…
MSL Rookie Report: Ferreira Steps Up
1. Tyler Ferreira —Brampton Excelsiors After finishing second in our rookie rankings last week, Ferreira claims the top spot in this installment of the MSL Rookie Report as his 15 points in three games led the Excelsiors to two big victories over the Peterborough Lakers and Brooklin Redmen. In Ferreira’s last six games he’s racked up a total of 28 points on nine goals and 19 assists, making a case…