A big trade went down Monday which could prove to be the reason Rochester returns to the Championship Game for a second straight season. The Rattlers sent attackman Miles Thompson and a 2016 4th Round Collegiate Draft Pick to the Florida Launch in exchange for Face-off Specialist Mike Poppleton and the rights to draftee Kevin Rice out of Syracuse as well as a 2016 6th Round Supplemental Draft Pick. I…
Baker: Week Four Action Full of Excitement
The most prominent storyline this weekend without a doubt was Paul Rabil’s and Mike Stone’s return to Boston as New York Lizards while Max Seibald faced his former teammates. Having played in Boston many years ago, I received a crash course on the New York versus Boston sports rivalry. Having played at Auburn I thought I knew about deep rooted rivalries. After all, I believed that Boston and New York…
Panos Q&A: American Indoor, Shamrocks, Florida Lax
Chris Panos is an American lacrosse icon as an NLL veteran, Mann Cup champion, and an NCAA assistant coach. He has carved the path for American indoor lacrosse players in the past decade. He will provide a weekly column based on your questions by using the hashtag #PanosQA What made you come west to Victoria? I was fortunate to play for the Victoria Shamrocks in the summer of 1999, and…
Launch Rally Falls Short in Rochester
Kevin Cunningham scored off a feed from Kieran McArdle with 2:30 left in the fourth quarter to tie the score at nine and force overtime, in a game the Launch were down 7-3. The Rochester Rattlers would need an overtime winner and fourth goal of the game for Jordan Macintosh, who was named Coca-Cola player of the game. Macintosh added one assist. Sam Snow opened the scoring for the Launch,…
Swarm Announce Coaching Staff Change
The Minnesota Swarm have announced that the team will not renew the contracts of head coach and associate general manager Joe Sullivan, and assistant coaches Aime Caines and Rory McDade for the 2016 NLL season. “I want to thank Joe, Aime, and Rory as well as Bobby Keast for their efforts over the past few years,” said Swarm owner and general manager John Arlotta. “Despite their hard work, we just haven’t been able to get back to the performance of…
Rattlers and Launch Make Huge Trade
The Rochester Rattlers and Florida Launch have just completed a deal that sends Miles Thompson to Florida, an eventually will collaborate with his brother for the first time since the two were named Tewaaraton co-winners at University of Albany in 2014. The Rattlers receive face-off specialist Mike Poppleton and the rights to 2015 Draft pick Kevin Rice, along with a sixth round 2016 MLL Supplemental Draft pick. The Launch will also…
Analysis: Outlaws Knock Off Hounds 15-12
The Outlaws raised the banner for their 2014 title run in their home opener in Denver on Sunday, May 3, 2015, and then went on to defeat the Charlotte Hounds by a score of 15-12. Four different players notched hat tricks for the Outlaws, Greg Melaugh, Eric Law, Jeremy Sieverts, and Drew Snider. Denver Head Coach B. J. O’Hara was worried that the banner raising ceremony would be a…
Machine Pick Up First Win in 2015
It was a game of firsts at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, MD, as Ohio picked up its first win of the year, and Chesapeake fell for the first time this season in a 12-9 Machine win. Ohio, who now stands at 1-2 on the young season, got off to a quick start, scoring two goals in the first five minutes of the game. Midfielders Tom Schreiber and Kyle…
Breaking Down the Bracket
When this bracket was first being announced, I thought the biggest shocker would be that Notre Dame was given the top seed instead of Syracuse. As the seedings and matchups rolled in, this debate faded quickly. The biggest theme to this bracket is simply the number of first round rematches, potential second round rematches, and potential 2014 tournament rematches. But first off, the seeded teams: Notre Dame (10-2) Syracuse…
Simmons: Tournament Time Has Arrived
Tournament time is finally here! For a field that appeared like it would be pretty straight forward, this bracket has some surprises. First off, Notre Dame took the No. 1 overall seed, edging out Syracuse which received the No. 2 seed. Syracuse has the number one RPI and the number one strength of schedule. Furthermore, Syracuse has more top five and top ten wins. While the Irish did not win…