The Edmonton Rush released Cory Conway on April 7, after the National Lacrosse League’s roster additions deadline. This means that Conway cannot sign with another NLL team. Conway’s role with the team had been declining, but especially since the NLL trade deadline when Edmonton traded for Calgary Roughnecks forward Matthew Dinsdale. When Dinsdale made his debut last week, Conway appeared on the short term holdout list. Conway cannot resign with…
Maverik Lacrosse Adds Ned Crotty
Maverik Lacrosse, a leading lacrosse equipment manufacturer that designs products for ultimate player performance, today announced that Major League Lacrosse (MLL) standout Ned Crotty has joined the company’s growing roster of athletes. Crotty, an attackman with the MLL’s New York Lizards, was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2010 MLL Collegiate Draft after a stellar four-year career with Duke University. Crotty led the Blue Devils to the program’s first…
NCAA Matchups to Watch: Ivy Matchups Takes It
We’re in the do-or-die portion of the NCAA regular season, with every game mattering for teams that are aiming for an automatic bid or a higher seed in their conference tournament. There’s not a ton of things to watch on TV this weekend, but if you decide to grab a laptop or two to watch some games, here are some matchups to watch out for: Brown Offense vs. Yale…
Stony Brook Takes on UMass Lowell
Stony Brook will take on first year program UMass Lowell in this America East show down. Stony Brook is in the hunt for a conference championship and is being led by senior Mike Rooney. The East Islip product is second in Division I in points with sixty-seven so far this year only behind Lyle Thompson by one point for the top spot. While Rooney is averaging 6.1 points per game,…
Hounds Notes: Cinosky Returns, Bassett The Starter
On the team’s mindset coming out of training camp… “We had two sound weeks of training camp, probably not as much time as we would have liked together, but certainly moving forward there is a little bit of a void as we’re trying to find a new direction. Matt Danowski was kind of a larger than life personality for us. Adam Ghitelman on the defensive end too. Both your captains are…
MLL Announces 2015 Rule Changes
As a continuing effort to ensure Major League Lacrosse remains the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, we review the rules at the end of each season to identify any changes necessary. In conjunction with the MLL Rules Committee as well as discussions with each Team, the following changes will be implemented during the 2015 season. Below are the changes that will be implemented in the 2015 MLL season… Faceoff 1….
MLL Players Missing Start of 2015 in NLL
Interestingly enough, Cody Jamieson is on the New York Lizards 25 man roster. Brian Megill from the New England Black Wolves is listed with the Chesapeake Bayhawks, along with Minnesota Swarm defenseman Jason Noble. Cam Flint, John Grant, Zack Greer, Dillon Ward, and Geoff Snider are all with the Denver Outlaws. Mike Manley and Joel White are with the Rochester Rattlers. Bayhawks MLL Inactives: Kevin Crowley (Toronto), Drew Westervelt (Colorado), Joe…
MLL Roster Review: Denver Outlaws
What can be said about the Denver Outlaws that hasn’t been said already? Ok, don’t answer that question because there are a whole host of unknowns heading into the 2015 campaign. On-field fortunes have been increasing for the Outlaws in recent years. After years of playoff disappointments, most notoriously after their undefeated 2013 regular season, they finally raised the Steinfeld Trophy in triumph last year. The harbinger of change is…
MLL Roster Review: Boston Cannons
Major League Lacrosse teams have finally announced their rosters, which gives us a clearer picture of what to expect from teams this season. The Boston Cannons were a disappointment in 2014 not making the playoffs and are looking to 2015 as a bounce back year, albeit a rebuilding one as well. The Cannons have lost a lot. Stephen Berger and Ryan Boyle retired. Paul Rabil and Mike Stone were traded….
Rambo, Others Added to Tewaaraton Watch
The Tewaaraton Foundation has announced the first round of additions to the 2015 Tewaaraton Award Men’s and Women’s Watch Lists, presented by Under Armour. The lists include the top players across all three divisions of NCAA lacrosse and highlight the early contenders for the Tewaaraton Award, which will be announced May 28 in Washington, D.C. “These additions are validation for these deserving players that their hard work and commitment has…