As the deadline buzzer sounded the trade everyone was waiting for happened. Toronto Rock sent Garrett Billings to New England Black Wolves for Kevin Crowley. Billings comes to the Black Wolves off a knee injury that ended his 2014 campaign early. At the time Billings was the front runner for M.V.P. The last three seasons (2012-2014), Billings has registered 94 goals and 221 assists for 315 pts (105 /per season)…
Trade Analysis: Dinsdale to Rush
The Edmonton Rush added another right-handed stick to their offense on Tuesday when they picked up Matthew Dinsdale from the Calgary Roughnecks in exchange for a conditional third round pick in the 2015 draft. The third-year forward was drafted by the Roughnecks in 2012 with the seventh-overall pick. Although highly touted when he was chosen, Dinsdale has never really found a regular spot on the floor for the Riggers, playing…
New England’s Busy Deadline Brings Two Star Players
The Black Wolves are in their first year as a new franchise and are not content to just “feel out” their new surroundings. As the NLL trade deadline approached, they made two huge splashes. The first was sending team captain Joel White and a 2017 second round pick to Minnesota for their captain, Andrew Suitor. The second move was a straight up trade with Toronto, sending Kevin Crowley up north…
Organizing the 2015 NLL Trade Deadline
After all was said and done, the listing below is what each team received through the various trades that occurred during the 2015 NLL trade deadline. Buffalo Bandits: Jamie Batson, two second round selections in the 2016 NLL Draft and a second round selection in the 2017 NLL Draft. New England Black Wolves: Garrett Billings, Andrew Suitor, Drew Petkoff and a fourth round selection in the 2015 NLL Draft. Rochester…
Trade Analysis: Powless in Minnesota
Photo by Derek Cain The Minnesota Swarm were busy come the trade deadline early today. Having already traded captain Andrew Suitor to New England for Joel White and a 2017 second round draft pick, the Swarm made a move to send Logan Schuss to his hometown team the Vancouver Stealth. In return the Swarm received three time NLL Champion Johnny Powless. Schuss has missed a number of games and practices…
Black Wolves Swap Crowley for Billings
The Toronto Rock have acquired forward Kevin Crowley from the New England Black Wolves in exchange for forward Garrett Billings. Crowley was the first overall pick in the 2011 NLL Draft by the Philadelphia Wings after a standout career at Stony Brook University and a brilliant career at the Jr. A level with the New Westminster Salmonbellies of the BCJALL. “It’s been talked about for a while and it looked…
Rush Add Dinsdale from Roughnecks for Pick
The Edmonton Rush and Calgary Roughnecks have announced a trade with the Rush acquiring transition player Matthew Dinsdale from the Roughnecks in exchange for a conditional third-round pick in the 2015 NLL Entry Draft. Dinsdale, who boasts highly-regarded abilities on offensive, was selected seventh overall by Calgary in 2012, the same draft that saw the Rush select Mark Matthews first overall and then choose Curtis Knight with the eighth pick. A product…
Bandits Trade Resetarits to Rochester For Batson
The Buffalo Bandits and Rochester Knighthawks have announced a trade with the Bandits acquiring defenseman Jamie Batson, a second-round pick in the 2016 NLL Draft and a second-round pick in the 2017 NLL Draft from the Knighthawks in exchange for forward Joe Resetarits and a third-round pick in the 2016 NLL Draft, pending league approval. Batson has collected 21 loose balls and 12 penalty minutes in eight career games for Rochester from 2012-2015. Resetarits,…
Chiefs Acquire Smith, Ward, For Kirk
The Six Nations Pro-Fit Chiefs made a huge splash late Monday night. The defending Major Series Lacrosse and Mann Cup champions completed a huge trade with the Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks. Dhane Smith The Chiefs acquired Dhane Smith, Dillon Ward and Jay Thorimbert, in exchange for goalie Evan Kirk. “This is an exciting deal for us,” Chiefs general manager Duane Jacobs said. “Unfortunately, when these deals happen, players have to leave. In this…
Mammoth Send Pick to Swarm for Flint
With the 2015 NLL trade deadline looming at 3 p.m. ET on Tuesday afternoon, the Colorado Mammoth and Minnesota Swarm have announced a trade with the Mammoth acquiring forward Cameron Flint from the Swarm in exchange for second and third round selections in the 2016 NLL Draft, pending league approval. Flint, a University of Denver alum, also won a gold medal for Team Canada in July. He joins six national team members on the Mammoth roster, including former…