21. Mike MacDonald, Princeton Tigers Attack- He had a 40+ goal season a few years ago which propelled his name into talk of being drafted. He took a step back in 2014 but is still very viable. Another Canadian player, and MLL seems to have a lot of Canadian stars nowadays (Crowley, Grant, Merrill, Matisz, MacIntosh, Matthews, Dickson, etc). 22. Joe LoCascio, Maryland Terrapins Midfield- Competitive and “gritty” player with…
An Analytical Look at the Stealth’s Defensive Woes
Three games into the NLL regular season is far too early to make any sweeping judgments about the quality of this year’s Vancouver Stealth team. The team looks much improved at times, but haven’t put together a complete 60 minute effort and thus have fallen short in both of their opening home games at the Langley Events Centre. In defense of the offense, they’re doing what’s expected of them in…
NCAA Season Preview: High Point
2014 Record: 9-7 overall, 4-1 in the Atlantic Sun Conference, 5-3 at Home, 3-3 Away 2014 in Review: The regular season was nothing short of a success for the High Point University Panthers. They finished 4-1 in conference play and 9-7 overall, which marked a major turnaround for the program in 2014 compared to the team’s 2013 results when they finished 3-12 overall. High Point comes into 2015 with one…
Rush Struggle Out of the Gate in 2015
Now that the Edmonton Rush enjoyed their Bye week, they can resume preparations for their upcoming game against the Calgary Roughnecks on Saturday night at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary. Both teams will be going into the contest with disappointing 0-2 records. From the Rush perspective, they have lost as many games after Week 2 of the schedule as they had all of last season when they earned a 16-2…
Rush Trade Corey Small to Vancouver
The Edmonton Rush announced today a trade which sends forward Corey Small to the Vancouver Stealth in exchange for first-round picks in the 2016 and 2019 NLL Entry Drafts. (Pending league approval) “A very difficult trade for us to make, Corey was the first player I drafted when I came to Edmonton in 2009. He’s been a very good, committed and passionate player for us from day one and he’s…
MLL Top 40 Prospects: 40-31
Leading up to MLL draft day, we will be counting down the top prospects heading into the draft. 31. Richie Hurley, Siena Saints Attack—Hurley was the MAAC offensive of the year and the leader for the Saints offense. He averaged more than two assists per game and put up 34 goals overall in the 2014 season. The 82 points in 2-14 were by far his most, after 49 being his…
WLA Announces 2015 Schedule
The Western Lacrosse Association has announced their schedule for the 2015 season. 2015 Complete WLA League Schedule Fri 22-May Nanaimo at Victoria 7:45 Sun 24-May Victoria at Nanaimo 7:00 Sun 24-May Burnaby at Maple Ridge 6:45 Wed 27-May New West at Langley 7:45 Thur 28-May Coquitlam at New West 7:45 Fri 29-May Burnaby at Victoria 7:45 Sat 30-May Langley at Coquitlam 7:00 Sun 31-May New West at Nanaimo 7:00 Sun…
NCAA Season Preview: Ivy League
Realistically, the Ivy League is a two team race between Harvard and Cornell, with Princeton on the fringe of being a factor. The League features five teams in the Pre-Season Top 20: #8 Cornell #11 Harvard #12 Penn #17 Yale #20 Princeton. The Ivy League Pre-Season Coaches’ Poll ranks the teams in this order: Cornell, Harvard, Princeton, Penn, Yale, Brown, and Dartmouth. The biggest conference game will easily be the…
NCAA Season Previews: Big Ten
The Big Ten is looking to kick off the season with a bang. After the 2013 announcement by the Big Ten that the conference would feature select men’s and women’s lacrosse beginning in the 2014-15 season, the sights have been set by each team for an outstanding season. Here’s what’s to come for the inaugural season. Maryland The Terrapins are ready to break into the Big 10. Their season kicks…
Montour and Demons Down Lock Monsters 11-9
The Ohsweken Demons (1-0) used a five goal fourth quarter to help secure a 11-9 win over the Niagara Lock Monsters (0-2) in their season opener. The Demons trailed 8-6 heading into the final frame, but managed to hold the Lock Monsters to just one goal in the fourth. Tom Montour led the way for Ohsweken with a pair goals, four assists for six points. Four of those points came…