The Buffalo Bandits will look to rebound this week, after putting in a less than stellar performance against Toronto last week where they lost 13-11. Minnesota has been on a hot streak of late, beating New England in a comeback effort 19-13, and the week prior defeating Edmonton 14-10. The Bandits last weekend, seemed to hit the struggles I saw them hit in the pre-season. They’d play a great first…
MLL Draft Analysis: Charlotte Hounds
The 2015 MLL Supplemental Draft was held December 17 and the Charlotte Hounds selected first overall this year. In that powerful position, the Hounds selected Garrett Thul, an attackman who played lacrosse out of Army in college and more recently on Team USA in the 2014 FIL World Games held in Denver. Thul is a monster on the field and has two seasons of MLL experience with the Hamilton Nationals…
Kodiaks Acquire MacDonald from Brampton
The K-W Kodiaks and the Brampton Excelsiors have completed a trade that sends the 3rd overall pick in the recent MSL draft Michael MacDonald and Jay Lindsay to the Kodiaks in exchange for Jayson Crawford, Connor Campbell & K-W’s 2nd round pick in the 2016 MSL Draft. Crawford and Campbell both played their final Junior A season with the Brampton Excelsiors but where unable to be protected by the club…
Top Picks From 2015 MLL Draft Class
Every team tries to take the best player available for their needs with their top pick. But sometimes a team will end up with a steal of a sleeper, or an elite player they didn’t expect to drop. That’s why I am examining the top pick from each team to watch to be an impact player. Boston- John Glesener, Army- 1st Round The Cannons made their expected pick of Ryan…
NLL Rookie Report: Week Four
After a light Week 3, that saw just one game of action, the NLL get back into the swing of things during Week 4 of the season, with all nine teams in action. Week 4 saw a number of rookies have breakout games, with the likes of number 1 pick Ben McIntosh and number 3 pick Miles Thompson exploding for 7 and 6 points respectively. Defensive rookies, Robert Hope, Sheldon…
Knighthawks Sign Marty Hill
The Rochester Knighthawks have signed transition man Marty Hill to a one-year deal. The 24-year-old from Six Nations comes to the Knighthawks after spending two seasons in the National Lacrosse League. “It feels pretty good. I am really happy about it,” said Hill. “Another reason I signed was that we have a big game against Buffalo this week.” By signing with the Knighthawks, Hill rejoins the team that drafted him…
Time for Panic in Calgary?
The Calgary Roughnecks are off to the worst start in franchise history, an unprecedented 0-3 In their very first game they were on the receiving end of the most goals surrendered in a single game—but they didn’t start the season 0-3. And here we are in 2015, where the Roughnecks were expected to once again challenge for the Champion’s Cup. Instead, they have the worst record in the NLL. So…
MLL Rookie Focus: Lyle Thompson
There was no surprise when Lyle Thompson’s name was called first in the MLL draft. Lyle will be taking his talents down to Florida this summer for the next step in his lacrosse career as a member of the second year franchise Florida Launch. Only as a tenth grader he out-shined teammate and number one senior in the country John Greeley in the state championship game which his Lafayette team did…
MLL Rookie Focus: Wes Berg
Photo Credit: Ian Neadle “With the 16th overall pick in the 2015 MLL Collegiate Draft, the Denver Outlaws select Wes Berg, offensive player, Denver University.” Wes Berg as a player goes well beyond statistics. His biography on the Denver University roster page is glittering and shining with numerous awards, milestones and honors. His play progresses consistently every year, as reflected in his stats. But we cannot just hold him to…
Video: Adam Jones Wears GoPro At Practice
GoPros are the hottest thing in sports nowadays, as we saw at the NHL skills competition on Saturday night. Now the NLL has brought them in and Colorado Mammoth forward Adam Jones wore one for practice. Check out the cool video below.