Photo Credit: Garrett James The Vancouver Stealth enter the 2015 National Lacrosse League schedule with one of the more impressive rosters since their 2010 championship team. With many moves in the offseason and from draft day Vancouver is looking to once again make it too and create a run in the post season. With 11 divisional games in 2015, there will be no rest in Vancouver’s battle for the division….
Lacrosse Stories You May Have Forgotten in 2014
Sometimes stories seem like a big deal at the time and fade away, never to be thought of again. We decided to round up some of the bigger stories of 2014 that you may have forgotten happened. Kahnawake Mess The Ales Hrebsky Memorial Tournament is the best amateur lacrosse tournament in the world. It takes place every year in Prague, Czech Republic, and teams from all over the world participate….
Black Wolves Notebook: Excitement in the Air
There has been a lot of excitement around the New England Black Wolves lately, mainly because this coming Friday, January 2nd 2015, the New England Black Wolves will play their home opener at the Mohegan Sun Casino and Resort and this game will also be the first NLL game to be played in the New England area since the Boston Blazers final season played back in 2011. The newest Black Wolves goalie, Tye…
Breakout Players of 2014
Miles Thompson—Albany/Rochester/Minnesota How does one have the best year in lacrosse? Win a Tewaaraton, get drafted in the first round of the NLL, and make it to a championship game in the MLL. All of the Thompsons owned lacrosse this year, but Miles had the opportunity to play at three levels and be an impact player in two. It remains to be seen what he can do in the NLL,…
NLL Announces Daily Fantasy Game
The National Lacrosse League today announced an official partnership with Fantasy Feud for the 2015 NLL season. As part of the agreement, Fantasy Feud will serve as the official daily fantasy game of the NLL and will be featured prominently on the league’s digital platforms throughout the year. Each and every week, fans can enter to win cash prizes by visiting FantasyFeud.com and building the best possible lineup they can by selecting one NLL…
Chris Attwood Makes Knighthawks Roster As “Off Ball” Player
After winning an MVP and being one of the top three players in the Canadian Lacrosse League for three years, it was time for Chris Attwood to move up a level. The only option would be the National Lacrosse League. Midway through camp, the Rochester Knighthawks signed their former draft pick in Attwood to their training camp roster. He made the team going into their season. “To make the Rochester…
Who to Watch Heading Into the 2015 NLL Season
With the 2015 National Lacrosse League season rapidly approaching us, its time for us take a look at a few players who may very well Breakout this season. Last season we saw a number of players breakout, most notably Edmonton Rush offensive player Curtis Knight, Toronto Rock righty Rob Hellyer, Bandits defender Steve Priolo and Edmonton Rush goalie Aaron Bold. All the aforementioned players nearly doubled their previous career highs, or in…
Unforgettable Lacrosse Stories of 2014
Canada Tops USA With John Grant Jr unable to play for Canada in the FIL, the team rallied around that and were able to breakout. USA stopped Canada in the first game of the tournament and didn’t look back, going 5-0 in pool play and dominating the playoffs. However, Canada proved to be too much. Thanks to Dillon Ward, USA could only score five times as Canada defeated them 8-5….
Davenport Goalies Face off in NLL
It’s not often that college teammates meet in the NLL, with so many of the players coming from junior ranks. It’s even rarer that it is two goaltenders, when most only play the box style. Yet, this happened when the Colorado Mammoth met the Minnesota Swarm in the pre season. On December 14th, former Davenport University goaltenders Zach Higgins and Alexis Buque faced off between the pipes. They split time…
Bill O’Brien Adds Toughness to Black Wolves
You don’t usually see many college football players go into the world of pro lacrosse. If anything, you see more lacrosse players go into the NFL, players such as; current Buffalo Bills, Chris Hogan and Houston Texan, Will Yeatman. One player, Bill O’ Brien has just made the jump into the NLL. O’Brien was a three-year starting defensive end and linebacker at the Division One AA, Sacred Heart University in Connecticut. Growing…