The New York Lizards had their unofficial start to the 2015 MLL season as they added 12 players to their roster by way of the MLL Supplemental Draft. The Lizards picked sixth in the draft and here are the 12 players they drafted from Wednesday. Shamel Bratton, M: The Lizards get Bratton back after picking him up from the LXM Player Pool shortly after the LXM-MLL merger. Last season, he played…
Chris Attwood Getting Opportunity with Knighthawks
Chris Attwood finally played his first NLL game more than two years after his professional lacrosse journey started. The 24 year old scored a goal in Rochester’s preseason opener at Blue Cross Arena on December 6, marking his return to the team that drafted him, and then cut him, in 2012. That same team has now named him to their 2015 roster. The professional success has been a long time…
Trevor Wagar Lives Out Lacrosse Dream in NLL Game
Last week in the Toronto Rock’s preseason victory over the Rochester Knighthawks, an unlikely hero emerged. As the Rock topped Rochester in Montreal, Trevor Wagar scored twice in his first NLL contest. “It was an amazing experience and an experience that I have been wanting to have since I was a young kid growing up and watching the Toronto Rock play,” said Wagar. “I was drafted in 2008 by the…
Black Wolves Roster Solidified for First Season
The New England Black Wolves have solidified their roster going into this 2015 season. At the forward position, the Black Wolves have three players from last year’s Wings team. Kevin Crowley, who is the team’s franchise player, scored 75 points last year and is the leader of the club. Also two breakout players from last year return in Pat Saunders and Kyle Buchanan. Saunders scored 39 points last year and all time has…
Rush Announce 2015 Roster
General Manager and Head Coach Derek announced today the official 2015 Edmonton Rush Roster. Full roster below. Assistant coaches Jeff McComb and Jimmy Quinlan will guide the Rush on the bench as they begin the season’s journey without General Manager/Head Coach Derek Keenan, who announced earlier this week that he would step away from the club to tend to family matters. Edmonton lost the services of Curtis Knight during the…
MLL Supplemental Draft Recap: Denver Outlaws
During the 2015 Supplemental Draft Tuesday, December 16, the Denver Outlaws selected 14 players and made some key moves essential to the team’s success in 2015. The biggest picking up was goalie Dillon Ward, who was the MVP in the 2014 FIL World Championship game versus Team USA in July 2014. Two players were traded for Ward, Charlie Cipriano back-up goalie; and attackman Curtis Dickson who played his first season…
MLL Announces 2015 Schedule
Major League Lacrosse (MLL), the premier outdoor professional lacrosse league, announced today the schedule for the 2015 season. “As we enter our fifteenth season, I believe this is a well-balanced schedule,” said MLL Commissioner David Gross. “Each week will offer great matchups that will showcase the best talent professional lacrosse has to offer.” The 2015 MLL season will begin on Sunday, April 12 with the 2014 Champions Denver Outlaws visiting the…
Breaking Down the 2015 Toronto Rock Roster
The Toronto Rock announced their final roster on Thursday afternoon, with little surprise, as there where know shocking omissions from their final roster. Given who the Rock have selected to their final roster, the youth movement they began last season has continued. The Rock boast a nice mix of veteran leadership and youth up front, with Brandon Benn, and Brett Hickey joining veterans Kasey Beirnes, Stephan LeBlanc, Josh Sanderson, Kevin Ross, and Rob…
Cannons Trade for Ryan Young
The Boston Cannons traded for Ryan Young today of the Charlotte Hounds. In return, the Hounds will acquire a second round pick. In 11 games with Charlotte last season, Young produced 19 points. Young has 83 career points in his four seasons in Major League Lacrosse. The attackman out of Maryland could add some offense that the Cannons seemed to lack late in the 2014 season. A breakout player in…
2015 NLL Extra Rosters
Photo by Garrett James With NLL rosters smaller, like last season, and more and more talent without teams, a lot of lacrosse media has been discussing expansion. For the sake of argument, us at ILWT have developed three viable potential NLL rosters that could compete in 2015. We came together with three markets the league is exploring- Philadelphia, Winnipeg, and Montreal. To make the rosters make sense, we placed most…