The Calgary Roughnecks continued their cuts today when they released Jordan McBride, Pat Henry, and Casey Jackson. McBride signed as a free agent out of Vancouver this off season while Jackson was an undrafted free agent and Henry was drafted by the team. McBride has played 28 career NLL games between Colorado and Vancouver and has a career 76 points. A team that needs depth could pick him up. He…
Breaking Down the MLL Supplemental Draft Pool
We recently published the player pool for the upcoming MLL supplemental draft. Scrolling through that list of 856 can be pretty daunting, so I’m going to break things down to get a better idea of the players trying for a spot in the league. Age The birth years of those in pool span a huge range going from 1962 all the way up to 1994. Given the success of Casey…
NLL Scouting Report: Calgary Roughnecks
In the Roughnecks Sunday afternoon matchup against the Minnesota Swarm they didn’t dress their full compliment of players, as big names like Shawn Evans, Jeff Shattler, Curtis Dickson, Jon Harnett, Greg Harnett and Tor Reinholdt were missing from their lineup. With that being said it’s fairly easy to see what the Roughnecks coaching staff is looking to do with team this season. The offense ran through Dan Dobbie with Evans…
10 NLL Observations: Pre Season Week One
Last weekend saw the first action of the 2015 NLL season as the first round of preseason games came and went. What did we learn from the action? Rochester Knighthawks: The Knighthawks packed the barn. While the tickets were free, it was a great way to get the 2015 hype going for the defending champs. Over 10,000 were in attendance for the preseason game against the Minnesota Swarm. They also…
Lax Library: 2-on-1 5-Pass Drill from the Pros!
We are very excited for our first featured section on In Lacrosse We Trust! Lacrosse Library plans to bring you all the best drills and plays from college and professional indoor and outdoor lacrosse here on ILWT twice every month. We first saw this high-speed practice drill at training camp for one of the NLL teams this year. Even though this is a drill that Pro players do, you can use it…
Outlaws to Hold Open Tryouts
Do I hear another ‘Invincible’ movie taking place? The 1976 Philadelphia Eagles holding open tryouts at the cost of being the NFL’s laughing stock for the season. Them actually finding someone in the mix and inviting him to training camp where he somewhat proves himself. What do the Denver Outlaws hope to accomplish? For one, in 1976, the Eagles were struggling in the NFL, getting booed by their own fans…
Callum Crawford Joins ILWT Team
In Lacrosse We Trust, a part of Imagine Sports Media LLC, is very excited to announce Minnesota Swarm star Callum Crawford joining the ILWT staff. Crawford will write weekly blogs about the Swarm games and also conduct a weekly video interview with the website to talk about the league and lacrosse in general. He will also participate in covering Canadian lacrosse recruiting. In his NLL career, Crawford has played for…
NLL Cuts Means CLax Brings Back Players
With the first round of NLL cuts coming in, it could not be better timing for the Canadian Lacrosse League. With their training camps opening last week, they will be adding several NLL cuts to their rosters. Blizzard Jayson Crawford- New England Black Wolves rookie cut, was the 7th overall pick to Barrie. Darryl Robertson- Defenseman drafted by Toronto Rock was the 19th overall pick to Barrie. Johnnie Rae- Free…
Bandits Release Mike Melnychenko
The Buffalo Bandits have released draft pick Mike Melnychenko following their first pre season game. Melnychenko was the sixth round pick of the Bandits in the 2014 NLL draft. Melnychenko went much later in the draft than was expected, as he was ranked as a top 20 prospect. Buffalo drafted all lefties, so it was going to be hard to crack that roster on that side. There is a possibility…