The Minnesota Swarm kicked off their first weekend of training camp this week and will cap it off with a pair of scrimmages. They face the Rochester Knighthawks tonight at 7 CST and meet the Calgary Roughnecks on Sunday at 11 CST. They play in New York on Saturday and Ontario on Sunday. These will be the first opportunities for players to show in game action why they should have…
Rock and Roughnecks Debut New Look Rosters In Pre Season
Tonight the Toronto Rock host the Calgary Roughnecks at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre in Oakville, Ontario. The game, which will be broadcast live on NLL.com, will be the team debuts in Toronto for Brock Sorensen, Jeff Gilbert, Mike Burke, Brodie Merrill, Brett Hickey, and several more, while Calgary will see the debuts of Casey Jackson, Ryan McBride, Tyson Roe, Jeff Moleski, and Jordan McBride. Calgary is without Scott Ranger,…
Stealth and Rush Prepare in Pre Season
The Vancouver Stealth will host the Edmonton Rush Saturday night at the Langley Events Centre in a pre-season scrimmage that will pit the best regular-season team in the NLL last year against the worst. The Rush compiled a 16-2 record in the 2014 season, including a record-setting 14-game winning streak to start the year, before getting stopped in their tracks by the Calgary Roughnecks in the West Division Finals. The…
Stories to Watch in NLL Exhibition Games
Photo Credit: Garrett James NLL exhibition games open up this week, and as they do, there are plenty of things to watch. Several players are getting their lost opportunity to make an NLL club for this season, and will be looking for their chance to shine. Toronto Without Their Stars- Toronto will be playing without both Colin Doyle and Garrett Billings, while the status of Josh Sanderson and Shawn Williams…
Knighthawks Sign Colin McDowall
The three-time defending champion Rochester Knighthawks have announced the signing of forward Colin McDowall. “When an opportunity like this comes up, I am going to take it and give it all I can,” said McDowall. “Obviously, I have been working out and keeping in shape.” In 2014, McDowall led the Sarnia Beavers and the Ontario Lacrosse Association Senior “B” level with 45 goals and finished third in the league with…
Video: NLL Promo by Crosseworks
Our friends over at Crossworks made this awesome NLL season promo. Check it out to get fired up for the season.
Black Wolves Take on Bandits to Open Pre Season
This Saturday night, the Buffalo Bandits organization will finally be able to get their first good look at the newest incoming draft class as they face off against the New England Black Wolves for a closed scrimmage showdown at the First Niagara Center. After the 2014 NLL season had wrapped up and the Rochester Knighthawks were crowned the champions for the third time, each and every team in the league…
CLax Draft Report: Barrie Blizzard
After a season that saw the Blizzard go 4-4 and narrowly lose out in the playoffs by one goal to the eventual Creators Cup Champion, Niagara Lock Monsters, things seem to be trending in the upward position for the Blizzard. While Barrie struggled offensively last season and in goal, the Blizzard where still able to win games, based on the solid overall depth of the team. With five of their…
Holiday Explosion: Hottest Gear of the Season
It’s that double-time of year: holidays and manufacturers releasing new season’s gear. As someone who also works retail for LaxWorld Colorado, here’s my inside scoop to holiday purchases of lacrosse gear. HELMETS Let’s start with the most controversial at the moment. STX just partnered with Shutt to create their first lacrosse helmet incorporating football padding and design. within two days of those helmets hitting retail shelves, it was announced Cascade…
Durham Acquire Bergin, McNulty; Barrie Adds Levick
Perhaps overshadowed by the excitement of the 2014 CLax Draft, there were some significant trades that occurred that evening, which could shake up the CLax rosters involved. First, the Niagara Lock Monsters shipped Tim Bergin and a number of draft picks to Durham in exchange for the number one overall pick, allowing them to select goaltender Zac Boychuk. Bergin had a break out year in his first CLax season, emerging…