The New England Black Wolves have a solid starting goalie in Evan Kirk. Going into their first season, however, there have been questions about who will be backing up. After Kevin Croswell was released, it was announced the team had traded for Colorado Mammoth backup Tye Belanger, and that was their answer. “Excited on this new chapter in my lacrosse career.” says Belanger. “It;s thrilling to know I’ll be a…
Knighthawks Pre-Season Recap/Season Preview
The Rochester Knighthawks made history last season by becoming the first team in league history to three-peat. Once again just like 2012 and 2013 the Knighthawks have very little turnover in their roster. This season the Hawks are returning 16 players from last years roster, and 18 once Keogh and Brad Self come off the Physically Unable to Perform List. Pre-season games for the Knighthawks seemed more focused on seeing…
One on One With: Zach Higgins
Zach Higgins is expected to assume the starting role for the Minnesota Swarm this season in net. he played often last season, splitting duty with Tyler Carlson, but now the undrafted netminder is looking to be the starter in just his season season. Marisa: What are your thoughts on the upcoming season? Zach: Zach: I’m looking forward to the upcoming season. I think with how we have prepared at camp, along with…
One on One With: Brandon Benn
Brandon Benn had a strong pre season with the Toronto Rock, earning a spot on the team. The rookie’s performance will give him a shot at playing regularly with the injuries the team has suffered going into the season. We caught up with him to discuss the year ahead. Marisa: How do you feel you have played this pre season? Brandon: I feel like I played well this preseason. It was…
Gear Review: Turtle Shell Mesh
Turtle shell Mesh by Zoo lacrosse is the newest way to get your head traditionally strung by some of the best stringers in the game of lacrosse. Turtle shell comes already strung up for its customers in one piece by one of the top stringers in Upstate New York. It’s traditional but interconnected as one piece which makes it function like mesh does. Zoo lacrosse strings can do up for you a 6,7 or 8 diamonds it…
2015 Buffalo Bandits Season Preview
BUFFALO BANDITS 2014 SEASON PREVIEW Team Acquisitions: (F) Jerome Thompson (F) Corey Fowler (F) Jordan Dance (F) Tyler Ferreira (T) Brandon Goodwin (T) Alex Kedoh Hill (T) Nick Weiss – Vancouver Stealth (T) Matthew Bennett (G) David Diruscio Team Losses: (F) Shawn Williams (F) Aaron Wilson (T) Jordan Critch (T) Joel Matthews (T) Hayden Smith (D) Colin Boucher (D) Rory Smith (G) Eric Penney (G) Kurtis Wagar Offense:…
Crawford Blog: Last Week Of Camp
Last weekend of camp is usually always just a few days before the holidays. Over the last few years this has been my favorite weekend of camp because the staff always has some team bonding events for us. This weekend we don’t have any exhibitions or scrimmages against other teams on the schedule just two practices and our annual Nut Cracker Blue and Yellow game. There is usually a lot…
MLL Draft Prospects 2015: Goalies
If you missed it last week, I previewed the 2015 MLL draft at both the attack and midfield. This week, I shift gears to the man tasked with stopping them from scoring, the goalies. The goalie position is arguably the most important position in lacrosse. Similar to hockey, a hot goaltender can make a fringe playoff contender dangerous. A great goaltender can also be the key in erasing some of the…
NLL Full Broadcast Schedule
The National Lacrosse League’s 29th season opens with NLL Face Off Weekend 2015 presented by New Era on January 2-3 with every team in action. The league has announced broadcast information for this year with matchups airing on TSN, Universal Sports Network, WatchESPN and the NLL LIVE subscription package. Find the complete schedule below while additional announcements regarding team and regional broadcasts will be made in the coming weeks. Viewers in Canada…
Analyzing the Colorado Mammoth’s Announced Roster
The Colorado Mammoth they made a good amount of moves in the off season whether it was picking up free agents or key draft picks. The team’s biggest free agent pick up was one of their first in forward Alex Turner who was restricted FA by the Minnesota Swarm who did not match the deal that Colorado offered Turner. Turner was drafted by the San Jose Stealth but played his…