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…
Black Wolves Announce Inaugural Roster
The New England Black Wolves announced their roster today, listed below. Of note is Tye Belanger, whom they acquired this past week to be their back up goalie. Rookies Mark Cockerton and Quinn Powless also made the roster. Free agent signee William O’Brien made the team as well. The practice roster includes Boston Cannons player Brent Adams along with rookies Sheldon Burns, Matt Crough, and Josh Johnson.
Mammoth Announce 2015 Roster After Signing Tyler Codron
On Thursday, the Colorado Mammoth finalized and announced its 20-man roster for the 2015 season. Fourteen players return from last year, highlighted by forwards John Grant Jr. (captain) and Adam Jones, defensemen and assistant captains John Gallant and Dan Coates, and goaltender Dillon Ward. Colorado’s 2014 first-round draft picks (forward Eli McLaughlin and defenseman Robert Hope) and second-rounder Alex Buque (goalie) also made the team, as did restricted free agent…
Roughnecks Announce 2015 Roster; Evans on PUP
The Calgary Roughnecks today announced their 20-player active roster for the 2015 National Lacrosse League season. The roster includes 19 names from the 2014 season with free-agent defenceman Jeff Moleski completing the active list. The returning players include Dane Dobbie, who led the league with a career-high 51 goals last season, captain Andrew McBride, the franchise leader in games played (182), and transition player Geoff Snider, who finished the 2014…
Knighthawks Announce 2015 Roster; Prout Cut
The Rochester Knighthawks announced their 20-man roster for the beginning of the 2015 National Lacrosse League season. The active roster includes 16 players from the 2014 NLL Championship team, including Team Captain Sid Smith, 2014 NLL MVP Cody Jamieson and fellow assistant captain Mike Kirk, 2014 Championship Game MVP Dan Dawson and four-time NLL Goaltender of the Year Matt Vinc. The defensive unit features the most returning players with nine….
Analyzing the Bandits Rookies From Camp
The Buffalo Bandits picked up many solid rookies in both the draft and in the free agency pool. Here is the Bandits rookie breakdown. Jerome Thompson (Forward)- One of the most significant free agent signings in my opinion was that of Jerome Thompson. Jerome is the second eldest of the famed “Thompson Brothers” (others being Jeremy, Miles, and Lyle) who took the lacrosse world by storm. After originally being drafted…