Winning culture. Those were the words that emanated through my head after spending the first 48 hours at the Rochester Knighthawks trainings camp. There was a swagger, an expectation of we are the best – and we know it. But it was never spoken of literally and certainly nobody took anything for granted. All I heard from the training coaches and staff was how much better shape the key role…
Black Wolves Trade for Tye Belanger
The New England Black Wolves have traded for Colorado Mammoth goaltender Tye Belanger, giving up a fourth round pick for the 2015 draft. Belanger was the back up goaltender to Dillon Ward for the Mammoth last season. There was speculation that Belanger wouldn’t make the Mammoth roster with rookie Alexis Buque performing so well. He will have an opportunity to likely play back up to Evan Kirk now. Either Kevin…
What’s With Warrior Regulator Helmets?
A few weeks ago, Cascade R and Warrior Regulator helmets were declared uncertified by NOCSAE standards. This past Friday, Cascade announced they came up with solutions alongside NOCSAE following constant updates throughout the process. Where’s Warrior and what are they doing? In the few retail lacrosse stores there are across the nation stand giant Regulator displays. Mocked up helmets sit on a helmet throne center of the display. All T-II…
Albert Maione Retires From Lizards
New York Lizards midfielder Albert Maione, a five-year veteran of Major League Lacrosse, has announced his plan toretire. “It has been an honor and my pleasure to play Major League Lacrosse for the past five years, but it is time for me to move on due to injuries, business obligations, and my new wife,” said Maione. “I want to thank the New York Lizards organization, ownership, and coaching staff for…
Bandits Finish Pre Season 3-0
The Buffalo Bandits have ended their preseason on a high note, beating the Colorado Mammoth 9-8 on Sunday. The Bandits did seem to get lucky in this one, after a late fourth quarter collapse almost led to a loss. Joe Resetarits led the offensive unit, putting in two goals and adding five assists. Jerome Thompson continued his consistent preseason play by getting three assists, while the rookie Corey Fowler put…
Derek Keenan Stepping Away from Rush in 2015
General Manager and Head Coach Derek Keenan announced today he is stepping away from the Rush of full-time duties for the 2015 Season for personal family reasons. At the start of last season, on October 15, 2013, Wendy Keenan, Derek’s wife, was diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer and facing the hardest game plan of life. Derek has taken a leave of absence from his job with the city of…
Mike Poulin Looks Strong In Preseason
The NLL preseason is well underway and the Calgary Roughnecks now have two games under their belts, a win and a loss. Roughnecks goaltender Mike Poulin had a string debut, holding the Toronto Rock to just four goals in one half of play. He was a little more shaky the next night against the Minnesota Swarm, getting pulled after giving up five goals in five minutes to start the game….
One on One With Paul Tutka: Part Two
Paul Tutka is a multi-time winning NLL writer of the year award winner, and one of the smartest experts in lacrosse. However, after leaving NLL Insider a few years ago (pre IL Indoor era) he hasn’t been writing anywhere. Yet, his Twitter analysis of the league has taken the lacrosse world by storm, and I was lucky to speak with him about a few matters in the league in this…
Black Wolves Suffer Second Preseason Loss to Bandits
The Buffalo Bandits defeated the New England Black Wolves 17-10 Saturday. Buffalo jumped ahead in the first quarter to a 5-2 lead; Aaron Wilson scored three goals in the first quarter, while John Tavares and Alex Kedoh Hill each had two assists. Mark Steenhuis struck first for the Bandits in the second quarter pushing the lead back up to three after the Black Wolves scored. Joe Resetarits scored to make…
Rock Top Knighthawks in Montreal
The Toronto Rock defeated the Rochester Knighthawks 15-7 in a Sunday afternoon exhibition game at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec in front of 4,820 fans. As part of the promotion of the exhibition game, organizers selected a member of the Quebec Lacrosse Federation to play in the game. Trevor Wagar, a player with Vermont in the Quebec Senior B Lacrosse League, was chosen to play for the Rock. After…