Steve Govett, the Colorado Mammoth president and general manager, has been posting some scouting reports from a January 7th, 1995, on Twitter. The reports come from a game between Philadelphia and Buffalo, and he has the scouting reports from all time greats Jim Veltman and John Tavares. That was good but check the flip side of the roster sheet scouting rpt on @JimVeltman1 and @JohnTavares11#OldSchoolpic.twitter.com/J3EsivpChI — Steve Govett (@sgovett) December…
Bandits Face Black Wolves in Rematch
The New England Blackwolves will look to even the score as they have a pre-season rematch against the Buffalo Bandits this Saturday at the Toronto Rock Athletic Center in Oakville, ON. The Bandits took the W in their first meeting this past weekend 10-9, a game which was very physical and came down to the wire. Jerome Thompson, a free agent addition to the Bandits roster (he was originally drafted…
NCAA Underdogs of 2015
What’s better than watching the top seeded team get upset? Or seeing a powerhouse ultimately come crashing down in the finals? Below are my personal predictions as to who has shots at seeing postseason action this season in Baltimore. I’m not saying all these teams, or any of these teams, will make it. I’m not saying others won’t. But based on underdog criteria I will outline below, these schools have…
Crawford Blog: Swarm Win Two in a Row
I’ve had the first day of camp marked on my calendar for quite some time and as the days drew nearer the excitement to begin the season grew. With all of the desire to play it never really sinks in that it’s starting until you’re bags are packed and you’re your way to the airport. Once I walked into the Ottawa international airport the all too familiar feeling set in….
Voyageurs Players Get NLL Chance in Montreal
Two Vermont Voyageurs Sr B players, Trever Wagar and Jean Guy Thouin, will have an opportunity to play for the Toronto Rock and Rochester Knighthawks this week in the pre season game at Bell Centre in Montreal. Wagar is a forward with Vermont and was actually a San Jose Stealth draft pick in 2009 in the fifth round. Thouin is a Montreal native and a defenseman for the Sr B…
Roughnecks Let Go of Jackson, McBride
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…