We are very excited for our first featured section on In Lacrosse We Trust! Lacrosse Library plans to bring you all the best drills and plays from college and professional indoor and outdoor lacrosse here on ILWT twice every month. We first saw this high-speed practice drill at training camp for one of the NLL teams this year. Even though this is a drill that Pro players do, you can use it…
Outlaws to Hold Open Tryouts
Do I hear another ‘Invincible’ movie taking place? The 1976 Philadelphia Eagles holding open tryouts at the cost of being the NFL’s laughing stock for the season. Them actually finding someone in the mix and inviting him to training camp where he somewhat proves himself. What do the Denver Outlaws hope to accomplish? For one, in 1976, the Eagles were struggling in the NFL, getting booed by their own fans…
Callum Crawford Joins ILWT Team
In Lacrosse We Trust, a part of Imagine Sports Media LLC, is very excited to announce Minnesota Swarm star Callum Crawford joining the ILWT staff. Crawford will write weekly blogs about the Swarm games and also conduct a weekly video interview with the website to talk about the league and lacrosse in general. He will also participate in covering Canadian lacrosse recruiting. In his NLL career, Crawford has played for…
NLL Cuts Means CLax Brings Back Players
With the first round of NLL cuts coming in, it could not be better timing for the Canadian Lacrosse League. With their training camps opening last week, they will be adding several NLL cuts to their rosters. Blizzard Jayson Crawford- New England Black Wolves rookie cut, was the 7th overall pick to Barrie. Darryl Robertson- Defenseman drafted by Toronto Rock was the 19th overall pick to Barrie. Johnnie Rae- Free…
Bandits Release Mike Melnychenko
The Buffalo Bandits have released draft pick Mike Melnychenko following their first pre season game. Melnychenko was the sixth round pick of the Bandits in the 2014 NLL draft. Melnychenko went much later in the draft than was expected, as he was ranked as a top 20 prospect. Buffalo drafted all lefties, so it was going to be hard to crack that roster on that side. There is a possibility…
Mammoth Cut Joel Dalgarno, Colton Clark
The Colorado Mammoth have begun their cuts, and in doing so, have released some surprising names. Along with cutting draftee Terry Ellis and free agent signee Jake Crans, they have cut veteran Joel Dalgarno and 2012 first round pick Colton Clark. Clark was a first round pick in 2012 and has widely been a disappointment for the Mammoth. In his two seasons he has a combined nine points and only…
NLL Cuts: Alton, McAvoy, Lum-Walker
Photo: Garrett James The first wave of NLL cuts appear to be through as several teams have released players in the past two days. Starting with the Edmonton Rush, who released draft picks Mike DeGiorlamo and Mitch McAvoy along with defenseman Ben Snider. The Rochester Knighthawks released goaltender Don Alton, leaving Brandon Styres on the roster as the third goalie. He did play this weekend against Minnesota. They also released…
String King Named Mesh Provider of the NLL
The National Lacrosse League has announced StringKing as the official mesh supplier of the NLL for the 2015 season. When the league opens its 29th year on January 2-3, the world’s top lacrosse players will be exclusively outfitted with StringKing mesh and stringing supplies. “We’re proud to team up with StringKing for the 2015 National Lacrosse League season,” said NLL Commissioner George Daniel. “With our sport requiring such power and…
Ben McIntosh Has Strong Debut for Rush
The Edmonton Rush soundly defeated the Vancouver Stealth 13-6 in their first scrimmage of the preseason. The Rush were led by Mark Matthews, who scored a hat trick, while sophomore Robert Church added a pair of goals. But the player many people had their eyes on was the first overall pick in this year’s draft, Ben McIntosh. The rookie forward did not disappoint, adding two goals of his own in…
American Presence in the NLL in 2015
Americans in the National Lacrosse League are hard to come by. The indoor/box game primarily belongs to both the Canadians and Iroquois players. In an article written by ILWT CEO and President, Marisa Ingemi, an NLL executive stated, “To play defense in box lacrosse takes more athleticism, which field lacrosse players have, but they lack the skills of scoring in box lacrosse from lack of playing.” This seems true with…