This offseason, the Minnesota Swarm traded Tyler Hass along with Dane Stevens to the Vancouver Stealth for Mike Grimes. In his four years with the Swarm, if Hass brought anything, it was consistency. A look back at his records for the last four years show, no matter how many games played, he was good for eight goals and a couple assists. Watching him play the last four years, he’s not…
Rookie Watch: Counting Down the Top Ten
Going into the 2015 NLL Regular season, roster spots are limited, so even for 1st round NLL picks their floor time will likely be limited. Will take a look at what rookies should have the biggest impacts on their respective teams this season, guys drafted by teams who have holes to fill will likely have more impressive season, based largely on the fact they are more relied on to contribute….
Stealth Re-Sign Goalie Matt Roik
The Vancouver Stealth have announced the re-signing of veteran goaltender Matt Roik to a one-year contract, along with the signings of goaltender Cody Hagedorn and defenseman Kevin Neufeld to one-year contracts, all pending league approval. Roik is one of the longest serving goaltenders in the National Lacrosse League as he enters 14th season. “We’re really happy to have Matt back with the Stealth,” said Stealth President and General Manager Doug…
Kyle Buchanan: Is 2015 His Year?
Kyle Buchanan was played 9 games his rookie season for the Stealth in 2013. Kyle scored 4 G/18A in only 9 games. Last season Buchanan played with the Philadelphia Wings and had an outstanding season registering 23 goals and 46 assists in 18 games. Buchanan played along side of Kevin Crowley, Tracey Kelusky, and Garrett Thul and Jordan Hall (traded to Rochester) just to name a few. Now the question…
2014 Creator’s Cup Champion Niagara Lock Monsters Announce Coaching Staff
The 2014 Creator’s Cup Champion Niagara Lock Monsters are pleased to announce that Matt Attwood will be taking over as Head Coach for the 2015 season. Also returning this year will be Clancy Almas as Assistant Coach/Defense, and Garrett Ball as Assistant Coach/Offence. Matt Attwood steps into the Head Coaching role as he enters his third season with the Lock Monsters. The Brock lacrosse alumnus is a native of St….
Can LXM Survive After Merging with the MLL?
This is the time of year when there is a lull in the professional lacrosse world. The MLL has wrapped up and the NLL preseason hasn’t officially started. Right about now is typically when the LXM Pro Tour has started up in the past to bring high level lacrosse to non-traditional areas around the country. We reached out to Adrenaline, who is the force behind LXM to see what their…
Will Boston Cannons Struggle Without the Boyle Berger Combo?
What will the Boston Cannons do in the summer of 2015 without lacrosse all-stars Ryan Boyle and Stephen Berger? These guys both have made big names for themselves in the game of lacrosse and have both been huge for the game. One has been known since the early days in his career with both Princeton and team USA. The other player has become one of the first Division III players to…
Video: Randy Orton RKO on Damon Edwards
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Colin Doyle to Miss 2015
Toronto Rock Captain Colin Doyle will miss the entire 2015 season due to a shoulder injury that will require surgery. The 17-year NLL veteran will undergo the surgery to repair the injury next week. Doyle played lacrosse this past summer for the Six Nations Chiefs of Ontario’s Major Series Lacrosse (MSL) where he sustained a shoulder injury. Upon further examination late last week, it was confirmed that Doyle had a…
Prospecting the NLL: Who is Paxton Leroux?
Paxton Leroux is a hockey player who played lacrosse as part of his offseason conditioning, and just so happened to have it pay off for him. He was undrafted and released by the New York Rangers after their 2014 training camp and is currently with the Minnesota Wild ECHL affiliate, the Quad City Mallards where he has played one game with 5 penalty minutes. In junior hockey, he played for…