The Vancouver Stealth have announced that the team has signed newly-acquired forward Johnny Powless to a two-year contract, pending league approval. The Stealth acquired Powless in a blockbuster trade in September from the Rochester Knighthawks along with transition player Joel McCready and the Knighthawks first and third round picks in the 2014 NLL Draft. In exchange, the Stealth sent their 2014 first round pick (2nd overall) to Rochester, as well…
Offseason Check In: Army
Army’s Black Knights will take on both St. Johns and Manhattan this weekend in some fall ball action. The game schedule is Army vs. Manhattan at 11 a.m. followed by St. Johns right after at 12:45p.m. All games on the day will be free to watch. These games are great for coaches on all the teams to see how their players have progressed since fall ball started and to see…
Offseason Check In: What Will the Rattlers Need for a Repeat Performance
The Rochester Rattlers recorded their best season since they came back to the league in 2011. They rode the league’s top scoring defense and second best offense to a home playoff game and a spot in the MLL championship game. Unfortunately their season ended with two late goals by the Denver Outlaws, which swung the game from a triumphant victory to a crushing one goal defeat. The big task for…
8th Annual Nick Colleluori Classic, More than Lax
This past weekend I had the priviledge of attending The 8th Annual Nicholas Colleluori Classic. A total of 14 teams participated in the two day event. Some of the top Division 1 Schools attended the event. Syracue, Bellarmine, Binghamton, Monmouth, Hartford and Hofstra highlighted day one. But what seemed to make this extra special this year was the venue of the event. The site, Ridley Senior High School in Folsom,…
Dane Dobbie Extended for Four Years
The Calgary Roughnecks announced today the team has re-signed forward Dane Dobbie to a four-year contract. “I came into the league as a Roughneck and I want to remain a Roughneck,” commented Dobbie. “Calgary is a great city with great lacrosse fans. We have a very good team and I am excited to continue to be part of the organization and this city for the next four years.” Dobbie, a native…
Swarm Sign Marcus Holman, Nick Cotter
The Minnesota Swarm have announced the signings of seven players in preparation for the 2015 NLL season. Minnesota agreed to deals with two offseason acquisitions in D Mike Grimes (one-year contract) and GBrodie MacDonald (two-year contract), and also signed F Corbyn Tao, D Dominique Alexander, D Andrew Casimir, F Nick Cotter, and F Marcus Holman to one-year agreements. The contracts are currently pending league approval. “We wanted to improve our…
Ethan O’Connor’s Impact on the Swarm Roster
Over the summer the Minnesota Swarm traded Brock Sorensen to the Toronto Rock in exchange for transition Ethan O’Connor and a first round pick in 2017. For the past two seasons, Sorensen has literally been a big part of the Swarm’s transition unit. At 6’6″, 220 lbs, Sorensen was a major physical presence. He averaged 62 loose balls and 13 forced turnovers during his time with Minnesota. He could also…
Top New England College Player Watch
New England has become a hot-bed of lacrosse action as of recent. With the addition of the New England Blackwolves and the increasing coverage of the Boston Cannons, it’s safe to say that New England is starting to develop some high-class players. Although there are a list of which to go down, in terms of players to watch for the upcoming season, my list has been condensed to three. Again,…
Calgary Roughnecks Sign Six
The Calgary Roughnecks announced today the National Lacrosse League club has signed six players in preparation for the 2015 season, including all four draft picks from the 2014 NLL EntryDraft. The Roughnecks agreed to a three-year contract with Tyson Roe, selected 16th overall, and to one-year deals with Calgary natives Pat Henry (36th overall), Cam Gardner (45th overall) and Andrew Smistad (54th overall). In addition, the club re-signed transition player…
Syracuse Checkin: Offense The Key
In our offseason check in series, we’ve looked at Syracuse twice so far. Last week, we told you about Syracuse’s first fall ball test against their Alumni All-stars and then took a broader look at the team. Now it’s time to do a deeper evaluation at what their offense has in store for the 2015 season. What did they lose? As a unit, the Orange boasted the third highest points…