According to NLL.com, the Edmonton Rush have signed defenseman Brett Mydske to a three year deal. The deal comes after a 2014 season where Mydske was part of a historically good defense that led the Rush to the top record in the league. In his five year career, Mydske has emerged as one of the best defensive players in the game, especially on an Edmonton unit that includes Chris Corbeil…
NLL Camp Report: Bandits Camp Shows New Faces
With the specter of last year’s Eastern Conference Finals loss to the eventual-champion Rochester Knighthawks still on their minds, the Buffalo Bandits are looking forward to wiping the slate clean during training camp and beginning the new season with a fresh start. On Saturday, the Bandits banded together once again at the First Niagara Center as they prepare for the 2015 NLL season. With 33 players and three goaltenders on…
Guardian National Announces Dates for 2015
Over 150 goalies from across the country will be converging on the Spooky Nook Sports Center in Manheim, PA, on July 27-30, 2015 to take part in the second annual Guardian National Championships. The Guardian National Championship, an invite only event, brings together the best lacrosse goalies from across the country to compete against each other and display their skills in front of 50 plus Division I, II and III college coaches….
Toronto Rock Offense Preview: Lefties
The Toronto Rock will open training camp on Saturday afternoon at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre in Oakville, Ontario. One very familiar face will be missing as captain Colin Doyle will miss the entire 2015 season due to a recently repaired torn rotator cuff. The offensive side of the roster breaks down like this. Typically, the Rock will dress 6 offensive players for each game – 3 left handed shooters…
Ethan O’Connor Ready for New Opportunity with Swarm
Ethan O’Connor, a first round pick in the 2013 NLL draft, shone in his rookie season with the Toronto Rock. However, he won’t be back in Toronto for 2015 after he was traded to the Minnesota Swarm for Brock Sorensen. “I am very excited to start camp with the Swarm.” said O’Connor. “It has been awhile since my last summer games with Oakville, which means I’ve had a lot of…
Keane Blog: Stealth Begin Camp Sessions
The Vancouver Stealth opened their first training camp sessions of the season this weekend. Stealth rookie Dan Keane has agreed to be one of our player-bloggers for this upcoming NLL season. Overall the camps were great this weekend. The atmosphere was competitive and everyone was extremely focused. Over the weekend we had three sessions. These session were focused on mainly conditioning, stick skills, and scrimmaging. A majority of the drills…
Gear: STX Releases Football Helmet for Lacrosse
Noggin protection is a HUGE topic throughout athletics currently. In American football (and Canadian), the players are continuing to get bigger, faster and stronger earlier on in their playing days. No matter the type or depth of equipment, players colliding at those rates are bound to take impact injuries. Lacrosse and hockey are a little different. Field lacrosse leaves tons of space to maneuver around opponents, and the open style of…
Highlights From Black Wolves Camp
Yesterday we were on scene at the last New England Black Wolves tryouts in Connecticut before they travel to Buffalo. Our Ryan Conwell brought back some tape on the team.
Video: Steve Priolo on Three Year Extension
We caught up with Buffalo Bandits defenseman at training camp to discuss his new three year deal and the start of the season.
NLL Camp Report: Black Wolves
This morning began what for most of the team is the second week of training camp. This is going to be the first weekend with just the full team as last week featured several free agents trying for spots. Nearly all players were in attendance for the morning session, with less than a handful missing, but they should be set to go for the evening and Sunday practices. The Black…