Photo Credit: Di Miller On Sunday October 5, Metropolitan State University (2-0) took on the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado. The weather was beautiful except for the extreme winds. Players were wondering how much affect this would have on their game. The field wasn’t in the greatest of shape which was also a concern for ground balls and face-offs. The last time these two teams met was during…
Knighthawks and Swarm Announce Pre Season Game December 6th
For the fourth straight season, the Rochester Knighthawks will host the Minnesota Swarm in a free preseason game at The Blue Cross Arena. The 8:00 p.m. game on Saturday, December 6th will be the Knighthawks first since making National Lacrosse League history by winning three straight Champion’s Cups. Each fan will need a ticket to attend the game, which can be reserved online by clicking here, http://www.knighthawks.com/2015preseasongame. The preseason game…
Rush Sign Shute and McAvoy
Derek Keenan announced the 13th overall 2014 NLL Entry Draft, Adam Shute has signed an one year agreement. The Rush are looking at their future between the pipes by selecting goaltender Adam Shute from the WLA’s Coquitlam Adanacs. After playing in the Alberta Junior League with the Okotoks Raiders, Shute moved to the B.C. senior league and showed steady improvement. This past season in Coquitlam, Shute, who also played in…
NLL Gives Statement on Philadelphia Team
After the tweet yesterday from NXT Sports about a potential NLL team returning to Philadelphia, we reached out to the league for a comment, and this is what they gave us. “The league is engaged in preliminary discussions with a number of parties who have expressed interest in the Philadelphia market. As a matter of policy, the league does not release any details related to prospects prior to receiving…
UK Lacrosse: University Season Preview
In the UK, Lacrosse is still very much a niche sport. Building a successful University team is an uphill task, with the game is still in its infancy, most of the new recruits have little to no previous experience in the game, with the exception of the occasional North American import, and are trained from the ground up. The BUCS (British Universities and Colleges Sports) league begins next Wednesday with…
NLL, NXT in Talks to Bring Team Back to Philadelphia?
According to a tweet from NXT Sports, the Philadelphia based company is looking to bring a team to the National Lacrosse League to Philly. The NLL has had a Philadelphia team, the Wings, in each year of their entire existence since 1987. The Wings moved this offseason to Connecticut where they will play as the New England Black Wolves. We are engaged in preliminary discussions with @NLL regarding bringing the…
Rush Sign Ben McIntosh for Two Years
The Edmonton Rush have announced that the team has signed forward Ben McIntosh, the first overall selection from this year’s NLL Draft, to a two-year contract agreement. “Like most first overall draft picks, we believe Ben is NLL ready. He’s physically and mentally mature and we expect him to contribute from the start,” said Rush general manager and head coach Derek Keenan. “The NLL can be a very humbling league for young players but…
NLL’s Best of the Rest: Tom Montour, Scott DeFrancesco
The NLL is one of the toughest leagues to crack an active roster. There are no minor league affiliates; there is simply a four-man practice squad. With there only being nine teams in the NLL, there’s only 180 active roster spots for players to compete for. With little turnover on rosters each season, many elite level players are left without NLL contracts. In the coming weeks I plan on revealing…
Fall Ball Check In: Yale Bulldogs
It’s not too often a freshmen comes out of High School tallying up 278 goals and 585 points in their four years played. However, the Yale incoming freshman, Ben Reeves has surely made a name for himself. And he hasn’t even played an NCAA game yet. With Reeves possibly pairing up with, senior, Conrad Oberbeck we can see the field of play open up tremendously. This is a Bulldogs squad…
How Does Alexis Buque Fit in the Colorado Mammoth Picture?
The Colorado Mammoth selected goaltender Alexis Buque with their third pick, 17th overall. Buque will be fighting for a spot on the roster against veteran Tye Belanger and Rookie of the Year candidate Dillon Ward. The starting job between the pipes for the Mammoth is obviously Ward’s to lose, leaving Belanger and Buque to battle for the backup role. Belanger’s position in the role is currently vulnerable. He started out…