Schedule Analysis The Black Wolves will play the first game of the 2015 NLL season when they face the Buffalo Bandits at home. They have three home games to open the season, all against eastern opponents, with Rochester and Minnesota next. Their first road trip is January 30th when they go to Edmonton. They go to Calgary later on, but they never have to make the long trek to Vancouver….
NLL Pre Season Games Schedule
The National Lacrosse League has announced their preseason schedule and there seems to be more exhibition contests than ever, including a rarity of seeing the Buffalo Bandits on the preseason schedule. Four games open the preseason on Saturday, December 6, with games in Vancouver, Buffalo, Toronto, and Rochester. It will be the debut of the New England Black Wolves and also the first game the Bandits have hosted in years….
Buffalo Bandits Intensify Goaltending Battle
Two weeks ago, Buffalo Bandits General Manager Steve Dietrich announced that the team had signed goaltender Rance Vigneux to a one-year deal. With the Bandits having three solid possible backup goaltending choices ahead of the 2015 season, the question now being asked is which goaltender will be the biggest standout during training camp and back up 2014 NLL Goaltender of the Year nominee Anthony Cosmo during the regular season. With…
MCLA Fall Ball: Metro State U. (Denver) Wins Strong vs. In-Conference Rival Johnson Wales U.
Photo Credit: Di Miller On Sunday November 2, Metropolitan State University of Denver Men’s Lacrosse (5-1) took on rival Johnson Wales University at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City. It was a cold night and factoring in the time change, made for an interesting game. Turf field #8 that MSU calls home is poorly lit making the late start to the game a challenge for both teams. MSU ended…
Once Teammates, Now Opposition: Cunningham and Turnbaugh
Being teammates and being competition have the same influence on individuals. They drive an individual to become bettter at what they do. Now from high school to college, Conor Cunningham and Brock Turnbaugh have gone from teammates to opposition on the game’s largest stage. Cunningham is a redshirt freshman transfer to Maryland from Hofstra. He is a graduate of Hereford High School in Parkton, Maryland where he won four state…
NLL Prospect Profile: Dylan Webster
The Toronto Rock recently signed three new recruits to one year contracts. One of the men looking to secure a 2015 NLL roster spot is 22 year old Dylan Webster of Brampton, ON. Webster is currently a senior attackman with the Quinnipiac Bobcats in the NCAA (Division 1), and during his summers plays box lacrosse for his hometown Excelsiors. Webster has been proving his worth all through his junior career…
Offseason Recap: Edmonton Rush
The Edmonton Rush set an NLL record in 2014 by reeling of 14 consecutive wins en route to the best record in the league (16-2). Having earned the best record in team history, the stage was set for the Rush to get back to the Champion’s Cup for the second time in three years and win their first title. Unfortunately, it was not to be. The Calgary Roughnecks ousted the…
Danseglio Out at UVA
Greg Danseglio has lost his appeal and has now left the University of Virginia. Danseglio has been an intrical part of the Virginia defense since his arrival on campus. Now Virginia is left with a decidedly youthful defensive line. He would have been on the verge of starting his final season as a member of the Virginia lacrosse team. Danseglio had played in every game of his career with the…
Providence College Coaching Clinic Review
On Thursday, October 30, the Providence College Men’s Lacrosse Coaching staff held a coaching clinic open to coaches of all levels across New England. This clinic was also featured last fall in the midst of a major facilities upgrade for the lacrosse program. Coming off just his second season as a head coach, Coach Chris Gabrielli is using these clinics to both promote the emerging program and to help grow…
NLL Offseason Recap: Buffalo Bandits
Schedule Analysis: For the Buffalo Bandits, their 2015 National Lacrosse League regular season schedule is quite treacherous. The first half of the regular season will see the Bandits more on the road and away from the friendly confines of Banditland. Through the first nine games of the 2015 season, the Bandits will have three home games and 6 away games. If the Bandits and their fans thought double the road…