With the 2014 NLL Draft now in the books we can start speculating about which of the rookies will stand out among the rest. Interestingly, only four times in the last decade has the Rookie of the Year also been the first pick overall: Logan Schuss this past season, Mark Matthews the previous year, Ryan Benesch in 2007 and Brodie Merrill in 2006. So getting picked first is no guarantee…
Outlaws Win 2014 CILL Championship
The Chicago Outlaws have finally done it. In their third appearance in the Continental Indoor Lacrosse League finals, the Outlaws took home their first CILL Cup with a 20-13 win over the Grand Rapids Dragonfish. The Dragonfish had beaten the Pittsburgh Octane 20-7 earlier in the day to get to the championship game and it became a rematch of the 2011 finals in which Grand Rapids won. Chicago went up…
Angus Goodleaf Solid Backup for Knighthawks
When the Rochester Knighthawks defeated the Calgary Roughnecks to secure their third championship in as many years, it truly was a fitting way to end their incredible 2014 season. What makes this Rochester Knighthawks 2014 championship team truly special is that they are extremely solid from head to toe with nary a weak link in the armor. The Knighthawks offensive corps are led by 2014 National Lacrosse League MVP Cody…
Stealth Sign McCready, Penney, Draft Picks
The Vancouver Stealth have announced that the team has signed newly-acquired transition player Joel McCready to a three-year contract, goaltender Eric Penney and second-year forward Chris Wardle to one-year contracts. The Stealth also signed their entire 2014 NLL Draft class (Conrad Chapman, Brandon Clelland, Dan Keane, Jakob Doucet, Matt Delmonico, DJ Saari and Steve Ferdinandi) to one-year deals, all pending league approval. The Stealth traded for Joel McCready in a blockbuster deal,…
Re-Evaluating the 2013 NLL Draft
Minnesota Swarm: Logan Schuss, Jason Noble, Cam Flint, Scott Jones, Reid Acton, Zach Palmer, Jordan Houtby, Dominique Alexander, JJ Laforet, Nick Jonas 2013 Draft Grade: A Reality: A- Justin adding a minus to the A for no reason other than the face Acton, Palmer, Jonas and Alexander never played. Scott Jones wasn’t everything they hoped for but he was still a good player. Logan Schuss was the rookie of the year…
Outlaws, Octane, Dragonfish, to Vie for CILL Cup
Tonight the CILL Cup will go to either the Chicago Outlaws or the winner of the day’s Pittsburgh Octane vs Grand Rapids Dragonfish game. Pittsburgh and Grand Rapids will meet at 4:30pm and the winner will face Chicago at 8pm. Grand Rapids is the only team who has defeated Chicago this season. One of the stronger teams in the league, they have 2013 NLL draft pick Zach Palmer leading their…
2014 NLL Draft Analysis: Buffalo Bandits
After riding a roller coaster of a regular season and being one post away from reaching the 2014 NLL Finals last year, Buffalo Bandits General Manager Steve Dietrich and head coach Troy Cordingley headed into the 2014 NLL Draft searching for that certain missing ingredient to their success. After the draft was over, it was pretty clear that the messing ingredient that Dietrich and Cordingley believed to be missing were…
Podcast: Nick Desrosiers Talks USLL
This week’s episode of the Lax Live podcast went one on one with United States Lacrosse League founder Nick Desrosiers. Marisa Ingemi also talks the NLL draft, New England Black Wolves, CILL Cup and the Baltimore Indoor Lacrosse League.
Miles Thompson Adds New Element in Minnesota
The Minnesota Swarm got the most well known young player in Monday night’s Entry Draft: Miles Thompson. The Swarm got a bit lucky in being able to draft Thompson after an early morning trade by the Rochester Knighthawks that sent Johnny Powless and Joel McCready for the Vancouver Stealth’s second overall pick for later that evening. This trade blew up almost everyone’s mock drafts, including my own. With this trade…
John Algie Steps Down from Ohio Machine
The Ohio Machine announced today that team President & General Manager John Algie will step down from his position effective October 3, 2014. Machine Vice President & Head Coach Bear Davis will assume the responsibility for lacrosse operations. Current Director of Corporate Partnerships Gregg Klein will assume responsibilities for the Machine’s business operations. “It’s been an absolute privilege for me to be a part of the founding of the Ohio…