Veteran midfielder and All-Pro Kyle Dixon has announced that he is retiring from Major League Lacrosse (MLL) competitive play. Dixon spent 8 seasons in MLL, all with the Bayhawks. Dixon played high school lacrosse for Archbishop Spalding in Severn, Maryland and college lacrosse at the University of Virginia. He won two Division I National Championships while with the Cavaliers, in 2003 and 2006. Dixon was selected as a second-team All…
2014 MLL Protected Roster Evaluation: Florida Launch
The Launch began their quest to the Major League Lacrosse Playoffs after kicking off the 2015 season by releasing their 23 Man roster last week. No real surprises in their first roster of the season. Holding onto CP, McArdle, Cunningham, and Keogh, it seems the Launch are happy with the way their attack man have contributed to the team, and quite frankly it is a smart move. CP and Kieran…
Tavares Returns to Buffalo for 2015
He’s back. The Buffalo Bandits have announced legendary forward John Tavares, the National Lacrosse League’s all-time leading scorer, will return to the team for a league-record 24th season after reaching a contract agreement earlier this month. “John wanted to make sure we wanted to have him back,” said Bandits director of lacrosse operations Scott Loffler. “Of course, we couldn’t say no.” The 46-year-old helped the Bandits return to the playoffs last year by posting 51…
Rush Extend Small and Loewen
General Manager and Head Coach Derek Keenan announced today the Rush have signed forward Corey Small to a three year agreement. “Corey Small is another foundation player who along with owner Bruce Urban shows long term commitment to the success of the Rush with the signing of multi-year agreement” states Keenan The Rush forward selected ninth overall in the NLL 2009 Entry Draft, did not play the 2014 NLL Season…
Josh Sanderson Re-Signs with Toronto
Toronto Rock General Manager Terry Sanderson has announced the re-signing of veteran forward Josh Sanderson to a 1-year agreement. The contract is pending league approval. The Orangeville, Ontario native will be entering his 18th season in the National Lacrosse League in 2015. Sanderson has spent time with Rochester, Albany, San Jose, Calgary and Boston along with two stints in Toronto during his NLL career. The 37-year old offensive star surpassed…
Tyler Burton Looking at New Start in Vancouver
Tyler Burton is one of the better stories you will see in the National Lacrosse League. He made the Rochester Knighthawks roster on an open tryout and went on to win two titles as a defenseman with the club. Now a member of the Vancouver Stealth, Burton is playing with some of those Rochester teammates thanks to big draft day trades. “Joel [McCready] has been a really good friend of…
Jamie Lincoln’s Impact on the Black Wolves
We are seven days removd from the draft and the New England Black Wolves made a huge splash by trading Jordan Hall back to the Knighthawks to get back into the first round as well as trading their captain Brodie Merrill to Toronto as they started to build their draft picks. But 10 days prior to the draft the Black Wolves traded (T) Kyle Belton to Vancouver Stealth for (F)…
NCAA Offseason: Denver Pioneers on Track for 2015 Success
The Denver Pioneers have a busy offseason ahead of them. Following a NCAA Final Four semifinal fall to 3-peating Duke, the team has the consistency and ability. Duke was a powerhouse in the postseason, having witnessed first hand, and would have been a big upset for Denver. Bill Tierney’s squad is losing a big chunk of its experienced roster to graduated seniors. However, a compliment to the college program has…
NCAA Fall Ball Check In: Loyola
At 15 wins, two losses, Loyola University had a great 2014 season. They would have had an undefeated regular season if the Hounds had taken the opening season contest against the Wahoos. The Greyhounds continued their playoff streak but met a hot Albany team in the first round. Statistically, Loyola was in great position for success. The offense was above 12 goals per game and the defense sat five points…
2015 NLL Early Rookie of the Year Candidates
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…