New England: A The Black Wolves debut draft was a doozy (say that three times fast). The ‘Wolves added star potential players with Ty Thompson, Quinn Powless and Mark Cockerton, and they also made trades to grab Jay Card and Mike McNamara. The Black Wolves were able to get Sheldon Burns late, the #8 ranked prospect and the second ranked defenseman. New England also found a way to stockpile draft…
MLL Protected Roster Evaluations: Boston Cannons
The Boston Cannons lost two lacrosse legends to retirement this offseason in Ryan Boyle and Stephen Berger. They also left another long time MLL player Matt Stribel off the protected roster after he was a late addition to the team this past season. Veteran defender Kyle Sweeney is still on the roster after putting together another great summer in the league. Sweeney will bring leadership back to the Cannons this 2015…
MSL Players Shine in NLL Draft
Of 55 players taken in this years’ NLL draft, nine of them are already regulars on MSL squads. Players usually jump to the MSL after their junior careers are over, so expect some players drafted out of junior to show up on MSL teams in the future, honing their skills in summer lacrosse. The new New England Black Wolves, who recently added Tracey Kelusky to the coaching staff, used five…
CLax Announces Draft and Combine Information
The Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax) will host their 2014 Entry Draft and Combine on Saturday, November 29 from 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. at the new home of the Southwest Cyclops, the Syl Apps Community Centre in Paris, Ontario. This event will allow prospects to showcase their talents in an effort to secure a spot on one of the league’s five teams. The day will begin with combine testing, followed…
2014 NLL Draft Analysis: Minnesota Swarm
On Tuesday, the Minnesota Swarm followed up on their draft coup from last year with six draft picks. The Swarm took 2014 Co-Tewaaraton trophy winner (shared with brother Lyle), Miles Thompson at number three for their top pick. At number five, Shane MacDonald was selected, followed by Joe Maracle at number ten to round out the forward selections. Their fourth pick (number 29) addressed needs at transition with the selection…
2014 NLL Draft Analysis: Vancouver Stealth
Monday was the day many NLL fans had been waiting for, Draft Day 2014. All teams looking to improve their chances of hoisting the Champions Cup with some rookie talent. The Vancouver Stealth did not wait till the draft to start before making waves in a blockbuster trade. GM Doug Locker made the moves necessary to bolster Vancouver’s transition game and left side, by acquiring Johnny Powless and Joel McCready…
2014 NLL Draft Analysis: Edmonton Rush
The Edmonton Rush set an NLL record for consecutive wins during the 2014 season, but faltered at the end and found themselves eliminated from the playoffs during the West Division Finals, leaving them short of their goal of getting to their second Champion’s Cup. So although the season has to be thought of as a successful one, it looks like there may still be some room to improve going forward….
Ohio Machine 23-Man Protected Roster Evaluation
The Ohio Machine had the biggest turnaround last season, in large part due to the addition of severa l LXM Pro Players and the addition of 2013 first round pick Peter Baum and 2014 first round pick Tom Schreiber. After finishing in last place last season, the Machine made the playoffs before losing to the Rochester Rattlers in the first semifinal game. As they head into 2015, here is the…
2014 NLL Draft Recap: Colorado Mammoth
On Monday September 22, at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre the Nation Lacrosse League hosted the 2014 NLL Entry Draft. There were a total of 55 players who were drafted. So how well did the Colorado Mammoth fare in the draft? With so many talented players available, it was necessary for each team to review their draft picks; what draft picks they were willing to trade in order to obtain…
2014 NLL Draft Analysis: Calgary Roughnecks
Going into the 2014 NLL Draft, the Calgary Roughnecks had three picks in the first two rounds and appeared to be positioned to add more blue-chip youth to their roster. Instead, they traded their two first-round picks as well as their two third-round picks to the New England Black Wolves in exchange for a first-round pick next year and a third rounder in 2016. “We entered the draft without a…