New England Black Wolves went into this draft knowing what they were doing. This team made a tone of quality picks and great trades during the their first NLL draft. New England went after some players who not only know how to play but guys who have won championships at all levels whether it is college or SR A. After trading a way Jordan Hall to Rochester and some future picks to Calgary….
NCAA Fall Ball Check In: Michigan, Navy, UMBC
One week closer to Fall 2014 events and teams will be ready to face competition from outside opponents, even if it is alumni. Most teams do welcome back the alumni to start or finish their fall practice season. It will allow the recent alumni to remember what it took to be a Division Athlete and to wise the team well this Spring. On the docket first is a three-way scrimmage…
Audio: Troy Cordingley Discusses Draft
Last night after the draft we caught up with Buffalo Bandits head coach Troy Cordingley to discuss all the moves by the Bandits, including their picks, trading away Rory Smith and Eric Penney, and receiving Nick Weiss.
Meet an NLL Prospect: Ben McIntosh
In many cases, number one overall picks are slated into rebuilding situations. For Ben McIntosh and the Edmonton Rush, it’s not the case. “It’s really a dream come true and an honour,” said the Drexel University grad. “They’re a team that doesn’t need a ton of help right now, but I’m hoping that I can go in there and help them out as much as I can.” The Coquitlam, BC…
Protected Roster Evaluations: Rochester Rattlers
The 23-man protected roster was released recently and Rochester seems to be on the path to building off prior successes. The Rattlers slithered their way to Atlanta this past season to compete against the Outlaws, you took home their first championship. Rochester kept the heat on that game for the majority of it, but unfortunately fell short. From the Rattlers website, here is their protected roster: Mark Cockerton – Attack…
2014 NLL Draft Recap: Black Wolves Own the Day
The National Lacrosse League held their 2014 draft at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre on Monday, Sept. 22. This year’s draft had 55 hopefuls get to hear their names called. With the first three overall picks in the draft, the Edmonton Rush selected Ben McIntosh from Drexel University, the Knighthawks selected Jeremy Noble from University of Denver and the Minnesota Swarm selected Miles Thompson from the University of Albany. While…
Moleski Brings Much Needed Defense to Calgary
I wrote an article last week speculating potential draft picks in yesterday’s 2014 NLL Draft on what the Calgary Roughnecks may need to look for in said draft and how the club needed to move forward to the eventual goal of winning the last game that matters being the Champions Cup Final. Going into the draft the Roughnecks held two first round picks (sixth and eighth overall) as well as…
Black Wolves Acquire Jay Card
New England just keeps making moves. After having a terrific draft picking up players like Quinn Powless and Ty Thompson, the Black Wolves have added forward Jay Card from the Minnesota Swarm for the 40th overall pick which turned into Paxton Leroux. The Black Wolves have made a lot of little moves like adding forwards Jamie Lincoln and Mike Burke as well, and Card falls in the same category. After…
Stealth Acquire Rory Smith and Eric Penney
The Buffalo Bandits traded their 12th overall pick, goaltender Eric Penney and defender Rory Smith to the Vancouver Stealth for Nick Weiss and the ninth overall pick, which became Brandon Goodwin. The move makes all sorts of sense for both teams. Buffalo had signed Dave DiRuscio to contend with Kurtis Wagar for the backup role while all Vancouver has as the backup is Matt Roik, so Penney will contend to…
Knighthawks Acquire Jordan Hall from New England
Thew New England Black Wolves have traded transition player Jordan Hall to the Rochester Knighthawks in exchange for Rochester’s #11 and #28 overall picks along with a first round pick in 2015. The Black Wolves have traded away many players this offseason after relocating from Philadelphia, including Brodie Merrill. The 11th pick being gone from Rochester makes it less of a chance they get both Miles and Ty Thompson, if…