Hello InLacrosseWeTrust readers, Dan Pattison here at the Toronto Athletic Center in Oakville, Ontario this evening for the 2014 NLL Draft. 2014 NLL Draft First Round: 1) Edmonton Rush: F Ben McIntosh- Drexel, Maple Ridge WLA . 2) Rochester Knighthawks: F Jeremy Noble- Denver, Denver MLL, Oakville MSL 3) Minnesota Swarm: F Miles Thompson- Albany, Rochester MLL, Onondaga Sr B 4) Colorado Mammoth: F Eli McLaughlin- Coquitlam Jr A 5) Minnesota Swarm: T…
Wolves Take first ELL Tournament of 2014
The European Lacrosse League kicked off their 2014 season this weekend with the Radotin Wolves taking a victory in the first tournament. The defending champions have a much different roster this season, adding former Custodes star Radek Skala. In the first game Skala led the Wolves against his old team as they won 13-9. Skala scored five times while Tomas Jeck scored three. Jakub Mares and Philip Hladky combined for…
NLL Announces Three Game Series in Champions Cup
The National Lacrosse League has announced the NLL Champion’s Cup Finals will expand to a best-of-three game series effective for the upcoming 2015 season. The change was unanimously approved today by the NLL Board of Governors. “Based on the success of the 2014 playoffs, this was the obvious next step for us,” said NLL Commissioner George Daniel. “The 2015 playoffs promise to be our best ever.” The first two rounds…
Podcast: NLL Draft Preview Show with Terry Sanderson
Tonight is the National Lacrosse League draft, and to get you ready we have our NLL Draft Preview podcast. Marisa Ingemi discusses who to watch, discusses the latest MLL news and the US National Indoor team and interviews the Toronto Rock general manager Terry Sanderson. Sanderson discusses with us about the status of injured forward Garrett Billings, the status of free agent Chris White, the recent trades and signings of…
2014 NLL Mock Draft: First Round
Luckily, this wasn’t posted until after Rochester acquired the second overall pick today, so these picks do reflect that trade. Due to late editions, we were not able to Josh Johnson or Haodais Maracle, but both would have been early second rounders. FIRST ROUND 1. Edmonton: Ben McIntosh– Ranked #1 overall, Derek Keenan, now the NLL general manager and head coach of the year, has basically said he wants to…
Knighthawks Get Second Overall Pick, Send Powless to Vancouver
The Rochester Knighthawks have pulled off a blockbuster deal with the Vancouver Stealth to acquire the second and 11th overall picks in today’s 2014 National Lacrosse League Entry Draft. Rochester also receives the Stealth’s first-round picks in the 2015 and 2017 drafts. As part of the deal, the Knighthawks send forward Johnny Powless and transition man Joel McCready, and the ninth and 23rd picks in the 2014 draft to Vancouver….
Jamieson, Vinc, Schuss Take Home NLL Awards
The National Lacrosse League announced the 2014 NLL Season Award winners during the first-ever Season Awards Ceremony at Toronto Rock Athletic Centre (TRAC) in Oakville, Ontario on Sunday night. Players, coaches and executives from around the league were joined by family, friends and fans to celebrate the three finalists for each award before honoring the winners. The awards event was highlighted by Rochester Knighthawks forward Cody Jamieson, who won…
NLL Combine Report: Hope, Benn Have Good Showings
The 2014 NLL combine took place today one day before the draft. Several top prospects and free agents attended, and for the prospects, some stood out that might raise their draft stock. One such player was Peterborough defenseman Robert Hope. Hope, projected to go in the fourth-seventh spot, has been linked to the fourth overall pick with the Colorado Mammoth, if they keep that pick. Of note is the fact…
Protected Roster Evaluations: Denver Outlaws
Photo Credit: Di Miller On Friday September 19 the Denver Outlaws announced their 23 Man Protected Roster. As expected, they have locked in the majority of players who were keys to their success during the 2014 season as well as their play-off victory, MLL Championship and first ever Steinfeld Cup in 2014. The Outlaws have protected the following players: Attack—Chris Bocklet, Curtis Dickson, John Grant Jr., and Eric Law; Midfield—Jeremy…
2015 NLL Breakout Players: Damon Edwards
As the NLL season approaches many offensive players are getting attention. One player to watch this year though will be Damon Edwards who plays defensive for the Toronto Rock. Coming up with Toronto, Edwards went to the Boston Blazers in his rookie year before moving on to CLax. He signed back with Toronto and has emerged as a potential breakout player. Edwards played this summer with the Coquitlam Adanacs before…