The Rattlers come slithering into their first playoff match one game ahead of the Ohio Machine. Rochester, sitting at 10-4, will play host to the Machine on Saturday August 16 at 3PM EST. ROCHESTER I’ve said it time and again, maybe I’m biased from personally having witnessed his coaching skills at NFC7, but John Ortolani always finds a way to create offensive momentum for his team. After 14 full-season games,…
Predicting the 2014 MLL Semi Finals
The Major League Lacrosse playoffs are upon us. It has been a competitive regular season and these playoffs should be even better. This postseason field includes a little bit of everything: the first-time entrant (Ohio), the surprise team (Rochester), the perennial power (Denver) and the surging team (New York). As we have seen, the playoffs are unpredictable, but here goes my best shot trying to break down Saturday’s semifinal doubleheader…
Mammoth Sign Former Denver Pioneer Law
The Colorado Mammoth announced today that it has signed University of Denver alumnus and former Jr. Mammoth player Eric Law to a contract with the team, marking the first time in club history that a member of the youth program has ascended to the ranks of the professional squad. The Centennial native earned Colorado’s Player of the Year Award at Arapahoe High School in 2009 when he led the Warriors to the…
Knighthawks Re-Sign Hopcroft for Two Years
The Rochester Knighthawks announced today that the team has re-signed Derek Hopcroft to a two-year deal. In 2014, the 28-year-old forward won his first Champion’s Cup in his first season in Rochester. “I’m excited and pumped to be back with the Knighthawks for another couple years to help the team win another championship,” said Hopcroft. In his four seasons in the NLL, he has collected 21 goals, 21 assists and…
MLL Playoff Preview: Denver Outlaws
Photo Credit: Di Miller On Saturday August 16, the Denver Outlaws (9-5) and the second place seed will host the New York Lizards (9-5) the third place seed for the first ever home play-off game in Denver, Colorado at Peter Barton Stadium on the University of Denver Campus. The first time the two teams met was June 14 and the Outlaws defeated the Lizards by the score of 16-11. The…
Epoch Signs Rochester Rattlers’ Ty Thompson
Two-time Division I All-American and Rochester Rattler rookie Ty Thompson has signed an agreement with Epoch Lacrosse making him the company’s first endorsed athlete. The pride of the Mohawk Nation, NY and the fourth all-time leading scorer at the University at Albany will be representing Epoch Lacrosse at camps/clinics nationwide and providing Epoch’s engineers with real world feedback in the development of future products. What does Ty use? Epoch’s Dragonfly…
Mark Millon to Direct Baltimore Breakers
The Baltimore Breakers boys club lacrosse program announced today that former All World Team USA player and National Lacrosse Hall of Fame member Mark Millon will be assuming the role of Director of Player and Coach Development for the program. Millon has worked with the Breakers intermittently since the program’s inception in 2003. He became full time head coach in 2013 with the Breakers U11 team. Millon’s responsibilities this year…
Kieran McArdle Wins 2014 MLL Rookie of the Year
Major League Lacrosse, the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, announced today that Florida Launch attackman Kieran McArdle has been named 2014 Cascade Rookie of the Year, as voted by MLL coaches and general managers. The 2014 rookie class was full of talent, but McArdle’s incredible season gave him the edge. Earning 11 first place votes, McArdle was the obvious choice for the Rookie of the Year title. Behind McArdle, Rochester attackman Jordan…
BILL Season Set to Start; Player Registration Open
The 2014 Baltimore Indoor Lacrosse League season is about to get underway in just a couple of weeks. The league, which is the home of six teams, hosts a variety of professional lacrosse talent. The league is run by former Baltimore Bombers director of operations Larry Fila. The 2013 teams include First Mariner, Toyota, Parrot and Rebel, and this year the Vipers, and Kneebones are being added. First Mariner is the…
Gallant Staying Around With Colorado
Colorado announced three moves today including keeping veteran defenseman John Gallant. Gallant is the longest tenured player in Mammoth history and he will give it another go with a one year deal with Colorado. Gallant, who is also a coach with the CILL’s Colorado Sabertooths, was rumored to be planning retirement earlier in the off season before he decided to try one more year in the NLL. With 190 games,…