BUFFALO, NY (July 29, 2014) — Buffalo Bandits General Manager Steve Dietrich today announced that the team has tagged forward Mark Steenhuis as its franchise player for the 2015 NLL season and extended qualifying offers to the following four players: Rory Smith, Jay Thorimbert, Andrew Watt and Steve Priolo. Steenhuis appeared in all 18 regular season games for Buffalo in 2014, recording a team-high 31 goals and totaling 63 points overall. The St. Catharines, ON native went on to…
OJBLL Playoff Update: Goaltenders Stealing the Show in Conference Finals
The road to the 2014 Founders Cup continues as the Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League (OJBLL) conference finals began this past week. The Halton Hills Bulldogs have a 2-0 stranglehold on the Akwesasne Indians after a pair of convincing wins, outscoring their opponents 27-11 this past weekend at Gordon Alcott Arena in Georgetown. Seth Laidlaw and Adam Charalambides led the way for the Bulldogs, each netting 11 points in the…
Major League Lacrosse and HEADstrong Team-up For Burn Cancer Week
This week, all 8 MLL teams will unite on the field to make a statement on behalf of those affected by blood cancers. While these teams are relentlessly competing for play-off contention, this week they will pay homage to a fallen lacrosse brother and his vision as the MLL proudly presents Burn Cancer, an awareness campaign in support of the HEADstrong Foundation™ (HF™). With a new diagnosis happening everyone four…
AILA and Junior Wings Announce Rosters
Conshohocken, PA – American Indoor Lacrosse Association and the Junior Wings Organization are thrilled to announce the rosters for the 2014 Jr. Wings Pee Wee, Bantam and Midget teams. The three squads, representing the Philadelphia Wings, will compete in the Junior NLL Champions Cup at the Toronto Rock Athletic Center in Oakville, Ontario over Labor Day Weekend (Friday, August 29 – Monday, September 1). Below are the rosters for each…
Guardian National Lacrosse Championship Announces Winners
NEW YORK/ NJ/ PA — July 28, 2014 — Goal Guardian National LLC is proud to announce the winners of their inaugural event, the Guardian National Championship. Daniel MacDonald (2017) and Kady Glynn (2015) are the 2014 Men’s and Women’s Guardian National Champions, scoring the highest number of points in the Championship. The “best of the best” High School lacrosse goalies competed against each other for the chance to be…
2014 NLL Hall of Famers to be Inducted in Langley
The National Lacrosse League has announced the NLL Hall of Fame Ceremony for Class of 2014 inductees Pat Coyle and Chris Hall is set for Wednesday, Sept. 3 at Langley Events Centre at 7:30 p.m. PT. The event, which includes video montages, guest speakers/presenters, induction speeches and plaque unveilings, will take place in the LEC Banquet Hall. Admission is free of charge and open to the public. Coyle will become…
Bayhawks Halt Lizards Winning Streak
Thanks to 15 saves by goalie Tyler Fiorito and four points a piece from Joe Walters and Jesse Bernhardt, the Chesapeake Bayhawks earned their fourth win of the season while upsetting the New York Lizards. Despite the loss though, the Lizards have clinched a playoff spot and will be one of the four teams to compete at MLL Championship Weekend. Through the first half of the game, it looked as…
Fann Cup 2014 One to Remember
Fann Cup weekend has officially ended. People started coming into Chicago last weekend, seeing the sites, ball games and just driving around seeing what the city has to offer. Friday night was the registration party, waivers signed, a bag that had a commemorative glass and a t-shirt for the event. Once the participants finished all of that, the fun started. Friends who haven’t seen each other since last years…
Rattlers Defeat Hounds to Secure Playoff Spot
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Rochester Rattlers became the first team to clinch a berth in the Major League Lacrosse playoffs Saturday, pulling away in the fourth quarter to beat the Charlotte Hounds 13-9. Rookie Jordan Wolf, the No. 2 overall pick in last January’s MLL collegiate draft, scored five goals and added two assists for the Rattlers (9-3), who remained undefeated at Sahlen’s Stadium by winning their fifth consecutive game….
Outlaws Drop to Second Place in High Scoring Contest
Photo Credit: Di Miller The Denver Outlaws (8-4) took on the Ohio Machine (6-6) on July 26, at Selby Stadium in Delaware, Ohio in front of a crowd of 2,961 fans where the Machine unveiled their All-Black jerseys for “Blackout Polio” night. Denver was hoping for a win to stay in first place, and the Machine who were 0-5 against the Outlaws wanted the win to bring them closer to…