Brett Bucktooth has signed with the Connecticut NLL team according to Inside Lacrosse’s Teddy Jenner via Twitter. Bucktooth, a forward, had been an unrestricted free agent after playing the last two seasons with the Vancouver Stealth. In 11 games last season, Bucktooth scored 43 points, 18 of them goals. It is just one less point than his 44 from the 2013 season with the Stealth as well. Bucktooth split the…
Junior Rock Have Big Day
Day One action at the 2nd Annual Jr. NLL Tournament got underway on Friday afternoon at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre (TRAC) in Oakville, ON. The Jr. Rock are competing in all three divisions: Peewee, Bantam and Midget. To open the day, the Jr. Rock Peewees coached by Rock goaltender Nick Rose and defenceman Damon Edwards posted an impressive 16-0 win over the Jr. Bandits. The Jr. Rock Peewee team…
MSL Finals: Chiefs and Lakers Go to Game Seven
Tomorrow, the most exciting two words in sports will take place: Game Seven. The Six Nations Chiefs and Peterborough Lakers will face off in game seven of the Major Series Lacrosse finals to determine who will face the Victoria Shamrocks in the Mann Cup. The Lakers have come back from being down 3-1 in the series and won last night without their goaltender Matt Vinc. Tyler Carlson stepped in net…
Colorado Sabertooths Will Not Play in 2014
The Colorado Sabertooths have officially announced that they will not be playing in the CILL for the 2014 season. Sabertooths General Manager Matt Ogden stated, “The CIKL has made significant efforts towards development as evidenced by the increased level of talent and play however the current model and market has proven to be unsustainable.” The Colorado Sabertooths mission was to create a platform for post collegiate players to take their indoor box lacrosse skills and…
Rattlers’ Kevin Leveille Retires From MLL
In all walks of life the time usually comes where a person figures out that the next chapter of their life needs to be opened, while turning the page on the story that they’ve already written. In the case of Kevin Leveille, that time has come and he couldn’t be more at peace with his decision. Leveille has officially announced his retirement from professional lacrosse, as he awaits the birth…
Evaluating the 2015 NLL Schedule
Now that the 2015 NLL schedule is out, it’s time to take a look at what each week brings as far as milestones and notes to watch for as the season begins. There are no NHL schedule conflicts all season. Week Day Date Matchup Time (ET) 1 Fri 2-Jan Buffalo at Connecticut 7:00PM 1 Sat 3-Jan Edmonton at Buffalo 7:30PM 1 Sat 3-Jan Toronto at Rochester 7:30PM 1 Sat 3-Jan…
NLL Announces 2015 Schedule
The National Lacrosse League announced their 2015 season schedule this afternoon, with the season opening January 2nd when the Buffalo Bandits play the first game ever in Connecticut. It is also the first back to back of the season as they go home to play Edmonton that night. Rochester also opens at home in week one against Toronto on January 3rd. Colorado, Vancouver and Edmonton have their home openers in…
Toronto Trades for Brodie Merrill
The Toronto Rock and recently-relocated Connecticut-based franchise have completed a blockbuster deal pending league approval. The trade involves the Rock acquiring superstar transition player Brodie Merrill along with a 2nd round pick in the 2015 NLL Draft in exchange for forward Mike Burke, defenceman Craig England, Toronto’s 2nd round pick (17th overall) in the upcoming 2014 NLL Draft, Toronto’s 1st round pick in the 2015 NLL Draft and Toronto’s 2nd…
CILL: Bye Week With Chicago and Grand Rapids Leading Charge
The Continental Indoor Lacrosse League is heading into its first bye week of the season and thus far, the season has been what was expected. The Chicago Outlaws and Grand Rapids Dragonfish are both in first place with a 5-1 record. Chicago leads the league with 133 goals scored. Milwaukee is in third place by themselves at 3-2 on the season, and where they have struggled is goaltending with 81…
Atlanta MLL Team Nearly a Reality
Everyone in lacrosse knows that Major League Lacrosse wants to add a team to Atlanta. After an attendance of 8,000+ at this year’s championship game between Rochester and Denver, it is becoming closer to a reality. During halftime of the game broadcast commissioner David Gross was interviewed by CBS Sports Network, where he stated that there would be no MLL expansion in 2015. However, he did say that Atlanta is…