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,…
Toronto Signs Defenseman Jeff Gilbert
Toronto Rock General Manager Terry Sanderson has announced the signing of unrestricted free agent defenceman Jeff Gilbert to a two-year agreement. Along with the signing of Gilbert, Sanderson also inked free agents Mark White and Mike Burke to one-year deals. All signings are pending league approval. The 31-year old Gilbert played the last three seasons in Minnesota after being dealt to the Swarm by the Rock following the 2011 season. …
Knighthawks Sign Campbell for Two Years
The Rochester Knighthawks have re-signed defenseman Scott Campbell to a two-year deal. “It feels good,” he said. “There is no place I would rather be than in Rochester trying to continue the success we have had the past few seasons.” Campbell, who enters his 11th season in the NLL, has won three straight Champion’s Cups with the Knighthawks. In 2014, Campbell played in 17 games, notching two goals, five assists…
Greg Gurnelian Wins FOGO of the Year
Major League Lacrosse has named Greg Gurenlian of the New York Lizards, the winner of the 2014 FOGO award, presented by the Faceoff Academy, an honor determined solely by statistical success. “[The award] means a lot to every single faceoff guy that takes pride in his craft”, Says Gurenlian. “All the award means to me is that I was one of the more effective guys in the league, and that’s…
MLL Rookie Report: McArdle, Thompson and Wolf Shine in MLL Finales
The MLL season has come to a close and that means that every rookie has completed their first year in the professional ranks. While some players had got more experience than others, each one made an impact for his respective team. Kieran McArdle locked up the best season ever for a rookie in the MLL while Jordan Wolf had a tremendous impact for Rochester Rattlers in helping them earn a…
CILL: Outlaws and Dragonfish Dominate Weekend
Just as expected, the rematch between the Chicago Outlaws and the Grand Rapids Dragonfish highlighted the tw0-day showcase in Michigan. The day began Saturday morning with the Dragonfish taking on the Lansing Hotrods and the Fish winning 29-5. Then the Outlaws took to the floor in their first game of the weekend against the Detroit Coney Dogs. The first quarter was all Outlaws as they jumped out to a quick lead…
RFA Alex Turner Signs With Mammoth
The Colorado Mammoth announced that the team has signed restricted free agent Alex Turner. Minnesota had the right to match Colorado’s offer to the veteran forward, but opted against it. “Our offense has a lot of talented players with the ball in their sticks, but there was a need for a guy who will go inside and set picks and bang bodies; Alex will do that for us,” said Mammoth president &…