After a very disappointing season by the Minnesota Swarm, in which the team went 4-14 and scored fewer than 200 goals on the season, the Swarm have been one of the more active teams in this offseason. They have already thrown out their usual playbook of acquiring as many draft picks as possible and started to trade away some of their horded surplus of picks. Sticking to the game plan…
How the Ohio Machine Got Into Playoff Positioning
As the MLL heads into the last week of the season, the Ohio Machine find themselves in fourth place and one win away from clinching a playoff berth. No I am not kidding, this is the same Machine team that had only two wins exactly one summer ago. How did this happen? What is going on in the MLL? Simply put, the Machine have put together a four game winning…
Cannons’ Rabil Done for the Season
The Boston Cannons picked up a much needed win on Saturday afternoon but it was at the expensive of their super star midfielder Paul Rabil. Rabil broke his foot in Boston’s 16-15 win over Florida and the team announced he will miss the remainder of the season. Boston needs to defeat Rochester next week and need the Ohio Machine to lose to the Florida Launch in order to qualify for…
MLL Power Rankings: Final Week
With the season in its final week of the year for half the teams, it has been a fun summer of MLL action. Some of the familiar names are atop the standings, but like last year it looks like one newcomer will have a shot at the title come Championship Weekend. 1) Rochester Rattlers – Even though in a tie with the Outlaws, the Rattlers are still the hottest team…
MSL Playoffs: Chiefs Beat Redmen in Game One
The Brooklin Redmen find themselves in an awkward position after Sunday night, losing to the Six Nations Chiefs 9-8. Fans of the powerhouse Redmen, who cruised through the regular season, expected them to cruise right through the playoffs too. However, after Sunday’s opener at the Iroquois Park Sports Centre in Whitby, the Redmen find themselves down 1-0 to the Chiefs, a team that was barely better than .500 this season….
Outlaws Take Down Dragonfish in Opener
The Continental Indoor Lacrosse League opened their season last night as the Chicago Outlaws defeated the Grand Rapids Dragonfish 19-10. Chicago, who has been a dominant force in the league for the past three seasons, continues their typical strong offensive push. Chicago scored the first two goals of the game before the Dragonfish tied it up, but the Outlaws scored three more in a row to hold a 5-2 lead…
Stealth Look for Worst to First Run With Big Off Season
With the worst division record, barely holding the tiebreaker over Minnesota for the worst record in the league the Vancouver Stealth were in dire need of an overhaul this offseason. With franchise, free agency, unrestricted free agents, and the trade deadline looming the Stealth made some moves to keep the heart and soul of their defense. Statistically they struggled in their 2014 campaign, but as we all know numbers do…
Calgary Roughnecks Have Some Offseason Decisions to Make
The Calgary Roughnecks made a bit of a splash before the free agent period in the NLL got underway as they announced a two-year contract extension for goaltender Mike Poulin, who would have become a restricted free agent otherwise. Locking down their all-time leader in minutes played the day before the free-agency period began takes one headache out of the equation as the busy part of the offseason gets going. Calgary…
Cannons Blast Launch in Much Needed Win
In a win or go home game for the Boston Cannons at home Saturday afternoon hosting the Florida Launch, they came out strong, and looked like a team poised to stay in playoff contention. The Launch cut a seven-goal deficit to one in the final minutes, but we unable to convert in final seconds and were nipped by the Cannons, 16-15. Converting on their first three shots, the Cannons took an early 3-0…