It’s finally here; here is the official free agent list for every NLL team. Later on, we will have a look at where they might end up. Teams can no longer make qualifying offers or franchise players after yesterday. Buffalo Bandits Restricted Free Agents- Glen Bryan, Alex Kedoh Hill, Drew Petkoff, Jamie Rooney, Joe Smith, Kurtis Wagar Unrestricted Free Agents- Chad Culp, Ken Montour, John Tavares, Shawn Williams Calgary Roughnecks Restricted Free…
CILL Team Preview: Chicago Outlaws
The Continental Indoor Lacrosse League season is set to kick off on Saturday night when the Chicago Outlaws host the Grand Rapids Dragonfish. We will have previews before after game, but here we preview the team itself. Offense If you don’t follow the CILL and the Chicago Outlaws sound familiar to you, you probably have heard of Zack Dorn. Dorn broke the MLL hardest shot record as a “fan” at…
New MLL Playoff Format Adds Excitement
With two games left in the regular season, Major League Lacrosse is heading down the stretch run with plenty of intrigue. Much of that intrigue is due to a change in the playoff format. Rather than have one “championship weekend,” with the semifinals and championship the same weekend, this will mark the first summer of semifinals a week before the championship and at the higher-seed team. The semifinals are set…
Bandits Keep Cosmo Around One More Season
Buffalo Bandits General Manager Steve Dietrich announced today that the team has re-signed starting goaltender Anthony Cosmo to a new one year deal. By signing with the team before the opening of NLL free agency on August 1st, Buffalo avoided having their 2014 finalist for NLL Goaltender of the Year available as an unrestricted free agent. Dietrich addressed the media this morning about their recent signing of Cosmo with “We…
Roughnecks Re-Up Goaltender Mike Poulin
The Calgary Roughnecks have announced the re-signing of starting goaltender and restricted free agent Mike Poulin to a two-year contract. The veteran goalie helped lead the Roughnecks to the West Division title en route to the NLL Champion’s Cup Finals last season. Poulin, who is entering his ninth season in the NLL, was acquired by the Roughnecks in a 2010 trade. The 28-year-old played in 18 regular season games in 2014, registering a .770 save percentage and…
Bandits Sign Cosmo for One Year
General Manager Steve Dietrich today announced that the team has re-signed goaltender Anthony Cosmo to a one-year contract. “We are very pleased to have Anthony return for another season,” said Dietrich. “Last season, ‘Coz’ proved that he remains one of the top goaltenders in the game and re-signing in Buffalo shows that he wants nothing more than to bring a Champion’s Cup back home to ‘Banditland’.” Cosmo will be entering his fourth season with…
Speck Blog: Slash Season Over
It’s always tough writing a blog about ending your season earlier than expected, but thats what I find myself doing yet again this year as our team was eliminated in a deciding game 5 in Onondaga against the high powered Redhawks on Sunday afternoon. Our regular season ended with us finishing 10-4 and securing 3rd overall place in the league. We played Buffalo Creek in the first round and swept…
Knighthawks Qualify Johnny Powless
The National Lacrosse League has announced that the Rochester Knighthawks have avoided restricted free agency for forward Johnny Powless with a qualifying offer sent before the July 31 deadline. With the NLL free agency period set to open on August 1, the Knighthawks currently have three players set to enter restricted free agency in forward Stephen Keogh, transition player Joel McCready and defenseman Mac Allen. Rochester’s roster also features five…
Lacrosse Radio Network and Arena Sports Network Partner to Air CILL Games
The Lacrosse Radio Network and Arena Sports Network are proud to announce a joint partnership in broadcasting the Continental Indoor Lacrosse League this August and September. The CILL, a midwest indoor box lacrosse league, returns in 2014 for their fourth season with the defending champion Colorado Sabertooths and perennial playoff clubs the Chicago Outlaws and Grand Rapids Dragonfish. The Lansing Hot Rods also are an expansion club and the Cleveland…
Tavares Not Franchised; What Is his NLL Future?
John Tavares ranked fourth on the Bandits at the end of the 2014 NLL season with 51 points from 24 goals and 27 assists. However, every NLL fan knows he is much more than a stats player. John Tavares brings a certain flow to any team he plays for. He is a powerhouse on the floor, always chasing after loose balls, taking any shots possible, and finding open teammates to score. It…