Norway is coming off some disappointing finishes in the 2010 World Championships and the 2012 European Championships, finishing 24th at Worlds and 14th at the European Championships. With no World Championship under their belt the Norwegians gain a lot of experience at the international stage that has been hard to come by in the northern European countries like Norway, Sweden and Finland. The Norwegian participated in the Scandinavian Lacrosse Challenge…
Video: Cerino, Soudan, Danowski
Last night the Rochester Rattlers defeated the Charlotte Hounds to move into a tie for first place in the league. After the game, we caught up with members of both teams Mike Cerino Tim Soudan Matt Danowski
Swarm Need To Keep Core for 2015
The Swarm began their off season plans last week when they traded Tyler Carlson and the 2014 #1 pick to Edmonton for Brodie MacDonald and the 2014 #3 pick. With any luck, that will be it. The Swarm have two things they need to do this summer: draft well and nothing else. The Swarm approach the draft in September with five total picks; two of those are in the first…
Evaluating the NLL Hall of Fame Nominees
The pinnacle for a player or coach after winning a championship is to be enshrined in the Hall of Fame. This year NLL Hall of Fame nominees is a list of the who’s who of the players and coaches from recent years in the NLL. All have accomplished great heights in the league as players and coaches alike. With the group of Jake Bergey, Pat Coyle, Chris Hall, Pat McCready…
Ohio Pushes Champs Closer To Elimination, Winning 16-14
Champs Pushed To Brink With Loss
FIL Tournament Preview: Red, Green, Orange Divisions
As we prepare for the FIL tournament, we will preview three different divisions each day leading up to the games. Today we highlight the Red, Green and Orange Divisions. Red Austria: This is Austria’s second FIL tournament after their national team founded in 2008 for the European championships. They finished 21st last year overall after winning one game in group play (over Argentina) and winning two low bracket games. They were in…
Podcast: Kevin Buchanan Talks Team USA
This week’s Increasingly Lax podcast went one on one with Boston Cannons midfielder Kevin Buchanan about the MLL all star game, the Cannons season, the upcoming world championships and everything MLL. Listen below for the interview from host Todd McElwee. Kevin Buchanan
Hounds Look for Second Straight Win Against Hot Rattlers
Rochester Rattlers (6-3) at Charlotte Hounds (4-5) 7 p.m., American Legion Memorial Stadium, Charlotte, N.C. TV: ESPN3.com The Game: The Rattlers and the Hounds both face a “must win” game Saturday night in the final Major League Lacrosse game before going on a two-week break for the upcoming FIL World Championships in Denver. Rochester has won two straight games, and thanks to the Boston Cannons’ win over the Denver Outlaws…
Outlaws Lose at Home for First Time in 762 Days
Photo Credit: Di Miller The Denver Outlaws (7-3) hosted the Boston Cannons (5-5) at Sports Authority Field at Mile-High on July 4. The Outlaws had 29,718 loyal fans in attendance for their Annual July 4 Fireworks show, the best in Denver. Chris Bocklet #10, Attack was back in the line-up after missing the last three games due to an injury suffered from an illegal cross-check; but Denver would be without…
Iroquois Poised for Successful FIL Run
Native Americans invented the game of lacrosse, so it’s fitting the Iroquois will have as good a shot as any to become the first nation not named United States or Canada to win the World Lacrosse Championships. Following a 2010 FIL World Lacrosse Championship that wasn’t to be, the Iroquois will be itching to compete for a world championship. In 2010, British officials would not accept the Iroquois’ tribal documents….