The MLL is continuing to see some of the last of this year’s rookie class make their MLL debuts this season. The biggest name making his debut was Duke’s Jordan Wolf and he had a fantastic rookie debut. Other notable names who made debuts this past weekend were Johns Hopkins’ Brandon Benn, Stevenson’s Brett Hiken and Yale’s Brandon Mangan. How did the rest of the rookie class fare this past…
Thunder Look to Electrify Lakers
Thunder are 4-4. Lakers are 3-3. The same players lead the stats boards. Tonight, the Lakers will be electric; it’s just a matter of weather it’s the good or deadly kind. LANGLEY Alex Turner and Athan Iannucci continue to lead the Thunder with 35 and 30 points respectively. After them, Brett Baron, Tyler Melnyk, Tom Johnson and Daniel McQuade are all in the teens with points. Both Brodie MacDonald and…
New USA Box League Looks to Change American Lacrosse
Our Pat Gregoire has been reporting the past few weeks about a new American box lacrosse league, and after a week of research we can confirm that there is indeed a new box lacrosse league coming however plans are for it to be North American. The league is likely to begin in 2016, though 2015 is a possibility. Rosters are said to include at least half American players including one…
Bold, Cosmo and Vinc Candidates for NLL Goalie of the Year
The National Lacrosse League has announced three finalists for the 2014 NLL Goaltender of the Year award. The Edmonton Rush’s Aaron Bold, Buffalo Bandits’ Anthony Cosmo and Rochester Knighthawks’ Matt Vinc were the top trio of vote recipients for best goalie play in the league this year. Bold, who posted an NLL-record 8.73 goals against average in 2014, backstopped the Rush to a league-low 157 goals allowed. The nine-year veteran…
MLL Three Stars: Hunt’s Big Performance Leads the Way
Boy were there some big performances this week in the MLL! As is customary on our website, we nominate our three stars for this past week’s action and there were some tough decisions to make. This week’s action featured some ridiculous stat lines on offense with several players scoring six or more points. With many nominees, who were the lucky three who earned this week’s honors? First Star: Ben Hunt,…
Hunt, Zink and Wolf MLL Players of the Week
Major League Lacrosse, the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, announced Week 7’s Warrior Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week and the Cascade Rookie of the Week today. This week, Ben Hunt was awarded honors for his offensive efforts in helping the Chesapeake Bayhawks overcome the Boston Cannons, and Lee Zink was recognized for helping anchor the Denver Outlaws’ defensive shutdown of the New York Lizards. Rookie attackman Jordan Wolf…
Jordan Wolf’s MLL Dominance Just Beginning
Jordan Wolf is a two time NCAA champion with the Duke Blue Devils, including the 2014 team capturing the title. He is also a MLL 2014 Rookie of the Week and already has five career points, in just one game with the Rochester Rattlers. “It felt great to just play again. Its only been a few weeks since the National Championship but I definitely missed playing and competing,” he told…
McArdle Living Up to the Hype in Florida
Kieran McArdle is playing in his first MLL season after being drafted fifth overall by the Florida Launch. The former St. John’s University standout has been a major contributor to the relocated club in just his first season. While the Florida Launch are 4-3 on the year, McArdle joined the team for a Week Three win at home against the Ohio Machine. Kieran contributed in his first MLL game with one goal,…
Lakers Forfeit First Three Games Due to Ineligible Scott Evans
According to the Peterborough Examiner, the Peterborough Lakers of Major Series Lacrosse have been forced to forfeit their first three games of the season. The Lakers, who had been 4-1, are now 1-4. This is due to the fact that forward Scott Evans had been supposed to sit out the first game of the season with a suspension but he did not, so the league took away the wins they…
MacIntosh, Merrill and Thompson Up for Transition Player of the Year
The National Lacrosse League has announced three finalists for the 2014 NLL Transition Player of the Year award. The Minnesota Swarm’s Jordan MacIntosh, Philadelphia Wings’ Brodie Merrill and Edmonton Rush’s Jeremy Thompson were the top vote recipients for best transition play in the league this season. MacIntosh, the defending 2013 Transition Player of the Year, was third on the Swarm in points in 2014 and led all NLL transition players…