Toronto Rock General Manager Terry Sanderson has announced a series of roster moves including the signing of free agent forward Kevin Ross and free agent defenceman Jimmy Purves to the active roster. A day after acquiring goaltender Brandon Miller from the Philadelphia Wings in exchange for Kyle Belton and a pair of draft picks, Sanderson was at it again shoring things up prior to Thursday’s 12:00pm ET roster freeze. To…
Team USA Profile: JoJo Marasco
Position: Midfield College: Syracuse Professional: New York Lizards JoJo Marasco has been making headlines in the lacrosse world for years now. In high school, he decided to recant his commitment to Ohio State and moved to Syracuse University. He walks into the Carrier Dome his sophomore year and dons the fabled 22 jersey, long known for greatness in lacrosse. Marasco worked tirelessly on his game and in time may…
Wings Trade Away Miller; Where They Go From Here
The trade deadline has now passed and all was quiet until the final two minutes when the league announced that the Toronto Rock and Philadelphia Wings agreed on a deal. The Rock send second year transition player Kyle Belton along with a conditional 2nd round and 4th round pick in the 2014 entry draft. In return the Rock acquire 14-year veteran Brandon Miller to back up Nick Rose. The conditional pick works…
Loyola Looks to Extend Winning Streak Against Georgetown
WHERE: @ Georgetown WHEN: Wednesday March 19 @ 6:00 Loyola is one of, if not the hottest team in the country right now. After losing their season opener by one goal in overtime to Virginia, the Hounds have won six straight games, four of which have come against ranked teams. If the defense hadn’t collapsed worse than the Titanic in open ocean waters, the Hound would be 7-0 right now…
Hofstra Four-Game Win Streak Snapped In OT
For the second year in a row, No. 17 Hofstra saw its four-game winning streak snapped by St. John’s in an 11-10 overtime loss. With the loss Hofstra drops to 4-3 overall on the season while St. John’s moves to 4-2. “It leaves a bad taste in our mouth,” Hofstra Head Coach Seth Tierney said about the loss. “I thought we had opportunities to win.” Hofstra was led in scoring…
Was Goaltending Really the Need for Toronto?
Looking at team statistics for the 2014 season, the Rock are actually very solid on the defensive side of the ball. Therefore, why trade for a goaltender? Though opponents playing Toronto are averaging a save percentage of .764, the Rock have a similar rate of .753. That exemplifies the goalies’ efforts in saving 75 percent of the shots they take, and it’s within 1 percent of the opponent. The Toronto…
Podcast: Brendan Fowler on InCreasingly Lax
This week’s episode of the Increasingly Lax podcast has Duke faceoff man Brendan Fowler to discuss the season so far. The Charlotte Hounds draft prospect spoke with our Todd McElwee about the 7-2 start for the Blue Devils. InCreasingly Lax Episode Two
NLL League Leaders: Snider Close to 200 FO Wins
After being out a month and a half, Adam Jones has slipped out of the top five for goals. Garrett Billings remains at the top, having jumped up to 82 points with another 12 this week. Cody Jamieson has taken over the number two spot with 71, earning 17 points in a pair of games over the weekend. John Grant Jr. remains third; he garnered six points to bring his…
Undefeated Big Red On Road in Philly Against UPenn
WHO: #4 Cornell @ University of Penn WHERE: Adams Field (Penn Park), Philadelphia, PA WHEN: Saturday, March 22, 1:00 pm EST UPENN My personal surprise of the season. Always a consistent team with pretty tough schedules, UPenn is really drawing attention this season. They come into this game 3-2 and off a close loss to #16 Princeton. The battle against the Tigers was high octane as UPenn recorded 45…
Toronto Acquires Brandon Miller
Toronto Rock General Manager Terry Sanderson has announced a trade as today’s league deadline passed at 3pm ET. Toronto has acquired goaltender Brandon Miller from the Philadelphia Wings in exchange for transition player Kyle Belton, a conditional 2nd Round pick in the 2014 NLL Draft and Toronto’s 4th Round pick in the 2014 NLL Draft. “We now have one of the best goaltending tandems in the NLL,” said Sanderson. “We…