Teams continued to make moves in the NLL yesterday as the roster deadline came to a close, and the Colorado Mammoth made one of the more surprising moves by signing veteran defenseman Nick Carlson. Carlson last played in 2011 and played all nine seasons of his career with the Mammoth, except his rookie season with the New York Saints. Over his career, Carlson accumulated 137 points and 425 loose balls….
Blizzard Turned Corner at Right Time
After a pair of back-to-back wins in Week 7 action, the Barrie Blizzard (3-4) are riding high heading into their final game of the Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax) regular season. The Blizzard spoiled the Oshweken Demons (7-1) chances for a perfect regular season record with a 16-14 road victory. Reigning CLax Rookie of the Year Caleb Wiles (4 G, 4 A) had an outstanding eight points for the Blizzard in…
Toronto Rock Sign Cam Woods to Practice Roster
Mike Lum-Walker To Active, Chris White Placed On Injured Reserve TORONTO,ON – Toronto Rock General Manager Terry Sanderson has announced another series of roster moves as today’s roster freeze deadline passed at 3pm. Veteran defender Chris White underwent further examination this morning and is out indefinitely with a lower body injury. Mike Lum-Walker has been moved to the active roster from the practice roster and Eric Law has been moved to…
Wings Sign Luke Wiles, Several Others
Today was the last day for NLL teams to sign players to their rosters for the remainder of the season and the Philadelphia Wings made a few big splashes. After releasing Kevin Ross yesterday, Philadelphia signed Luke Wiles, Kevin Croswell and Jesse Fehr. Wiles, long considered a top scorer in the NLL, was cut by the Buffalo Bandits before the season. He scored 21 points with Buffalo last season and…
Week 7 CLax Three Stars: Hot Blizzard Offense Dominates
For the first time in 2014, Chris Attwood did not find himself in the top three In Lacrosse We Trust Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax) Three Stars. With the regular season wrapping up this weekend, many players have navigated their teams to a better position heading into the playoffs. Here are the ILWT CLax Three Stars of Week 7. Third Star: Dave DiRuscio—Niagara Lock Monsters Rookie netminder Dave DiRuscio continued his dominance…
March Madness: Lacrosse Edition
It’s March Madness, so everyone will be watching college basketball for the next month. In the past few days since the bracket was announced we have seen brackets made up saying “what if it were college football teams?” which is an interesting exercise. But what if it was lacrosse teams? This is tougher because most of the teams on this bracket would be in the MCLA, which at times is…
How Will Galloway Fare in 2014?
John Galloway will return to action this season for the Rochester Rattlers. Galloway’s career at Syracuse puts him as one of the elite goalies in the lacrosse world. He is the NCAA Division I leader in career wins with 59, and compiled an impressive 7.33 GAA. His success in college led to his selection in the fourth round of the 2011 Collegiate Draft by Rochester. In his rookie year, he compiled…
Jamie Dawick Speaks on Miller Trade
On Tuesday night, Wings Nest of the Lacrosse Radio Network welcomed on Toronto Rock owner Jamie Dawick as a guest to discuss the recent trade by the Rock for goaltender Brandon Miller. The Rock gave up second and fourth round picks along with Kyle Belton. Wings Nest host Rocco Granato discussed the season thus far for the Rock, as Toronto heads to Philadelphia this weekend. To hear the full audio,…
MLL Trade Value: Part 5
For #50 – #41, click here. For #40 – #31, click here. For #30 – #21, click here. For #20 – #11, click here. And finally, here is last part of my first annual MLL Trade Value. For those stat geeks out there, here are a few numbers for you to digest. The top 50 included nine attackmen, 16 midfielders, eight defensemen, three short-stick midfielders, five long-stick midfielders, two faceoff…
NCAA Power Rankings: Maryland at the Top
1) Maryland (7-0)—The Terps survived Villanova’s second half push to remain undefeated. With five games to go before the ACC Tournament, Maryland faces North Carolina, Virginia, Robert Morris, Johns Hopkins and Notre Dame—do not be shocked if Maryland suffers their first loss. They have looked good but each week teams are inching closer to nipping them off. Something tells me the offense is due for a bad week. 2) Loyola…