Tyler Burton did not have long to celebrate his new two-year deal with the Rochester Knighthawks. Just one day later, Burton was at The Blue Cross Arena preparing for the team’s season opener. “I started here, I love the coaching staff and everything to do with this team,” said the fourth-year pro. “I am just really happy to be here.” The London, Ontario native has won back-to-back championships with Rochester…
Lacrosse Stories of the Year #4: NLL Signs CBA Through 2020
Over the next nine days, we will be looking at the top nine stories of the year in lacrosse, based off of our most read and covered stories. Today is #4 looking at the new CBA deal with the National Lacrosse League. The National Lacrosse League had to renew their Collective Bargaining Agreement before the 2014 season, and they needed to avoid a lockout situation. The league had created a…
Audio: Ken Clausen Talks About Upcoming Outlaws Season
Yesterday we went one on one with Denver Outlaws defenseman Ken Clausen. Clausen has missed the past two Major League Lacrosse seasons with knee injuries including a torn ACL. He was drafted back to the Outlaws, his original team, in the MLL Supplemental Draft this past month.
NLL Game Picks: Week One
Week one of the National Lacrosse League season is here and we have our game picks ready to go. Three games are on tap with Minnesota at Rochester, Philadelphia at Buffalo and Edmonton at Colorado. Send your game picks to us via twitter @LacrosseWeTrust or leave them in the comments.
Bandits Look to Redeem Last Season vs Wings
The 2014 NLL season begins today as the Buffalo Bandits take on the Philadelphia Wings for a 7:30pm home game at the First Niagara Center. After an exciting and very challenging training camp, the Bandits are ready to hit the floor and show theBanditland faithful their new and improved team. Heading into their season opener against the Wings, head coach Troy Cordingley said “We’re looking forward to the opportunity. Being the only team…
Wings Travel to Buffalo for Tough Opener
The Philadelphia Wings open the 2014 season with ten new faces . Evan Kirk (Goalie via trade), Ryan Ward, Tracey Kelusky, and Kyle Buchanan (free agents) lead the list of key additions to the team. The departure of the American players from last season, Rabil, Reynolds, Seibald, Kevin Buchanan to name a few take away some experience in the roster. Drew Westervelt was another key loss, but that landed a…
Champion Knighthawks Host Minnesota
The Minnesota Swarm and the Rochester Knighthawks are starting off the season tomorrow night in Rochester, New York at 7:30pm EST. Prior to the playoff rematch from last season, the Knighthawks will be raising their 2013 Championship banner. This should give the Swarm some added incentive to go along with the revenge factor for last year’s playoffs. The Swarm look extremely young and new faced this year, with five rookies…
Toronto Rock Bye Week Check In
The NLL season begins this weekend but the Toronto Rock will have to wait till next Friday to kick off their season as they face off against the Calgary Roughnecks. This will be the opening game for both teams as they both sit out this week. While the Rock are on a bye week there was still a bit of news this week as the Rock announced their Captains and…
Poll: 2013 Best of Lacrosse Voting
The 2013 lacrosse season has come to a close with the 2014 NLL season opening tomorrow and the 2014 MLL draft a few weeks away. But now is a time to reflect on 2013 and what has come of it, and we are giving the fans a chance to vote on who was the best of 2013. Results will be announced on Tuesday, December 31st.
Calgary Roughnecks Bye Week Check-In
When the NLL regular season starts on Saturday, Dec. 28, the Calgary Roughnecks will still be at home enjoying their Christmas holidays. There has been very little news around the Calgary camp since the announcement of the 20-man roster on Dec. 16. Word that TSN2 will be carrying three Roughnecks games this season has been the big story. Happily, the quiet time also means the Roughnecks have time to rest…