We are now less then a week away from the start of the 2014 NLL season. The Philadelphia Wings once again have a turnover of major proportions for this season. The Wings will have ten new faces on the active roster from last season. This is mainly due because of the World Outdoor Lacrosse Championships in Denver this coming July. Its no secret the Wings were heavily loaded with talented…
NLL Pre Season Preview: Rock and Wings Close it Out
Tonight the Philadelphia Wings travel north of the border for their final rehearsal before the start of the regular season. The Philadelphia Wings will play their third and final pre-season contest tonight when they visit the Toronto Rock at 7pm ET at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre in Oakville, Ontario. Just five days ago final rosters where handed in as teams had to be down to 20 active and 4…
Rock To Play Masson and Diachenko Tonight
The Toronto Rock will be playing two free agents in their pre season game tonight. Tonight at 7pm the Rock will be playing the Philadelphia Wings in the final pre season game before the regular season begins. First, Toronto has brought in AJ Masson, a defenseman who had been drafted by the Wings. Masson was the 12th overall pick to the Wings in the second round this season. He was…
Audio: Bandits Last Pre Season Practice
Today the Buffalo Bandits practiced at the First Niagara Center for the last time in the pre season before they open next week against Philadelphia. We were live there today and collected audio from Mark Steenhius, Troy Cordingley and Mitch Wilde, which you can listen to after the “read more.”
Casey Powell Departs Mammoth; Who Takes Over?
Casey Powell is a lacrosse ambassador and World Champion. His lacrosse career started at Carthage High School where he set the all-time national record for career points (553), and then he went off to play for Syracuse University. He was named two-time Division I National Player of the Year and a National Champion. He wore the famed #22 jersey, and graduated as the school’s all-time leading scorer. He started playing…
Bayhawks 2014 Supplemental Draft Recap
With a new year, comes new teams. Chesapeake has been busy with trades prior to the Supplemental Draft. The addition of young Joe Walters is a great pick up for the Bayhawks but they lose veteran Casey Powell who helped lead the matured Chesapeake team to back to back MLL titles. Also, the front office sent John Grant Jr and Michael Simon out to Denver for attackman Brendan Mundorf. While adding…
FIL Announces 38 Teams For Championships
Nine first-time entrants will highlight the 38-team field expected for the 2014 Federation of International Lacrosse Men’s World Championship, which will be hosted by US Lacrosse at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Denver from July 10-19, 2014. The 38 teams will be a record for the FIL World Championship, surpassing the mark of 29 set for the 2010 championship in Manchester, England. The last time the U.S. hosted the world…
Ken Clausen Returns to Outlaws
In the 2014 MLL Supplemental Draft on December 11, 2013, Ken Clausen was selected by the Denver Outlaws as a 6th round draft pick. Ken has been a member of the Outlaws for the past three years, but has been plagued by knee injuries. In 2013 the Outlaws placed him on injured reserve t0 rehab his knee. There has been some skepticism regarding the Outlaws decision to sign Clausen because…
How Does Jovan Miller Help The Bayhawks?
Jovan Miller has returned to the MLL. After barely playing last season for the Charlotte Hounds the Chespeake Bayhawks chose to use a a seventh round pick on Miller in last Wednesday’s MLL SUpplemental Draft. Considering the squad the Bayhawks already have, Miller is worth the risk, even if he doesn’t choose to play again. In his last full season in the MLL, Miller recorded 21 points on 13 goals…
Calgary Roughnecks 2014 Season Preview
As the clock ticks down for the start of the 2014 NLL season, the Calgary Roughnecks are gearing up to try to get back to the Champion’s Cup, something they haven’t been able to do since 2009. Calgary has, however, finished the regular season at the top of the West Division standings for three years in a row, so the expectation is that they will retain their status as the…