Expectations are extremely high for 1st year Head Coach Greg Raymond in Hobart’s first season in the Northeast Conference (NEC). Raymond comes to Hobart after stints as an assistant at Princeton and Drexel. Joining Greg on his coaching staff are Peet Poillon, Jeremy Hirsch and Terry Muffley. Raymond’s staff inherits a 6-8 team from a year ago that has strong senior leadership on offense and in the goal. The 2014…
NLL Camp Notes: Roughnecks So Far, So Good
The Calgary Roughnecks have now completed two weeks of training camp and the first of three scrimmages. With one more weekend to go, including two more scrimmages, time is running out for the team to tighten up the roster. Head coach Curt Malawsky has been happy with what he’s seen so far. “The athleticism really showed through and we were hoping for that from the coaches’ perspective.” Talking about their…
MLL Supplemental Draft Preview: Defense
The start of December is usually the time for lacrosse players to start their preparation for the upcoming season. As players tart to train and get ready, so to are the teams who are looking to finalize their rosters as they head into the season. With the MLL season still far away and the MLL Collegiate Draft taking place at the beginning of January, the next step in the offseason…
Paul Rabil vs. LeBron James
This post is part of a series geared toward generating hype for the upcoming MLL season. Non-lacrosse and non-MLL fans can get to know the league’s stars better through these comparisons to NBA, NFL and NHL players. Some analogies are based on playing styles and others are based on off-field personality, but none are based on spending habits. We aren’t quite at the point where MLL players can drop $5,000…
MLL 2014 Supplemental Draft Projections
The Major League Lacrosse supplemental draft is tomorrow and while there will be some surprises, it’s easy to see who might go where in some cases, as listed below. Jake Beebe- Boston Beebe has only even played in Major League Lacrosse with the Cannons, and as a New England native, at the very least he is a greta practice squad option for when the Cannons need someone in a pinch….
Devon Wills Joins MLL Player Pool
Major League Lacrosse, the premier outdoor lacrosse league, will hold its 2014 Supplemental Draft on Wednesday, Dec. 11 at 2:30 p.m. Several notable names have entered the Player Pool hoping to be selected by one of the eight MLL teams as they bring their rosters from 23 to 40 athletes. Two-time FIL Women’s World Cup gold medalist Devon Wills is among the 506 names in the pool and should she…
CLax Dispersal Draft To Take Place Sunday
Fresh off the announcement that the Toronto Shooting Stars have folded, the Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax) announced yesterday that they will be holding a Shooting Stars dispersal draft this coming Sunday (December 15th) at 4pm. The draft will consist of six rounds with any player left undrafted after the final round becoming a free agent. Toronto was the runner up for the 2013 Creator’s Cup and the third team to…
NLL Camp Notes: Swarm in Good Shape After Two Wins
The Minnesota Swarm have had an extremely productive camp thus far. With the new youthful look to the team most would expect a few stumbling points, but the Swarm have put all the pieces in the right spot and seem to have the right ideas heading down the stretch to the beginning of the season. The Swarm have been able to win both of their preseason games so far, both…
Difficult Decisions Ahead for Rush Coaching Staff
The Edmonton Rush started training camp in Edmonton two weekends ago with 31 players signed after they matched the four year offer the Buffalo Bandits made to defender Ryan Dilks. They made three cuts after the weekend, releasing local products Simon Giourmetakis, Matt McKenzie and Ben Snider, bringing the roster down to 25 runners and 3 goalies. The team’s second and final weekend of camp starts out in Six Nations,…
2014 MLL Supplemental Draft: Team Needs
December has snuck up on us and brings with it the Major League Lacrosse Supplemental Draft. Here, teams will be able to build their rosters up to a maximum of 40 players. It will be on Wednesday, December 11 at 2:30 p.m. It will be conducted by conference call and consist of 12 rounds and eight picks per round. The MLL website will update at the end of each round…