Toronto Rock Head Coach John Lovell has decided on the three players that will wear an “A” on their jerseys in 2014 as alternate captains. Colin Doyle will wear the “C” as the captain for the fifth consecutive season. “We are looking for guys that lead by example,” said Lovell. “Leaders are not necessarily the most vocal players, but are definitely players that have a strong voice in the room…
NLL Season Preview: Team Management Expecting Exciting Year
The National Lacrosse League season will begin this Saturday night and the league can be comfortable knowing that they have a collective bargaining agreement locked up, some new rule changes and a secure future. The season will open this week when Philadelphia travels to Buffalo and Minnesota to Rochester. Both the Wings and Bandits have seen much change; the Wings hired Blaine Harrison as their coach while the Bandits brought…
NLL Power Rankings: Week One
The 2014 season gets underway in just two short days. In two short days a ton of stories will start to develop.One big story will be can the Rochester Knighthawks do what no other team has been able to do ever, THREEPEAT. Here is week ones Power Rankings. 1–Rochester Knighthawks. The Knighthawks will once again raise there championship banner as they open up against the Swarm. Very few changes for…
Lacrosse Stories of the Year #6- Chiefs Win Mann Cup
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 #6with a look at the Six Nations Chiefs Mann Cup victory. The past decade plus has seen two Ontario teams in the Mann Cup; the Peterborough Lakers and the Brampton Excelsiors. The Chiefs defeated the Brooklin Redmen to advance to…
NLL Faceoff: Week One Predictions and Previews
We’ve finally arrived! The National Lacrosse League 2014 season kicks off this Saturday, December 28th with three games, two commencing at 7:30pm, and a third at 9pm. All three games will be streamed for a small payment of $free, so no excuses for missing the action! The Lacrosse Network will partner with YouTube.com/NLL to broadcast the games from Buffalo, NY, Colorado, and Rochester, NY. Here are your official ILWT predictions…
Ten NLL Stories to Watch in 2014
The 2014 NLL season is almost upon us and there are plenty of storylines to go around. Below our staff goes over the ten most interesting things to watch as the season opens on Saturday. Number Ten- Troy Cordingley in Buffalo As a Philadelphia Eagles (NFL) fan, and underdog supporter in general, I’m pulling for Troy Cordingley of the Buffalo Bandits this season.I do not expect the Bandits to make…
How We’d Fix It: Points Per Possession
Ohio scored a league-low 9.29 points per game last summer, but they weren’t the worst offensive team in the league. In fact they were much better than Boston (12.71 PPG) and New York (10.29 PPG). How is that possible? They were more efficient with their possessions. Rating offenses and defenses by raw points for and points against is a flawed, ancient method. Here’s how it should be done. NBA.com measures…
NLL Season Preview: Colorado Mammoth
As the Colorado Mammoth open their 11th season The Pepsi Center on Saturday December 28, 2013, Denver buzzing with all the changes to not only the team, but changes with the NLL. Mammoth fans want the team to bring home the Champion’s Cup again, which they haven’t done since 2006 when they defeated the Buffalo Bandits by a score of 16-9. To give those of you who are not familiar…
Lacrosse Stories of the Year #7- The Rise and Fall of the Small League
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 #7 with a look at the beginning, end and restart of small lacrosse leagues. Last year was the first year we really saw smaller lacrosse leagues affect the game. However, this year took a more dramatic turn. 2012 saw the…
MLL Supplemental Draft Recap: Rochester Rattlers
The Rochester Rattlers acquired 12 new players from this year ‘s MLL Supplemental Draft. Among the players, four attackman , five midfield, one faceoff specialist, one defense and one goalie were selected. The most notable selection included veteran Matt Casey out of Syracuse, NY. The midfielder was selected 68th overall from the Ohio Machine. Casey has 53 points in seven season’s in the MLL recording 38 goals, 2-2pt goals and…