The Lacrosse Radio Network is excited to announce it will become the first ever 24 hour radio network in the history of lacrosse. LRN will run programming non stop every day, all day long starting next Monday. The network was founded in 2010 and has become the ideal platform for listening to lacrosse content on the internet. It was the first all lacrosse radio station ever, and while others have…
2014 MLL Supplemental Draft Results
The Major League Lacrosse Supplemental Draft has come to an end, and we have the results below. Some surprises included JJ Morrissey, Ken Clausen andKyle Rubisch while some like Chazz Woodson and Bill McGlone will be great additions to their rosters. Stay tuned for more on the draft including draft grades later on.
Ken Clausen Returns to Outlaws; Morrissey Selected
In surprise news out of the Major League Lacrosse supplemental draft, the Chesapeake Bayhawks drafted retired midfielder JJ Morrissey while the Outlaws selected oft-injured Ken Clausen. Clausen was originally an Outlaw and a member of the Colorado Mammoth NLL team, but knee injuries derailed his career and he has not played in the past three seasons. Morrissey, meanwhile, had played with the Boston Cannons and announced his retirement before 2013…
Lizards Trade Gibson, Acquire Kyle Hartzell
The New York Lizards continued making moves today acquiring some big name players and sending some away. First they traded for Kevin Copper and Matt Delonte of the Chesapeake Bayhawks for the second pick (Cam Holding) and 28th pick in today’s draft. Then the Lizards traded both Cooper and Delone to the Ohio Machine for defenseman Kyle Hartzell. New York also traded former MLL rookie of the year Matt Gibson…
MCLA Conference Preview: PCLL
Each week I am going to be breaking down different conferences within the MCLA and what will be expected within and from those conferences in the 2014 season. I will start this off with the PCLL, which consist of teams from the Northeast. In division one we have SUNY Buffalo, Northeastern, University of Connecticut, University of New Hampshire, University of Rhode Island, and last years champion Boston College. I believe…
Rock Sign Billings. Release Evans; Knighthawks Make Moves
Today the National Lacrosse League continued making moves today as the Toronto Rock signed forward Garrett Billings for one year while releasing forward Scott Evans. Toronto also released Eric Pitre, Bradley Kiri and Alex Lubczuk. Meanwhile, the Rochester Knighthawks signed goaltender Mike Thompson, creating an even more interesting goalie situation. Matt Vinc is their obvious starter but behind him they have Angus Goodleaf and now Thompson after they released Ian…
Expectations High for Hobart
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…