With only 24 days before the start of the season, here is the current list of Free Agents (Restricted/Unrestricted) PPL–Protected Player List…………..PUP– Physicaly Unable to Play Ryan Ward was signed by the Wings, number of years undisclosed at time of post
New Rush Coaches Not So New
When camp opened for the Rush at the Leduc Recreation Centre last Thursday, the changes made behind the bench in the off season were front and centre as new coaches Jeff McComb and Jimmy Quinlan led twenty seven runners and three goalies through transition drills and system work over the course of the weekend. It goes without saying that Quinlan is very familiar to the players. His transition from team…
Philadelphia Wings Sign Ryan Ward
According to reports from IL Indoor, the Philaelphia Wings have signed Ryan Ward. Ward, a ten year NLL veteran, had been playing with the Edmonton Rush but he has not been at training camp as an unrestricted free agent, creating speculation that he might not return to the club. The Rush had offered Ward a contract according to IL Indoor and ILWT sources this past weekend at training camp, but…
Florida Acquires Casey Powell
The Florida Launch, Major League Lacrosse’s newest team, and the 2013 MLL Champion Chesapeake Bayhawks have executed a blockbuster trade that sees three-time MLL Champion Casey Powell go to Florida in exchange for All-Star midfielder Joe Walters. “I am absolutely thrilled to add Casey Powell to the Florida Launch roster,” said Launch Head Coach Stan Ross. “He is one of the all-time greats in the MLL. Casey is not only second in all time…
NLL Camp Notes: Rock Conclude First Camp
The Toronto Rock opened training camp last weekend and everything has gone pretty smoothly for the team so far. On Saturday the rock announced that they has signed super star Garrett Billings to a new contract along with resigning Roger Vyse, Kyle Belton and goalie Zac Boychuk to one year deals. Billings has led the Rock in scoring the past two season along with being a runner up for the…
Audio: Shawn Evans and Geoff Snider at Roughnecks Camp
We continued to follow the Calgary Roughnecks training camp last weekend where we spoke with the league MVP Shawn Evans and top faceoff man Geoff Snider.
Sacred Heart Looking for Much Improved 2014
Optimism is high as 1st year head coach Jon Basti leads Sacred Heart in North East Conference (NEC) play. Basti was previously the top assistant under Peter Lawrence at Hartford. Jon also has been an Assistant at Sacred Heart and Fairfield. Basti, was also the Head Coach at Eastern Connecticut State from 2002-2004 where he led the team to two Little East conference titles and a pair of NCAA Tournament…
Bayhawks Looking for Faceoff Improvement
Six different players took draws for Coach Cottle this past year, none of which were Alex Smith. Adam Rand was the go to guy for Chesapeake, winning 171-356, followed by Matt Dolente’s 4-14. Long poles Bernhardt, Simon and Ehrmann went a combined 3-11. As a team, they went 178-381 with an average of .467, tied for fifth with Charlotte. The Hounds ousted Chesapeake in the championship game at the X,…
How We’d Fix It: Shooting Percentage
Sports have moved into an era dominated by advanced metrics. Medieval scouting tactics have been replaced. General managers in every sport seek the most accurate metrics for determining player efficiency. Hockey geeks now regard Fenwick and Corsi numbers as predictors of team success. Both numbers have the same concept: Focus on possession rather than scoring, because it provides a larger sample size and eliminates uncertainty. In baseball, on-base percentage is…
Outlaws Trade for Roy Lang
The Denver Outlaws today traded for midfielder Roy Lang of the Florida Launch. In return the Launch will receive goaltender Adam Fullteron who has been a backup goalie with Denver. Lang, a product of Cornell University, has been in Major League Lacrosse for two seasons where he has 23 career points. Lang was drafted by the Rochester Rattlers in 2012 but played with the Hamilton Nationals in 2013, who recently…