• The Halifax Thunderbirds advance to the NLL Finals
  • Swarm blowout the Thunderbirds 21-10 in game two
  • Seals send Mammoth home after controversial game winner
  • Georgia wins first playoff game since 2017, knock off defending champs
  • Oshawa uses seven-goal run to beat Bandits

Cross Checks: Replacing Seniors for NCAA Teams

As fall ball has already begun, a number of D1 teams have had to replace some of the top players in the nation. A number of these players will be joining the National Lacrosse League once the season begins after they were drafted in the 2013 MLL Draft that took Monday, September 16. It will be interesting with the lacrosse season coming up soon to see how these teams will…

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Can The Knighthawks Three-Peat?

This season the Rochester Knighthawks have the opportunity to do something no one has done in 27 years in National Lacrosse League (MILL/Eagle Pro Box).  What is it you may ask?  As the Knighthawks celebrate their 20th year in the league, they can be the first team to win three championships in a row.  This is a feat that has not been done in the past 27 seasons of the…

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Taking the next step forward: UNC Men’s Lacrosse

  Chapel Hill, NC—Fresh off an ACC title and and a #1 ranking in the coach’s poll, the Tarheels felt ready to reach that elusive NCAA title, something that they haven’t won since 1991. However, the Tarheels couldn’t stop Eric Law and the Denver Pioneers as their season fizzled out to a heartbreaking end in the second round of the NCAA tournamemt. It was a long ride home from Indianapolis…

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Wings Goaltending: Kirk and Miller Solid 1-2 Punch

The past few seasons the one major problem that has plagued the Philadelphia Wings is goaltending.  On September 14, just two days before the draft the Wings made a move sending Drew Westervelt to Colorado for Ryan Hotaling the #12 & #18 picks this year and a first round in 2015.  The Wings took the 2015 selection and paired it with a 2017 first rounder for 26 yr old Orangeville…

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Smith Brings Stability to Bandits D

Just this past Wednesday, I brought up the fact that the Buffalo Bandits will have a struggle ahead of them in replacing Jon Harasym. Though the National Lacrosse League is full of players ranging from 19 to 45, the median age seems to be 26-27 years old. When looking at those retiring, the majority seem to be doing so in their mid-30s.       Steenhuis and Watt are both 28…

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MCLA: Wisconsin, Minnesota-Deluth in Action

The MCLA fall ball season is very different from the NCAA’s, the biggest difference is that there is no limit on practices. MCLA teams are allowed to take on as many teams or have as many practices as they want to have. Now the biggest problem MCLA teams face is burning players out before the season starts, especially freshman. Two tournaments will be taking place this upcoming weekend in the…

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