The Rochester Knighthawks have re-signed veteran defenseman Ian Llord to a two-year deal. The seven-year NLL pro ended his first season in Rochester with the second Champion’s Cup of his career. “Ian is a reliable vet who provides stability to our defense,” said Knighthawks Team Captain Sid Smith. The St. Catharines, Ontario native returns to the back-to-back National Lacrosse League Champions after winning three lacrosse titles in 2013. In fact,…
Roughnecks Re-Sign MVP Shawn Evans
The Calgary Roughnecks announced today that the National Lacrosse League club has signed 2013 NLL MVP Shawn Evans to a new two-year contract, pending league approval. Evans, who was entering the final year of a three-year contract, is now signed through the 2015 season. Evans, a native of Peterborough, Ontario, captured the NLL’s 2013 scoring title with a career-high 112 points (32 goals, 80 assists), surpassing the franchise record of…
DeNapoli: “Could Not be Happier” Joining Lizards
Steve DeNapoli was traded from the Rattlers to the Lizards this week, and we caught up with him to discuss it.
NLL Off Season Recap: Vancouver Stealth
The Stealth had a busy and productive off season while transitioning up the west coast to British Columbia, Canada. As well as making several key signings Vancouver acquired some great talent though the draft and a trade. While the franchise moved to Vancouver, itʼs keeping the same winning personnel that brought the team to within one goal of a championship last season. Signing established talent such as goalie Tyler Richards,…
Mammoth Re-Sign Casey Powell
The Colorado Mammoth have now completed their offseason signings of returning players as forward Casey Powell re-signed with a one-year contract, pending league approval. The 10-year veteran and 2010 NLL MVP whose name is synonymous with the sport of lacrosse was acquired by Colorado in a trade from the Rochester Knighthawks last March. “Casey was stellar for us down the stretch last season,” said Mammoth president and general manager Steve…
NLL Camp Notes: Wings Rookie Camp
This past weekend the Philadelphia Wings had their free agent/rookie camp to see who makes it to the 40 man camp roster with the veterans. Unfortunately, there was no way to identify a lot of players there, but their were a few that I knew from previous interviews/meetings. A surprise at the camp was a former Wing looking to get back into the game after a concussion. Local product and…
Lizards Rebuilding Roster After Hyped Season Fizzles
A lot went right in head coach Joe Spallina’s first year leading the (then) Long Island Lizards. A lot went wrong in his second year with the New York Lizards. Still, the roster (on paper) is littered with MLL All-Stars and difference makers. Another busy off-season of impactful moves saw management address questions at the midfield, bring in another threat on attack, and add some veteran leadership. Here is a…
Yale, Quinnipiac, Holy Cross Men’s Offseason Review
The Bulldogs have an interesting season ahead of them when you consider the 2013 spring season. Of all fifty full-team members seven have graduated. Forty-three returning teammates, having a season together under their belts, and coached by Andy Shay, Yale University Men’s lacrosse is in a great position to achieve high potential this upcoming season.
Lacrosse and Basketball
Last week I mentioned that lacrosse is often inaccurately referred to as a cousin of hockey. Although the sticks may make for an easy comparison, the motion of the players is completely different. In fact, I’d argue that besides the sticks and their popularity in Canada, lacrosse and hockey have nothing to do with one another. Hockey players must make split-second decisions with the puck and move it before being…
Off Season Recap: Colorado Mammoth
It was a pretty busy off season for the Colorado Mammoth. After finishing with a 7-9 record and losing to Calgary in the West Division semi final, the Mammoth wanted to ensure they did everything they could to have a complete roster for the season opener on December 28thRush. Colorado started off their roster changes by adding Bel Air, MD offensive right hander Drew Westervelt for two second round draft…