With the NLL Draft only two weeks away (Sept 16), the Philadelphia Wings will be selecting 19th overall. Their main focus must be a back-up goaltender. Last season we saw 8 goalies in camp, and saw the departure of a young goalie Steve Fryer in favor of veteran Kevin Croswell (biggest blunder of the season) as backup to Brandon Miller. We ended the season with a goalie from the Toronto…
Mammoth Add Star Faceoff Man with Snider
A few weeks ago the Colorado Mammoth traded for stud faceoff man Bob Snider from the Vancouver Stealth. We caught up with him about his move to the Rockies.
Custodes, Deutschland Adler Tie in Round One Tournament
The first European Lacrosse League tournament is in the books with the Custodes and Duetschland Adler taking six points each to land on top.
Mohawks Battle Saints for President’s Cup
The medal matches take place today in the President’s Cup, and the gold medal game match is between the Saint Catharines Saints and Kahnawake Mohawks.
Rochester Rattlers 2013 Season Review
2008 was the last season the Rochester rattlers had that they saw the post-season. granted, the team was moved to Toronto in 2009 and there was no Rochester team in the MLL during the ’09 and 2010 seasons. Since then, the Rattlers haven’t had any luck reaching MLL Championship Weekend. 2013 was no different as the Rattlers finished 6-8, fifth in the MLL, one step down form their 7-7 season…
Top Lacrosse Prospects: ECAC
The Great Conference Realignment of 2013 has now subsided, so we can get to focus how things will be shaping up on campus this fall. Pieces of their respective puzzles have had the summer to recharge their batteries and set their goals for 2014. It is almost had to believe that most early fall meetings have already happened and off-season practice begins this coming week on some campuses. Focusing first…
NLL Draft Needs: Calgary Roughnecks
With the NLL draft just a couple weeks away, the Calgary Roughnecks’ head office needs to narrow down their list of prospects, figure out what they most need, who has the most talent, and who has the best chance of improving their club. Calgary has been at or near the very top of league scoring for a couple years now, so offensive help is likely a fairly low priority. However,…
Dragonfish Help Fight Cancer
Grand Rapids, MI- The Grand Rapids Dragonfish Jr’s and Sr’s are hosting the first ever Lax vs Cancer (box edition) on Saturday October 5th 2013. Funds raised will be donated to Susan G. Koeman Breast Cancer foundation and the Van Andel Institute for Cancer and Parkinson’s Research. Teams that are invited include, Chicago Outlaws (CILL), Detroit Coney Dogs (CILL), Milwaukee Marauders (CILL), Grand Rapids Dragonfish JR’s and SR’s (CILL), Lansing…
MLL Season Recap: Hamilton Nationals
After having a lack luster 2012 season and missing the playoffs with a 4-10 record, the Nationals were able to secure third place in the regular season with a 9-5 record. The Nationals lost in the MLL Semi Finals last weekend by a score of 13-12 to the eventual MLL Champions; Chesapeake Bayhawks. The Nationals were looking strong in the semi final, taking an 11-8 lead into the fourth…
MLL Changes Playoff Format
Major League Lacrosse, the premier outdoor lacrosse League, announced key dates for the 2014 season including a change to the playoff format. New next season will be a change in the playoffs with Championship Weekend moving to a single final game. “We have decided to change the format next year to reward the fans and the teams with the better record and allow them to host a playoff…