At the end of last season, head coach Tim Soudan and the Rochester Rattlers found themselves on the outside looking in of a playoff spot, thanks to a loss to the Charlotte Hounds in the last game of the season. The Rattlers finished the season 7-7 and just one loss behind the Long Island Lizards for the final playoff spot. Rochester finished second to last in the league in goals…
NLL: Rush Look for West Repeat, But Stealth in Their Way
The Edmonton Rush will travel to Everett, WA this weekend to battle the Washington Stealth in the opening round of the NLL playoffs. Both teams finished the regular season with nine wins and seven losses but Edmonton won the season series 2-1 while outscoring the Stealth 43-32. Edmonton had he longest winning streak of any team in the league this year in a five game span that included wins over…
MLL Team Reports: Week One
The MLL held their coaches conference call this morning that also included commissioner David Gross. We have some news and notes from each team. We’ll update this post as news breaks. League News All 60 games will be available to watch this season on either national TV, local TV affiliates or on ESPN3.com or YouTube for the first time in league history. Rochester Rattlers Head coach Tim Soudan says it…
Denver Outlaws Name 2013 Roster
Denver starts the season without Brendan Mundorf, but welcomes in Jeremy Boltus in their first game of the season at Charlotte. ATTACK 10 Bocklet, Chris Attack 6’ 0” 182 2 23 Virginia South Salem, N.Y. 6 Boltus, Jeremy Attack 6’ 1” 180 3 23 Army Baldwinsville, N.Y. 26 Compitello, Tom Attack 5’ 10” 190 2 25 Stony Brook Hauppage, N.Y. 28 Dailey, James Attack 5’ 9” 165 3 24 Stevenson…
NLL Playoff Preview: Edmonton Rush
Overall: 9-7 (7-1 Road) West: #3 Seed Overall NLL #4 Seed The 2012 season was a magical one for the Edmonton Rush who went 6-10. In round one they beat the Calgary Roughnecks 19-11 on the road, a team that basically owned them in 2012. Then they travel to Minnesota and just destroy the Swarm 15-3 (11-2 at half), vaulting them into the Championship game. In that game they…
Top Ten NLL Plays of Week 16
The last week of the regular season was full of great plays, check them out below.
Mike Hasen, Pat O’Toole and Dan Teat Leave Excelsiors
In some surprising news, all three Brampton Excelsiors coaches have said that they are leaving for the 2013 season. This includes Rochester Knighthawks coach Mike Hasen, former NLLer Dan Teat and Pat O’Toole. All three say they are stepping down to be with their children more. Hasen is a Brampton native who played for the Excelsiors as well. He says he will still be at every Excelsiors home game, but…
TurfDogs Wrap Up 2013 Season
The Durham TurfDogs wrapped up their 2013 campaign with an 11-10 overtime loss to the Toronto Shooting Stars in the CLax Final Four over the weekend. This was a great back and forth battle and it could have gone either way; Durham put in a solid effort and should be proud of their performance. Goaltender Kevin Croswell was their first star in this semi final game and has been a…
Hounds Keep Rights to Carroll; Ghitelman Concussion?
As the Charlotte Hounds prepare to get their 2013 season underway, they held media day this past Saturday. Fans of the team have many lingering questions that are begging to be answered, and it’s my job to find them out. So, to work I went. Firstly many people are wondering about Casey Carroll and his health. He has an amazing story and has been a pleasure to cover, however with his…
Ohio Machine Name 2013 Roster
Today the Ohio Machine announced their roster for the 2013 MLL season. On the NLL inactive list to start the season is Kyle Hartzell (Philadelpia), Kiel Matisz (Minnesota), and Chad Weidmaier (Philadelphia). Peter Baum, the top pick out of Colgate, will join the team after NCAA season. Five players (Greg Bice, Eric O’Brien, Stefan Scroder, Max Schmidt and Chazz Woodson) played on the Kentucky Stickhorses this off season. Player #…