The Washington Stealth were the only team to not make the National Lacrosse League playoffs in 2012. In 2013, their roster has only slight modifications, but they are hoping to get back to the team that brought them to two straight championship games. The most noticeable move of the off season is the departure of Jeff Zywicki who has been a prolific playmaker for Washington. However, last season he missed a lot…
Wings Release Crotty, Activate Hall
On Friday December 21st the Philadelphia Wings activated Jordan Hall from the IR to the 23 man active roster. With that move the Wings released forward Ned Crotty. Is this a true move? Or was it just so Hall can get some game action to see how the knee is doing after knee surgery that had him miss the last half of the 2012 season? In my opinion I think it…
Eastern Conference Notes: Dawson Debuts
This week the NLL season kicks off; however there is only one game featuring only one eastern conference team. The Rochester Knighthawks head out west to start defending their title by facing the Washington Stealth. Rochester’s roster features many story lines that should be interesting to watch. The debuts of Dan Dawson and Casey Powell will be highly talked about. How these two players fit in is still unknown, especially…
MCLA: Top Five Underdogs in the Top 20
MCLA Division II Preseason Top 20 1. St. Thomas 2. Grand Valley State 3. Westminster 4. North Dakota State 5. Dayton 6. St. John’s 7. SCAD 8. Briarcliffe 9. Concordia (Calif.) 10. Indiana Tech 11. Western Oregon 12. Elon 13. St. Mary’s (Calif.) 14. Kennesaw State 15. Washington (Mo.) 16. Coast Guard 17. Missouri Baptist 18. Cal State Fullerton 19. Sam Houston State 20. Liberty With the Top 20 out…
Stickhorses Sign Chazz Woodson
Last night the Kentucky Stickhorses signed forward Chazz Woodson to their roster. Woodson had a great MLL season this summer with the Ohio Machine and is one of the biggest names in pro lacrosse. Woodson made his return back to pro lacrosse this summer with the expansion Ohio and was a regular on the ESPN top 10 plays each week. He scored 24 goals and 38 points with the Machine…
NALL Season Preview: Boston Rockhoppers
The Rockhoppers are one of just two teams from last season’s NALL carrying over to 2013 and they are bringing back nearly their entire roster along with some new faces that have a local flare. Are the Rockhoppers title contenders? Let’s take a look at what they have. SCHEDULE REVIEW Boston takes on the Kentucky Stickhorses this Saturday at Freedom Hall, their third game on the road against their rival….
Stealth, Knighthawks, Bandits and Wings on CBSSN This Season
The Washington Stealth are among just a handful of National Lacrosse League teams that will have a game broadcast live on the CBS Sports Network during the upcoming 2013 season. The Stealth’s home matchup with the Buffalo Bandits, Saturday, April 13 will be carried live on the CBS Sports Network beginning at 7 p.m. PT. The CBS Sports network is available to Comcast customers in the Seattle market on channel…
Stickhorses Announce 2013 Roster
The Kentucky Stickhorses are ready for the 2013 season as they have released their roster for their second campaign. Below are the players who made the team, but first some notes. Players you will not see on the roster are Joel Zalesky, Max Schmidt and Cody Johnson. Zalesky is currently holding out. Anthony Kelly: Kelly was a member of the ‘Horses last year and returns as one of the most…
NLL Season Preview: Colorado Mammoth
A strong returning core and a high powered offense will lead the Colorado Mammoth when they return to the Pepsi Center turf. Veterans Gavin Prout and John Grant Jr. highlight a potent Colorado offense that led the NLL in scoring last season. The reigning league MVP, Junior returns after a monumental 2012 season in which he set a new an NLL single season scoring record with 116 points, as well…
Stars Top Blizzard in Exhibition
With just under two weeks to go before the start of the 2013 Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax) season the Barrie Blizzard and Toronto Shooting Stars met in an exhibition matchup on Sunday, December 30th at Stephen Leacock Arena in Scarborough ON. Barrie opened the scoring just under two minutes into the game, and added two more within a minute to lead 3-0 early. They would hold a 4-1 advantage after…