The Toronto Rock began their first action since announcing their 2013 roster with a win, defeating the Philadelphia Wings 12-9 in their final exhibition game. With the win, the Rock finish their pre-season with a 2-1 exhibition record, going 1-1 at the new Toronto Rock Athletic Centre (TRAC). Leading the way on offense for Toronto were veterans Josh Sanderson and Blaine Manning. Sanderson finished the night with 3 goals and…
Wings Fall to Buffalo and Toronto
Friday night the Wings fell to the Bandits 16-10 in pre-season action. This was the first pre-season game for both teams who will face each other on January 11th as they open up their 2013 season. This was the first time the final Wings roster was together since the opening of camp. Kevin Crowley and Drew Westervelt saw limited action, each playing a half of the game according to twitter reports,…
Top Ten NLL Prospects in CLax
The Canadian Lacrosse League season is kicking off in January, and with it several NLL prospects and hopefuls will begin their journey to the pros. Which players are the tops of CLax? Last season we saw players like Pat Saunders and Damon Edwards make the jump. Colin Boucher- Durham Playing in 14 games last season with Durham, Boucher picked up 14 points. But what is a bigger asset to any NLL team…
Season Preview: Buffalo Bandits
When Steve Dietrich joined the Buffalo Bandits as general manager he said he was prepared to bring change to the organization. With the completed 23 man roster that came out earlier this week he stuck to his word. There are eleven players on the roster that weren’t on the team last year, nearly half the squad. Three of these new players are rookies playing for a team that is usually…
What Was the Biggest Story in Lacrosse 2012?
Lacrosse saw yet another big year at the pro and college levels, with new leagues and new champions and new records. What were the biggest stories of the year? We have ten big stories here, make sure to vote on which one you think is the biggest. NLL Hold Outs We saw several hold outs in the NLL this season. First it was Athan Iannucci holding out before his trade…
Swarm Place Sorensen on PUP
The Minnesota Swarm created their final roster on Thursday, and they placed their second overall draft pick Brock Sorensen on the Physically Unable to Perform List. Sorensen is coming off of a torn ACL from his time with Ohio State and he did not participate in the Swarm scrimmages against Colorado or Rochester, and he will be missing the first part of the regular season for Minnesota. Minnesota also released three…
Top Ten NLL Players Changing Teams in 2013
Off season activity is common in the National Lacrosse League, and once again quality players will be changing their colors for a new season. Below are the top ten players who will be joining a new team in 2013. None of these include hold out players playing in the new year or draft picks. 1. Dan Dawson- Rochester Knighthawks Dawson is the best right handed shooter in the NLL and…
MLL Draft Preview: Hamilton Nationals
It was not an easy year for the Nationals, going from runners-up for the championship to runners-up for the worst record in the league. Still, there is quite a bit of talent on this team. They had six All-Stars last season and, when clicking, their offense can score with anyone. With the second overall pick in the draft they are in a good position to pick an immediate impact player…
Good Players Among NLL Cuts
After the NLL cuts have all been made for the season, the speculation will always be there the next day, especially when there were several surprise cuts. In the Western Conference, we can look to names like Jeff Zywicki and Ian Poole. Zywicki has been a solid player with the Washington Stealth for years, but the play maker has been marred by some injuries the past two seasons. Meanwhile, Poole…
Wings Fall to Bandits, Take on Rock
This is the second game for the wings this pre-season, last night the fell to the Bandits 20-12. The teams played 5/15 min quarters; Score was 16-11 after 4. Veterans Kevin Crowley played first half and Drew Westervelt played the second half, as the Wings played mostly the rookies and free agents to get them some time and made sure the veterans dint get injured. All players were involved even…