As the improvement for last year was answered, there were a group of emerging All Americans willing to fire back at any questions or concerns of this team. Denver finished last season ranked fifth nationally in scoring offense. This team was lead by senior attack men Mark Mathews and Alex Demopoulos. Mathews lead the team with 47 goals, finishing third in the nation in goals and tenth in points per game in the country….
Turf Dogs and Stars Finish in Exhibition Tie
The Canadian Lacrosse League began their pre season on Sunday when the Durham Turf Dogs and Toronto Shooting Stars played to a 12-12 tie. Scott Defrancesco of the Turf Dogs led all players with three goals. Blake Kenny of the Shooting Stars led all scorers with two goals and four assists. Other players of note on Toronto were Jackson Gair (2 goals 2 assists) and Tory Gardner (four penalty minutes)….
Bandits Place Steenhius and Self on PUP; Knighthawks PUP Ryan Counsins
After one weekend of training camp, the Rochester Knighthawks are already making moves, releasing Jordan Van Damme and also placing Ryan Cousins on the Physically Unable to Perform List. The Knighthawks are deep on the right side of defense even without Cousins with Mike Kirk, Tyler Burton and Rory Glaves. The Buffalo Bandits meanwhile also placed two players on the PUP list. Transition man Mark Steenhius and defender Scott Self…
Rush Release Scott Evans; Sign Bold, Rubisch, Others
The Edmonton Rush made several transactions today including releasing Scott Evans. They also signed Kyle Rubsich, Ryan Dilks, Aaron Bold, Zack Greer, Cory Conway and Jeremy Thompson to one year deals. Press Release: Edmonton Rush General Manager/Head Coach Derek Keenan announced today following the first training camp session the team has released forward Scott Evans. “Releasing Scott was not an easy decision but I need to do what I think is best…
NLL Training Camp: Knight Gets First NLL Experience
Curtis Knight was not the top draft pick in Edmonton this fall. However, he was still a first round pick, and the team is expecting a lot of him after the team’s training camp session. “It was similar to what I expected.” Knight says. “I expected it to be intense and fast and that exactly what it was.” Knight was the 8th overall pick in the NLL draft out of…
Training Camp Preview: Buffalo Bandits
With training camp set to begin December 1st, Darris Kilgour and the Buffalo Bandits are ready to get the new season underway. Numerous newly acquired Bandits picked up by first year GM Steve Dietrich will join draftees and free agent invites to decide the Bandits 2013 roster. The Bandits previously held a free agent tryout camp November 10th. The camp consisted off 40 players taking place in a morning practice…
Joel McCready, Casey Powell at Knighthawks Camp
Rochester Knighthawks have had their first training camp session wrapped up, and many events took place. After talking to several sources at Hawks camp, we can provide some details. As we reported over the weekend, Paul Rabil did not attend. Neither did defenseman Pat McCready with rumors of retirement. However, he has also skipped the past two Hawks camps. After skipping last season, Joel McCready did attend camp. The transition…
Jon Harnett Ready For Third Training Camp with Calgary
The Calgary Roughnecks open their training camp this weekend, and the team will be coming in with a new coach after underachieving the past two seasons. Jon Harnett is coming into his third training camp with the Roughnecks, and he says it is time for the team to step up. “There is no excuse for coming up short the past two seasons.” Harnett says. “I think we just need to have more…
Paul Rabil Not at Knighthawks Training Camp
After Casey Powell signed with the Rochester Knighthawks before training camp yesterday, a source with Rochester tells In Lacrosse We Trust that Paul Rabil was not at training camp. Rabil is under contract after the trade and just needs to show up at Hawks camp, but after two days of Knighthawks training camp he has not done that, and some sources expect him not to sign. One source says that…
Local Players Attending Rush Camp
Drafted 33rd overall in the 2012 NLL Entry Draft, Simon Giourmetakis, one of two Alberta products selected by the Rush, is a true hometown hero. Playing four of his five years of Jr. A with the Edmonton Eclipse, as team captain, Giourmetakis can be found among the top point-getters in Rocky Mountain Lacrosse Association history, with 226 points in 68 games—a 3.32 point-per-game average. But offense is not all that Giourmetakis…