Tonight is the third annual Bowhunter Cup, which will be held in Rochester at the Blue Cross Arena, home to the Rochester Knighthawks of the National Lacrosse League. In the first Bowhunter Cup two years ago, USA came out with a win, their first win ever against the Iroquois Nationals in international play. Last season, the Nationals came out with the win. This year, USA looks to get their second…
2013 MLL Protected Rosters: Boston Cannons
Coming off of the 2011 MLL Championship, no doubt the Boston Cannons were disappointed with their 2012 first round exit to the Chesapeake Bayhawks. Not to mention, it was the second playoff loss to the Bayhawks in the past three years. Boston came back last season with a loaded roster, losing just Max Quinzani and Kip Turner as big pieces. They even added Bill McGlone and saw breakout seasons from…
Meet An NLL Prospect: Bryan Campbell
Going into the NLL Draft weekend, many of the general managers had an idea who was on their watch list. With the combine being added this year, many wild cards emerged including Bryan Campbell who impressed many teams. The Brock University Badger stood out enough to be chosen by the Minnesota Swarm 42nd overall. Campbell would have a memorable birthday as he turned 21 on the night of his draft….
As One of the Best GMs Ever, Reese Retires On Top
Recently the news came that Chesapeake Bayhawks general manager Brian Reese would be retiring from Major League Lacrosse. This comes after he helped lead the Hawks to an MLL title. Reese was the GM of the Bayhawks for just one season, and he spent time as the Denver Outlaws general manager for five years. Reese is the only GM in MLL history to have a winning season and playoff berth…
CLax Happy to See Players Succeed and Contribute to Development
The Canadian Lacrosse League has announced that they will be holding their draft on Sunday, November 4th. They will be allowing players drafted into the National Lacrosse League to also be drafted into CLax, something that they did not allow last season. They say this is because they feel like players will have uncertainty anyways. Commissioner Paul St. John told Inside Lacrosse that the league knows they will lose players…
A Quick Look At The NCLL
For those who don’t know, the National College Lacrosse League (NCLL) is a men’s collegiate lacrosse association with over 115 members in twelve conferences in fourteen states. Administering the league is Executive Director Jamie McNealey, who has worked with the Chesapeake Bayhawks as the Director of Player Personnel and with Johns Hopkins, where he was a player and a coach. Jamie has taken the league to a higher level than…
Boston at Kentucky Opens NALL Season
The North American Lacrosse League announced their schedule for the 2013 season today. The season will kick off with Boston at Kentucky, and then Baltimore at Rhode Island the next day. Sat Jan 5, 2013 7:00 PM Boston Rockhoppers Kentucky Stickhorses Sun Jan 6, 2013 1:00 PM Baltimore Bombers Rhode Island Kingfish Sat Jan 12, 2013 7:00 PM Rhode Island Kingfish Kentucky Stickhorses Sat Jan 12, 2013 7:00 PM Baltimore…
CLax Releases 2013 Schedule
The Canadian Lacrosse League announced their 2013 schedule this afternoon. Below is the entire schedule along with the dates for game broadcasts on The Lacrosse Radio Network. JANUARY Sat 12th Ohsweken @ Iroquois 1:00 pm Sun 13th Oshawa @ Toronto 2:00 pm (Lacrosse Radio Network) Sat 19th Brampton @ Ohsweken 1:00 pm Sun 20th Niagara  @ Iroquois 2:00 pm Fri 25th Ohsweken @ Brampton 8:00 pm (Lacrosse Radio Network) Sat…
Rhode Island Kingfish Set for 2013 Season
The Rhode Island Kingfish today made several announcements regarding the 2013 North American Lacrosse League season. They confirm Charlie Blanchard as the head coach and Sean O’Donnell as assistant coach. Blanchard played in the MILL (now the NLL) with the Boston Blazers and O’Donnell is the top lacrosse coach in Rhode Island high schools. The general manager Michael Lydon was quoted saying in a press release,”Rhode Island is emerging nationally…
MLL Protected Rosters: Ohio Machine
No one said being an expansion franchise would be easy and the Ohio Machine went through their share of lumps last season. But the team began play, established a nice fan base and has some nice individual players to build a team around. Consistency is key to becoming a championship contending team so it was important for the Machine to protect the right players when they announced their 23-man protected…