As NLL Commissioner George Daniel announced the 33rd pick overall in the 2012 draft, Simon Giourmetakis could only think of one thing; he was heading home. The Edmonton, AB native has played away from home for quite some time. Giourmetakis played four years in the NCAA for the Canisus Golden Griffins, played his final year of his junior career with the Coquitlam Adanacs (Minto Cup Champion 2010) and played this…
A Look At Denver’s Protected 23 Man Roster
The Denver Outlaws 23 man protected roster has a lot of familiar faces on it, along with a new one. Their unprotected roster has some big names on it as well. Denver also decided, a week prior to the rosters being announced, that they would trade one of their top midfielders, Peet Poillon, to the Charlotte Hounds. In return, the Outlaws received a very good attackman in Jeremy Boltus. This…
Meet an NLL Prospect: Tyler Glebe
Only one goalie was taken in the entire 2012 NLL draft, and that was former London Blue Devils goaltender Tyler Glebe. I caught up with him this week and got his thoughts on being a pro goalie. 1. Only 56 players are drafted to the NLL, what does it feel like being one of them? Being drafted into the NLL this year is truly a dream come true. It is…
MILA: Sabertooths Will Play Dragonfish For Championship November 3rd
According to sources in the league, the Midwest Indoor Lacrosse Association will have a championship game after all. The undefeated Colorado Sabertooths will face the undefeated Grand Rapids Dragonfish on November 3rd. Playoffs had been scheduled for Milwaukee on October 6th with Colorado, Grand Rapids, Milwaukee and Chicago playing, but later it was found that Colorado would not be playing in it. Details emerged yesterday that Colorado had requested the…
Knighthawks Sign Torrey Van Every
 The Rochester Knighthawks announced the signing of transition man Torrey VanEvery to a one-year deal. VanEvery had an impressive showing at the National Lacrosse League Combine on Sunday. The 21-year-old scored five goals during the NLL’s showcase event for free agents and draft eligible players. “It feels great,†said VanEvery about signing with his favorite NLL team. “It is a dream come true.†VanEvery recently played with Knighthawks star Johnny…
Ashby: Thoughts on the NLL Draft
The NLL draft has come and gone so let’s take a look at the top 10 players that were drafted and the impact they will have on their future teams. At number 10 the Minnesota Swarm drafted stalwart defenseman Alex Crepinsek. Crepsinsek is a shutdown defenseman who can immediately help the Swarm on defense. Crepinsek is also good in transition and will add some speed to the Swarm’s back end….
Meet an NLL Prospect: Mitchell Jones
Yesterday, I got the chance to speak with Washington Stealth draftee Mitchell Jones about his experience in the NLL draft. You saw some of them earlier today in our draft story, but here is everything Mitch had to say. What was draft day like for you? A. Pretty normal, I had a busy day at school and training and then after that just relaxed and waited to watch the draft…
CLax: Paul St. John Excited for 2013
CLax made through one year. Despite all the adversity they endured, the league made it past year one, more than a lot of leagues can say about themselves. Yesterday, the league announced three new franchises; Toronto, Barrie and St. Catharines. However, now the league owns five of those teams, and league commissioner Paul St. John isn’t pulling any punches about how he feels about that. “Real excited, spreading the teams…
Rochester Rattlers Protected 23 Man Roster
The Rochester Rattlers protected 23 man roster was announced two weeks ago. A week prior to the rosters being announced, the Rattlers made a trade with the Charlotte Hounds. Billy Bitter, Kevin Randall and the Hounds 11th pick in the 2013 MLL Collegiate Draft were sent to Rochester. In turn, Charlotte received midfielder Kevin Drew along with Rochester’s 4th and 28th overall selections in the Draft. What I was shocked…
Being an NLL Draft Prospect: Before The Draft
There are only 56 players drafted into the National Lacrosse League with nine teams in the league. Not all of those players will be on a roster in 2012, or ever even see time in the highest level of indoor lacrosse. It takes a long time to become one of the best of the best, and if you are selected to be a part of the top league, you are…