Some of the top picks in the National Lacrosse League draft this season were not earned from a team’s play on the turf. In fact, some of the best picks have come from trades. Where have all of these picks come from? Let’s take a look. 1. Edmonton Rush The Rush acquired this draft pick from the Washington Stealth in the Athan Iannucci trade. After getting three first rounders and…
Bullies Beat Up On Copperheads In Win
The Jacksonville Bullies foiled the Charlotte Copperheads home opener celebration Saturday night by beating Charlotte by a 12-9 score. The Bullies big guns stepped up to the plate, helping the team to their first ever franchise victory. Charlotte started off the games scoring a little over four minutes into the game thanks to Nick Cotter, but Jacksonville started to get on a roll afterwards. Elliot Bender kicked off a three…
Report: Rod Jensen Suspended Indefinitely
According to reports, the Canadian Lacrosse Association has indefinitely suspended Langley Thunder head coach Rod Jensen for his actions during the doping testing during the Mann Cup. The biggest story during Canada’s national lacrosse championship was the doping testing for both teams, and the coaches of both the Thunder and the Peterborough Lakers had been suspended for the entire Mann Cup before being reinstated. The Thunder lost in the Mann…
Sabertooths Dominated the MILA
Normally, expansion teams struggle in their first year in a league. Even in a smaller league like the Midwest Indoor Lacrosse Association, seeing a brad new team dominate is a little bit surprising. That’s why the Colorado Sabertooths season is a bit shocking. The only other team to go undefeated is the Grand Rapids Dragonfish, last season’s champion and they have some NLL players on that team. Colorado was going…
Mike Stone Blog: Living the Off Season
Protected rosters came out this week, a reminder that despite the season ending only a few weeks ago preparations are already being made for the 2013 season. I have to say that it has been nice to enjoy some weekends off and catch up with friends and family, and of course, watch football. My season was particularly busy coordinating my efforts on The Voluntour with the Boston Cannons responsibilities so it has…
Reading Rockets Announce Roster
The Reading Rockets today announced their roster for the upcoming season. The Rockets enter their first season of play with twenty-one players and two goaltenders on the main roster and four players and a goaltender on the practice squad. “We have a great group of guys here and a lot of talent,” said Head Coach Tom Slate. “We’re really looking forward to hitting the field and showing how competitive we…
Boxla: Why It’d Make For A Great Video Game
Today we take a little different approach than normal. Usually here on InLacrosseWeTrust we normally talk about the news that’s happening in lacrosse or give you opinions on happenings in the sport. Today I present you my own idea when it comes to the future of lacrosse in video games. First, a little history lesson. The first ever lacrosse video game was made in 2001 for the Play Station. Blast Lacrosse…
Wings Acquire Kyle Hartzell
The Washington Stealth completed a trade today that sends fifth-year transition player Kyle Hartzell to the Philadelphia Wings in exchange for the 23rd pick in the upcoming 2012 National Lacrosse League Entry Draft. The acquisition of the third round pick gives the Stealth five of the first 23 selections in the draft, which will be held on October 1 in Toronto. “This is a good trade for all parties,†said Stealth General…
Richmond To Add D-1 Lacrosse
The University at Richmond is set to announce the addition of men’s Division I lacrosse according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch. In order to follow Section XI regulations the school is dropping men’s soccer and track to make room for the lacrosse team that is expected to be announced later today. Richmond belongs to the Atlantic-10 in all sports but football, however the Atlantic-10 currently is not a lacrosse conference. Richmond,…
MLL Announces Protected Rosters
Today Major League Lacrosse (MLL), the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, announced the 2013 Protected Lists provided by the coaches and general managers of each team. All players left unprotected will re-enter the Player Pool for the 2013 Season. All players not currently in the Player Pool may register online beginning Monday, September 24, 2012. A form will be available for download on the League website at 9 AM (EST)….