The only player from the MILA to play in the NLL is Cam Holding, who signed with the Colorado Mammoth last season, and he has re-signed back with Colorado for 2013. Holding played in every Mammoth game last season as a rookie. The transition player created eleven turnovers in the Mammoth’s favor. “Cam played a major role in our success this past season,†said Mammoth president & general manager Steve…
Rush Franchise Wilson, Ward
Edmonton Rush General Manager/Head Coach announced today that designated franchise forwards Ryan Ward and Aaron Wilson have signed one-year agreements for the 2013 Season. In addition, goalie Brodie MacDonald has signed a one-year agreement. Assistant Captain Ryan Ward in his fourth year with the Rush finished first overall in team scoring in the 2012 post season with 10 (G), 11(A) for a total of 21 points, in regular season for…
Buffalo Bandits Draft Preview
We are less than a week away from this year’s NLL draft, but the questions still loom. How will the night unfold, and what uniforms will we see the players of the future don by the end of the evening. Steve Deitrich and the Buffalo Bandits hope that the player they select is the one that can push this team to a fifth NLL Championship. The Bandits currently hold the…
Lizards Protected Roster Full Of Interesting Choices
Long Island has a long off season ahead of them after they blew a nine goal lead to lose in the playoffs. They were a team who was dubbed as “rebuilding” for parts of last season, but they still found a way to get into the playoffs. They lost long time Lizards Matt Danowski and Nicky Polanco and added in young guys like CJ Costabile and Matt Gibson. Gibson won…
Rhode Island Kingfish Name Charlie Blanchard Head Coach
According to the team Facebook page, the Rhode Island Kingfish of the North American Lacrosse League have named Charlie Blanchard their head coach for the 2013 season. Steven O’Donnell was named the assistant head coach. Blanchard has been an assistant coach with the Bryant Bulldogs NCAA lacrosse team. He is a former assistant lacrosse coach with Ohio Wesleyan. Blanchard is also a former player in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League (now…
Calgary Roughnecks sign Travis Cornwall and Greg Harnett
Calgary Roughnecks General Manager Mike Board announced today that the team has re-signed transition Travis Cornwall and defenceman Greg Harnett to one-year contracts for the 2013 National Lacrosse League season, pending league approval. “Travis and Greg made the big transition from junior to pro in a very positive manner last season,” said Board. “They both showed versatility in their roles and a commitment to improving. Developing our younger players is…
NLL 2012 Draft: Sleeper Prospects
Everyone knows the big names of the 2012 National Lacrosse League Entry Draft. Dhane Smith, Mark Matthews, Brock Sorensen, Shayne Jackson, among others. But there are some other good prospects in there too, who are going unnoticed. Most of them won’t be first round picks, but who are some sleeper prospects that could have an impact? Joel Matthews Matthews looked like one of the top young lacrosse players in Canada…
CLA suspends Rod Jensen indefinitely
During the Mann Cup one of the biggest stories was that both Langley coach Rod Jensen and Peterborough coach Jaime Bately were suspended due to violating the rules of the Canadian Centre for ethics in sports (CCES). It was reported that both coaches had disrupted the CCES’s drug testing procedures. These suspensions were then stayed after game 5 and both coaches were allowed to coach in game 6. News came…
Fall Ball Update: Ohio State Buckeyes
The Ohio State men’s lacrosse team just recently announced their 2012 fall-ball schedule as well as their incoming freshman players. This past season the Buckeyes finished with an 8-7 overall record, including an impressive 5-1 conference record, and an undefeated 4-0 record on the road. The Buckeyes are adding 13 new freshmen this year, three of which made Inside Lacrosse’s Top 100 incoming freshman list. When asked about the incoming…
CUFLA Top 5 Power Rankings: Week 2
1. Brock 3-0-0 (Last week: 1)
 The Badgers remain undefeated after a convincing 12-2 victory over the Laurier Golden Hawks. Leading the way for Brock was sophomore attackmen Greg Davidson who buried 5 goals and added an assist. Helping Davidson in the goal department was Canisus alumni Travis Gibbons scoring a pair of goals and two helpers. Senior goaltenders Ian Duffy and Dan Fyfe split the goaltending duties during the…