Earlier today Kevin Drew was traded to the Charlotte Hounds. Drew was traded to Charlotte from the Rochester Rattlers for Billy Bitter and a draft pick. But who is Kevin Drew, and what does he bring to the table with the Hounds? He played in eleven games with the Rattlers in 2012. He scored five goals and two assists to total at seven points on the season, his first year…
Ashby: Mann Cup Thoughts
The Mann Cup so far has been an offensive oriented affair. Both teams have had their moments to shine as the Langley Thunder and the Peterborough Lakers head into game 5 there is only one thing that is known for certain and that is that this series will see some serious fireworks in the last three games. All year long the Langley Thunder were able to win games due to…
Meet a Future NLL Star: Carter Bender
Name:Â Carter Bender Position:Â Forward Teams:Â Rochester Rattlers, Brampton Excelsiors Points:Â 25 Bender played his college lacrosse with the Hartford Hawks. A field and box lacrosse player, Bender has shown the ability to play both levels of lacrosse at a high level. “I prefer box lacrosse because of the fast paced and compact game style.” says Bender. “Although I do enjoy some of the structure to field lacrosse, and love playing outside in the…
Hounds Trade for Kevin Drew, Bitter to Rochester
The Charlotte Hounds today announced a trade that will bring the team first and fourth round collegiate picks in this year’s draft (#4 and #28 overall picks) and 2012 second-round draftee, Kevin Drew.  The addition of Kevin will bolster the team’s midfield strength while the additional draft picks will create opportunities in this year’s high-talent draft pool. The specifics of the trade sent attackman Billy Bitter, defenseman Kevin Randall and the Hounds 11th pick in…
MILA Week Seven Preview: Colorado Back in Action, Jaxx Need a Win
It’s the seventh week of the Midwest Indoor Lacrosse Association, and the playoffs are inching closer. Some more teams are back in action, and some teams desperately need wins. The Grand Rapids Dragonfish are undefeated and they are taking on the 0-6 Detroit Coney Dogs. Detroit lost last week to Columbus. Grand Rapids picked up two wins last week against Southern Ohio and Pittsburgh. The Pittsburgh Octane are at 4-2 and two…
Lakers Even Up Mann Cup At Two Games
In a Mann Cup that saw a combined seventy-eight goals in the first three games (twenty-five, twenty-nine and twenty-four respectively) the goaltenders for both the Peterborough Lakers and Langley Thunder have come under scrutiny. First, for Langley, Brodie MacDonald has been fantastic, but he was also replaced (albeit momentarily in each case) three times in those three games. Tyler Carlson was left to figure things out for the majority of…
Mann Cup Game 5 Preview
The Mann Cup so far has been a battle of offenses as so far  the two teams have combined for 98 goals so far in this series. Last night the Peterborough Lakers evened up the series as Mark Steenhuis and John Grant Jr led the way for Peterborough in their 9-8 win. Steenhuis finished with a hat trick while Grant had 1 goal and 5 assists which was enough to…
Hounds Trade Boltus To Denver for Poillon
The Charlotte Hounds today announced a trade that will upgrade their midfield unit, including the addition of a three-time MLL All-Star. The Hounds have sent attackman Jeremy Boltus and the 43rd pick in the 2013 Supplemental Draft to the Denver Outlaws in exchange for midfielders Peet Poillon and Casey Cittadino. “This was a tough one,†said Hounds COO & Dir of Player Personnel Wade Leaphart. “We rolled the dice on Jeremy with our first overall selection…
NC State Wolfpack “Fall Ball” Preview
September 12, 2012- The NC State Wolfpack of the SELC conference in MCLA Lacrosse had their first losing record in five years due to lack of offensive firepower. With two top notch attackmen graduating, the Wolfpack will need to find new ways to score, even if that means going through the midfielders such as Quinn Struble. Goalie and leader Ray Distefano was arguably the best keeper in the SELC, and…
Badgers Bounce Back After 1st Half Scare
The Brock Badgers opened their 2012 season with an 11-8 victory over their Western Conference rival Guelph Gryphons. The Badgers over came some adversity as the Gryphs had a convincing 7-2 lead at the end of the first half. Brock Coach Justin Kennedy expected that Guelph would come out to a hot start after opening their season with a win over University of Toronto. However, being down 5 goals going…