The Rochester Rattlers lost Roy Lang in a trade with the Ohio Machine, but they brought in a strong veteran in Dan Groot. Overall, Rochester has been one of the most active teams this Major League Lacrosse off season. After a horrendous 2011 campaign, Rochester had a chance to be a playoff team last season, finishing a game back of Long Island for post season play. Their young roster saw…
Machine Acquire Roy Lang From Rochester
The Ohio Machine announced Tuesday a trade with the Rochester Rattlers that brings midfielder Roy Lang and the 11th overall pick in the upcoming 2013 Collegiate Draft to Ohio in exchange for midfielder Dan Groot and additional picks in the same draft. In addition to Groot, the Rattlers will receive the Machine’s 17th, 20th and 38th picks. Lang is coming off a rookie campaign in which he played in 13 games for…
Octane Won’t Play Playoffs, One MILA Game This Week
The Pittsburgh Octane tweeted this week that they will not be able to participate in the MILA playoffs due to not getting enough player commitments and not having the financial resources to play. Meanwhile, the Grand Rapids Dragonfish and Colorado Sabertooths ended their seasons undefeated. This weekend will be MILA exhibition weekend with several exhibition lacrosse games. There is one more regular season game, with the Dragonfish playing Southern Ohio…
Mike Accursi Re-Signs with Knighthawks
Three-time National Lacrosse League Champion Mike Accursi has re-signed a one-year deal with the Rochester Knighthawks. Accursi remains with the Knighthawks after helping Rochester win the 2012 Champion’s Cup. “It’s great being the defending champs,†said Accursi. “Our roster is pretty much intact and you’re adding better and bigger pieces. It looks like it’s going to be another exciting season.†The 2012 season was Accursi’s 15th in the NLL, which…
College Lacrosse Has a Shot Clock, And Other New Rules
In case you missed it, college lacrosse is going to be adding a lot of new rules for the 2013 season. They were proposed this summer, and yesterday they became official. While the faceoff rules will not change as proposed, we will have some form of a shot clock this season, along with other things. New equipment rules about stick stringing and more will have an impact. We are going…
Where the NLL First Round Comes From
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…