The Prospect Lacrosse League, which is the first professionally organized summer collegiate lacrosse league in North America, officially announced its presence today. The league, which will play its first games in the Summer of 2013, will consist of four-teams in its Inaugural Season all based in the Chicago and surrounding markets. Made up exclusively of collegiate players with NCAA eligibility left, the Prospect Lacrosse League will operate with the purpose…
MILA Week Five Recap: Three Games Postponed, Cleveland Wins?
In a very weird week in the Midwest Indoor Lacrosse Association, three games were postponed and one team won via forfeit. The Cleveland Demons were set to take on the Detroit Coney Dogs, but the Demons ended up winning 1-0 due to Detroit forfeiting. Meanwhile, the game between Southern Ohio Box Lacrosse and the Grand Rapids Dragonfish was already postponed before the week began. However, two more games ended up being postponed…
Bayhawks GM Brian Reese Leads Chesapeake to Fourth Championship
Last season ended in disappointment for the Chesapeake Bayhawks. They were one second away from going to overtime in round one of the MLL playoffs with the Boston Cannons. One goal with one second left sent the Bayhawks packing, and looking ahead to 2012. They lost Kyle Hartzell and they lost their starting goaltender. They brought in general manager Brian Reese, who built the Bayhawks a Championship squad. “Â Winning the…
National Lacrosse League Mock Draft: First Edition
With the NLL draft now just a month away, we will continue to feature prospects and updates on the draft, and we will try to have four or five mock drafts before it is all said and done. Here is our first mock draft. 1. Edmonton- Mark Matthews Matthews already has some professional lacrosse experience, playing with MLL’s Denver Outlaws and getting to the Championship game. Also a star at…
St. Regis Braves Win President’s Cup
The St. Regis Braves defeated the Saint Catharines Saints to win their second straight President’s Cup. The score of the Championship game from yesterday was Braves 13 to the Saints 9. In the Bronze Medal game, the Rockyview Knights defeated the Spruce Grove Slash nine to eight in Overtime. The teams who medaled will be the Braves, Saints and Knights. Jerome Thompson of the Braves was the most valuable player…
Meet a Future NLL Star: Dhane Smith
Name: Dhane Smith Position: Forward Team: Kitchener-Waterloo Braves Shoots: Right Season Stats: 107 points Projected: 7th Overall, Calgary Dhane Smith is one of the top prospects in this draft, and likely a first round pick. He scored a career high 107 points with the Junior A Braves this season and had 302 points in his entire Junior A career. He had a career high thirty eight goals on the year…
Lacrosse Safety Equipment
When you are playing lacrosse, it is important to wear the appropriate safety gear. In order to make sure you have the right equipment, you need to determine which position you will be playing, as well as your skillset. There are many different types of lacrosse equipment, however here are the basics that will keep you safe and comfortable. The helmet is the most important piece of lacrosse equipment. It…
Staudt: Thoughts on MLL 2012
What to say about the 2012 MLL season? Well, it definitely ended with the two teams most thought would be in the championship game. However, not before things got interesting. More stick checks and gear checks occurred more than I have seen in the past, which I believe is a good sign. It gives the younger generations of lacrosse players the mindset that cheating is never the answer. Two new…
How the Minnesota Swarm Built Their Draft
After last season, the Minnesota Swarm proved that the draft can be a great way to build a team. They brought in stars Jordan MacIntosh, Corbyn Tao, and Evan Kirk. This season, they once again are trying to build their team through the draft. They find themselves with a boat load of draft picks, but how did they build this? Second Overall Pick The Swarm ended up with the second…
MLL To Allow Non-Warrior Equipment in Games
It was announced by Major League Lacrosse last week that the league will now allow companies other than Warrior, Brine, Cascade and New Balance to sponsor players for them to wear their equipment in game. This does not mean a player can just chose any equipment they want from any company. A company has to partner with the league still, but they now have the option to do so. Helmets…