Quotes to Note: NLL, MSL, MLL

Washington Stealth head coach Chris Hall on goaltender Tyler Richards’ five minute major penalty.

“I really don’t have a comment on it until I see the tape but obviously it was a game-changing play. We could have still tied it up. We made some mistakes in the last 10 minutes by some veteran guys that were costly.”

Stealth rookie defender Mitch Jones on his first career NLL goal.

“I felt a lot more comfortable this week. Last week, I didn’t play as much and I hadn’t played for seven months but I got my feet underneath me and felt a lot better this weekend and hopefully I’ll keep getting better.”

Colorado Mammoth forward John Grant Jr on the win over the Philadelphia Wings.

“We tried everything offensively to give that one away. We’ve got to figure out what to do to be successful in the second half. That’s two weeks in a row we gave up big leads. I mean a win is a win, and we definitely needed it, but we’ve got some work to do.”

Minnesota Swarm transition man Jordan MacIntosh on the Swarm scoring 15 second half goals against Philadelphia.

“We came in at halftime and coach [Sullivan] kind of put us in our place. I thought we answered well.”

Rochester Knighthawks forward Mike Accursi on his 800th career point.

“It’s always good to have those personal things, but at the end of the day, nobody remembers how many points you gey. Everybody remembers who many championships you win, and that’s my goal.”

Minnesota Swarm goaltender Evan Kirk on rookies playing in Minnesota this season.

“I think they [rookies] saw a lot of what happened last year with nine rookies in the lineup. I think they kind of realize even though you’re a rookie you were picked for a reason. You’re expected to do that and it’s been proven in the past year”

Major Series Lacrosse commissioner Jim Brady on the Ajax Rock moving to Oakville.

“I am quite enthused that the Major Series Lacrosse League has a location in Oakville, as there hasn’t been a location in this area since St Catharines had a club. The residents and lacrosse fans in Oakville are definitely receiving a great lacrosse team to cheer on for years to come”

Ohio Machine general manager John Algie on trading for Scott Rodgers and Chad Weidmaier.

“Chad Wiedmaier is one of the top emerging young defensemen in Major League Lacrosse and Scott Rodgers is a proven winning goaltender at this level. We expect both players to add considerable depth to their respective positions as we get ready for the season to begin on May 4th,”