NLL Week Eleven Stories: Rush, Roughnecks Look to Stay Hot

March 7, 2014

Photo Credit: Dan Brodie 1—Can the Edmonton Rush remain undefeated? This is a classic trap game as the Rush could be looking ahead to next week’s match up on the road against the Calgary Roughnecks. For Vancouver, they have lost six of their last seven and have been idle since February 15. This is the last game before the trade deadline for Vancouver; it should be interesting to see what…

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No Added Pressure for Perfect Rush

March 7, 2014

If the Edmonton Rush do nothing else this season, they have already made a historic run. Sitting at 8-0 heading into this week, they are just the second team to ever accomplish the feat. They can go 9-0 if they defeat Vancouver this weekend, but more than that, the team is looking for a win as they vie for the playoffs and a chance at a championship. “We are extremely…

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Will the Mammoth Shut Down the Roughnecks Four-Game Winning Streak?

March 7, 2014

The Colorado Mammoth will host the Calgary Roughnecks on Saturday March 8, 2o14 at The Pepsi Center in Denver for their Lacrosse Out Cancer Night. The Western Division rivals will face-off for their final game of the 2014 regular season, both hoping to win the series. Since 2005 the teams have equaled each other in wins and losses with nine on both sides. In the previous two meetings of the…

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Cobb County Lacrosse Classic to Host Orange v Red Storm

March 7, 2014

WHO: Syracuse and St. Johns WHERE: Kennesaw, GA WHAT: Cobb County Lacrosse Classic WHEN: Saturday, March 8 @ 4 pm   SYRACUSE Woof. What a rough road it’s been. Despite stellar performances on offense and the same defense as previous seasons, the Orange’s shortcomings all come down to one factor: realignment. In 2015, NCAA lacrosse divisions and conferences are being reorganized to better reflect other sports in the league and…

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NLL Announces Monthly Awards for February

March 6, 2014

Toronto’s Billings wins Player of the Month award, Minnesota’s Schuss earns Rookie of the Month honors The National Lacrosse League has announced Player of the Month and Rookie of the Month award winners for February of the 2014 NLL regular season. Toronto Rock forward Garrett Billings, who currently leads the league in points (70) and assists (50), won the NLL Player of the Month award after posting five or more points in all five games last month. The…

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Wings Sign Free Agent Defender Stephen Hoar

March 6, 2014

The Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League (NLL) have agreed to terms with Defender Stephen Hoar to a one-year agreement for the 2014 season. To make room for Hoar on the active 20-man roster, the Wings moved Defender Michael Diehl to the Practice Squad. Diehl has appeared in two games this season contributing two forced turnovers and collecting two loose balls. This is his first season in the NLL….

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CLax Announces Top Players of Week Five

March 6, 2014

The Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax) is pleased to announce its Week Five Players of the Week for the 2014 Season. Offensive Player of the Week: Travis Gibbons – Barrie Blizzard – The newly acquired Gibbons didn’t wait long to make an impact with the Blizzard.  Gibbons had 4 goals and 7 assists including the game-winner in OT to give the Blizzard their first win of the season. Honourable mention goes to Durham’s Derek Hopcroft who…

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MLL Trade Value: Part 3

March 5, 2014

For Part 1 (#50 – #41), click here. For Part 2 (#40 – #31), click here. All eight MLL teams have multiple players of the remaining thirty on the list. If MLL were a 30-team league like the NBA or NHL, then these guys would be franchise players. Some are the second or third scoring options on their team; some are defenders who don’t even draw the top assignment on…

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NLL 3 Stars: Poulin, Keogh, Dickson

March 5, 2014

It was a quiet week 10 in the National Lacrosse League with just three games on tap and four of the league’s nine teams on bye weeks.  The Toronto Rock were crushed twice over the weekend including a massive 19-13 beat down at the hands of the Calgary Roughnecks. Several Calgary players lit up the scoreboard against Toronto on Saturday including Dane Dobbie (4 goals, 2 assists), Jeff Shatler (1g,…

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NLL: Mammoth Give Coaching Staff Pink Slips

March 4, 2014

Colorado will replace head coach Hamley and assistant coaches The Colorado Mammoth have announced that head coach Bob Hamley and assistants Ed Comeau and Sean Ferris have been relieved of their coaching duties effective immediately. “I have tremendous respect and admiration for Bob, Ed and Sean, and can’t say enough about what tremendous men they are,” said Mammoth president & general manager Steve Govett. “Unfortunately, our team has not met…

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