What will the Boston Cannons do in the summer of 2015 without lacrosse all-stars Ryan Boyle and Stephen Berger? These guys both have made big names for themselves in the game of lacrosse and have both been huge for the game. One has been known since the early days in his career with both Princeton and team USA. The other player has become one of the first Division III players to…
Transition is an interesting position in the NLL. Every team approaches it differently as some make them glorified defenders or just forwards that won’t get yelled at if they are stuck in the back end of the floor. Others such as Minnesota and Buffalo make them a large part of how they want to act as a team by causing turnovers, pushing the ball up the floor and creating mismatches…
Being a goaltender in lacrosse is no easy task. There are specific skill sets required, a higher level of athletic ability, reflexes, and a strong lacrosse IQ. Coaches always told me that the goalie should be the most athletic player on the roster. One of ILWT’s writers, Ryan Conwell, grew up in Liverpool, NY, which is a “suburb” of Syracuse. One of the high school’s is called Baldwinsville, and thanks…
Photo Credit: Di Miller On Saturday October 18, Metropolitan State University Roadrunners (3-0) went head-to-head against their inner-league RMLC rivals the University of Northern Colorado Bears in Greeley. The last time these two teams met during the regular season, UNC took down MSU by the score of 22-6. So of course MSU wanted revenge. Over the summer MSU has done some excellent recruiting and it’s paying off. So far this…
Photo Credit: Denver Outlaws On Saturday October 18, the Denver Outlaws are set to scrimmage the Denver University Pioneers for the Annual Colorado Lacrosse Showcase. In last year’s scrimmage, the DU Pioneers defeated the Outlaws by the final score of 10-5. Unfortunately, the Outlaws were without many of their players due to Team USA tryouts in Pennsylvania, but gave it their all. This year the Outlaws roster consists of: Defense—Chris…
This Saturday October 18th the Washington State Chapter of U.S. Lacrosse will be hosting the 3rd annual Seatown Classic. This year the Classic will be showcasing the U.S. National Team vs. the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. In 2012 fans got to see Maryland vs. Denver, and last year it was the ladies turn as USC played Oregon. The U.S. National Team will have a local following, as Seattle native Drew…
One of the most talented recruiting classes is heading for the turf with Penn State’s 2015 team. This group is going to make a huge contribution to the Nittany Lions, especially as they are hoping to keep the strong team-centered momentum that the graduating seniors of 2014 worked so hard to create. It is looking as though Jack Donnelly and JP Burnside will be stepping up and taking the lead…
When the Calgary Roughnecks traded away their seventh overall selection it didn’t seem to hurt their draft quality at all, picking Tyson Roe 16th overall and to say they are happy with their selection is an understatement. The 6’10” and 250 lbs (Yes, you read that right—he’s a big dude) Nanaimo Timbermen product is NLL-ready out the gate and could easily compete for a roster spot in the 2015 season. A product…
Photo Credit: Diane Miller On September 2, the Colorado Mammoth drafted Terry Ellis in the fifth round 42nd overall in this year’s NLL Entry Draft. So just what does Ellis bring to the Mammoth? He’s already played at the professional level having been drafted by the Denver Outlaws in the seventh round of the MLL Collegiate Draft held this January. He played two games for the Outlaws in 2014 and…
Time to take a closer look on the draft day trade that sent Nick Weiss, and the 9th overall selection from the Vancouver Stealth to the Buffalo Bandits. In return the Stealth received lefty shooter Rory Smith, and goaltender Eric Penney. With the left side of the offense being somewhat of an issue for Vancouver, it came as no surprise that GM Doug Locker was looking to rebuild their offense…