Jeff Swift Released; Mike Lum-Walker Signed To Practice Roster TORONTO, ON– The Toronto Rock have made several roster moves in advance of Saturday night’s home game against the Rochester Knighthawks at 7pm at Air Canada Centre.Veteran defender Patrick Merrill has been cleared to play this weekend and will see his first game action of the 2014 season. Merrill began the season on the injured reserve and has missed each of…
Possibly the biggest lacrosse news of the year to this point was yesterday when Major League Lacrosse partnered with the LXM Pro Tour. This is one of the first times we have ever seen two lacrosse leagues team up to work together for the good of the game, something that MLL wants to do. “We’ve made the industry aware that we want to work with everyone to unite the sport,”…
Photo Credit: Dan Brodie Week 8 of the NLL season is coming towards us, and tonight the Colorado Mammoth face off with the Vancouver Stealth. We have the top storylines of that game along with the others for this weekend. Number Five—Can Dillon Ward do it Again? Dillon Ward has been the man for the last three wins of the Colorado Mammoth. They play tonight against a hungry Vancouver Stealth…
The Loyola Greyhounds will head to Charlottesville, VA this Saturday for a match against the Virginia Cavaliers at Klockner Stadium. This will be the fourth season in a row that the Hounds challenge the Cavaliers during their first home match of the season. Loyola has 10 starters from last year returning to the turf this Saturday. Marlee Paton is one of those starters that the team is happy to have back….
Last season Roger Vyse was a member of the Toronto Rock where he put up six goals in three games. He was a victim of the shortened rosters, and was cut by the Rock before the season. Vyse made his debut this weekend with the Philadelphia Wings after being signed last week. He was a part of the losses to Toronto on Friday night and Edmonton on Saturday. “It’s definitely…
Rookie sensations Digby and Ward duke it out head-to-head, O’Connor continues to contribute for the Rock, and Thul’s streak coming to a close highlight Week 7 of the NLL rookie watch. Ethan O’Connor had arguably his best performance of the season in the Toronto Rock’s dominating 20-10 defeat over the Philadelphia Wings. The Milton, ON native finished with two points (1 G, 1 A), while leading all Rock players…
VILLANOVA WILDCATS (0-0) at LEHIGH MOUNTAINHAWKS (2-0) The last time they met (February 16, 2013): Lehigh held on to claim an impressive 11-9 road win over Villanova. David DiMaria and Dante Fantoni combined for eight goals and 12 points while sophomore Dan Taylor added two goals and three points. Matt Poillon made 16 saves. The Wildcat’s Thomas Croonquist won 12-22 face-offs. The Skinny: Wildcats: It is a new dawn in…
Major League Lacrosse, the premier outdoor lacrosse league, announced today that it has partnered with the lacrosse apparel company, Adrenaline. Adrenaline will be designated as an “Official Partner of Major League Lacrosse” and will provide certain sideline apparel to all MLL teams. These licensed items will also be available to fans at retail with a product launch this spring. Adrenaline, headquartered in San Diego, produces athletic wear, footwear, and…
Baltimore-based STX, LLC, a global sporting goods leader, today announced the signing of Major League Lacrosse (MLL) athlete Tucker Durkin through 2016. In his role with STX, Durkin will serve as an official STX-sponsored athlete and will appear in the company’s marketing and product campaigns. Durkin will use the STX Hammer product line as he continues tryouts for Team USA leading up to the World Lacrosse Championships and with the Florida Launch…
1. Niagara Lock Monsters (3-0) The Canadian Lacrosse League’s hottest team remains unbeaten through three games, as they picked up their third win of the season in a 16-10 victory over the Barrie Blizzard this past Sunday. The LockMonsters once again used a strong second half to close out a victory as they netted nine of their 16 goals in the second half, outscoring the Blizzard 9-3. The turning point…