Justin Ivey, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© The new season is upon us! With two expansion teams added for the second year in a row, the field has changed yet again – including division realignment. Just means more picks for us this year, our second year doing weekly picks. I invited some fellow writers to help me with the playoffs last season, and this season they will be here each…
[MEDIA RELEASE] UNCASVILLE, Conn. (November 27, 2019) – The New England Black Wolves announced today that Adam Bomberry has been signed to a three-year contract extension. Per team policy, no details were released. Bomberry joined the Pack in August of 2017 after spending two years with the Rochester Knighthawks. The Black Wolves acquired the defenseman in exchange for Brandon Robinson and the 14th overall selection in the 2017 NLL Entry…
MEDIA RELEASE UNCASVILLE, CT. (November 19, 2019) – The New England Black Wolves announced today the trade of Andrew Suitor to the New York Riptide for a conditional fourth round pick in the 2022 NLL Entry Draft. The conditional pick will become a third round pick in the 2022 draft should Suitor appear in nine or more games for New York this season. Suitor, a fourth round pick in the 2010 NLL Entry Draft,…
Friday, November 1, 2019 Featured Image Photo Credit: Courtesy of the Calgary Roughnecks Calgary, AB – The Calgary Roughnecks have re-signed defence/transition player Zach Currier to a two-year contract. Currier, 25, is entering his third season in the NLL, all with the Roughnecks. He joined the franchise in the 2017 NLL Entry Draft after being selected by Calgary in the first round, third overall. The Peterborough, Ontario product has been…
Di Miller, Correspondent Denver Outlaws Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Di Miller On October 6, 2019 the No. 1 Seed Chesapeake Bayhawks (12-6) went up against the No. 2 Seed Denver Outlaws (11-7) in what turned out to be a very controversial ending to an exciting game. The game ended on a very controversial call which many fans will be talking about for quite a while. But the…
Di Miller, Correspondent Denver Outlaws Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Di Miller The No. 2 Seed Denver Outlaws (10-6) hosted the No. 3 Seed Boston Cannons on Friday October 4, 2019 for the second game of the 2019 MLL Playoffs. The first time in league history championship weekend would be held in Denver. The fans were treated to an OT game immediately before and were prepped and ready…
Di Miller, MLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© The No. 4 Seed Atlanta Blaze (8-9) appeared in their first playoff game in franchise history and would face the No. 1 Seed Chesapeake Bayhawks on Friday October 4, 2019. The 2019 MLL Playoffs and Championship game would be held in Denver Colorado for the first time in the 19 year history of Major League Lacrosse and the weather was perfect. The fans…
Di Miller, Correspondent Denver Outlaws Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Di Miller The 2019 MLL Championship Weekend is set to kick off tomorrow Friday October 4, 2019. This is the first time in the history of Major League Lacrosse that the championship game will be held here in Denver, CO. The playoff games will be held on the campus of Denver University at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium; and…
Di Miller, MLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: John Zumbado The 2019 MLL Championship Weekend is set to kick off tomorrow Friday October 4, 2019. This is the first time in the history of Major League Lacrosse that the championship game will be held here in Denver, CO. The playoff games will be held on the campus of Denver University at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium; and the…
[MEDIA RELEASE] Calgary, AB – The Calgary Roughnecks have re-signed defenceman Curtis Manning to a one-year contract. Manning, 32, is entering his 11 season in the NLL, all with the Roughnecks. He joined the franchise in the 2008 NLL Entry Draft after being selected by Calgary in the first round, sixth overall. The Surrey, British Colombia product was named to the 2010 All-Rookie Team and has amassed 68 points (21g,…
[MEDIA RELEASE] Toronto Defender Will Miss 2019-20 Season Oakville, ON – Toronto Rock Owner, President and GM Jamie Dawick announced today that defender Brock Sorensen will be out for the 2019-20 season while he recovers from a torn Achilles tendon in his left foot. This is Sorensen’s second major injury in the last three years as he tore his ACL in April of 2016 and missed 14 games the following…
[MEDIA RELEASE] Calgary, AB – The Calgary Roughnecks have re-signed goaltender Christian Del Bianco to a two-year contract. “I am happy to be back in Calgary and excited for two more years playing in the best atmosphere in the National Lacrosse League,” said Del Bianco. “I believe we set the bar for what this team is capable of last season and I look forward to helping hold up that standard.”…