MEDIA RELEASE Atlanta Blaze December 18, 2017 Kennesaw— Today, the Atlanta Blaze suffered a terrible loss, as Head Coach Dave Huntley passed away suddenly at the age of 60 while coaching a clinic. He was known as a player’s coach first; when reached for comment, General Manager and Assistant Coach Spencer Ford said, “To me, there was Huntley and then there was God.”
Rush Victorious in Game One—Rock Fall to (0-2) 12/16/17
Justin Ivey, Co-Editor & NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome The Toronto Rock (0-2) hosted the Saskatchewan Rush (1-0) on Saturday, December 16. Saskatchewan, playing their first game of the season, ruined Toronto’s first home game at the Air Canada Centre with a one-sided affair. This disappointing loss puts Toronto in an early hole in an East division which is showing championship strength. Final Score: Saskatchewan 17—Toronto 9.
Roughnecks Strike Oil Over the Stealth 12/15/17
Marcelo A. Sagüez, Beat Writer Calgary Roughnecks Lacrosse is Awesome Photo Credit Featured Image: Candice Ward/Calgary Roughnecks Friday night lights, the Calgary Roughnecks (1-1) hosted the Vancouver Stealth (0-2) in their home opener at the Scotiabank Saddledome. After losing to the Knighthawks last weekend by a wide margin, Calgary was determined to redeem themselves at home in front of 9,708 fans. Final Score: Roughnecks 15—Stealth 12.
Covering the Dallas Rattlers, Lacrosse is Awesome Welcomes Tom & Nick Coyne 12/15/17
Tom Coyne, Beat Writer Dallas Rattlers Nick Coyne, Photographer Rochester Rattler Lacrosse is Awesome Logo Property of the Dallas Rattlers Tom Coyne grew up on Long Island; played Lacrosse at Ward Melville High School; and was a member of the 1978 New York State High School LAX Championship squad (24-0). He was also the Team Captain for Suffolk County Community College 1980. Tom participated in tournaments from The World Cup…
BOSTON CANNONS HIRE FORMER BAYHAWKS MVP AS NEW OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
MEDIA RELEASE BOSTON CANNONS 12/14/17 Ben Rubeor will take over as Offensive Coordinator and Assistant Coach to join Cannons Coaches Quirk and Starsia. Boston, MA (December 14, 2017) – The Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse (MLL) continue to bolster their coaching staff, adding former MLL star Ben Rubeor as Offensive Coordinator and Assistant Coach. Rubeor, a former attackman, has had a lot of
Knighthawks Youth Movement Takes Down the Roughnecks 12/9/17
Christopher Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse is Awesome With the 2017-2018 NLL season finally here, the Rochester Knighthawks in front of 4,596 fans played host to the Calgary Roughnecks at Blue Cross Arena. With the Knighthawks adding more youth this off season it surely paid off as Rochester would down the Roughnecks 17-6, it also goes without saying the revamped Knighthawks defense played a role in allowing the youth…
Mammoth Dominate Vancouver on Opening Night 12/8/17
Di Miller, Beat Writer Colorado Mammoth Lacrosse is Awesome Photos Courtesy of the Vancouver Stealth The Colorado Mammoth saw many changes during the off-season starting with new management in the head office. Dan Carey was promoted from his role as the team’s director of player personnel, a position he assumed in October, 2015 to the position of GM, and only the second General Manager in team history. Carey had also…
Bandits Give the Rock a Tumble 12/8/17
Chris Vale, Beat Writer Buffalo Bandits Lacrosse is Awesome Featured Image Courtesy of: Bill Wippert The Buffalo Bandits (1-0) and Toronto Rock (0-1) opened up their 2017-2018 season Friday December 8, 2017 in Buffalo in front of 11,516 fans at the KeyBank Center. The Bandits made numerous trades and draft picks in the off-season going with a new younger line up and only 12 returning players from last year. The…
Black Wolves Come from Behind Beating Defending Champion Swarm 12/8/17
Justin Ivey, Beat Writer & Co-Editor NE Black Wolves Lacrosse is Awesome In front of 5,489 fans, the New England Black Wolves (1-0) hosted the defending champion Georgia Swarm (0-1) and sent them home with a loss. With a revamped defense, the Black Wolves were faster to the ball and their offseason acquisitions payed off immediately. Georgia, the highest scoring offense in the league last year, seemed to have control…
Black Wolves Look to Bounce Back in 2018
Justin Ivey, Beat Writer & Co-Editor NE Black Wolves Lacrosse is Awesome Team Caption Photo Courtesy of New England Black Wolves The New England Black Wolves ended last season on a down note. After squeaking into the playoffs as the three seed in the East Division, they went one and done, losing the play in game to the Toronto Rock.
Bandits Look to Rebound From Disappointing 2016-2017 Season 12/6/17
Chris Vale, Beat Writer Buffalo Bandits Lacrosse is Awesome Photo Credit #3: LaxAllStars Buffalo Bandits came into last season as the favorites in the Eastern Conference and hoped to head to the NLL championship for the second year in a row. In 2017, things did not go the way the Bandits hoped and they were unable to make the playoffs finishing the season with a 6-13 record.
Lacrosse is Awesome Welcomes Reed Radochonski CU Boulder Men’s Lacrosse 12/6/17
Reed Radochinski, Beat Writer CU Boulder Men’s Lacrosse Lacrosse is Awesome Reed Radochonski is currently a broadcast journalism student at the University of Colorado and has a vast knowledge of the game of lacrosse. Reed started playing lacrosse at a young age. He played for the Denver Lacrosse Club from kindergarten through eighth grade. During kindergarten through sixth grade he played middie. From then on he switched over to D…