Joe Tsai to Bring 15th NLL Franchise to Las Vegas
Joe Tsai is bringing an NLL expansion team to one of the currently hottest North American cities for professional sports: Las Vegas. Sportico originally broke the story early Wednesday morning, and the NLL confirmed it hours later on social media. There is little information otherwise available, with no name, arena, or price revealed, but we […]
Toronto Rock Relocate Home Games to Hamilton’s FirstOntario Centre
Oakville, ON – The Toronto Rock of the National Lacrosse League (NLL) have reached a 5-year agreement, with a team option for a multi-year extension, with Spectra managed Core Entertainment to relocate the team’s home games to Hamilton’s FirstOntario Centre beginning with the 2021-22 season. Toronto Rock Owner, President and GM Jamie Dawick made the announcement today at a press conference at FirstOntario Centre along […]
Saskatchewan Rush Sold to Priestner Sports Corporation
The National Lacrosse League (@NLL), the largest and most successful professional lacrosse property in the world, announced today that the Priestner Sports Corporation has acquired the Saskatchewan Rush from owner Bruce Urban. The group, led by Mike Priestner, the owner of Go Auto, a Deloitte Best Managed Company that spans 47 car dealerships across Canada […]
Albany FireWolves Have Their Name
Just over a month ago, the NLL announced the relocation of the New England Black Wolves a short drive away to Albany, New York. Following 4,000 fan submissions that involved more than 2,000 potential team names, the team formally known as Albany NLL finally has a new identity. Welcome the Albany FireWolves! Albany FireWolves Begin […]
Chris Boushy – Going Offsides
Chris Boushy is embracing his home country and developing lacrosse in South Africa. How does he plan to do that? By using his status as an NLL player to tell the lacrosse world his message. Chris Boushy – Going Offsides South African Lacrosse The South African Lacrosse Association is much more than a pro player’s […]
Chris Boushy – Athlete Spotlight
Meet the only NLL player, that we know of, who was born on the African continent. That’s not the only thing that makes Chris Boushy interesting, though. Get to know the Thunderbird better ahead of Friday’s podcast appearance. CHRIS BOUSHY – ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT Why did you attend Queens? My dad went to Queens, didn’t get […]
Albany NLL Is the Newest Pro Box Team
The New England Black Wolves are on the move to following the sale of the team, immediately rebranding as Albany NLL as part of the relocation to Albany, New York, the league announced Tuesday. The team will be known as Albany NLL in the short term, with a fan contest to determine the new naming […]
A Deep Dive into the PLL & MLL Merger
When the news broke about the PLL and MLL merging, it felt very similar to when the PLL was first announced just over two years ago. There was certainly a buzz of excitement, but for many people, there were now a lot more questions, and there are not many answers … yet. It’s important to […]
PLL & MLL Merger – What It Could Mean
On Wednesday, the PLL and MLL announced their immediate merger. We don’t know a ton, but we do know some things: the Boston Cannons will join the PLL as the rebranded Cannons Lacrosse Club, with an expansion draft determining its roster, and the PLL will keep the rights to all past MLL teams for possible […]
Tyson Bell Went From Being Tutored to Tutoring
Tyson Bell intended to play at Syracuse. When he was finishing his high school days at Everest Academy, a number of colleges came calling for his lacrosse services. Syracuse was one of those schools. Syracuse eventually joined a long list of programs to send an invitation to the product of St. Catharines, Ontario, and it […]
Tyson Bell Player Profile – NJCAA & NLL Champ
Tyson Bell was drafted No. 24 overall in the second round of the 2015 NLL Draft by the Calgary Roughnecks after spending two years at Onondaga Community College. He played for the Roughnecks for five seasons, winning the 2019 NLL Championship with the team, before being dealt to the Halifax Thunderbirds last summer. This is […]
The Many Lessons of Playing Lacrosse
You learn a lot playing lacrosse. You especially learn a lot playing it professionally. I entered the NLL at age 18 after being one of the youngest-ever players drafted into the league. Only one team showed me much interest before the 2016 NLL Draft, and you can guess which team I still play for now […]