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 […]
NLL 2021-22 Season is now the focus
Plans for April Start Date Cancelled Amidst COVID-19 Uncertainties; Full Slate Now Planned for NLL 2021-22 Season The National Lacrosse League (@NLL), the largest and most successful professional lacrosse property in the world, today announced that plans for an abbreviated season this spring have been canceled due to uncertainties arising from the ongoing Pandemic. The […]
Tom Schreiber – Archers LC / Toronto Rock
Current Toronto Rock and Archers LC lacrosse player Tom Schreiber joins us today for a deep dive into: -Being one of the best lax players in the world -Playing professional lacrosse full time and what that means -Attending St. Anthony’s and how that prepared him for Princeton -Why he chose Princeton and his relationship with […]
What Is the Best Lacrosse Game Ever?
What is the best lacrosse game ever? I took to Twitter to find out. Awhile ago, I asked a simple question via tweet: What are the best three lacrosse games you’ve ever seen? It is worth mentioning that I generally assume most of my tweets will be ignored. That’s quite a fair assumption since I […]
Lacrosse Taught Me Nothing in Life Comes Easy
Nothing in life comes easy. Lacrosse taught me that. I’ve taken a difficult road to be where I am in the sport. I had to work extremely hard academically to salvage my career after making mistakes in the classroom, and it didn’t come easy. I got a later start than most players, let alone professionals, […]
Fun Facts About My 5 Favorite Animals
Lots of people probably don’t know this about me, but animals are one of my greatest passions. I’ve always had dogs in my life, but it’s more than that. Going to the zoo is one of my favorite activities, and I even considered working there at a time. That didn’t end up coming to fruition, […]