NLL Announces Home Openers for the 2018-19 Season
The National Lacrosse League (NLL), the largest men’s indoor professional league, has released its revised 2018-2019 home opener details for each of the teams. The NLL’s 33rd season will begin as the Philadelphia Wings face off for their inaugural game at 1:00pm ET when they welcome the Buffalo Bandits to the Wells Fargo Center. The Georgia […]
Matt Vinc Signs Three-Year Contract With Buffalo Bandits
With the CBA issue finally resolved, player movement has begun, as we approach the shortened training camps beginning this weekend. The Buffalo Bandits announced today a huge signing of the reigning Goalie of the Year Matt Vinc to a three-year contract. The Bandits were already shaping up to be one of the top teams heading […]
Steve Govett and Andrew McBride: Lacrosse Classified Podcast
Today on the Lacrosse Classified Podcast we have Steve Govett, president of the Seals and Andrew McBride, assistant coach of the Mammoth on the show. This podcast is coming on the heels of the National Lacrosse League and Professional Lacrosse Players Association coming to terms on a new collective bargaining agreement. Be sure to tune […]
Peter Schaffer: Professional Lacrosse at a Crossroads
Editor’s note: Please welcome renowned sports agent Peter Schaffer to Lacrosse All Stars! Peter has been an NFL agent for over 25 years, during which time he’s represented Barry Sanders and Jerome Bettis. In the following op-ed, he shares his opinion on the current state of professional lacrosse. The story of lacrosse goes like this: […]
Dave Huntley Posthumously Honored with Lester B. Pearson Award
The Canadian Lacrosse Association (CLA) is proud to announce that the late Dave Huntley, a man who dedicated his life to growing the sport of lacrosse and the Canadian national team program, has been selected as this year’s recipient of the Lester B. Pearson Award, one of the highest honours bestowed by this country’s lacrosse community. The Lester B. […]
Jamie Dawick: Toronto Rock Owner on Lacrosse Classified
Jamie Dawick is our special guest today on Lacrosse Classified. Dawick is the owner of the Toronto Rock. Hosts Jake Elliott and Evan Schemenauer discuss all things collective bargaining agreement from an owner’s perspective in the ongoing negotiations between the league and the Professional Lacrosse Players Association. This is a must-listen podcast! Also joining us […]
Random Thoughts: Where the National Lacrosse League CBA Negotiations Currently Stand
Here we are, 12 days before when the NLL season was supposed to start. We have two weeks of the regular season “cancelled.” I put that in quotation marks because there is plenty of time to make those games up if its just those two weeks and a deal is reached soon. But the two […]
NLL: Twitter Reacts to League Cancelling First Two Weeks of the Season
News that the National Lacrosse League was going to cancel the first two weeks of the season due to disagreements based on negotiations regarding the collective bargaining agreement between the league and the Professional Lacrosse Players Association (PLPA) spread quickly on Thursday. BONUS: For context on how we got to this point, listen to Evan […]
National Lacrosse League Gives Response to Ongoing CBA Discussions
Editor’s Note: The following is a release from the National Lacrosse League in response to the current ongoing negotiations of the collective bargaining agreement between the Professional Lacrosse Players Association and the league. BONUS: Check out the latest Lacrosse Classified Podcast detailing the CBA negotiations. Jake Elliott and Evan Schemenauer talk with PLPA President and Executive […]
Lacrosse Classified Podcast with President and Executive Director of PLPA and More (11/13/18)
This week on the return of Lacrosse Classified, Jake and Evan have an in-depth discussion about the ongoing NLL CBA negotiations with the President and Executive Director of the PLPA. Vancouver Warriors color analyst Brad Challoner stops by to say farewell to the show and a quick check in with IL Indoor’s editor Stephen Stamp […]
BBLL: Blazers Hold Off Late MegaWhales Rally
Kyle Baker scored four goals in the game’s first 15 minutes to get the Blazers off to a hot start, and the defending champs then held off a determined MegaWhales squad to capture a 15-11 win in Boston Box Lacrosse League action on Nov. 6 at South Shore Sports Center in Hingham, Mass. In the […]
BBLL: PrimeTime Makes Statement With 2nd Win
PrimeTime, which won just one game during the 2018-18 regular season, took down the Minutemen 9-3 on Oct. 30 at South Shore Sports Center in Hingham, Mass., earning the team’s second victory of the young new season and sending a message that they will be in the hunt for a playoff spot. BONUS: Check out […]