With former Toronto Rock captain Chris Driscoll moved to Buffalo earlier in the off-season, the Rock picking up Phil Sanderson in the swap, the team was in need of new leader, and although Colin Doyle was always very much a leader in previous Toronto Rock seasons, this winter, he’ll also have a ‘C’ stamped on his sweater to make things a little more official.
With every passing year of NLL action getting better and better, can we expect to see any more media coverage? There have been some signs of life in this area.
Since day one, the Edmonton Rush have been fighting for an identity. When they first came into the NLL back in 2006, they were immediately put into a tete-a-tete with their expansion brothers, the Portland Lumberjax.
Many of the NLL’s virgin fans may have no idea that they missed out on watching some of the most dynamic two-man games of all time. Sure people will say the Paul and Gary Gait tandem was one the best, maybe Tom Marechek and Jake Bergey.
While the star-studded Brampton Excelsiors repeated as Canadian Lacrosse Association (CLA) Mann Cup champions just this past summer in NLL Insider’s No. 1 story of 2009, the last National Lacrosse League (NLL) team to repeat as NLL champions was back in 2003 with the Toronto Rock.
Like former Calgary Roughnecks� assistant and current Toronto Rock GM Terry Sanderson said during an interview on the Fan590 this past week, playing the kinda system he and Rock head coach Troy Cordingley instilled in Calgary, and now Toronto, is not the kind of D where you lean on a stud player or two.
What’s this? It’s already been 19 years? It was on December 29, 1990, that Paul and Gary Gait made their debut with the old Detroit Turbos and the pro box lacrosse game hasn’t been the same since.
The Ajax-Pickering Rock finished 9-6-1 in this past summer’s OLA Senior B loop and the challenge today is not only how to improve that mark, but how to improve it against improved competition. As in, vastly improved, competition.
The Calgary Roughnecks announced their final roster for the upcoming 2010 National Lacrosse League (NLL) season today. The 23-man roster will dress seven new players, with 16 names returning from the 2009 season. Head Coach Dave Pym is determined to see the Riggers through to another Champion's Cup.
The Washington Stealth have narrowed their roster to 23 players for the 2010 season. Fourteen players return to the Stealth from last season with nine new faces in the mix that were acquired this offseason through trades, drafts and free agent signings.
The Edmonton Rush open the 2010 National Lacrosse League campaign with the highest expectations in team history following an off-season of loading up with talented players through the shrewd moves of a new GM/Head Coach.