Toronto Rock veteran defender Dan Ladouceur recorded just 21 penalty minutes in ten games during the 2007 season, however it was enough for him to become the all-time leader in career regular season penalty minutes. Now with 377 career PIM, Ladouceur passed Neil Doddridge and Pat Coyle this season to move into the first overall spot. Buffalo Bandits defender Kyle Laverty moved all the way to sixth on this list, after not being part of the top ten last season. Laverty finished second in the N... Read Full Story
The Native American communities of Western New York have produced a wealth of NLL talent. Delby Powless, Brett Bucktooth, Gewas Schindler and Marshall Abrams are amongst a host of Native Americans who have found success playing in the NLL. While the origin of lacrosse has always been attributed to Native Americans, the sport is currently experiencing a revival within Native American communities. As reported by Winnie Hu of the New York Times on July 13th, lacrosse is growing rapid... Read Full Story
The Colorado Mammoth traded forward Ben Prepchuk to the Edmonton Rush in exchange for a second round pick in the upcoming NLL Entry Draft. The 28-year-old right-hander, who is a native of Sherwood Park, Alberta, has tallied 120 goals and 121 assists in 84 career regular season games, as well as seven goals and eight assists in seven career playoff games, including a run at the 2006 Champion's Cup with the Mammoth.
"I'm ecstatic about finally getting Ben," said Ru... Read Full Story
Nine of the Top Ten All-Time saves leaders played in 2007 and there wasn't much movement amongst the leaders. Rochester's Pat O'Toole however did manage to move from third to second, passing Steve Dietrich. Dietrich missed much of the season with injury while O'Toole recorded 566 regular season saves for the NLL Champion Knighthawks, bringing his career total to 5,078. Portland LumberJax veteran Dallas Eliuk continues to lead with 6,201 career regular season... Read Full Story
Today is a very exciting day for this site as it has just been brought to my attention we are now affiliated with a site called Bravenet which makes my job as a webmaster so much easier. Just recentily added to this site is the Live Chat. Yes I realize when clicked on it comes up as george lopez (my account) but I will be checking on that from time to time. I will be posting questions for fan voting throughout the season so dont worry about that link. The guestbook is newly created so if you ... Read Full Story
I just found this on an Inside Lacrosse Poll-Kyle Laverty, Buffalo Bandits (4g, 6a, 66 PIM, 81 LB): According to the IL player survey Kyle is the dirtiest player in the league. However, he is also one of the anchors on a tough defense that makes you earn every goal you get.Bandits Blogger Read Full Story
Jim Veltman stretched his league-leading career loose balls total to 2,295 loose balls after collecting 143 this season. Buffalo Bandits transition player Pat McCready collected 126 loose balls this season to move past Gary Gait (1,076) and into third on the all-time list with 1,138 loose balls. McCready's teammate John Tavares (1,695) sits in second. New to the list this season are Rochester's Steve Toll (sixth with 974) and Chicago's Cam Woods (eighth with 921). 1.) Jim Veltman ... Read Full Story
The Buffalo Sabres aren't the only ones playing to packed houses at HSBC Arena. The Buffalo Bandits, the National Lacrosse League franchise owned by the Sabres, posted the biggest attendance jump of all NLL teams. The Bandits attracted 120,324 people to eight regular-season games for an average of 15,040 this season. That's compared to 96,944, or an average of 12,118, in the 2005-06 season. "We integrated our view of lacrosse into that of hockey," said Dan DiPofi, Sabres... Read Full Story
