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LOL Sad. Sad, but true. The Buffalo Sabres lost last night. Again. Making it their 11th straight loss in a row and only garnishing 2 points total

Thu Mar 11 2021 | Kenny DeJohn | Pro PHOTO COURTESY OF PLL Spread between three professional leagues, Brodie Merrill will now have suited up for 13 teams. For the second year in a row, Brodie Merrill has been selected in the Premier Lacrosse League Expansion Draft. Wednesday night’s draft allowed Sean Quirk — coach of the expansion Cannons LC — to select 18 players to begin constructing his squad. Merrill, who played for Waterdogs LC during the PLL Championship Series last summer, was sel...

Mon Mar 1 2021 | Kenny DeJohn | Pro PHOTO COURTESY OF PREMIER LACROSSE LEAGUE Ryan Drenner was left unprotected by Waterdogs LC. On March 11, Cannons LC head coach Sean Quirk will get to draft the first group of players for the newest team in the Premier Lacrosse League. Technically Mondays blockbuster that saw the club acquire former Boston Cannons great Paul Rabil represents the first personnel move in the clubs history, but the Expansion Draft is when the roster will truly take shape. As suc...

Marc-Andre Fleury, the most impactful player in the short history of the Vegas Golden Knights, this weekend will start the highest-profile regular-season game they have played.

Seattle Expansion Draft Series - Article 1: The Rules Share this story Photo by Jim Bennett/Getty Images It’s that time! You know what time I mean. Time to read all about the Seattle Expansion Draft! Now, you may say that it’s a long way off. And you’d be right. But, at least a few times a week, questions pop up in the comments about the expansion draft, so it makes sense to get started now. And I do mean “get started.” Just like last time with Vegas, this will be an expansive, mont...

Photo by Norm Hall/NHLI via Getty Images The Seattle Kraken is set to become the National Hockey League’s 32nd team in the 2021–22 season. Who will skate for Seattle? That will be decided at this summer’s Expansion Draft, an event at which 30 of the NHL’s 31 teams will lose a player to the Kraken. All NHL teams—with one exception—must submit a list of players to the Kraken who are protected from being selected by the new expansion team. The Vegas Golden Knights, Seattle’s expansi...

Signing Austin FC have signed veteran American striker Aaron Schoenfeld as a free agent ahead of their 2021 expansion season, the club announced Thursday.  Schoenfeld, 30, spent last year with Minnesota United FC upon his return from Maccabi Tel Aviv, where he won an Israeli Premier League title in 2018-19. Across five seasons in MLS, Schoenfeld has six goals and three assists in 65 games (17 starts). “Aaron is a well-rounded player who has earned valuable MLS and international experience t...

Tue Feb 2 2021 | US Lacrosse | Pro PHOTO BY ALEX MCINTYRE On Tuesday morning, the Premier Lacrosse League released a bevy of information regarding the upcoming window of player movement and drafts in the lead up to the 2021 season. The waiver wire and trade window open Tuesday, Feb. 9. Protected rosters are due Feb. 28, the same day the waiver wire closes. The big-ticket offseason programs kick off March 11 with the Expansion Draft, a highly anticipated moment in professional outdoor lacrosse ...

Photo by Anne Evans/MLL) Entering Year Three, the Premier Lacrosse League is still navigating unprecedented waters, but it’s doing so with a tool that’s new to the league’s front office staff: precedent. For the second-straight year, the PLL is adding an expansion franchise, this time the Cannons LC joining as the league’s eighth team in the wake of last year’s merger with Major League Lacrosse.  On March 11, newly named head coach Sean Quirk will turn his whiteboard into a draft lis...

Dash sign free agent Deneisha Blackwood The Jamaican International will add depth to the Houston defense Share this story Orlando Pride The Houston Dash announced on Tuesday that Deneisha Blackwood has signed a one-year contract for the duration of the 2021 NWSL season, with the Dash holding an option to extend the contract through 2022. The former Orlando Pride player made four appearances in the 2020 NWSL Fall Series. After initially making her first two appearances off the bench for Orlando,...