Players that are sidelined for the season (Randy Staats, Austin Staats, etc.) Outside of the usual draw-takers, Currier had the best LB-per-game numbers for the third straight season in 2020. He seems to get noticed more when he scores (won both his Transition Player of the Year Awards when he hit career-high 16-goal seasons) but he might even be more valuable to Colorado in their own end, especially now with Dan Coates done in Denver. Another Transition Player of the Year Award and Rogers will match Brodie Merrill for the two-way trophy count (3), plus would be the first to win it over three consecutive campaigns (Merrill & Jordan MacIntosh are the only two to go back-to-back). Navy has an NCLL team, which has basically been their school's official JV team. Ward has propelled the Mammoth to the playoffs in every season hes played. Keenan started that last season off pretty slowly (only 5 goals over his first 5 games) but turned it on in the second half, averaging nearly a hat-trick per game during the final four weeks. The NLL has had those players competing in some of the biggest indoor arenas across North America, since 1987 in fact, and will do it again in a record-high 14 of them (hello, Panther City!) During an abnormally low year when it came to goals against and stopper stats in general during the 2020 NLL season, Matt Vinc was not amongst the league leaders in the typically two tendy totals that get mentioned most: GAA (10.81, 9th overall) and SV% (.807, 7th overall). With Dane Dobbie suspended, plus Tyler Pace & Jesse King sidelined for stretches, Taylor had the ball in his stick more than ever, had three more looks per game versus the previous season, and was forced to be significantly more engaged inside Calgarys attack. Age: 27Season: 5Position: DefenseTeam: Saskatchewan RushFrom: Surrey, BC. Age: 25Season: 5Position: GoalieTeam: Albany FireWolvesFrom: Six Nations, ON. After his All-Rookie recognition in 2014, Church ripped off four straight 30+ goal years, including an absurd 47-goal, 107-point season in 2018. His LB/CTO ratio is always one of the most impressive in the league. Age: 33Season: 11Position: ForwardTeam: Calgary RoughnecksFrom: Port Coquitlam, BC. A partial season and an overall offensive dip by the Saskatchewan Rush, whose 11.1 goals per game average (albeit only over ten games) was their lowest single-season standard since 2012 in Edmonton (10.44), saw a lot of their forwards with diving digits. All signs are pointing to this season being a big one for the healed & healthy Schreiber. Age: 32Season: 9Position: TransitionTeam: Philadelphia WingsFrom: Stoney Creek, ON. Age: 34Season: 9Position: DefenseTeam: Rochester KnighthawksFrom: St. Catharines, ON. But, lets not forget about Nick Weiss. FanLax's Computer Ranking System is built on two central premises: a team is only as good as the teams they beat and only as bad as the teams they lose to. When healthy, Schreiber has proved to be a 30-goal, 90-point lock, and a legitimate MVP candidate too. Age: 23Season: RookiePosition: ForwardTeam: Rochester KnighthawksFrom: Burlington, ON. Top 100 NLL Players The Lax Mag A year after winning its first state championship,Staples (Conn.) didn't wait nearly as long for No. He ranked second in caused turnovers in 2020 (25) and no player anywhere in the NLL has created more CTOs over the past three years than Kri (88): Kyle Rubisch (86), Josh Currier (82), and Graeme Hossack (77) were next best.
Age: 28Season: 2Position: DefenseTeam: Albany FireWolvesFrom: Dorchester, MA. With the addition of a player like Crepinsek, their defense has the potential to go from very good to league-leading great. Still a strong off-ball difference maker, Wardle looked more involved, invested, and overall just more important to the Mammoths attack. IL Invitational Boys Epoch IL Committed Academy Girls Epoch IL . Senior-laden Dublin Jerome made its third straight appearance in the Division I state title game. Age: 27Season: 5Position: ForwardTeam: Saskatchewan RushFrom: Oshawa, ON. You also have schools like Cortland and Salisbury, where 120 kids per year want to play varsity lacrosse. Age: 39Season: 16Position: GoalieTeam: Buffalo BanditsFrom: St. Catharines, ON. . If he was Canadian, he would have been a finalist for the NLLs Transition Player of the Year in 2016, and a shoulda been all-pro teamer that winter too. NCAA Men's Lacrosse DI rankings View All Scores FINAL 3 N DAME 13 1 DUKE 9 FINAL 3 N DAME 13 2 UVA 12 FINAL 5 PENNST 15 1 DUKE 16 FINAL 6 HOPKNS 9 3 N DAME 12 FINAL ARMY 9 5 PENNST 10 FINAL. Playing alongside Steve Priolo in Buffalo has its perks. EVENTS . In Colorado, he finds himself in another somewhat crowded forward cast, but unlike Georgia, his high-end creativity, ability to rip through traffic, and eagerness to do more should see him playing bigger & more important minutes in The Mile High City. The 156 loose balls Baptiste led the league with in 2019/20 was the first time an American had ever achieved that (since 1992 at least, when the league first started recording the stat). A defensive core that includes Dan Coates, Paul Dawson, Matt Gilray, Matt Bennett, and Rees give the Knighthawks a formidable five for any team to have to fight through. With Jeremy Thompson picked up by Panther City, Messenger will likely be even more of a fixture facing off too. He also ended up playing a pretty pivotal role for the New England Black Wolves, who sat first in the NLL standings before the season abruptly ended. A finalist for the leagues Defensive Player of the Year for three seasons straight a handful of years ago (2014-2016), the Saskatchewan Rush captain is still one of todays top rated defensive leaders. de Snoo is a hard-hitting, extremely aggressive, super-athletic defender that regularly registers high-end LB & CTO totals while also pitching in on the press. NCLLax - National College Lacrosse League Age: 27Season: 4Position: TransitionTeam: Calgary RoughnecksFrom: Peterborough, ON. Hes one of the Seals most trusted leaders, who youd imagine will swap his A for a C whenever Merrill decides to call it a career. Age: 32Season: 12Position: DefenseFrom: St. Catharines, ON. He led the team in caused turnovers two seasons ago and was one behind team leader and 2020 Defensive Player of the Year Finalist, Robert Hope. Jeff Teat at #11 feels safe, but Jeff Teat at #1 after his rookie season really shouldnt shock you. Eri Keri Student at Texas A&M University Ylivieska, North Ostrobothnia, Finland. -->, Contact Us | Terms of Use|Link to Us|About Us|Privacy |Our Secret, Copyright & Trademark - 2007-2016 SimplyLacrosse.com , simplylacrosse.com - Stickbrain - Stickbrain Village - Stickbrain Lacrosse -- are all trademarks of SimplyPublications and SimplyLacrosse.com. Its a thought most clubs clearly didnt share considering Rambo was selected deep in the 2017 Draft (5th round, 46th overall) and passed over multiple times by, well, everyone. Between Byrne, Smith, Cloutier, and now Fields, this team has a guaranteed gun show up front. He was the last player not named Hossack to win the leagues Defensive Player of the Year Award, and while the Rock gave up two firsts for him (ended up being Ethan Walker & Nathan Grenon), Jason Noble gives Toronto a proven pure defensive leader that should have immediate chemistry on Assistant Coach Bruce Codds side of centre. During their final year competing at the casino, the Black Wolves often dictated the pace, tempo, and flow of the game, and a lot of that was due to Nardellas dominance at the dot. Benesch has scored 451 regular season goals over his 14 years in the NLL. Between both Divisions, the NCLL fields over 100 teams among ten conferences. AT. Age: 24Season: 6Position: GoalieTeam: Calgary RoughnecksFrom: Coquitlam, BC. That same size, athleticism, hustle, heart, and heft make him a nightmare to impede while hes barreling up the floor like a rhinoceros on rocks. 50 % 5 : Penn Club ( 9 - 3 ) 9 : 12 . The first overall expansion selection will help lead a very promising PCLC defensive unit (most definitely the teams strongest asset in Year 1), which also means Hossack will be logging heavy minutes defending against the leagues most lethal offensive weapons. His end-of-year .205 SH% was the highest hed ever closed a campaign with. And sure, Dobbie will help Berg (and pretty much every other Seals player he plays with) be even better, but Berg will also continue trending upwards because at Year 5, hell be more mature, experienced, and further elevate his already strong overall offensive game. The National College Lacrosse League is a men's lacrosse league comprising mostly Eastern United States college lacrosse clubs (non-varsity). He leashes lefties, the best ones around, with ridiculous regularity. Age: 29Season: 9Position: ForwardTeam: Vancouver WarriorsFrom: Delta, BC.