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Playoff Feature: Colton Watkinson Is The Veteran Leader This Youthful FireWolves Team Needs

Often, the best leaders in sports are the ones who have walked many miles in others shoes. Colton Watkinson is that leader for the Albany FireWolves. At 31 years old, the FireWolves defenseman is the most senior member of the youngest team in the NLL – on opening day of the 2024 NLL Season, the

Playoff Feature: Nick Rose

Nick Rose and the Toronto Rock are all too familiar with making the playoffs but not winning the championship. No one on this year’s Rock team knows more about that than Rose. He and his teammates hope to change that this season. On March 16th, the Rock became the first team in the NLL to

Player Insight: Max Wilson Is Bringing The Energy To Halifax This Season

The energetic Thunderbird is back, and he’s ready to have a great year. Max Wilson was rarely able to be at his best during his rookie NLL season. In his second year, he’s back at the pro level with more energy and confidence than ever before. Wilson missed the first three games of the Thunderbirds’

Rookie Experience: Austin Madronic

Austin Madronic has gone from going to battle alongside one of the NLL’s greatest veteran players to playing alongside one of the newest great talents the league has ever seen. Madronic is coming off a rookie season that gave the NLL world a taste of what this highly-touted rookie was all about. His 12 goals

NAHM – Kaleb Benedict

The Thompson brothers inspired Kaleb Leon Benedict to attend college and play lacrosse. When Kaleb Benedict was growing up in Onondaga Nation, he idolized the Thompson brothers – all the kids of Onondaga did. Benedict had watched Jeremy excel at Syracuse University and witnessed Miles dazzle at the University of Albany. In 2011, Benedict was

Rookie Experience: Seth Van Schepen

Seth Van Schepen embodied everything it meant to be a great rookie last season. He listened. He learned. He adapted. He impressed. It’s no surprise that he earned himself a long-term NLL contract. In 2022, Van Schepen, a Brampton, Ontario native, was selected 10th overall in the 2022 NLL Entry Draft by the Calgary Roughnecks.