The 2023-2024 NLL season (I tend to shorten that to just the 2024 season since the majority of it will be played in 2024 and it’s just easier) started this past weekend with some pretty exciting games. The T-Birds dominated the Rush, Panther City got by the new-look Warriors, after a dismal 2023 season the Firewolves open their season with a win against Las Vegas, the Knighthawks came from behind to beat the Roughnecks, and the Wings managed to prevent the Riptide from doing the same. Let’s have a look at what rocked and what didn’t in week one.
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NLL 2024: Who’s in, who’s out
Here it is: an almost-complete summary of all the roster changes for each team, all in one place. As of this writing, the season begins in less than 24 hours and I have not seen rosters announced by the Seals or Swarm. I will update this article as soon as I see that information.
Note that these are the changes as of the final roster from last season, so a player might be listed as “In” even if he played for that team during 2023. And a player who’s injured but still part of that team will be listed as “out”. Not all teams have announced who’s on their IR, PUP, or holdout lists so take an empty list with a grain of salt. Also most teams don’t have (or didn’t announce) a “Protected” list, but a few did.
Albany FireWolves
In: Sam Firth, Nathan Grenon, Tye Kurtz, Travis Longboat, Joe Nardella, Jackson Nishimura, Alex Simmons, Tanner Thomson, Jeff Trainor, Nicholas Volkov, Zach Young
Out: Jonah Boehm, Jake Fox, Corson Kealey, Connor Kelly, John LaFontaine, Ty Logan, Brett Manney, John Piatelli, Justin Scott, Haina Thompson, Thomas Vaesen
IR:
PUP: Will Johansen
Holdout: Charlie Kitchen
Practice Roster: Jonah Boehm, Cam Badour, Andrew Kidd, John Piatelli
Buffalo Bandits
In: Steve Orleman, Brandon Robinson, Dylan Robinson, Justin Robinson, Cam Wyers
Out: Max Adler, Adam Bomberry, Sam La Roue, Ethan O’Connor, Bryce Sweeting
IR:
PUP: Zack Belter, Adam Bomberry, Frank Brown, Bryce Sweeting
Holdout: Devyn Mayea, Alex Tulett, Doug Buchan
Practice Roster: Evan Constantopoulos, Alex Kew, Sam La Roue, Christian Watts
Protected: Justin Guterding, Max Adler
Calgary Roughnecks
In: Thomas Hoggarth, Justin Inacio, Tyler Pace, Head coach Josh Sanderson, Ethan Ticehurst, Thomas Vela
Out: Zach Herreweyers, Head coach Curt Malawsky, Curtis Manning, Dylan McIntosh, Kyle Waters, Chris Willman
IR: Robert Hudson, Clay Scanlan, Logan Schuss
PUP: Derek Lloyd
Holdout:
Practice Roster: Steve Fryer, Riley Isaacs, Bennett Smith
Colorado Mammoth
In: Paul Dawson, Brett Draper, Connor Kelly, Sean Kriwokon, Ben McDonald
Out: Jalen Chaster, John Lintz, Garrett McIntosh, Brett McIntyre, Dillon Ward, Connor Watson
IR: Jalen Chaster
PUP: Dillon Ward
Holdout:
Practice Roster: Brett McIntyre
Georgia Swarm
In: Liam Byrnes, Chet, Comizio, Jeff Henrick, Dustin Hill, Brady Kearnan, Luke Keenan
Out: Robert Hudson, Ryan Lanchbury, McComber Teioshontathe, Ethan Riggs, Jerry Staats, Craig Wende
IR: Kaleb Benedict, Ethan Riggs, Miles Thompson
PUP:
Holdout:
Practice Roster: Kaleb Benedict, Matt Campbell
Halifax Thunderbirds
In: Cole Kirst, Caelan Mander, Austin Shanks, Nonkon Thompson
Out: Chris Boushy, David Brock, Eric Fannell
IR:
PUP: Cody Jamieson, Randy Staats
Holdout:
Practice Roster: Briley Maxwell, Jordan Trottier, Andrew Vradenburg, Aaron Woods
Las Vegas Desert Dogs
In: Charlie Bertrand, Zach Cole, Jonathan Gagliardi, Casey Jackson, Blake McDonald, Jake Saunders, Adrian Sorichetti, Thomas Vaesen, Dylan Watson, Sean Westley
Out: Conrad Chapman, Emerson Clark, Brandon Clelland, Nick Ellerton, Sam Firth, Marshal King, Jon Phillips, Jackson Suboch
IR:
PUP:
Holdout:
Practice Roster: Josh Jackson, Carter Zavitz
New York Riptide
In: Matt Anderson, Matt Bennett, Damon Edwards, Will Johnston, Corson Kealey, Jack Kelly, John LaFontaine, Austin Madronic, Kiel Matisz, Brent Noseworthy, Mitch Wilde
Out: Mike Burke, Curtis Conley, Chad Cummings, Tyler Davis, Tyler Digby, Scott Dominey, Jordi Jones-Smith, Dan Lomas, Brett Noseworthy, Steve Orleman, Max Wayne
IR: Zack Deaken, Callum Jones, Kevin Orleman
PUP:
Holdout: JT Giles Harris
Practice Roster: Tyler Davis, Colton Lidstone, Max Wayne
Panther City LC
In: Brandon Goodwin, Jason Knox, Brent Mitchell, Cole Pickup, Ryan Sheridan, Ty Thompson
Out: Tyler Burton, Patrick Dodds, Nathan Grenon, Ryan McLean, Cam Wengreniuk
IR: Brooker Muir
PUP:
Holdout:
Practice Roster: Will Cecile, Elijah Gash, Liam Osbourne
Philadelphia Wings
In: Mitch Armstrong, Holden Cattoni, Taggart Clark, Scott Dominey, Jackson Ganton, Deacan Knott, Mike McCannell, Ryan Wagner
Out: Trevor Baptiste, Liam Byrnes, Alex Crepinsek, George Downey, Blake Gibson-McDonald, Angus Goodleaf, Hunter Lemieux, Kiel Matisz
IR:
PUP:
Holdout:
Practice Roster: Jack Jasinski, Kevin Lynch, Curtis Romanchych
Rochester Knighthawks
In: Brad Gillies, Dan Lomas, Ben Macdonnell, Thomas McConvey, Ethan O’Connor, Ryan Smith, Kyle Waters, Thomas Whitty
Out: Matthew Bennett, Holden Cattoni, Paul Dawson, Parker Pipher, Ethan Schott, Jordan Stouros, Thomas Hoggarth, Thomas Vela
IR: Greg Harnett
PUP: Connor Farrell, Stephen Keogh
Holdout:
Practice Roster: Pent Eistrat, Cory Highfield, Taylor Jensen
San Diego Seals
In:
Out:
IR:
PUP:
Holdout:
Practice Roster: Matthew Abbott, Liam Phillips, Thomas Semple, Dallas Wade
Saskatchewan Rush
In: Keegan Bell, Patrick Dodds, Adam Jay, Nathaniel Kozevnikov, Zach Manns, Frank Scigliano, Mike Triolo, Cam Wengreniuk
Out: Matt Beers, Ryan Dilks, Marty Dinsdale, Rhys Duch, Dan Lintner, Mark Matthews, Eric Penney, Kyle Rubisch
IR:
PUP:
Holdout:
Practice Roster: Jake Bowen, Thomas Kiazyk, Nick Preston, Jeremy Searle
Toronto Rock
In: Chris Boushy, Sheldon Burns, Josh Dawick, Tyler Hendryks, Dan Lintner, Justin Martin, Mark Matthews
Out: Dan Dawson, Greg Downing, Latrell Harris, Adam Jay, Stephen Keogh, Zach Manns, Tom Schreiber
IR: Tom Schreiber
PUP: Jordan McKenna, Chase Sciavon
Holdout:
Practice Roster: Marley Angus, Sam Haines, Zack Kearney, Cam Milligan
Vancouver Warriors
In: Keegan Bal, Matt Beers, Reid Bowering, Kevin Crowley, Ryan Dilks, Owen Grant, Anthony Kalinich, Brayden Laity, John Lintz, Riley Loewen, Head Coach & GM Curt Malawsky, James Rahe, Jackson Suboch, Chris Willman
Out: Owen Barker, Tyler Codron, Head Coach & GM Troy Cordingley, Matt Delmonico, Shawn Evans, Dean Fairall, Jonathan Gagliardi, Brandon Goodwin, Connor Goodwin, Tyrell Hamer-Jackson, Tyson Kirkness, Jacob Motiuk, Chase Scanlon, Aidan Solomon
IR:
PUP:
Holdout:
Practice Roster: Tyson Kirkness, Connor O’Toole
Protected: Tyrell Hamer-Jackson
2023 NLL Off-season Report, Part II
This has been a very busy off-season in the NLL. I wrote back in August about a whole bunch of changes, and now only a month later, there are a whole bunch more. And that’s not even considering the 2023 entry draft which just happened. Let’s have a look at the big deals and changes across the league, and one thing that’s not part of the NLL but affects a lot of NLL people: the Mann Cup.
We still have a couple of months until training camps start, so don’t be surprised if there’s an Off-season report, Part III.
2023 NLL Week 22
So the curtains are closed on the 2023 regular season. The Warriors, Desert Dogs, Rush, Wings, FireWolves, Swarm, and Riptide are all done for the year. The playoff curtains open next weekend for the rest, and we’re in for some pretty exciting games. Well, you are in for some exciting games. Details on that below.
2023 NLL Week 14
Seven games this past weekend, going from Friday at 6:30 Eastern all the way until Monday night. We had four one-goal games, one three-goal game that took place outside, and a couple of others which I wouldn’t call blowouts, but one team was noticeably more dominant than the other.
2023 NLL Name Pronunciation Guide
Look at my name. Just look at it. If you were to see “Graeme Perrow” for the first time, how would you pronounce it? GRAM-ee puh-ROW? That’s probably the most common one I get, but unless I’m in Scotland or talking to someone who is Scottish, people almost never get it right. I’ve been used to it my whole life. So back in 2011 when I was watching a Calgary Roughnecks game and the announcer talked about KAY-leb TAWth, who had already been a star in the league for a decade, I got frustrated. I decided to write an article listing all of the difficult-to-say names in the NLL and how to say them properly.
2023 NLL Week 10
Another very busy weekend in the NLL, as Colorado played twice and every other team played once. We had blowouts in Toronto and Philly but all the others were either close right down to the wire, or at least were close most of the way through. The defending champion Mammoth had games against two teams that had one win between them, but only came away with a split. The Desert Dogs picked up their second win, the Warriors held their own against the Rush, and Panther City also held their own against the Seals. Just like last week against Toronto, Calgary came back from a few goals down to force overtime, though this week the extra time worked in their favour.
2023 NLL Week 8
There have been some amazing games so far in the 2023 NLL season, and this past weekend was no exception. We had two previously winless teams win their first of the season, one of which was a franchise first too. We had three different teams take eight goal leads, though only two of those teams actually won their games. We also had two huge comebacks. One was a team being down by eight goals at the half and winning the game, and the other is a player who hadn’t played in the NLL in several years but has managed to make his way back, fighting against more obstacles than most players have to. Let’s start with that one.
2023 NLL Week 6
Lots of awesome this week, including a couple of huge milestones for some veteran players. Continue reading
2023 NLL Week 3
Seven exciting games in week three. A couple of 9-goal blowouts, a couple of 1-goal nailbiters, and the first-ever home game for the Las Vegas Desert Dogs. Lots of awesome again this week, so let’s get to it.
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