As he picked his head up from the water with the pier coming into sight, whatever aches and pains the Chesapeake Bayhawks’ Nick Manis felt quickly evaporated. The end of a grueling seven-hour, run-swim endurance test was in sight. Waiting on the end of the Severn Community Pier was a group of...
Dan Arestia: 2020 MLL College Draft grades
The 2020 MLL College Draft has come and gone. Some teams drastically improved, others were less successful and a few were impacted by players choosing to return to college shortly after being drafted. I decided to take a look at how each of the six MLL teams did and give them each a grade. I took...
Recapping the 2020 MLL Draft and how each team improved
With the 2020 MLL Draft now in the books, it’s time to take a look at who each team picked and how they improved their roster. With an offseason full of player movement, every team had a number of holes to fill. Below is the full list of drafted players and how each team addressed their needs...
Recapping the top MLL draft picks from the past 20 years
On May 4, Major League Lacrosse (MLL) is holding its 20th college draft, so Pro Lacrosse Talk decided to take a look back at the top two picks from every MLL college draft since the league’s inception. Ryan Mollett and his Princeton teammate Trevor Tierney were the first two college players...
Chesapeake Bayhawk Ryan Tucker announces retirement from professional lacrosse
Ryan Tucker, former Virginia captain and five-year MLL veteran announced his retirement on Monday. “I believe it is time for me to step away and begin a new chapter in my career,” Tucker said in a statement released through the Bayhawks. Tucker had spent the past three season on the...
2020 MLL College Draft preview
The MLL announced that their draft will take place on May 4 and that it will be conducted via the league’s social media channels. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, college sports and pro sports have been thrown into uncertainty. College seniors in spring sports have been given an extra year of...
