Kew extends contract with New England
Date: Dec 14, 2020
PHILADELPHIA, June 21, 2017 – The National Lacrosse League (NLL), the largest men’s professional indoor lacrosse league in North America, has announced a series of dates for key transactions as teams build out their rosters leading up to the 2018 season.
Beginning July 1, trades and roster transactions are permitted among teams. The NLL free agency period will then open on August 1, allowing teams to contact, speak and sign Rostered Restricted Free Agents (RFAs) and Rostered Unrestricted Free Agents (UFAs), per the League’s listing of identified players, for the 2018 season and beyond.
Should a restricted free agent sign an offer sheet with another club, the team with rights to the RFA will have 72 hours to match the offer. As per the terms of the league’s Collective Bargaining Agreement, if a team loses an unrestricted free agent to another club, they may be eligible to receive compensatory draft pick(s) for the following season(s).
The list of RFAs and UFAs is as follows:
Buffalo Bandits
Restricted Free Agents
Potential Restricted Free Agents*
Unrestricted Free Agents
Calgary Roughnecks
Restricted Free Agents
Potential Restricted Free Agents*
Unrestricted Free Agents
Colorado Mammoth
Restricted Free Agents
Unrestricted Free Agents
Georgia Swarm
Restricted Free Agents
Potential Restricted Free Agents*
Unrestricted Free Agents
New England Black Wolves
Restricted Free Agents
Potential Restricted Free Agents*
Unrestricted Free Agents
Rochester Knighthawks
Restricted Free Agents
Unrestricted Free Agents
Saskatchewan Rush
Restricted Free Agents
Potential Restricted Free Agents*
Unrestricted Free Agents
Toronto Rock
Restricted Free Agents
Potential Restricted Free Agents*
Unrestricted Free Agents
Vancouver Stealth
Restricted Free Agents
Potential Restricted Free Agents*
Unrestricted Free Agents
*If a potential RFA’s team does not qualify the player prior to August 1, then he is an eligible RFA. If he is qualified by his team, then he is removed from the RFA market.
About the National Lacrosse League
The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is North America's premier professional indoor lacrosse league. Founded in 1986, the NLL ranks third in average attendance for pro indoor sports worldwide, behind only the NHL and NBA. The League is comprised of nine franchises across the United States and Canada: Buffalo Bandits, Calgary Roughnecks, Colorado Mammoth, Georgia Swarm, New England Black Wolves, Rochester Knighthawks, Saskatchewan Rush, Toronto Rock and Vancouver Stealth. The Georgia Swarm was crowned winner of the 2017 Champion’s Cup in the League’s 31st season. For more information, visit NLL.com and find the NLL on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.