Rob Blasdell is a goalie with a goal

January 31st, 2008 by Bob Chavez

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Help take a team to the championship game and you’d think your job is pretty secure.

Not so for goalie Rob Blasdell, but the job security thing was kinda out of his control.

The veteran keeper was a big part of the Arizona Sting’s advancement to last year’s Champion’s Cup game, but the Rochester Knighthawks kept Blasdell from hoisting that Cup. Well-publicized labor issues last fall nearly cancelled the season but even after it was restored, the Sting announced it was suspending operations for a season.

Enter the Wings. The NLL dispersal draft put Blasdell in Philadelphia and the Wings are off to a 3-0 start, rocking Philadelphia with championship visions that box fans in that city have been so hungry for.

“They’ve welcomed me with open arms. They’re a first-class organization for sure. They want to win and as a guy in my position, you can’t ask for more,” Blasdell told The Orillia Packet and Times of Ontario.

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Chavez is an avid lacrosse player in Rochester and a journalist for the Democrat and Chronicle as well as a longtime Inside Lacrosse contributor. Email him at bob.chavez@nllinsider.com or go to RochesterSports.com.

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