Georgia Holds Off New England on Star Wars Night 12/15/2018

December 16, 2018

Justin Ivey, Beat Writer New England Black Wolves Lacrosse is Awesome The second game of the 2018-2019 NLL opening day pitted the visiting New England Black Wolves (0-1) against the host Georgia Swarm (1-0) in front of 4,943 fans at the Infinite Energy Arena.  Both teams donned some outstanding uniforms – the Swarm in Star Wars themed black and the Black Wolves in orange and white for the first time. …

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Dallas Handles Boston from Start to Finish 5/5/2018

May 6, 2018

Justin Ivey, Beat Writer Boston Cannons Lacrosse is Awesome On Saturday, May 5 the Dallas Rattlers (3-1) visited Harvard Stadium to take on the Boston Cannons (0-3).  4,102 fans came out hoping to see Boston win in their first home game of the 2018 season.  The Cannons opened the season with two straight road losses and haven’t found their stride yet.  Dallas has started off extremely well, especially for a…

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The Battle for First in The East 4/29/18

April 30, 2018

Justin Ivey, Beat Writer, New England Black Wolves Lacrosse Is Awesome The final week of the NLL season has never been quite like this.  Until this week’s action, no team had clinched a playoff berth in the East Division.  Saturday night’s games determined the players – but seeding wouldn’t be finalized until the completion.  Rochester secured the two seed by beating Buffalo, and Toronto was eliminated with the loss against…

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Black Wolves Help Playoff Chances with Mammoth Win 4/14/18

April 15, 2018

Justin Ivey, Beat Writer New England Black Wolves Lacrosse is Awesome Saturday night was ‘Lacrosse Out Cancer’ and 15,303 fans watched the Colorado Mammoth (10-7) host the New England Black Wolves (8-8).  The Mammoth already have second place in the West Division locked up, and with a win or loss they would remain there.  In fact, they are already scheduled to host the first-round matchup on May 5.  Things are…

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Black Wolves Come Back on Throwback Night 4/8/18

April 9, 2018

Justin Ivey, Beat Writer New England Black Wolves Lacrosse is Awesome Sunday, April 8 was a throwback to the 90s for 5,098 fans at Mohegan Sun Arena.  Fortunately for them, the New England Black Wolves (7-8) kept in fashion and mounted a comeback against the visiting Calgary Roughnecks (6-9).  Calgary had already clinched a playoff spot in the West Division coming into the game, but the Black Wolves were in…

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Swarm Hold Off Black Wolves Rally 3/24/18

March 25, 2018

Justin Ivey, Beat Writer New England Black Wolves Lacrosse is Awesome Less than 24 hours after the New England Black Wolves (6-7) lost at home to the Buffalo Bandits, they visited the Georgia Swarm (7-7) for their second game of the weekend.  The Black Wolves were looking to rebound after a blowout loss to Buffalo, and the Swarm were hoping to climb in the standings of the tight East Division. …

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Bandits Blow Out Black Wolves 3/23/18

March 24, 2018

Justin Ivey, Beat Writer New England Black Wolves Lacrosse is Awesome The New England Black Wolves (6-6) hosted the Buffalo Bandits (7-7) on Friday in front of 5,378 fans at Mohegan Sun Arena.  The Bandits came in on looking to end a four-game losing streak, and the Black Wolves were looking to rebound after a loss in Toronto last week.  Shawn Evans returned to New England for the first time…

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Toronto Gets Back to Winning Ways in New England 3/16/18

March 17, 2018

Justin Ivey, Beat Writer New England Black Wolves Lacrosse is Awesome For the second week in a row the New England Black Wolves (6-5) and Toronto Rock (6-6) squared off.  Last week, the Black Wolves beat the Rock in overtime at the Air Canada Centre to keep first place in the very tight East Division.  That win knotted the season series at 1-1, and Friday’s game would decide any possible…

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New England Rocks Toronto in OT 3/11/18

March 11, 2018

  Justin Ivey, Beat Writer New England Black Wolves Lacrosse is Awesome   A Sunday afternoon tilt at the Air Canada Centre celebrating Toronto’s 20 years in the league, decided first place in the East Division of the NLL.  In a division that only has a separation of two games between first and last, every game is important.  The New England Black Wolves (6-4) took over first place last week…

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Rush Cruise to Victory Over Stealth 3/3/18

March 4, 2018

Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome In front of 14,057 fans at the Sasktel Centre on Saturday night, the first place Saskatchewan Rush (10-2) hosted the last place Vancouver Stealth (1-11) in a West Division battle.  Also in attendance for the game were the Minnesota Vikings cheerleaders.  The Stealth started quickly and kept it close in the first quarter, but by halftime the Rush took control.  Even though they have…

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East Division Foes Swap Superstars 2/28/18

March 1, 2018

  Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome The New England Black Wolves (5-4) and Buffalo Bandits (6-4) swapped veterans and draft picks on Wednesday, February 28.  The Black Wolves receive Callum Crawford and a second-round pick in the 2019 NLL Entry Draft while the Bandits receive Shawn Evans and a fourth-round pick in the 2019 Entry Draft.  Both Evans and Crawford started their NLL careers during the 2006 season.

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Vancouver and New England Play in OT Thriller 2/24/18

February 25, 2018

Justin Ivey, Beat Writer New England Black Wolves Lacrosse is Awesome The Vancouver Stealth (1-10) and New England Black Wolves (5-4) faced off in front of a crowd of 3,073 at the Langley Events Centre with hopes of snapping their losing streaks.  Vancouver lost their previous five and New England dropped their last three.  Both teams made changes in response.  Vancouver swapped out two assistant coaches, and the Black Wolves…

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