Justin Ivey, Beat Writer New England Black Wolves Lacrosse is Awesome On Friday, February 9, 2018, The New England Black Wolves (4-3) hosted the Buffalo Bandits (5-3) in front of 5,357 fans. Buffalo, winners of two straight coming in, and playing the first game of their double header weekend, had the chance to take first place in the East Division with a win. New England, coming off a bye week…
Chris Vale, Correspondent The Kaitlyn Cup Lacrosse is Awesome The second annual Kaitlyn Cup took place on January 27th and it was nothing short of a fantastic time. The day was spent with some great master’s lacrosse; a tournament get together at Jack Astor restaurant; and a free trip to watch a NLL Eastern Conference match up with the hometown Toronto Rock hosting the New England Black Wolves. The Kaitlyn…
Christopher Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse is Awesome On Saturday February 3, 2018, the Rochester Knighthawks (2-5) hosted their I-90 rival Buffalo Bandits (4-3) in front of a crowd of 9,425 fans on Military Appreciation Night at the Blue Cross Arena. This rivalry game was certainly high energy for the large crowd. Unfortunately for those fans, the Knighthawks would come up short in the closing minutes, and the Buffalo…
Justin Ivey, Beat Writer New England Black Wolves Lacrosse is Awesome Eight days after battling in Rochester, the New England Black Wolves (4-1) hosted the Rochester Knighthawks (2-3) for part two. The previous weekend, Rochester lost to New England 9-8 at home, a night after losing in Toronto 17-9. Rochester needed to come to New England and win. After winning their first two games of the season, they had…
Justin Ivey, Co-Editor & NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome The Toronto Rock’s (4-3) win streak did not reach five games, as the Calgary Roughnecks (2-5) took control of the close game in the fourth quarter to run away with the victory. Toronto had won their previous four games averaging a lofty 20.5 goals per game. Calgary, coming in with a 1-5 record, found their defensive answer in 20-year-old goaltender Christian…
Jimmy grew up In Oakdale, Minnesota a suburb of Saint Paul. Growing up he played football; hockey; and baseball. It wasn’t until he was a senior at Tartan High School that he would begin playing lacrosse. Jimmy is currently a defensive man for the Hastings Walleye, a semi-pro box lacrosse team that is a part of RBLL-Minnesota. He was a three-year starter at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, playing every…
Di Miller, Beat Writer Colorado Mammoth Lacrosse is Awesome The Colorado Mammoth (4-1) hosted the Vancouver Stealth (1-5) on Friday January 26, 2018. It was “Black-Out Night” at the Loud House and the Mammoth were donning their new black jerseys which would be auctioned off during the game. At game time the Pepsi Center had only about one-third of its normal fan base for a Mammoth game and it led…
Justin Ivey, Beat Writer New England Black Wolves Lacrosse is Awesome In front of 9,145 home fans, the Toronto Rock (4-2) rolled over the New England Black Wolves (4-2) for their fourth straight win. After starting the season with two straight losses, the Rock have won their past four with an average of 20.5 goals per game while defining themselves as the most potent offense in the NLL. The Black…
MEDIA RELEASE 1/17/18 ANNAPOLIS, MD – The Chesapeake Bayhawks entered the 2018 Major League Lacrosse Supplemental Draft seeking to bolster the defensive corps and addressed that need during Wednesday afternoon’s proceedings. General Manager and Head Coach Dave Cottle selected five close defensemen or long stick midfielders as part of the Supplemental Draft, which lasted 12 rounds. Any players
MEDIA RELEASE January 17, 2018 Ford was selected by the Florida Launch with the 79th overall pick WASHINGTON – Georgetown University alum Charlie Ford (C‘17) was selected with the 79th overall pick (Round 9) by the Florida Launch in the 2018 Major League Lacrosse Supplemental Draft on Tuesday. Ford becomes the 33rd Hoya in program history to be selected in an MLL draft.
Christopher Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse is Awesome It was a double-header weekend for the Rochester Knighthawks (3-2). After losing to the Toronto Rock (3-2) Friday January 12 by the score of 17-9, Rochester was 2-2 heading into Saturday night. Their goal: get above the 500 mark to remain near the top in the East. They were looking to get back on track after dropping their last two road…
Chris Vale, Beat Writer Buffalo Bandits Lacrosse is Awesome Featured Image Photo Credit: Bill Wippert On Saturday January 13, 2018 the Buffalo Bandits (2-2) would host the Vancouver Stealth (0-4) at the Key Bank Center in Buffalo, NY also known as Bandit Land. As always the Bandits bring in a crowd and Saturday night was no different as 12,16o fans would brave the cold to see their