Top Seed, Gone: Thunderbirds Shock Warriors in Vancouver – 4/24/26

April 25, 2026

Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© The NLL Playoffs started Friday night as the #1 seed Vancouver Warriors hosted the #8 seed Halifax Thunderbirds at Rogers Arena. Just two weeks ago, these two teams battled in the same arena. Halifax escaped that regular season matchup with a one-goal victory, 8-7. With the top overall seed and the home crowd in a frenzy, the Warriors jumped out to a commanding lead…

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Defense Dominates, Warriors Break Through Late in 8–7 Win – 4/10/26

April 11, 2026

Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© The Vancouver Warriors (12-5) hosted the Halifax Thunderbirds (7-10) Saturday night as the NLL regular season winds down. Vancouver has already clinched a spot in the playoffs, but the #1 seed is still up for grabs. Halifax, on the other hand, finds itself on the edge, needing a win to move closer to securing a playoff spot. Rogers Arena was treated to a defensive…

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Bandits Run Warriors Out of Buffalo in 15–5 Beatdown

April 5, 2026

Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© The Buffalo Bandits (10-6), donning special Marvel jerseys, hosted the Vancouver Warriors (11-5) at KeyBank Center on Saturday night. The Warriors started the night atop the NLL standings and had already clinched a playoff spot. The Bandits have yet to clinch but came in winners of five straight games, a late-season push that has seen them climb to the middle of the field. The…

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Bal, Del Bianco Lead Warriors Past Black Bears in Tight Battle – 3/20/2026

March 21, 2026

Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© The Vancouver Warriors (11-4) are even closer to clinching a postseason spot after Friday night’s game against the visiting Ottawa Black Bears (8-7). The March to May push rolls on in the NLL, and on the eve of the first day of spring, Vancouver fans were treated to a physical, low-scoring game at Rogers Arena. Ottawa got off to a fast start with Jeff…

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Warriors Came to Battle the Swarm, Left Victorious & Move to Second in the Standings 3/14/26

March 14, 2026

Di Miller, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit:  Victoria Adkins The Vancouver Warriors (10-4) came into Gas South Arena to face the Georgia Swarm (8-5) on Saturday March 14, 2026, with one thing in mind…Win!  After the Mammoth loss the night before, the Warriors knew if they defeated the Swarm, they’d move into second place in the standings.  They started out strong, put up as many points…

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Rock Top the Warriors in Road Battle 3/6/26

March 7, 2026

Shawn Palmer, Toronto Rock Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit:  Jaclyn McKee The Toronto Rock (7-5) travelled to the West Coast to take on the Vancouver Warriors (9-4) on Friday night March 6, 2026.  The Rock were coming off a loss to the Buffalo Bandits while the Warriors had topped both the San Diego Seals and Las Vegas Desert Dogs last week.  Vancouver, currently sitting in the 3rd…

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Vancouver Gets Revenge Win Against Buffalo – 2/20/2026

February 21, 2026

Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© Near the conclusion of last season, the Buffalo Bandits (4-6) swept the Vancouver Warriors (7-3) on their way to their third straight NLL Finals win.  This season, wins have not come easy for the Bandits and they sit below the playoff line, an unusual spot.  The Warriors find themselves in the top three of the league, riding a strong defense and high-powered offense on…

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Robert Church is the Overtime Hero in Saskatchewan – 2/14/2026

February 15, 2026

Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© Two of the top teams in the NLL this season battled Saturday night in Saskatchewan at the Sasktel Centre.  It was Valentine’s Day but there was no love lost between the visiting Vancouver Warriors (6-3) and the home Saskatchewan Rush (9-1) in a defensive battle.  In a game where goals were tough to come by, Vancouver’s Christian Del Bianco (9GA, 31SV) and Saskatchewan’s Frank…

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The Warriors Came Out to Play and Took Down the Knighthawks Again 2/8/26

February 8, 2026

Di Miller, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Photo Credit:  Jacyln McKee On Saturday February 7, 2026, the Rochester Knighthawks (4-4) travelled west to face the Vancouver Warriors (6-2) after hosting them the previous week. During that game, Knighthawks netminder Rylan Hartley came out of his crease and put a major hit on Warriors defenseman Steph Charbonneau causing tempers to flare.  Everyone knew this game would be heated, but no one…

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Del Bianco Gets 100th Career Assist in Win at Ottawa – 1/23/2026

January 24, 2026

Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© The Ottawa Black Bears (4-4) hosted the Vancouver Warriors (4-2) Friday night at Canadian Tire Centre for the second game of the week nine schedule.  The unbalanced game saw both teams combine for 16 goals in the first half and only four in the second.  Vancouver was able to jump out to an early lead behind strong play from Keegan Bal (3G, 2A) and…

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Warriors Win Overtime Thriller in Calgary – 1/9/2026

January 10, 2026

Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© The Calgary Roughnecks (1-4) made Dane Dobbie ‘Forever a Roughneck’ on Friday night in front of a raucous crowd who came in support of the longtime Calgary captain.  Unfortunately, the visiting Vancouver Warriors (3-1) spoiled a home team fourth quarter comeback with an overtime win at the Scotiabank Saddledome.  Vancouver entered the fourth quarter with a four-goal lead, thanks in large part to Curtis…

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Oshawa’s Offensive Struggles Continue in Loss to Vancouver 12/19/2025

December 20, 2025

Shawn Palmer, Toronto Rock Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© The Oshawa Firewolves (1-3) returned home on Friday night to face the Vancouver Warriors (2-1) after a disappointing two game road trip where they dropped both contests and only managed to score a total of seven goals.  They were looking to get back in the win column at home where they won their season debut against the Toronto Rock.  Meanwhile the Warriors…

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