Di Miller, Colorado Mammoth Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Candice Ward On Friday May 6, 2022, the Colorado Mammoth (11-8) headed back to the Scotiabank Saddledome to face their rivals the Calgary Roughnecks (10-9) for a rematch and the Single Elimination game for Round One in the Quarterfinals of the 2021-22 Playoffs. The last time that Colorado defeated Calgary in a playoff game was in 2006 so…
Rogers Scores the OT Winner as the Rock Spoil the Thunderbirds Comeback 5/6/22
Shawn Palmer, Toronto Rock Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Christian Bender The Halifax Thunderbirds (11-8) travelled to Hamilton, Ontario to play the Toronto Rock (14-5) in the Eastern Division Quarter Finals playoff game. The game was a “must win” for both teams with the victor heading to Round Two of the 2021-22 Playoffs and the loser going home. It was a tale of two halves as the…
Mammoth Controlled Their Fate But a Fourth Quarter Comeback In Calgary Wasn’t Enough 4/30/22
Di Miller, Colorado Mammoth Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Candice Ward It was Week 22 of the NLL Season and the Colorado Mammoth (10-8) headed to the Scotiabank Saddledome to face their Western Division rivals the Calgary Roughnecks (10-8) in front of their largest crowd to date. On Saturday April 30, 2022, 15,891 Riggers fans were in attendance for one of the most exciting games of the…
Seals Snap Six Game Slide in Vancouver & Take First in the West in Season Finale 4/30/22
Christopher Crane, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Jaclyn McKee As the NLL regular season came to a close this weekend, a few teams had a playoff scenario more complicated than a math problem. One of those teams was the San Diego Seals (10-8) as they traveled to Rogers Arena on Saturday April 30, 2022 where they faced the Vancouver Warriors (6-12) in front of a crowd…
Resetarits, Kew Lead Firewolves to Playoffs – 04/30/2022
Justin Ivey, Co-Editor and NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: K. Richelle The Albany Firewolves (9-9) could still have made the playoffs if the New York Riptide (6-12) beat them for a second time this season. At the end of March, the Riptide hosted the first matchup and handily won 15-6. Since pretty much that loss, Albany has been fighting every week to stay in the playoff…
Wings Sweep the Swarm with Third OT Victory Over Georgia Clinching the Wild Card Spot 4/30/22
Shawn Palmer, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Kyle Hess On Saturday April 30, 2022, the Philadelphia Wings (9-9) visited the Georgia Swarm (9-9) for their final game of the 2021-22 season. Both teams needed the win to guarantee a playoff spot and with the last two games between these teams ending in overtime the 9,428 fans at Gas South Arena were expecting an exciting game. In…
Rush Out Fire Seals in High Scoring Affair – 4/23/2022
Justin Ivey, Co-Editor and NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© The Saskatchewan Rush (7-10) hosted the San Diego Seals (9-8) on Saturday night and the game was a shootout. San Diego is already in the post season, but their seed is still to be determined. Saskatchewan may be out of it, but they proved they are not rolling over for anyone going into the final weeks of the season. It was…
Halifax Punches Playoff Ticket with Win Over Riptide – 4/23/2022
Shawn Palmer, Toronto Rock Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© On a night where the New York Riptide (6-11) ended up celebrating some big milestones, the visiting Halifax Thunderbirds (10-7) ruined the celebration with a 16 – 13 road win. Jeff Teat (2G, 8A) set two NLL records on Saturday night by setting the mark for most points in a season by a rookie and being the first rookie to score more…
Two Streaks Come to an End for the Knighthawks and Roughnecks 4/22/22
Di Miller, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse Is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Micheline V. On Friday April 22, 2022, the Rochester Knighthawks (4-13) played host to the Calgary Roughnecks (9-8) in only the second meeting of the two teams in league history. The 3,707 Knighthawks fans who attended the game were glad they did as they saw a stellar performance by their team who did not disappoint. Each team was heading…
The Mammoth Three Game Streak Comes to an End in Saskatoon Courtesy of the Rush 4/16/22
Di Miller, Colorado Mammoth Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Steve Hissock On Saturday April 16, 2022, the Colorado Mammoth (10-7) would head to Saskatoon to face their Western Division rivals the Saskatchewan Rush (6-10) for the final game of the series in front of 8,488 fans. This was a battle of the Best in the West vs. the Last in the West. In the previous two contests…
Riptide Roll the Knighthawks & Take the Series 4/16/22
Christopher Crane, Rochester Knighthawks Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Spencer@kaganonline.com In Week 20 of NLL Action, the Rochester Knighthawks (3-13) traveled to Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum to take on the New York Riptide (6-10) in front of a crowd of 4,689. With both teams out of playoff contention this would be a battle for the year end placing. Rochester was also looking to snap a seven-game losing…
Firewolves Keep Playoff Hopes Alive – 4/16/2022
Justin Ivey, Co-Editor and NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© To remain alive in their quest for a ticket to the playoffs the Albany Firewolves (8-9) needed to beat the Philadelphia Wings (8-9) for the second time this season. Philadelphia had the chance to guarantee a playoff spot for themselves with a win. The first tilt in this two-game series came down to the wire when a 7-7 fourth quarter tie…