Chris Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse is Awesome On March 10, the Rochester Knighthawks (6-6) hosted the Georgia Swarm (5-7) at the Blue Cross Arena for Irish Night. In such a tight East Division, where the first and last place teams are separated by two games both teams were looking to build on win streaks. Rochester won the previous three, and Georgia was hoping to make it two in…
New England Rocks Toronto in OT 3/11/18
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…
Mammoth Second to Clinch Playoff Berth 3/10/18
Di Miller, Beat Writer Colorado Mammoth Lacrosse is Awesome The Colorado Mammoth (8-3) hosted the Calgary Roughnecks (4-7) at the Pepsi Center in Denver, CO in front of 15,034 fans. Last night’s game would determine two outcomes. If the Mammoth came away with the win, they would not only win the season series, but would be the second team in the NLL to clinch a play-off berth. Colorado was on…
First NLL Start for Fryer Ends With a “W” 3/3/18
Di Miller, Beat Writer Colorado Mammoth Lacrosse is Awesome On Saturday, May 3, 2018 the Colorado Mammoth (7-3) hosted the Buffalo Bandits (6-5) the leaders in the Eastern division in front of 16,062 pumped Mammoth fans at the Pepsi Center in downtown Denver, Colorado. The Mammoth had just come off a nail-biter victory the night before in Georgia where they faced the 2017 NLL champions the Georgia Swarm (5-6). The…
Rush Cruise to Victory Over Stealth 3/3/18
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…
Georgia Defense Swarms Toronto 3/3/18
Marcelo A. Saguez, Beat Writer Lacrosse is Awesome After suffering a tough loss on Friday night at home against Colorado, the Georgia Swarm (5-6) travelled to face the Toronto Rock (5-5) for their second game in as many nights. Toronto was without Tom Schreiber (knee) and Brodie Merrill (ankle) for the East Division matchup. Georgia showed little signs of fatigue after the loss and travel. The defense and goaltender…
East Division Foes Swap Superstars 2/28/18
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.
Bandits Fall Flat on Alumni Night 2/24/18
Chris Vale, Beat Writer Buffalo Bandits Lacrosse is Awesome Saturday, February 24 was Alumni Night at the Key Bank Center in Buffalo. Over two dozen past players and staff were honored prior to the game and the current Bandits payed homage by sporting the flashy throwback jerseys. The coaching staff probably wished they could’ve dressed some of those former players, as the Rochester Knighthawks (5-6) handily beat the Buffalo Bandits…
Saskatchewan Clinches Playoff Berth Against Calgary 2/24/18
Marcelo A. Sagüez, Beat Writer Calgary Roughnecks Lacrosse is Awesome The Sasktel Centre was packed with 15,075 fans on Saturday, February 24 to watch the Saskatchewan Rush (9-2) host the Calgary Roughnecks (4-6). With a win, Saskatchewan would be the first team this season to punch a ticket to the playoffs. Calgary, winners of three in a row coming in, were looking to gain ground on the second place Colorado…
Vancouver and New England Play in OT Thriller 2/24/18
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…
New England Drops Third in a Row 2/18/18
Justin Ivey, Beat Writer New England Black Wolves Lacrosse is Awesome The Sunday afternoon crowd of 5,720 at Mohegan Sun Arena, were hoping the New England Black Wolves (4-4) could rebound from two devastating losses and come out with a victory against the Colorado Mammoth (5-3). Instead of Aaron Bold starting in net for the home team, Doug Jamieson got the nod. “We had this planned prior to…
Vancouver Drops Fifth Straight Against Calgary 2/16/18
Marcelo A. Sagüez, Beat Writer Calgary Roughnecks Lacrosse is Awesome The Calgary Roughnecks (4-5) hosted the Vancouver Stealth (1-9) in front of 8,874 fans at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Friday, February 16. Goaltender Christian Del Bianco for Calgary has led a bit of a charge of late, helping Calgary keep pace with the second place Colorado Mammoth. Vancouver currently sits in last place of the West Division with the worst…