Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© The Ottawa Black Bears (2-2) hosted the Philadelphia Wings (1-2) on Saturday night at the Canadian Tire Centre. The home team jumped out to an early lead, but young star Brennan O’Neill (6G, 2A) kept the Wings in the contest with this first career sock trick. With the game tied 9-9 at the end of the third quarter, the fourth quarter was filled with…
Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© Saturdays are special in Las Vegas. Bright light, big city, and a nail biter of a lacrosse game at Lee’s Family Forum completed a weekend slate of four NLL games. The Las Vegas Desert Dogs (1-1) ran out to an early lead on the back of new pack member Chase Fraser (2G, 2A), but the visiting Ottawa Black Bears (1-2) fought back in the…
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…
Shawn Palmer, Toronto Rock Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Christian Bender The Toronto Rock (1-1) hosted the Calgary Roughnecks (0-2) on Saturday night at the newly refurbished TD Coliseum in Hamilton. The Rock fans came out to see two of the top picks from this year’s draft and they did not disappoint, as CJ Kirst (1st pick overall) had 1 goal and 3 assists, while Owen Hiltz…
Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© The Oshawa Firewolves (1-2) visited the Georgia Swarm (1-1) on Saturday night for an Eastern Division matchup at Gas South Arena. The Oshawa defense has been lights out around goalie Doug Jamieson (8GA, 37SV), but the offense has struggled to find an identity. After being held to a franchise low two goals last week, the Firewolves hoped for a better showing in Georgia. The…
Di Miller, Colorado Mammoth Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Heather Barry The Colorado Mammoth (1-1) traveled East to face the Philadelphia Wings (1-0) in a Saturday matinee at the newly named Xfinity Mobile Arena for the Wings season and home opener. This was the fifth meeting of the two teams with Colorado holding a 3-1 record. The contest was low scoring with the teams combining for a…
Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© The Ottawa Black Bears (1-1) picked up their first win of the season last night at home against the visiting Saskatchewan Rush (1-1), but it was not an easy battle for Jeff Teat (4G, 5A) and company. Both teams’ backup goaltenders saw time in net, albeit less than 30 seconds each, and scoring came in ebbs and flows. Led by Zach Manns (3G, 1A),…
Shawn Palmer, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Steve Hiscock In a Western Canadian battle, the Calgary Roughnecks (0-1) traveled to Saskatoon to take on the Saskatchewan Rush (1-0) on Saturday night for the first game of the season for both teams. Calgary has a much different team compared to last year as Curtis Dickson, Shane Simpson and Ethan Ticehurst have all moved to Vancouver while Nick…
Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© The Halifax Thunderbirds (1-0) hosted the Oshawa Firewolves (1-1) on Saturday night for the first game of the season at Scotiabank Centre. The Firewolves opened their season last weekend, a tight 8-7 win over the Toronto Rock. The evening game turned into a defensive battle and only 13 goals were scored between the two teams while 13 penalties were assessed. Firewolves netminder Doug Jamieson…
Di Miller, Colorado Mammoth Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Photo Credit: Jordan Jones The Colorado Mammoth (1-0) are an entirely different squad this year after trading away some of their biggest stars including Zed Williams, Connor Kelly, Connor Robinson and Tyson Gibson. They would see four of their rookies starting tonight’s contest including Rookie Face-Off Specialist Matthew Paolatto who went 16-20 at the dot completely dominating Vancouver. The Mammoth were 10-3…
Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© The Ottawa Black Bears (0-1) hosted the San Diego Seals (1-0) Saturday night as part of the NLL’s Opening Weekend. Last season, the Seals grabbed the final playoff spot, while the Black Bears found themselves as the first team outside the eight-team playoff field. Neither team was happy with the result, and both hoped to start on the right foot this season. Ottawa took…
Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© The Saskatchewan Rush hosted the Buffalo Bandits for Game 2 of the NLL Finals after dropping Game 1 10-12 in Buffalo, NY. The Bandits are seeking their third straight championship, and their chances for winning a close road game were there, but Austin Shanks (3G, 5A) continued his strong postseason play, leading the Rush to victory. Holden Garlent (1A) entered hero lore in the…