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…
Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© The Las Vegas Desert Dogs (3-3) hosted the Philadelphia Wings (1-4) on Saturday night at Lee’s Family Forum in what turned out to be a defensive battle. Adam Poitras (3G) and Connor Kirst (2G, 2A) led Las Vegas on the offensive end while Landon Kells (7GA, 38SV) held it down between the pipes. Philadelphia was led by Brennan O’Neill (2G, 3A) and Eric Fannell…
Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© The three-time defending champion Buffalo Bandits (3-3) hosted the Ottawa Black Bears (4-3) Friday night at Keybank Center. Neither team had a breakout offensive evening in the defense heavy matchup. Dhane Smith (3G, 4A) was the only Bandit to record multiple goals and multiple assists in support of netminder Matt Vinc (10GA, 37SV). In the low scoring game, the largest lead was two goals…
Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© The Oshawa Firewolves (2-4) donned green jerseys in recognition of the Oshawa Green Gaels as they hosted the Halifax Thunderbirds (3-3) Saturday night at Tribute Communities Centre. The Oshawa offense has struggled in their four-game losing streak, but Saturday night Tye Kurtz (7G, 3A) led the young group to a season high 16 goals making it the second week in a row the team…
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…
Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© The Saskatchewan Rush (4-1) remain undefeated at home to start the season after defeating the visiting Halifax Thunderbirds (2-2) at Sasktel Centre Friday night. Led by Ryan Keenan (4G, 2A) and Zach Manns (3G, 1 A), the Rush scored the first goal for an early lead and never looked back. Despite strong efforts from Clarke Petterson (3G, 2A) and Dawson Theede (2G, 2A), the…
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© 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…
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),…
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© Pat Riley, current NBA Miami Heat President, might own the registered trademark THREE-PEAT, but the Buffalo Bandits are the latest team to accomplish the feat. They join the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers (2000-2002) and the NLL’s Rochester Knighthawks (2012-2014) as the only teams to win three championships in a row in the 2000s. The backbone of both defenses for the NLL three-peat teams? Matt…
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…