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High-Stakes Thriller: Rock Prevail in Final Regular Season Meeting with Ottawa 4/10/26

April 10, 2026

Shawn Palmer, Toronto Rock Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Photo Credit: Greg Mason The Toronto Rock (11-6) travelled east to play the final battle of Ontario against the Ottawa Black Bears (8-9) on Friday night April 10, 2026. Even though the Rock clinched a playoff berth last week with their win over the San Diego Seals (6-9), they came into this game with one thing in mind…continue getting wins to improve…

The Swarm Sent the Black Bears into Hibernation & Are One Step Closer to Locking in Their Playoff Spot 3/28/26

March 30, 2026

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Christopher Crane, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Greg Mason The Georgia Swarm (10-5) used a dominant second-half surge to pull away from the Ottawa Black Bears (8-8), earning a convincing 12–7 victory in a game that was tightly contested early before turning decisively in Georgia’s favor. With the win they also came one step closer to locking in their spot for the 2025-26 Playoffs.

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

March 21, 2026

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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…

Luck of the Irish Pushes Roughnecks Past Black Bears at Home 3/14/26

March 15, 2026

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Christopher Crane, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Eric Boldt The Ottawa Black Bears (8-6) traveled to the Northwest to take on the Calgary Roughnecks (4-9) on St. Patrick’s Day Party Night. Calgary has had a rough go this year having only won a single game on their home turf. They had also lost to Ottawa on February 7, 2026, and really wanted to avenge the loss. The…

The Black Bears Stifle the Mammoth Offense in the Second Half & Take Home the “W” 3/7/26

March 8, 2026

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Shawn Palmer, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Di Miller The Ottawa Black Bears (8-5) traveled west to Colorado to play the Mammoth (9-4) on Saturday night March 7, 2026. The Mammoth had a chance to move into first place in the NLL, and the Black Bears were hoping to move up in the standings as they were sitting in sixth place at the start of the…

Reilly O’Connor Completes Ottawa Comeback with OT Winner – 2/28/2026

February 28, 2026

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Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© The second chapter of the new Ottawa Black Bears and Oshawa FireWolves rivalry was an instant classic. After Ottawa won the first matchup in Oshawa 16-14, the FireWolves came to the capital with revenge in mind. They launched an eight-goal run spanning the second and third quarters, led by Tye Kurtz (3G, 1A), and built a four-goal lead with just under five minutes to…

Knighthawks Continue to Falter Dropping Fourth in a Row in Loss Against the Black Bears 2/14/26

February 15, 2026

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Christopher Crane, Rochester Knighthawks Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Photo Credit: Michele Veluvolu On Saturday February 14, 2026, love was in the air for the matchup between the Ottawa Black Bears (6-5) who would travel to Blue Cross Arena to take on the Rochester Knighthawks (4-5). They would be without starting netminder Rylan Hartley as he was serving his one-game suspension from a hit he made on Steph Charbonneau during their…

Toronto Scores Early and Often to Rout Ottawa 1/31/26

February 1, 2026

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Shawn Palmer, Toronto Rock Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Kevin Sousa The Ottawa Black Bears (4-5) travelled to face the Toronto Rock (4-3) in the battle of Ontario. Ottawa was undefeated at 3 – 0 against both of the Ontario teams since coming into the league, and both teams were .500 on the season and looking to move up in the standings to stay within reach of…

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

January 24, 2026

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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…

Ottawa Stuns Buffalo in Banditland – 1/16/2026

January 17, 2026

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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…

Oshawa’s Woes Continue as They Drop Their Fourth in a Row to Ottawa 1/3/26

Shawn Palmer, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Photo Credit: David Pickering The Ottawa Black Bears (3-2) travelled to Oshawa to face the FireWolves (1-4) in the first battle of Ontario, East version. Oshawa has had great defense as well as goaltending this year but have struggled on the offensive side heading into this game with the record of 1 – 3. The Black Bears have a great offense with Jeff…

January 4, 2026

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Black Bears Hold Off Firey Wings – 12/27/2025

December 28, 2025

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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…

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