New England vs. Vancouver: Welcoming the Warriors 1/29/2020

January 29, 2020

[MEDIA RELEASE] The Black Wolves are back at Mohegan Sun Arena for the third straight week following a tough overtime loss to Georgia last Sunday. This Saturday, Feb. 1, the Vancouver Warriors (2-4) will make their way to the East Coast for a 7pm matchup on Here for the Beer night. Following the contest, fans 21+ are invited to enjoy samples from local breweries on the arena concourse. Black Wolves…

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Warriors Band Together, Earn Rematch Win Over Mammoth 1/17/2020

January 18, 2020

Ron Schell, Correspondent Vancouver Warriors Lacrosse Is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit:  Di Miller The last time Colorado played Vancouver (1/4/2020), the Warriors (2-4) offence shot out to a 4-0 lead before the Mammoth (3-3) even knew they were in a game. The right side and left side of the Warrior’s offence were synchronized early. Eventually, Coach Pat Coyle called a time-out and then pulled Dillon Ward to get the…

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Face-Offs=Possessions=Goals:  Wings Take All 1/10/2020

January 10, 2020

Di Miller, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit:  Di Miller The Philadelphia Wings (3-1) hosted the Vancouver Warriors (1-4) at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA. The arena was packed with LaxCon in town and the 9,676 fans would not be disappointed.  The Wings would come away with the win, their third consecutive victory; the first time in franchise history they have won back-to-back-to-back contests.  Vancouver would…

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Justin and Friends NLL Picks Week 7 -1/10/2019

January 10, 2020

Justin Ivey, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Standings: Shawn Palmer 15-7 Justin Ivey 14-8 Stephonya Hunter-Penner 14-8 Chris Vale 12-10 Week 6 only had two games, but they were exciting!  The Colorado Mammoth completed an outstanding come from behind victory over the Vancouver Warriors on the back of their gritty defense.  The New York Riptide had a similar scenario to get their first win of the season against the Philadelphia…

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GEICO Extends Partnership With National Lacrosse League For Full 2019-20 Season 1/9/2020

January 9, 2020

[MEDIA RELEASE]  Renewal of League’s Major Partnership Another Big Step Forward For NLL And The Sport of Lacrosse  Philadelphia, January 9​, 2020 – The National Lacrosse League (@NLL) has announced an extension of its groundbreaking partnership with GEICO, one of the largest insurance providers in the United States.  GEICO will be the official insurance provider of the NLL for the full season after becoming a partner in March of 2019….

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Mammoth Defense Sparks Comeback 1/5/20

January 5, 2020

Ron Schell, Correspondent Vancouver Warriors Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Di Miller When the Vancouver Warriors (1-3) arrived at the Pepsi Center on Saturday night January 4, 2020 to meet the (3-1) Mammoth, they had in hand a well-developed game plan. The Warriors were familiar with their West Division rival. Last year, it was the Mammoth who destroyed any chance that the Warriors had at making the playoffs….

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Justin and Friends NLL Picks Week 6 -1/3/2019

January 3, 2020

Justin Ivey, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Standings: Shawn Palmer 13-7 Justin Ivey 12-8 Stephonya Hunter-Penner 12-8 Chris Vale 11-9 Week 5 was full of surprises.  Stephonya went an amazing 4-2 in a week full of “upsets”.  I put the upsets in quotes because well, the season is young.  Chemistry is a big part of the NLL and that will grow throughout the season.  Colorado willed their way to an…

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Lacrosse is Awesome would like to welcome Ron Schell, the newest member of our team!!

January 1, 2020

Ron Schell, Correspondent Vancouver Warriors Lacrosse is Awesome© Ron has been passionately immersed in the sport of lacrosse in British Columbia for over fifty years. He’s played box and field lacrosse, coached for three generations in Richmond, Langley and Surrey, refereed and spent countless hours attending executive meetings and giving more than his share of volunteer rotations. He was present when professional lacrosse started in Vancouver and has been a…

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Seals End 2019 & Decade With a Bang in OT Over the Warriors 12/29/19

December 29, 2019

Shawn Palmer, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: National League Lacrosse The San Diego Seals (1-3) visited the Vancouver Warriors (1-2) at Rogers Arena on Sunday December 29, 2019 for the final game of the decade and of 2019 hoping to come away with their first win of the season after dropping a game on Friday night to the Calgary Roughnecks.  Vancouver was trying to continue their…

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Justin and Friends NLL Picks Week 5 (Saturday and Sunday Games) -12/28/2019

December 28, 2019

Justin Ivey, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Standings: Shawn Palmer 10-4 Justin Ivey 9-5 Chris Vale 8-6 Stephonya Hunter-Penner 8-6 The panel was correct for the first Friday game!  New England steam rolled New York with many players hitting milestones (read our recap – it was amazing).  Calgary ended up coming out with a strong second half to defeat the Seals in San Diego.  Five of the eight weekend games…

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Warriors Win the East vs. West Battle Over the Riptide 12/14/19

December 15, 2019

Di Miller, Correspondent New York Riptide Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit:  Vancouver Warriors In a contest of the third week of NLL action, the New York Riptide (0-2) headed west to face the Vancouver Warriors (1-1) at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC.  It was Super Hero Night and the 5,120 Warrior fans got the treat of their lives seeing not only some superb scoring action; but their team…

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Justin and Friends NLL Picks Week 3 -12/14/2019

December 14, 2019

Justin Ivey, NLL CorrespondentLacrosse is Awesome© Standings: Shawn Palmer 5-1 Justin Ivey 4-2 Chris Vale 4-2 Stephonya Hunter-Penner 2-4 Pretty straight forward Week 2 for the NLL.  The expansion New York team struggled as expected against Halifax, a team whose core has been together for years.  New England showed that they are a team to be watched this year, beating the Rock in Toronto.  San Diego kept it close, but…

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