It was a quiet week 10 in the National Lacrosse League with just three games on tap and four of the league’s nine teams on bye weeks. The Toronto Rock were crushed twice over the weekend including a massive 19-13 beat down at the hands of the Calgary Roughnecks. Several Calgary players lit up the scoreboard against Toronto on Saturday including Dane Dobbie (4 goals, 2 assists), Jeff Shatler (1g,…
Week 9 of the National Lacrosse League featured three close scoring games including two that were decided by just one goal. First we saw the Calgary Roughnecks with a big come from behind 11-10 win over the visiting Rochester Knighthawks on Saturday night, then on Sunday it was the Minnesota Swarm edging the Philadelphia Wings 15-14 on the road. The third game was close on the scoreboard (14-12) but not…
Week 8 of the National Lacrosse League featured five blowout games in what was possibly the least exciting weekend that we’ve seen thus far in the 2014 season. The usual suspects were at it again including Colorado Mammoth John Grant Jr. (3 goals, 5 assists), Calgary Roughnecks Shawn Evans (4 G, 7 A) and Rochester Knighthawks Cody Jamieson (5 G, 5 A) but its three other standouts that have found…
Week 7 of the National Lacrosse League featured four close games and a blowout in one of the most exciting weekends we’ve seen yet; it also featured two amazing career feats, both by Philadelphia Wings. On Friday in a 20-10 loss in Toronto against the Rock Tracey Kelusky had three goals; his third being his 800th National Lacrosse League regular season point. Then on Saturday, Wings netminder Evan Kirk made his…
On Friday night we were live at the Air Canada Centre for the Toronto Rock’s victory over the Philadelphia Wings. We spoke with players from both teams after the game. We spoke with Garrett Billings who had the sock trick for the Rock and Tracey Kelusky about his resurgent year with the Wings.
Week 6 of the National Lacrosse League featured five games and tons of goals; 116 goals to be exact. That’s an average of over 23 goals per game. Pretty impressive, especially when you consider that neither the Edmonton Rush nor the Rochester Knighthawks broke into double digits in their one goal game (won 8-7 by the Rush). The Rush (5-0) remain as the only unbeaten team in the NLL but…
Just three games were slated for Week 5 of the National Lacrosse League but all three were were one goal nail biters. The games were staggered just enough that they barely overlapped which allowed fans to catch the majority of the entire Week 5 action. Lots of great players to pick from this week but there can only be three; here are the Three Stars for Week 5 of the…
Week 4 of the National Lacrosse League was the busiest week yet as it featured seven games over three days and all nine teams in action. Several players stood out including Calgary Roughnecks Shawn Evans (three goals, nine assists in two games), Cody Bremner of the Vancouver Stealth (3 G, 3 A in one game) and Buffalo Bandits Dhane Smith (4 G, 2 A in one game). Minnesota Swarm goaltender…
With several big name Junior A players left unprotected by their Senior affiliates, Major Series Lacrosse (MSL) held its 2014 Entry Draft on Sunday from the Iroquois Park Sports Centre in Whitby, Ontario and it was no surprise that Orangeville Northmen alumni Rob Hellyer was selected first overall by the Oakville Rock. Hellyer is currently a member of the National Lacrosse League’s (NLL) Toronto Rock where he has six goals, three…
Tyler Carlson of the Minnesota Swarm lasted just three minutes in net before he was yanked on Saturday after allowing three goals on four shots against the Philadelphia Wings. Carlson has struggled as a starter which has many asking if he would be better suited as a backup goalie. As we saw in the first round of the playoffs last year against the Toronto Rock, he has the ability to stand on…