Going into their week 18 matchup, the Buffalo Bandits and Vancouver Warriors were trending in different directions. The Bandits, who sat atop the NLL standings, were 4-3 in their last seven games, while the Warriors were winners of two-in-a-row, and it seemed like the addition of Christian Del Bianco was the boost they needed to make a playoff push. Saturday night’s contest was set to be a good one in…
Wings Thumped By Bears
The Ottawa Black Bears grounded the Philadelphia Wings in a solid 13-5 victory in Philadelphia Friday night as the Wings continue their losing streak. Ottawa played a physical game. Combine that with the solid between the pipes play of former Philadelphian Zach Higgins, the Wings could not keep up. Ottawa ended the first quarter 3-2 with goals from Jeff Teat, Larson Sundown, and Reilly O’Connor. Philadelphia had goals from Brennan…
Warriors keep playoff hopes alive, sneak past Swarm
The final game on Saturday night of the week 17 slate was coming to you live from Rogers Arena in Vancouver. The hometown Warriors were set to do battle with the visiting Georgia Swarm. Both clubs came in logjammed in the middle of the standings, so a win for either side would prove to be crucial when it came to playoff seeding. Vancouver saw themselves with a five-goal lead late…
NLL: Bandits clinch playoff spot, split back-to-back weekend
The Buffalo Bandits headed into their back-to-back weekend with one goal in mind: win one game and you’re back in the playoffs. First up was a home game Friday night against the Las Vegas Desert Dogs that had those playoff implications, as well as being the finals for the Tucker Out Lymphoma Cup. The emotions of that game were going to be palpable, as the Tucker Out Lymphoma Night originated…
NLL: The Halifax Thunderbirds win a shoot-out against the Ottawa Black Bears
The Halifax Thunderbirds narrowly beat the Ottawa Black Bears 17-16 on Friday night in front of 9,547 fans at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax. “It obviously wasn’t pretty. We just trusted our guys and made plays when we did. We had a bunch of players step up and make some great individual efforts,” said Thunderbirds defender Graeme Hossack. “(Drew) Hutchison stepping in was awesome today, and that’s all we can…
NLL: Toronto Rock Clips Philadelphia’s Wings on Marvel Superhero Night
The Toronto Rock celebrated superhero night at the Paramount Fine Food Centre in Mississauga Saturday night, giving their fans plenty to marvel at. Playing their first home game in a month the Rock took a 3-0 before the first media time out, outshooting the Philadelphia Wings twenty-four to six in the opening quarter, eventually winning 15-8. Without their own Captain America, Tom Schreiber, 12 different Rock players registered points offensively…
Bandits Win Rematch
As famously stated by former US President George W. Bush, “Fool me once, shame on you… [really long pause]… fool me… you can’t get fooled again.” All kidding aside, after getting upset by the Roughnecks a week ago on home turf, the Buffalo Bandits were hungry to get to the rematch and show just why they are the class of the NLL. And they didn’t disappoint. Playing typical “Bandit Ball,”…
Vancouver Warriors Stun Toronto Rock in Christian Del Bianco’s Return
(Vancouver Warriors’ goaltender Christian Del Bianco takes to the floor for the first time in 328 days. His performance helped the Warriors defeat the Toronto Rock. PHOTO: NLL/Jacklyn McKee) Christian Del Bianco is back in the National Lacrosse League. And if his 51 save performance against the Toronto Rock on Friday night is any indication of how he’ll play in a Vancouver Warriors’ uniform, the rest of the league should…
Mammoth Crush Wings
The Colorado Mammoth defeated the Philadelphia Wings 10-8 in a Saturday afternoon showdown. The Wings struggled in the quarter 1 of the Saturday afternoon game. Connor Robinson and Thomas Vela both found the back of the net for Colorado before Mitch Jones and Brennan O’Neill put Philadelphia on the board. Colorado was not finished. Jalen Chaster scored again for Colorado as Philadelphia appeared to be stunned by the multitude of…
NLL: A dominant first quarter propels Thunderbirds to victory over Rush
Halifax Thunderbirds used a nine-goal first quarter to propel themselves to victory, defeating the Saskatchewan Rush 17-9 on Friday night in front of a sold-out crowd of 10,595 at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax. “I think we came out with a lot of energy coming off a loss. Also, avenging a loss to these guys earlier in the year, we had a lot of juice coming into this game,” said…