Anna Taylor

Reunited Hellyer and Hickey hope to help the Rock rebound

December 28, 2017

In a media scrum, you’d be hard-pressed not to notice that both Rob Hellyer and Brett Hickey of the Toronto Rock have expressive brown eyes, both sets of which contained frustration after their last game on December 16th, a 17-9 loss to the Saskatchewan Rush. But that’s about the only physical similarity you could pinpoint. Hellyer is blond; Hickey has brown hair. Hellyer is 5’8; Hickey is 6’2. Hellyer is…

NLL: “Beary” good game from Benesch as Mammoth move to 2-0

December 24, 2017

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Ryan Benesch’s first goal for the Colorado Mammoth was one that he won’t ever forget. Benesch brought down a rain of stuffed animals onto the carpet at Pepsi Center with his goal at 3:56 of the second quarter as the Mammoth hosted their first-ever teddy bear toss in what turned into a 14-11 win over the Georgia Swarm. Usually a hockey tradition, the teddy bear toss allows an organization to…

NLL: Black Wolves announce 2018 roster

November 22, 2017

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NLL rosters are due by Friday, but the New England Blackwolves already have their team. The 2018 roster was announced Wednesday afternoon. All of the Black Wolves’ big guns have returned, including Shawn Evans, Kevin Buchanan, Kyle Buchanan and Kevin Crowley. Evans will look to build upon a year in which he led the team in points (103) and assists (65), and scored 100 points for a league record fifth…

ILWT is hiring!

November 13, 2017

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Attention lacrosse fans: We want you to join our team! In Lacrosse We Trust is expanding right along with the NLL and is looking to add volunteer writers and photographers in every lacrosse hotbed, covering every level of the game. Writers and photographers are most needed in the following locations: Toronto (Hamilton area), Saskatoon, Vancouver, Connecticut (Uncasville), Atlanta, Denver, San Diego, Philadelphia, Boston, Charlotte, Chesapeake, Ohio (Obetz), New York…

Heritage Cup: Canada asserts dominance over USA with 19-6 win

October 23, 2017

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The Heritage Cup will remain in Canada after a dominant 19-6 win by the Canadians over Team USA on Saturday night at FirstOntario Centre in Hamilton. It was a fun game to watch, and even more fun to play in, according to the players. Established in 2002, the Heritage Cup was meant to serve as an annual competition for the Canadian, American and Iroquois teams in between world championships, which…

Mann Cup: Lakers win in six

September 26, 2017

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The Peterborough Lakers captured their sixth Mann Cup since 2004 on September 15 at Queen’s Park Arena in New Westminster, defeating the host Salmonbellies four games to two. The Lakers came back from a 2-0 deficit to win four straight games. “That’s a great lacrosse team,” said first-time Mann Cup winner Curtis Dickson about the Salmonbellies. “They were WLA champs for a reason. They came ready to play. We came…

Mann Cup: Three wins in a row for Lakers

September 15, 2017

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Going down 2-0 in the Mann Cup series was a wake-up call for the Peterborough Lakers. They roared back, winning three games in a row to put the New Westminster Salmonbellies on the edge of defeat. The Lakers took game five on Wednesday night by a close 11-10 score. New West has proven to be dangerous in the third period, especially late with an extra-attacker on the floor, but the…

Mann Cup: Lakers back in it

September 12, 2017

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There was no way Peterborough Century 21 Lakers were going to lose a third game in a row. That didn’t happen all summer long. They only lost four games total over three months. So it was a determined Lakers squad that took the floor for game three of the Mann Cup at Queen’s Park Arena in New Westminster on Monday night and came out with a 13-12 win. They came…

Mann Cup: ‘Bellies up 2-0

September 11, 2017

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The New Westminster Salmonbellies took a two games to none lead over the visiting Peterborough Lakers on Saturday night in game two of the 2017 Mann Cup series at Queen’s Park Arena with a 13-8 win. While the Lakers and their fans are probably shocked at the current state of things (this author included), the Salmonbellies sure aren’t. “I don’t know if we expected it but that was our goal,…

Mann Cup: Salmonbellies draw first blood

September 9, 2017

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The New Westminster Salmonbellies made good use of their time off between their WLA final win over the Victoria Shamrocks and game one of the Mann Cup versus the Peterborough Lakers. The Salmonbellies came out on fire Friday night at Queens Park Arena, weathered a second period storm to tie the game in the third and eventually win in overtime 12-10 over the MSL champion Lakers. The Lakers defeated the…

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