As the 2013 MSL season approaches here is a first look at the 2013 Brampton Excelsiors. The Excelsiors finished fourth in the MSL last year in what can only be deemed as a disappointment for a team with such a storied winning tradition. The Excelsiors would meet the Kitchener Waterloo Kodiaks in the first round of the playoffs knocking them off in four games. The Excelsiors next met the Six…
With the Champions Cup next week between the Rochester Knighthawks and Washington Stealth her are your three stars from the Division Finals. 3. Matt Vinc: The Knighthawks goalie stepped for his team this weekend as he was able to keep his composure throughout the game and never got frustrated despite the Swarm staging multiple comebacks. Vinc made 25 saves on 35 shots on goal and posted 10.00 GAA. If it…
This Sunday the Toronto Rock take on the Minnesota Swarm in the first round of the NLL playoffs. These two teams met twice this season with both games being decided by one goal. These two teams should put on one hell of a game on Sunday. For the Swarm, they will be relying on the trio of Callum Crawford, Ryan Benesch and Shayne Jackson. Crawford led the swarm with 32…
The Toronto Rock once again finished on top of the Eastern Division and will be looking to begin their run to the NLL Championship. The Rock came up just short of the championship last year as they lost in the division final against the eventual champions the Rochester Knighthawks. The Rock finished this year with a 10-6 record. The Rock had a 5-4 record against the rest of the Eastern…
With week 15 of the NLL season in the books here are the three stars of the week. 3. Zach Greer: Greer led the Edmonton offense to a big win on the weekend over Rochester. Despite falling behind 4-0 early Greer rallied the Rush and helped them climb back for a 14-10 win. Greer had four goals and four assists on the night. Greer helped his team to a huge…
On Sunday night the Edmonton Rush faced off against the Rochester Knight Hawks. This was big game for both teams as Edmonton is fighting to finish first in the west while the Knight Hawks needed a win in order to secure a playoff berth. Rochester came out flying as they opened the game with four straight goals with the last being scored by Dan Dawson. With four early goals allowed…
On Saturday night the Washington Stealth faced off against a hungry Buffalo Bandits team who were desperate to get a win in order to secure a playoff berth. The Stealth with a win would lock up home floor playoff advantage. The Stealth struck early on the power play as Dean Hill scored just 51 seconds into the game giving the Stealth the early 1-0 lead. the Bandits were not deterred…
Last year was a year to forget for the Hamilton Nationals. The Nationals finished with a record of 4-10 on the season. The Nationals finished second last in the MLL and will look to rebound in 2013. The Nationals have brought back head coach Dave Huntley and hope he will have what it takes to get this team in line. The team also named Stuart Brown GM of the team….
As the final week of the CLAX season comes to a close here are your three stars for the week. 3.Pat Saunders: Saunders showed off his goal scoring ability against the Ironmen scoring five goals and 2 assists. While the Inferno wound up losing 14-13 it was still a great effort turned in by Saunders as he left everything on the floor against the Ironmen. 2. Caleb Wiles: Wiles struck…
On Sunday the Philadelphia Wings (5-8) face off against the Minnesota Swarm (6-7). Both of these teams are in need of a win in order to keep their playoffs hopes alive. So expect for the two teams to be hungry for a win which should make for an exciting game. In the last meeting between these teams the Swarm dominated the Philadelphia Wings and won the game 20-11. The keys…