Last season the Nanaimo Timbermen finished last in the WLA with a 5-13 record. Nanaimo struggled for the majority of the season but also had some bright spots as they were able to push Victoria and Langley to their limits in their regular season meetings. This season appears to be another rebuilding year or the Timbermen as they have not done anything to help their roster for the present but…
Photo Credit: Dan Brodie Last season the Burnaby Lakers finished third in the regular season but they were outmatched in the playoffs when they faced off against the Victoria Shamrocks. The Shamrocks swept the Lakers in four games. This season Burnaby will be looking to improve upon their third-place finish and make a deeper run into the playoffs. Last season Burnaby’s biggest problem was their inconsistent goaltending. Starter Dan Lewis…
Last year the Langley Thunder fell in five games to the Victoria Shamrocks in the WLA final. This was the first time in the last three years that the Thunder did not represent the WLA at the Mann Cup. The Thunder will once again look to dominate the WLA in 2014. Going into the 2014 season Langley will hope that their defense can once again be the best in the WLA….
The New Westminster Salmonbellies finished second last in the WLA last season with 7-10-1 record. One of the biggest bright spots during New Westminster’s 2013 season was the play of rookie Logan Schuss. Schuss had 29 goals and 27 assists for 56 points. Schuss also was awarded the WLA rookie of the year award. In his first year in the NLL Schuss has been putting on a show as he…
The Edmonton Rush finished on top of the western conference this year with a record of 16 wins and 2 losses. The Rush will be holding their first ever home playoff game in the second round and will face off against the winner of the first round matchup between the Colorado Mammoth and the Calgary Roughnecks. During the regular season the Rush won the season series against the Roughnecks…
On Friday night the Toronto Rock will host the Buffalo Bandits. The Bandits will be looking for a win in order to clinch home field advantage in the first round of the playoffs. If the Rock lose any of their remaining games the Bandits will receive home field advantage. These two teams have met twice this season with the Bandits winning both games with identical 12-10 scores. This matchup will…
On Friday night the Colorado Mammoth (5-10) hosted the undefeated Edmonton Rush (14-0). The Mammoth came into this game in possession of the final playoff spot in the west and were looking to put an end to Edmonton’s streak. The Mammoth came out firing in this game as Cameron Holding score just three minutes into the game to give the Mammoth a 1-0 lead. The Mammoth would continue to roll…
Tonight the Toronto Rock (5-7) visit the Philadelphia Wings (3-7) in a major eastern division clash. The Rock will be looking for a win to secure their hold on the final playoff spot in the east while the Wings will look to beat the Rock and move one step closer to gaining the final playoff spot in the east. The Rock and Wings were also involved in a major trade…
Last night the Toronto Rock (4-6) hosted the Rochester Knighthawks (7-3). The Rock coming into this game had lost their last two games and were looking to end their losing streak. The Rock got off to a good start as Rob Hellyer and Colin Doyle beat Matt Vinc to give the Rock a 2-0 lead. Dan Dawson would get the Knighthawks on the board making the score 2-1. The teams…
On Saturday the Oshweken Demons will look to stay undefeated as they face the second last Barrie Blizzard. The Demons have been on fire thanks to the strong play of Chris Attwood and Wayne VanEvery while the Blizzard have been ice cold thanks to a lack of offense. The Demons come into this game having already secured a playoff spot while the Blizzard will be trying to keep their playoff…