The Buffalo Bandits have become the Cinderella story of the NLL this 2014 season. Though they were off to a rough start, the team has turned around their performance for the better and are currently riding a four-game win streak. On the roster are two key people: Coach Troy Cordingley and veteran player John Tavares. A question I’d like to ask is, “What or who is responsible for this drastic…
This is a blog post from my college page. We were to create a blog about anything, I picked lacrosse naturally. About a year old and I’ve come a long way since then in writing. lottolax.wordpress.com I hope you enjoy! –Ian Neadle Lacrosse is repeatedly mentioned as America’s fastest growing sport. Its economic foundation is fortified by the culture and history surrounding the sport. ESPN and local…
Players and teams in the NLL have been victims of scheduling for years due to the league’s popularity being less than other big name sports (football, basketball, baseball). Spectators are more aware of it this year, especially after the Mammoth had a huge weekend of travel and only four hours of sleep. On the weekend of January 10-12: The Colorado Mammoth had a Friday game in Calgary and then a…
Lacrosse has skyrocketed in popularity; this is reiterated countless times a day by players, coaches and fans. Unfortunately, not many people outside the sport understand quite what it takes to be a topnotch competitor. There are so many professional lacrosse leagues that it would be impossible to hold professional league recruitment combines. The events would overlap too many leagues’ seasons and events, and therefore comes down to college players competing…
I had never heard of MCLA lacrosse before I came on board with ILWT. Natural curiosity led me to do some investigation into why I had recently learned there were hundreds of college varsity lacrosse programs and approximately 30 percent are NCAA sanctioned. Repeatedly, lacrosse is the fastest growing sport in the world. The question in this instance is not what is keeping the NCAA from sanctioning MCLA teams. The…
Here it is folks! What are your thoughts? Name Rochester vs Buffalo Colorado vs Calgary Vancouver vs Edmonton Ian Neadle Marisa Ingemi Dan Pattison Di Miller Nicole Sulinski Jim Flannery Rocco Granato Agnes Reis Patty Gregoire Jordan Hernandez Steve Nicholls …
Rather than looking at follower demographics and statistics, I will analyze the successes/failures of the league through a cultural and historical perspective. NLL Commissioner George Daniel stated the league will attempt new market expansion in the near future, once current teams are strongly established; according to an interview found on Buzzfeed. The current teams are strong and competitive, hosting an array of athletes. Lacrosse is different from other sports in…
The Buffalo Bandits are in the midst of a three game win streak at 3-1. This team is under the new leadership of Troy Cordingley. Buffalo played this past weekend without their superstar John Tavares. Additionally, they’re ranked third in the NLL. It is clear that Cordingley brings a different game perspective to Buffalo than what they have become accustomed to. If I had to pick one major thing that…
As lacrosse has taken off over the past few years, so has its foundational support. Many middle and high school students are putting in the extra time and work with personal coaches. Nolan Godfrey, who played in many professional games, teams and leagues holds his annual Face Off Club NFC for the top-notch high school face off specialists. Though more elaboration is to come, here are some sights from the…
It’s going to be yet another busy weekend in the National Lacrosse League. Many teams are set up for close, down to the wire games while others are expected to be blowouts. Here are the predictions from the staff here at ILWT: Dan Pattison’s Predictions: Rush over Roughnecks Stealth over Mammoth Wings over Swarm Rock over Knighthawks Roughnecks over Stealth Bandits over Mammoth Swarm over Wings