Tomorrow, the most exciting two words in sports will take place: Game Seven. The Six Nations Chiefs and Peterborough Lakers will face off in game seven of the Major Series Lacrosse finals to determine who will face the Victoria Shamrocks in the Mann Cup. The Lakers have come back from being down 3-1 in the series and won last night without their goaltender Matt Vinc. Tyler Carlson stepped in net…
The Colorado Sabertooths have officially announced that they will not be playing in the CILL for the 2014 season. Sabertooths General Manager Matt Ogden stated, “The CIKL has made significant efforts towards development as evidenced by the increased level of talent and play however the current model and market has proven to be unsustainable.” The Colorado Sabertooths mission was to create a platform for post collegiate players to take their indoor box lacrosse skills and…
Now that the 2015 NLL schedule is out, it’s time to take a look at what each week brings as far as milestones and notes to watch for as the season begins. There are no NHL schedule conflicts all season. Week Day Date Matchup Time (ET) 1 Fri 2-Jan Buffalo at Connecticut 7:00PM 1 Sat 3-Jan Edmonton at Buffalo 7:30PM 1 Sat 3-Jan Toronto at Rochester 7:30PM 1 Sat 3-Jan…
The National Lacrosse League announced their 2015 season schedule this afternoon, with the season opening January 2nd when the Buffalo Bandits play the first game ever in Connecticut. It is also the first back to back of the season as they go home to play Edmonton that night. Rochester also opens at home in week one against Toronto on January 3rd. Colorado, Vancouver and Edmonton have their home openers in…
The Continental Indoor Lacrosse League is heading into its first bye week of the season and thus far, the season has been what was expected. The Chicago Outlaws and Grand Rapids Dragonfish are both in first place with a 5-1 record. Chicago leads the league with 133 goals scored. Milwaukee is in third place by themselves at 3-2 on the season, and where they have struggled is goaltending with 81…
Everyone in lacrosse knows that Major League Lacrosse wants to add a team to Atlanta. After an attendance of 8,000+ at this year’s championship game between Rochester and Denver, it is becoming closer to a reality. During halftime of the game broadcast commissioner David Gross was interviewed by CBS Sports Network, where he stated that there would be no MLL expansion in 2015. However, he did say that Atlanta is…
Photo Credit: Dan Brodie On Tuesday afternoon the Vancouver Stealth continued to make moves by signing two new players to contract extensions. Earlier in the month they had traded away defenseman Mike Grimes to Minnesota for transition player Tyler Hass and forward Dane Stevens. Today, they locked those players up. Stevens, who spent one season in Minnesota after playing in Edmonton, was a restricted free agent and signed to stay…
The Rochester Rattlers and Denver Outlaws face off tonight for the league championship. Denver is looking for their first title in their ninth post season appearance while Rochester is looking for their second title ever. What are the keys to victory for both teams? Denver 1. Shoot in Front of the Net- How do you beat John Galloway? Stop trying to shoot from twenty yards out. Try to break in on…
Good news for Rochester Rattlers fans; the team is in their second MLL championship. Even better news? The team isn’t going to move afterwards. Commissioner David Gross said on Wednesday afternoon that the Rattlers are not going anywhere. “We have every intention that the team is going to be in the Rochester area for the long term,” Gross said. “We’re still a young league. If I were to sit here and…
The Rochester Rattlers are one of the more unlikely clubs to make it to an MLL championship game in the past few seasons. After not even making a playoff appearence since their championship in 2008, Rochester has emerged as one of, if not the, best teams in the league. The Rattlers played to a number one seed this season, even knocking off the perenial powerhouse Denver Outlaws who slumped in…