The Kentucky Stickhorses face their rival Boston Rockhoppers for the third and final time this season. Boston has defeated Kentucky in both of their matchups this season. This is Boston’s second trip to Louisville. Kentucky suffered a two goal loss to the Baltimore Bombers last week where they struggled to score and stay out of the box. Meanwhile, Boston’s last game was also in Baltimore in a blowout victory over…
The National Lacrosse League is a little bit beyond the halfway point, so what we are going to do is grade the teams, coaches and three players on each team. Check it out below before the action tonight. Buffalo Bandits: B- Buffalo has had a bit of a rough time with some things this season. Their loaded right side hasn’t been as good as they thought, Anthony Cosmo has struggled…
Tonight the Buffalo Bandits face off with the Toronto Rock at the Air Canada Centre. The Bandits have made several moves this week, including activating captain and 22 year veteran John Tavares for tonight’s game. To make room, they placed forward Tracey Kelusky on the Injured Reserve. They also released rookies Hayden Smith and Kevin Brownell while they activated Mat Giles and Mike McNamara. The right side will be a…
Eight weeks in to the North American Lacrosse League season now, and we had one game last week. Who were the best of the best? Check it out below. Andrew Wasik, Baltimore Bombers Wasik has arguably been the best player in the NALL this season. He delivered again on Sunday with two goals and an assist in the win over Kentucky. Wasik now has 27 points on the season for…
The Western Lacrosse Association had some action yesterday as the Victoria Shamrocks dealt for Nanaimo Timbermen forward Scott Ranger according to the league. The Timbermen acquire from Victoria Kyle Dexter, Jake Emms and two conditional second rounders. One of them becomes a first rounder if Victoria is to win the Mann Cup this upcoming season or in 2014. Ranger, who plays in the National Lacrosse League with the Calgary Roughnecks,…
It’s getting to be the same old same old in the NALL Power Rankings as we are beginning to expect more of the same from some of these teams. Boston continues to dominate in the weekly rankings. 1. Boston Rockhoppers 5-1 Boston had this week off after their contest against Rhode Island was postponed, but they remain at the top with the best record in the league. They go to…
The Colorado Mammoth situation with their goaltenders has been well documented this NLL season, and now they currently have two netminders who were not on the active roster to start the season. The Mammoth finally let go of Matt Roik yesterday after his terrible game against the Philadelphia Wings on Sunday. They also activated injured goaltender Tye Belanger who is now the presumed starter for Colorado. “I am very confident…
The Kentucky Stickhorses need to win their next two games and hope Baltimore falls to Boston in a few weeks. That’s the only way they can make the playoffs now as they suffered a potentially backbreaking loss at the hands of the Bombers. Kentucky and Baltimore were tied after one and Spencer Lyons played pretty well in net, however he allowed a run late by Baltimore that eventually was the…
The Edmonton Rush fell at home to the Minnesota Swarm on Friday night, and today they face the Swarm again in St. Paul as they look for revenge. Minnesota is likely without their star defender Andrew Suitor who suffered a knee injury on Friday night. However, they do have Callum Crawford back who picked up seven assists against the Rush on Friday night. Edmonton needs points from their rookies Curtis…
The Minnesota Swarm grabbed their third win of the season last night as they picked up a 13-8 road win over the Edmonton Rush. However, it may have come at a cost as defenseman Andrew Suitor left the game with a knee injury. Callum Crawford led the game with two goals and seven assists while Ryan Benesch also picked up six assists. Transition man Jordan MacIntosh scored three goals. Crawford’s…