The Philadelphia Wings (3-5), who were looking to rebound just 24 hours after a 20-10 defeat fell to the undefeated Edmonton Rush (6-0) by a score of 8-6. Prior to the game hometown favorite Jake Bergey had his #66 raised to the rafters in a banner-raising ceremony. Jake played his entire career (1998-2008) with the Philadelphia Wings and is second all-time in scoring for the Wings. As Jake approached the…
The Philadelphia Wings look to rebound after last night’s 20-10 defeat handed to them by the Toronto Rock. The Wings will face off against the 5-0 and rested Edmonton Rush. Philadelphia was taken out of the game early and was never able to recover. Recently signed hold out Brandon Miller saw his first action of the season. Tracey Kelusky’s hat trick and Pat Saunders 2 G, 2 A were bright…
The Philadelphia Wings crossed the border at 3-3 and returned home with a loss. The Toronto Rock (3-3) remained unbeaten at home (3-0) as they rolled over the Wings 20-10. Garrett Billings, who has slowly been heating up, was on fire as he recorded 12 points (6 G, 6 A). Stephan LeBlanc and Kasey Biernes scored 4 G, 2 A apiece while captain Colin Doyle (3 G, 4 A) led the…
The Philadelphia Wings (3-3) start their final back to back weekend with a trip to face the Toronto Rock (2-3). All time the Wings are 14-23 against the Rock (6-11 on road). The Rock are led by Stephan LeBlanc (13 goals) and Garrett Billings (32 points). Captain Colin Doyle and Josh “Shooter” Sanderson have seven and eight goals respectively. Goaltender Nick Rose has a 11.40 GAA and a save percentage…
Kyle Buchanan scored four times against his former team and Jordan Hall tossed in seven assists as the Wings (3-3) picked up a huge home win over the Stealth (2-5) by a count of 15-9. After the game Buchanan said “I had this one circled on my calendar… Tonight was a big one for me, I’m happy to get a win and obviously it’s nice against my former team.” The…
The Philadelphia Wings (2-3) will look to get back to .500 and also get their first home win of the season on Saturday night when they host the Vancouver Stealth (2-4) at Wells Fargo Center. Game time is at 7:30 pm and the game can be seen live at www.youtube.com/thelacrossenetwork. During the regular season the Wings are 9-5 against the Stealth franchise, 6-1 at home. Last season the Stealth won both meetings…
After missing the first seven games of the 2014 NLL season, Colorado Mammoth forward Casey Powell will make his season-debut against the Minnesota Swarm at PepsiCenter on Saturday at 9 p.m. ET. Powell who was the 2010 NLL MVP registered 9 goals and 23 assists in just six games for the Mammoth last season. In December, Powell stated that personal reasons would keep him from playing. Now he’s returning and ready to…
The Vancouver Stealth (2-2) look to stay unbeaten at home this weekend as they face the Edmonton Rush (3-0). This is the first time in franchise history the Rush have started at 3-0. The Rush have two wins over the Mammoth and last week’s decisive 15-8 win over Calgary. The Stealth are well-known to the Rush especially when it comes to their offensive standouts. In the last two wins by the…
As we start Week 5 of the NLL season, certain players are starting to make their mark early for the season ending awards. Your normal candidates will be mentioned for MVP and in this case Offensive Player of the Year. John Grant Jr., Mark Matthews, Shawn Evans, Garrett Billings. But here are a few names that are making an early run and can be serious candidates Adam Jones—Colorado Mammoth. Although…
Rookie defenseman John Ranagan played his college lacrosse at John Hopkins University and was invited to Wings rookie/free agent camp in November. He made it through the camp and beat out some veterans to make the reduced 20 man active roster. Ranagan was one of three rookie defensemen to make the team (Brian Megill & Mike Poppleton) and he is making his impact known. Ranagan stands at 6’3″ and weighs…