Last night in front of a crowd of 9,096 at the Wells Fargo Center the Philadelphia Wings put together a game of lacrosse the Philadelphia fans have been waiting to see for a long time by beating the Buffalo Bandits 13-8. This was a total team effort from top to bottom. Led by a three headed monster Kevin Buchanan (3G/3A) and Kevin Crowley (4G/1A) and Jordan Hall (1G/6A), the Wings…
The Wings open up their 27th season on Friday January 11 when the Buffalo Bandits come to town. Game time is at 7 PM at the Wells Fargo Center. The Wings look to get back on track after losing there last 5 regular season games of 2012, along with a defeat in the first round of the playoffs has left a very bitter taste in the mouths of players. The Wings are looking to rinse that…
As we head into Week 2 of the NLL season, we have a jammed packed weekend of lacrosse action. Here are the 10 stories to look out for. Friday Night: Philadelphia Wings v Buffalo Bandits 1. With many new additions to the team, will the Wings have another opener like 2012, or will a team comprised of 17 Americans write a different ending? 2. Paul Rabil.. Will he quiet the critics? …
Each week we will look at the top stories of the week’s action, but today we get you ready for the season. 1. Rochester Knighthawks. Can they repeat as Champions in 2013? With the blockbuster deal bringing Dan & Paul Dawson to town, along with the return of Casey Powell it has the Rochester fans thinking repeat. 2. Mark Matthews/Edmonton Rush. Already penciled in as the Rookie of the Year,…
On Friday December 21st the Philadelphia Wings activated Jordan Hall from the IR to the 23 man active roster. With that move the Wings released forward Ned Crotty. Is this a true move? Or was it just so Hall can get some game action to see how the knee is doing after knee surgery that had him miss the last half of the 2012 season? In my opinion I think it…
2012 Regular Season 12-4 PP 50.5% PK 58.10% GF 216 GA 170 Leaders: Shawn Evans 32G/47A.. 79pts Goalie Wins: Mike Poulin 10 The 2012 season for Calgary ended way too soon. After running through the regular season at 12-4, and dominating the Edmonton Rush 4-0 during the regular season, while outscoring them 50-33, the Roughnecks fell in the first round to the same Rush team 19-11. This will obviously be something the Roughnecks want to prevent in the 2013 season. During the…
When the Wings started the 2012 season the expectations were very high. The acquisition of Dan Dawson in the dispersal draft, the selection of Kevin Crowley as their #1 overall pick had the Wings faithful looking up. After a 22-12 season opener to the Knighthawks, the faithful fans feared another long season. The Wings then proceeded to win 7 of the next 10 games to stand at 7-4 and on top of the…
Friday night the Wings fell to the Bandits 16-10 in pre-season action. This was the first pre-season game for both teams who will face each other on January 11th as they open up their 2013 season. This was the first time the final Wings roster was together since the opening of camp. Kevin Crowley and Drew Westervelt saw limited action, each playing a half of the game according to twitter reports,…
This is the second game for the wings this pre-season, last night the fell to the Bandits 20-12. The teams played 5/15 min quarters; Score was 16-11 after 4. Veterans Kevin Crowley played first half and Drew Westervelt played the second half, as the Wings played mostly the rookies and free agents to get them some time and made sure the veterans dint get injured. All players were involved even…
Pre-season action gets underway for the Philadelphia Wings this weekend as they head north of the border to Toronto for 2 games. First of which is tonight against the Bandits, the same team they will face in the season opener on Jan 11. The Wings come in with 7 rookies and 13 new players total on there current 23 man roster. The team will get their first look at Rabil, Hartzell, Buchanan, &…