Week 20 saw a rivalry renewed. The Rochester Knighthawks made the hour-long trip down the I-90 to take on their crosstown foes, the Buffalo Bandits. This clash had some serious implications, as both teams had quite a bit to play for. The Knighthawks were in “must-win” territory, as they were fighting for their playoff lives. The Bandits came in on a six-game winning streak and needed to continue it for…
The Toronto Rock take a thrilling overtime game 14-13 against the Halifax Thunderbirds at the Scotiabank Centre on Friday night in Halifax, N.S. Six minutes into overtime, Rock forward Josh Dawick fired the ball from the outside to win the game. “I came over the top, and they didn’t really press out as much on my hands. So my hands were free a little bit, I knew there was…
Week 14 was set to be a busy one, as there were 10 games scheduled to be played from Friday to Sunday. One of the contests under the biggest spotlight was a rematch of last season’s NLL Finals as the Saskatchewan Rush shipped up to Buffalo to take on the Bandits. During those Finals, both teams were in very similar positions. This year, not so much. The Rush were the…
It seems that Week 11 is a bit early for teams to be saying that a game is a “must win.” Well, in Saturday night’s matchup between the Philadelphia Wings and Buffalo Bandits, that’s the slogan that both teams were using. The Wings were coming in on a six-game losing streak, while Buffalo were losers of three-straight. Must win was the understatement of the century for both teams. Buffalo, during…
Week 10 action came to us from Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York. This clash featured two of the league’s more high-powered offenses. The hometown Knighthawks were on a tear, and the visiting Vancouver Warriors were right at the top of the standings as well. While this game had the potential to be an instant classic and a shootout, the final score was definitely not indicative of the capability…
Saturday night’s tilt between the hometown Colorado Mammoth and the Buffalo Bandits was a massacre. It’s time for some honesty: terms to describe what Colorado did to Buffalo in this game. Dominated, thrashed, rolled, whooped, beat on. Colorado proved why they are arguably the hottest team in the league, spanking the Bandits 20-9, winning their fifth-straight game. Right when you thought the Loud House couldn’t get louder. Mammoth fans, cheers….
The Georgia Swarm limited the Halifax Thunderbirds to one goal in the second half to win their third straight game 11-7 at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax. “I think it is just settling in games, and we’re really offensively and defensively starting to know our roles and mesh together really well. It is a great environment in our locker room and we’re making it work on the floor, ” said…
The finale of Week 9 games came to us from the Loud House in Denver, Colorado. The hometown Mammoth have been on a tear lately and looked to continue that by fending off the visiting Oshawa FireWolves. Colorado used eight different goal scorers, four of which had multi-goal games and continued their winning ways, boosting their win streak to four with a 15-11 win. The newest Oshawa FireWolves forward, Dawson…
Canadian Tire Centre was the place to be in Canada’s capital on Friday night. The hometown Ottawa Black Bears took their home turf and welcomed the Vancouver Warriors for a Week 9 clash for Canadian supremacy. Time for some honesty; Vancouver won this game 12-8, and while the final score is indicative of a relatively close game, Vancouver controlled this one for most of it. This contest was a track…
The last time there was a National Lacrosse League game in Alberta’s capital city, Mark Matthews, Chris Corbiel, Riley Loewen and the rest of the Rush were celebrating Edmonton’s first ever NLL title. Sadly, the team would leave for Saskatoon and go on to win two more championships with a stacked roster that had been largely forged in Edmonton. Fast forward 10+ years and the NLL was back in…