The past few seasons the one major problem that has plagued the Philadelphia Wings is goaltending. On September 14, just two days before the draft the Wings made a move sending Drew Westervelt to Colorado for Ryan Hotaling the #12 & #18 picks this year and a first round in 2015. The Wings took the 2015 selection and paired it with a 2017 first rounder for 26 yr old Orangeville…
The Philadelphia Wings start the 2014 season (their 28th) the fans will see a few new faces wearing the colors of their team, and will be missing another who has been sent to Colorado. Just a few days before the draft the Wings Trade Drew Westervelt and the 32nd overall selection in the 2013 Entry Draft to Colorado for Ryan Hotaling, and the 12th (A.J.Mason–F) and 18th (James Delaney–F) overall…
Two seasons ago the Edmonton Rush came within a half of winning the Champions Cup. Last season the Rush go 7-1 on the road, but only 2-6 at home, placing them in a three way tie for the West. They were given third (due to tiebreakers) and were eliminated in round one by the Stealth 12-11. So we ask, what are the Rush coming to camp with and what is…
2014 NLL schedule announced 09/03/2013, 1:00pm EDT By NLL.com Expanded 18-game regular season schedule opens on Saturday, Dec. 28 The National Lacrosse League has announced the schedule for the 2014 NLL regular season. As the 28th season of professional indoor lacrosse, the new 81-game schedule has expanded from 16 to 18 games per team this year and will open on Saturday, Dec. 28 with three Face Off 2014 games. The…
This past weekend, Philadelphia hosted the MLL Championships in which the Chesapeake Bayhawks repeated as MLL Champions and won their 5th title. The site was PPLPark home of the Philadelphia Union soccer team. On Saturday we saw 4,228 people come to support their teams, and on Sunday we had 3,798 fans for the title game. From 2004-2008 the Philadelphia Barrage played in the MLL (2001-03 Bridgeport CT). During there existence…
When I was asked by Marisa Ingemi in the fall of 2011 prior to the start if training camp for the upcoming 2012 NLL season, never did I expect to have a two weekends that I will always remember. August 10, 2013 I took the train to BWI Airport where Bill Criss from www.marylandsportsinsider.com picked me up and I went to cover the Bayhawks/Hound regular season finale. That night I…
The 2013 MLL season has ended with the crowning of the Chesapeake Bayhawks as the league’s champion for the second straight year. That makes it the Bayhawks fifth championship which leads all MLL franchises. How do teams make up a championship squad? Easy, they do it through the draft and the rookies were in full force this weekend at PPL Park in Philadelphia. Rookies such as Tucker Durkin, Eric Law,…
In a game that was one for the ages the Chesapeake Bayhawks used a barrage of 10 shots in the final fifteen minutes to outscore the Nationals 5-1 to defeat the Hamilton Nationals 13-12 in front of 4,228 fans at PPL Park to earn a a spot in today’s Championship game against the Charlotte Hounds. For sixty minutes these teams battled every second of the way. Largest lead the…
The Colorado Mammoth have traded defenseman Rory Smith and a fourth round draft pick in 2015 to the Buffalo Bandits in exchange for power forward Carter Bender and a second round pick in 2014. The 6 foot 200 pound Smith is a six year veteran of the National Lacrosse League and is known throughout the league as one of the toughest defenders around. He has a reputation as an agitator which…
Dhane Smith was a top prospect heading into the NLL this season, but he just keeps improving with the juniorKitchener-Waterloo Braves.