The Colorado Mammoth have announced the team has signed free agent defenseman Greg Downing to a two-year contract agreement. “Greg is a very smart, skilled defender who will improve our back-end,” said Mammoth president & general manager Steve Govett. “The coaching staff and I are big fans of his, and he’s an instant upgrade for us.” The seven-year veteran has 520 career loose balls, and caused 49 turnovers in the…
What’s one team’s loss is another team’s gain, and that is certainly the case for the Colorado Mammoth. The Mammoth signed the cream of the free agent crop when they added Callum Crawford to their roster. Crawford, who has been one of the top scorers on the Swarm for years, will not make the trip to Georgia to join the newly relocated team. What is the Swarm’s loss is the…
In the last 13 months the National Lacrosse League has had a lot of paperwork moving across their desk. In July of 2014, news breaks of the Philadelphia Wings leaving Philadelphia after 28 years to relocate to the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut. Then we had rumors of the Minnesota Swarm moving to Georgia, and Edmonton Rush going to Saskatchewan. Both of these came true. On May 22 the Swarm announced…
The Colorado Mammoth announced on Wednesday that it has agreed to terms with forward Callum Crawford, the most-prized unrestricted free agent on the market this offseason. The 10-year veteran signed a three-year contract with the Mammoth. Crawford, who has scored 208 goals and 368 assists in 135 career games, posted 70-plus points in five straight seasons before injuries limited him to just 12 games in 2015. “Our offense just got…
After finishing in second place in the NLL West Division the Colorado Mammoth’s season came to an end last weekend with an 11-6 loss to the Calgary Roughnecks in the first round of the playoffs. Following two years where the Mammoth finished below .500, their 9-9 record was certainly an improvement, but the early exit from the postseason has to be considered disappointing. Colorado got off to a torrid start,…
The Edmonton Rush played their final game of the season on the road against the Colorado Mammoth and 16,239 Mammoth faithful last night at the Pepsi Center in Denver. They came away with a 13-10 victory to send them into the playoffs firing on all cylinders. The Rush had first place in the West locked up weeks ago and were looking to finish off the season playing solid Lacrosse. They…
The fine-tuning continues for the Edmonton Rush and the Colorado Mammoth as they square off at The Pepsi Center in Denver on Saturday night in what may possibly be a preview of the Western Division Final. Coach Derek Keenan would like to see his team put forth the same effort as they did last week when the pounded the Minnesota Swarm 16-2 at the Xcel Energy Center. The Rush played…
The Rochester Knighthawks showed their mettle tonight as they rallied for the game’s final five goals, but fell 11-10 to the Colorado Mammoth at Pepsi Center. Dan Dawson led the way with one goal and seven assists, which allowed him to become only the sixth player in National Lacrosse League history to reach 700 career assists. Dawson was huge in the fourth quarter, assisting on four of Rochester’s goals. Jamieson…
It will be fan appreciation night at Crystal Glass Field in Edmonton when the Rush takes on the Colorado Mammoth on Saturday night. The Rush and their fans would like nothing better than to celebrate with a victory that would give them first place overall in the Western Division. If they secure first place in the West with a win against Colorado they will get home field advantage and a…
Rochester Knighthawks fans knew it wasn’t going to be an ordinary night when Sid Smith opened the scoring just 22 seconds into the game. Smith’s goal sparked a 10-goal first half and the defense limited the Colorado Mammoth to a season-low five goals in a 14-5 win tonight. With the victory, the Knighthawks locked up a berth in the 2015 Champion’s Cup Playoffs. “It was another good team victory,” said…