Bandits and Knighthawks in Rematch From Last Week

February 21, 2015

The Buffalo Bandits (4-4) will travel to Rochester to take on the Knighthawks (4-3) for the third and final time of the season. These to foes played against each other last week as well (except in Buffalo) where the Knighthawks managed some late game heroics to get the comeback win. Will we see the same result in this matchup? Or will the Bandits overcome their struggles and get the vital win?…

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NLL Game Picks: Week Eight

February 20, 2015

Staff Member Black Wolves @ Rock Bandits @ Knighthawks Stealth @ Roughnecks Mammoth @ Black Wolves Mike Mackley Daniel Pattison   Ryan Conwell Jim Flannery Alex Urquhart Rocco Granato Chris Vale Ryan Zunner Marisa Ingemi Pete Crowley Ian Neadle Kris Handley

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NLL Power Rankings: Week Seven

February 17, 2015

What an exciting weekend.   Toronto put a little distance in the East, Edmonton and Colorado switched positions as the Rush swept this weekend, and the Knighthawks came up huge with two wins to go from last to second in the east.  And in Calgary….things just get Rougher for the Roughnecks.   NLL Power Rankings   Week 7 (1)….1—Toronto Rock (6-1)  Can’t stop the Rock!!  This past weekend the Rock rolled their…

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Knighthawks Win Second Of Weekend, Beat Black Wolves

February 16, 2015

On Sunday evening, the Rochester Knighthawks were able to snag their second victory in two days as they defeated the New England Black Wolves 15-10 at Mohegan Sun Arena. In a game that saw a total of 85 penalty minutes, Rochester was able to frustrate New England many times while being on the penalty kill. The Black Wolves gave up two short handed goals over the course of the game…

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Knighthawks Storm Past Bandits

February 15, 2015

After coming away with a huge Western Division victory over the Calgary Roughnecks in overtime last week at the Scotiabank Saddledome, the Buffalo Bandits were faced with the difficult challenge of making it two wins in a row when they faced off against their Thruway rivals the Rochester Knighthawks at the First Niagara Center Saturday night. In their second of three regular season matchups on the schedule, the Bandits would…

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Black Wolves Return Home Against Hawks

February 15, 2015

The Rochester Knighthawks and New England Black Wolves are set for a rematch, once again at the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut. The last game on January 10 saw the Black Wolves finish with a dominating win, 17-7. That sent Rochester to a 0-2 start while New England beat most expectations to start the season 2-0. Since then, things have changed. New England was on the wrong end of lopsided losses…

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Bandits and Knighthawks Reignite Rivalry

February 14, 2015

The Buffalo Bandits look to reignite the thruway rivalry when they take on the visiting Rochester Knighthawks tonight. The Bandits narrowly escaped with a win in their game last week against Calgary, winning it 15-14 in overtime. The Knighthawks weren’t as lucky last week; they too played into overtime, but thanks to heroics from the Swarm’s Callum Crawford, the Swarm pulled away with the W over the Hawks 7-6, dropping…

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Knighthawks to Send Casey Zaph to Team Hall of Fame

February 11, 2015

Ten years after playing his final game for the Rochester Knighthawks, Casey Zaph will return to Connors & Ferris Field at The Blue Cross Arena. On Saturday, February 28th, the Knighthawks will honor “Zapher” by enshrining him into the team’s Hall of Fame. “I wasn’t sure it would ever happen because it has been 10 years,” said Zaph, who will become the Hall of Fame’s 13th member. “I really appreciate…

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NLL Power Rankings: Week Six

February 10, 2015

With only two games on the schedule this week a lot happened.  Both games were exciting from beginning to end and both went to overtime.  The Swarm buzzed into second place with an overtime win at home over Rochester, and Calgary is still winless as they fell in overtime again, this time to Buffalo. This weekend we have seven games, some teams playing twice.  A lot can change after Valentine’s…

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