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Zack Greer led the way with 4 goals and 1 assist as the Edmonton Rush (6-5) defeated the Rochester Knighthawks (4-6) 11-9 in a rematch of the 2012 NLL Championship. Greer opened the scoring for the Rush as Edmonton got off to a hot start outscoring the Knighthawks 5-1 after the first quarter and maintaining a 7-3 lead heading into halftime. Rochester battled back, outscoring Edmonton 4-1 in the third…
A rematch of the 2012 NLL Championship will take place tonight as the Rochester Knighthawks (4-5) host the Edmonton Rush(5-5) at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, NY. The Knighthawks kicked off the second half of the season with a big win over the Colorado Mammoth while also making three moves at the trade deadline for their playoff push. The headline trade was sending veteran Casey Powell to Colorado for…
Once last week’s game ended, almost everyone’s minds quickly jumped to next week’s match-up. Once again the Colorado Mammoth and Buffalo Bandits face-off, this time in Denver. The league hopes that it doesn’t end the way last week’s game ended, with a 10 man brawl. All of the players involved besides Bandit David Brock have appealed their suspensions, so they will all be playing tonight. It will likely be the…
The National Lacrosse League teams had to finalize their rosters yesterday before the roster freeze, and each team made some moves signing free agents. Check them all out below. Buffalo Bandits Assigned righty forward Luke Wiles to the practice roster and activated transition man Hayden Smith and defenseman Kevin Brownell. Rochester Knighthawks Released Matt Hummell and Tyler Burton and placed them on the practice roster. Released Brad Richardson from the…
As rumored for the past few days, the Bandits have released forward Luke Wiles and placed him on the team’s practice roster. They have also announced that Hayden Smith and Kevin Brownell have been placed on the active roster. This season Wiles has struggled when compared to his previous numbers, scoring ten goals and ten assists in ten games. Six of those goals were scored in two of the games. Last season Wiles was…
Yesterday we spoke with Brad Self from the Rochester Knighthawks and Shawn Evans of the Calgary Roughnecks about their foundation, Nationwide Lacrosse.
Former Buffalo Bandits goaltender Mike Thompson retired after last season, but the Philadelphia Wings still traded for his rights according to NLL.com. The Bandits traded the rights for Thompson to Philadelphia for a conditional third round pick. In related news, Buffalo GM Steve Dietrich traded a sixth round pick to the Toronto Rock for the rights to himself. On paper that might seem crazy, but the NLL has a roster…
The NLL trade deadline has come and gone, and we saw three moves happen in the week ahead of time. All three moves included the current last place team in the east and the reigning champions, the Rochester Knighthawks. First, the Hawks traded former MVP Casey Powell to the Colorado Mammoth for defenseman Jon Sullivan and a third round pick. They lose 22 points in Powell, but the Hawks have…
Just when we thought the trade deadline was over, Scott Self was shipped off to the Rochester Knighthawks in exchange for Alex Kedoh Hill. Self spent the afternoon at Nationwide Lacrosse camp and as of 5pm had no idea that he had been traded. In Lacrosse We Trust heard about the trade from his younger brother Brad who received the news from Knighthawks GM Curt Styres just before 5pm. Brad…
The Bandits have had an interesting season so far, sitting at 5-5 with their new look roster this season. With more than half the season gone, today we look at who the three players are that are on the upswing and the three that aren’t looking nearly as good. Three Up Dhane Smith- He’s lived up to all expectations people should have had for him. The Bandits have had trouble of…