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The New England Blackwolves will look to even the score as they have a pre-season rematch against the Buffalo Bandits this Saturday at the Toronto Rock Athletic Center in Oakville, ON. The Bandits took the W in their first meeting this past weekend 10-9, a game which was very physical and came down to the wire. Jerome Thompson, a free agent addition to the Bandits roster (he was originally drafted…
What’s better than watching the top seeded team get upset? Or seeing a powerhouse ultimately come crashing down in the finals? Below are my personal predictions as to who has shots at seeing postseason action this season in Baltimore. I’m not saying all these teams, or any of these teams, will make it. I’m not saying others won’t. But based on underdog criteria I will outline below, these schools have…
The Buffalo Bandits have released draft pick Mike Melnychenko following their first pre season game. Melnychenko was the sixth round pick of the Bandits in the 2014 NLL draft. Melnychenko went much later in the draft than was expected, as he was ranked as a top 20 prospect. Buffalo drafted all lefties, so it was going to be hard to crack that roster on that side. There is a possibility…
In the NFL draft the last pick is normally called Mr. Irrelevant being that he is a long shot at making the team and making an impact. Well in this past NLL draft the Rochester Knighthawks used the last pick of the draft on a player who is far from Irrelevant. Some people may know Zach Williams and most know his little brother, Zed Williams, a current sophomore on Virginia University lacrosse team. Zed…
Our Dan Pattison was on scene for the Buffalo Bandits vs New England Black Wolves pre season contest this Saturday night, and he brings some footage from the game. Bandits vs BlackWolves
David DiRuscio is a player’s player. The 6’5, 300lb goaltender is an intimidating sight upon first glance, but spend a few minutes with him and you’ll come to know a gentle but determined human being, who is a fierce teammate and always has time for the fans. DiRuscio was highly touted for the 2012 NLL draft, but bad luck prevented him from being drafted as he suffered a broken leg…
After being down 9-8 midway through the fourth quarter, the Buffalo Bandits came together as a team and rallied back against the New England Black Wolves to come away with the 10-9 victory in their opening preseason game of the 2015 NLL season against the New England Black Wolves Saturday night at the First Niagara Center. Aaron Wilson led the Bandits to their first preseason victory of the year and…
Last night the Buffalo Bandits defeated the New England Black Wolves 10-9 behind a six point night from Aaron Wilson. After the game we caught up with him and winning goaltender Rance Vigneux. Aaron Wilson Rance Vigneux
In what has become an annual event, the three-time defending champion Rochester Knighthawks fell to the Minnesota Swarm 14-8 in front of 10,073 fans at The Blue Cross Arena. Tickets for the game were free on a first come first serve basis, just as they did in the past 3 years for the pre-season game. It’s obvious the focus was on Miles Thompson. Thompson ended the night with 4 goals…
The Minnesota Swarm kicked off their first weekend of training camp this week and will cap it off with a pair of scrimmages. They face the Rochester Knighthawks tonight at 7 CST and meet the Calgary Roughnecks on Sunday at 11 CST. They play in New York on Saturday and Ontario on Sunday. These will be the first opportunities for players to show in game action why they should have…