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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…
The three-time defending champion Rochester Knighthawks have announced the signing of forward Colin McDowall. “When an opportunity like this comes up, I am going to take it and give it all I can,” said McDowall. “Obviously, I have been working out and keeping in shape.” In 2014, McDowall led the Sarnia Beavers and the Ontario Lacrosse Association Senior “B” level with 45 goals and finished third in the league with…
This Saturday night, the Buffalo Bandits organization will finally be able to get their first good look at the newest incoming draft class as they face off against the New England Black Wolves for a closed scrimmage showdown at the First Niagara Center. After the 2014 NLL season had wrapped up and the Rochester Knighthawks were crowned the champions for the third time, each and every team in the league…
We broke the story last month that Jeremy Noble would not play for the Rochester Knighthawks this season. Rochester traded Johnny Powless to the Vancouver Stealth to acquire the second overall pick, and thus Noble. “It’s nothing against Rochester, Mr. Styres [owner and GM Curt Styres], anyone in the organization, any teammates. I have no problem with Rochester.” Noble told Inside Lacrosse. “But for living purposes and work purposes it…