Championship week is finally here and it leaves one asking how the season went by so quickly, but the result is the Rochester Rattlers face the New York Lizards for the Steinfeld Cup. This week’s conference call featured John Galloway of Rochester as well as Head Coach Joe Spallina and Greg Gurenlian of the New York Lizards. First and foremost I want to thank those gentlemen as well as Mark…
A pair of exciting Major League Lacrosse Semifinal games featured several rookies making an impact as they look to lead their teams to a championship. In the first game last Saturday, a pair of Syracuse rookies played key roles in Rochester’s 12-8 win at Ohio. Kevin Rice scored three goals and dished an assist while Randy Staats tallied two goals and an assist. On two occasions, the duo connected for…
Major League Lacrosse, the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, announced today that New York Lizards Greg Gurenlian has been named the 2015 Coca-Cola Most Valuable Player, as voted by MLL Head Coaches and General Managers. Gurenlian, a twelve-season veteran midfielder and faceoff specialist for New York, earned eight first place “Most Valuable Player” votes for his dominant play and more specifically his incredible impact on the Lizards’ possession game. Gurenlian’s…
It’s the Battle of New York for the 15th anniversary of Major League Lacrosse! For the second year in a row, the Rochester Rattlers have made it to the MLL Finals, where they will face the New York Lizards in an all-Empire State affair for the Steinfeld Cup this Saturday night in Kennesaw, Georgia. In last week’s first playoff game, the Rattlers traveled to Ohio to face off against the…
One year after making the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, the Ohio Machine were set to host their first home playoff game ever against the very same team they lost to the year prior. A 15-11 defeat at the hands of the Rochester Rattlers last summer left the Machine hungry and ready for more this season. Unfortunately for them, they were not able to take the next…
Major League Lacrosse sent an email to the media this morning about a press conference, and it was only a matter of time before we learned it was expansion. According to reports this morning and to ILWT sources, the league will announce an expansion team in Atlanta on Friday. This week’s championship game between the New York Lizards and Rochester Rattlers will take place in Atlanta, just like last years…
Major League Lacrosse, the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league announced Rochester Rattlers attackman, Jordan Wolf was voted the 2015 Warrior Offensive Player of the Year by the League’s Head Coaches and General Managers. In only his second year in the MLL, Wolf is regarded as one of the most dangerous speed dodgers in the game. Upon receiving this prestigious award from the League, Wolf accepted by saying, “Wow, I am so appreciative. This award should go to our entire Rattlers offense….
In just three days, the Lizards and Rattlers will battle not just to be known as New York’s superior team, but the entire MLL’s. The Lizards were the league’s best team in the regular season but New York barely squeaked by Boston in overtime last week to advance to the championship. In order to go from the regular season’s best team to MLL champions, the following three things must happen:…
Major League Lacrosse, the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, has named Joe Fletcher of the New York Lizards, the 2015 Warrior Defensive Player of the Year, as voted by MLL Head Coaches and General Managers. Upon being notified that he would be this year’s recipient, Fletcher had this to say: “This award is a great and humbling honor. I wasn’t really expecting that. Our defense has played as a unit and it’s really been…
For the first time in Major League Lacrosse history, two teams from the same state will battle for the Steinfeld Cup. Also, for the first time since 2010 when the Bayhawks defeated the Lizards, the title game pits two teams that have already won a championship against each other. Saturday night’s Championship game in suburban Atlanta as the New York Lizards meet the Rochester Rattlers is setting up to be…