Rookies are making their impact on every team. Some teams are playing rookies more than others, but across the board, more and more rookies are playing every week. Let’s take a look back to last weekend. The weekend began with Boston’s 9-8 overtime win at Chesapeake to officially clinch a playoff berth. A pair of rookies each scored a goal, John Glesener (Army West Point) and Wells Stanwick (Johns Hopkins),…
Undoubtedly teams and players feel a sense of urgency in this last week of the MLL regular season. For the playoff-bound teams that sense of urgency is tied to fine tuning their game for peak performance in when it matters the most. For those teams that missed the cut there is always playing for pride. Coaches and players will tell you that playing these games are just as important, that…
With the season coming to a close, it’s the perfect time to reflect back and recognize some of the players that stood out this season. When the Lizards made the blockbuster trade that brought Paul Rabil to play alongside Rob Pannell, fans were already claiming the Lizards would capture their third Steinfeld Cup. One aspect that sometimes goes under the radar but always plays a huge factor in determining the…
The Rochester Rattlers take on the Florida launch this Saturday at the FAU stadium in Boca Raton, FL. In the final-game of the regular season, Rochester looks to do battle with the other three members in the 2015 MLL playoffs race for the seeds two to four. With Ohio in the lead by goal differential, a victory over the Launch with the Boston Cannons beating the Machine will grant Rochester…
With the regular season winding down and the playoff teams already determined it would be safe to assume that this past week’s games would fall into nicely wrapped packages. In most leagues that would definitely be the case, but this is the MLL we are talking about and things are far from ordinary or normal. Defenses dominated this weekend and more physical play than normal abounded. Boston rebounded from last…
MLL Playoff columns are brought to you by Stadium Journey. Follow @StadiumJourney for more If you are looking for drama, the final weekend of the Major League Lacrosse season will provide it. One weekend left in the regular season and we still don’t have much sorted out in the playoff race. We know New York is the #1 overall seed and will host a playoff game on August 1. As…
Everyone knows who will be in the playoffs this year, but teams 2-4 continue to jockey for position, with a semi-final home game on the line. The bottom half of the table played for pride with varying degrees of success. With so much already determined when it comes to ranking the teams, the league standings themselves almost do a satisfactory job of predicting which team should be where. New York…
In a weekend which saw some questions being answered (who’s in the playoffs), many things are yet to be decided (the two through four seeds in the playoffs). Here are the three starts from another exciting weekend of action. 3) Max Seibald (Boston) – GWG in overtime Veteran Max Seibald had just one goal on Thursday at Chesapeake, but that goal officially clinched a playoff berth for the Cannons. It…
As the final round of The Open wraps up on this Monday, let’s remember an old Scottish adage: “There can be only one.” Of course, by “old” I mean from the film Highlander in 1986. Florida brought their three-game winning streak into Mile High stadium only to have their progress halted. The first half was a back and forth affair. Neither team dominated play; instead what fans were treated to…
The Rochester Rattlers ended final home game the 2015 MLL season with a win over the Charlotte Hounds in Brockport, NY last night. Led by Jordan Wolf’s four goals and one assist and Kyle Denhoff’s four goals, great plays in each quarter along with a fired up John Galloway made this their best win of the season since the 13 – 6 domination of Boston five weeks ago. An onslaught…