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Rochester Falls 15-13; ‘Hawks on Brink of Elimination

April 25, 2016
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Knighthawks Face Must WIN and Need Help in Final Weekend   Saturday night the Rochester Knighthawks had a chance to move into third place and the final playoff spots by percentage point.  They received some help from New England who swatted the Swarm 21-11. But the ‘Hawks  (6-10)failed to take advantage as they fell to Buffalo (12-5) 15-13 For the first three quarters the Knighthawks led the game and wouldn’t…

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Mammoth Double Up Rock in Denver 10-5

April 25, 2016
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Milestones were set in the Mile High City for the Toronto Rock on Saturday night. As a team, they didn’t have much offensive muster, dropping a 10-5 decision to the Colorado Mammoth at the Pepsi Center. Individually, however, it was a fruitful game. Playoffs are out of the picture for the Rock but most of their players still have long careers ahead of them to rack up accomplishments. Kyle Aquin,…

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Knighthawks Battle for Playoff Spot, Face Bandits

April 23, 2016
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The Buffalo Bandits (11-5) and their Thruway rivals the Rochester Knighthawks (6-9) will face off in their third and final divisional showdown of the 2016 NLL regular season Saturday night at the Blue Cross Arena. In their first two matchups of the season, the Buffalo Bandits came away with the 13-10 victory at home against the Knighthawks on March 11th and picked up the 14-12 victory again at home on…

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Game Preview: Plenty On The Line as Swarm face Blackwolves.

April 23, 2016
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Swarm hope to clinch a playoff berth, while Blackwolves look to draw closer to first. These teams may of relocated from their original cities, but the rivalry is still there. Tonight the Georgia Swarm (7-9) will travel and face division rival New England BlackWolves (9-6)fron the Mohegan Sun Arena.  When these teams met last week, Georgia controlled the game to a 16-9 victory. The Swarm currently sit as the third seed…

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NLL Power Rankings Week 16: RUSH(ing) to the Top

April 22, 2016
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Another exciting weekend!  The defending champion Rush sweep a weekend matchup to claim #1 in the west.  And are now a win away from number one overall. Georgia Swarm are on the brink of a playoff berth.  A win and a Rochester loss yhis weekend will seal the final spot in the east.  In the west, Calgary can clinch with a Vancouver loss this weekend. The Bandits’ Dhane Smith is…

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Rock Hold on to Top First Place Bandits

April 16, 2016
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The Toronto Rock kept their playoff hopes alive on Friday night at the Air Canada Centre as they took down the first place Buffalo Bandits 12-9. The Rock took the first game of this weekends home and home series despite their patchwork lineup. Down 7-5 at the half, the Rock rallied for three straight goals in the third and kept the Bandits off the scoresheet to take an 8-7 lead….

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NLL Needs More Success Stories Like Saskatchewan in Order to Survive

April 16, 2016
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Since 2005, the average attendance per game in the National Lacrosse League has dropped from 10,236 to a meagre 8,981, only 11 more per game than the 16-year low the league experienced last season. Years upon years of teams choosing to relocate to smaller venues rather than trying to rebuild in places where there used to be success has put the league in a tailspin, losing momentum steadily, even as…

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NLL Power Rankings Week 15: Bandits Shuffle to Number One

April 15, 2016
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So far four of the six playoff spots have been secured. Buffalo & New England in the east, and Colorado and Saskatchewan in the west.  Colorado or Saskatchewan can clinch the # 1 seed in the west and receive a first round bye if either team sweeps their games this weekend.  Calgary and Vancouver are fighting for the third seed.  A Calgary win over Vancouver will clinch the final spot…

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Evans Strong Showing Leads Black Wolves Again

April 12, 2016
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Well, no Toronto players were injured on Saturday night, but not much else went right for the Rock against the New England Black Wolves at the Air Canada Centre. The Rock went down 14-10 to the Black Wolves, winners of two in a row after defeating the Saskatchewan Rush the night before. The Rock remain tied with Georgia for fourth place in the East. It was a tough test for…

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Bandits Continue Playoff Race Against Knighthawks

April 9, 2016
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The Buffalo Bandits (9-4) and their Thruway rivals the Rochester Knighthawks (6-7) will face off in the second of three divisional showdowns during the 2016 NLL regular season Saturday night at the First Niagara Center. In their first matchup of the season, the Buffalo Bandits came away with the 13-10 victory at home against the Knighthawks on March 11. Coming up big offensively for the Bandits on the score sheet…

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