At the time of the demise of the Edmonton Rush, it could have been argued that the relocation of the 2015 NLL champions was the peak of the league’s biggest concerns. Just weeks after the Minnesota Swarm relocated to a small arena in Gwinnett, Georgia, and less than a year after the league’s oldest team, the Philadelphia Wings, located to a casino in Connecticut, now the champs were leaving. Saskatchewan…
In Lacrosse We Trust is pleased to announce the expansion of our already extensive lacrosse coverage by including new weekly digital content. This is the first of many videos that we will produce to improve our loyal readers, and now viewers experience on ILWT. For our first video, our very own Pat Gregoire selects his three stars for week eight of the 2016 NLL season. Enjoy!
The Buffalo Bandits lost twice this week, but in one of those contests goaltender Anthony Cosmo broke the National Lacrosse League’s all time career saves record. We caught up with him, head coach Troy Cordingley, and rookie forward Anthony Malcolm following the loss to Georgia on Saturday. Anthony Cosmo Troy Cordingley Anthony Malcolm
Our George Fourlaris was live at the Saskatchewan Rush’s home victory over the Rochester Knighthawks this past Friday night, and he captured some terrific images from the contest.
It may be too soon to suggest this was a season-saving win for the Vancouver Stealth, but an eight-goal run that propelled the Stealth to a 14-13 overtime victory over the Calgary Roughnecks may have done just that. Corey Small scored the winner at 1:16 of overtime, capping off a first-star performance as Vancouver moved to 3-4 on the season with a pivotal win over the rival ‘Necks. Calgary moves…
After walking away from the Air Canada Centre with a crushing 14-12 defeat at the hands of the winless Toronto Rock on Friday, the Buffalo Bandits (4-4) had little time for reflection as a possible series clinching win against the Georgia Swarm (4-4) was on the line Saturday night at the First Niagara Center. With an incredibly strong eight goal performance in the fourth quarter by the Swarm leading to…
1-6 never felt so good. Toronto Rock goaltender Nick Rose was all smiles after his team’s first win of the season Friday night, a night on which he also made team history. Rose’s empty net goal at 13:43 of the fourth quarter was the first ever goal scored by a Toronto Rock goaltender. A goalie goal. It was the insurance marker in a 14-12 win over the Buffalo Bandits, the…
The Edmonton Rush came out on fire Friday Night at SaskTel Centre in front of 11,042 boisterous fans. The SaskTel faithful had plenty to cheer about as their hometown heroes jumped out to a commanding 8-1 lead and then hung on to defeat the Rochester Knighthawks 11-8. Rochester scored the games first goal from Joe Walters 2:18 into the game, but it would be all downhill for the remainder of…
“There wasn’t going to be any heartbreak tonight.” – Nick Rose Everything finally went right for the Toronto Rock. Their 14-12 takedown of rival Buffalo Bandits on Friday night at the Air Canada Centre was the embattled Rock’s first win of the season and it’s one they can be proud of. From the goaltending out, every team member came to play. Nick Rose made 38 saves, 10 players chipped in…
The Saskatchewan Rush and the Rochester Knighthawks will battle in front of the largest home crowd at SaskTel Centre since relocating from Edmonton on Friday night. Over 12,000 fans are expected to fill the building to watch the 2014 (Knighthawks) and 2015 Champions (Rush) fight it out for bragging rights. Both teams sit at a 3-2 record with the Rush losing to Colorado 9-7 while Rochester needed overtime to get…