Rock Bottom I don’t know how many times I have written about the Toronto Rock this season, but it has been far more often than any other team in the National Lacrosse League. Toronto, now 0-6 following a Valentine’s Day matinee loss at New England, seems to have a new issue every week. Josh Sanderson made his return to an NLL floor when he suited up for the Rock on…
Win or lose, the Toronto Rock played their best game of the season on Sunday. Unfortunately, they lost. Their strongest effort of the season saw the Rock go down 17-16 in overtime against the New England Black Wolves at Mohegan Sun Arena. The Rock now sit in last place at 0-6 while the Black Wolves improve to 4-2 and sit tied for first in the East. For Toronto, the game…
The New England Black Wolves and Rochester Knighthawks have announced a trade with the Black Wolves acquiring Jordan Hall from the Knighthawks in exchange for Quinn Powless and Mike Manley, pending league approval. The first overall pick in the 2007 NLL Draft, Hall has eight points on four goals and four assists with 24 loose balls through four games. A two-time NLL champion, Hall has 485 career points (167 goals, 318 assists) and…
Third Star- Curtis Dickson- Calgary Roughnecks Curtis Dickson had a huge weekend for the Roughnecks, netting eight goals and five assists in two games. Dickson is continuing to prove he is one of the most dangerous and dynamic scorer in the game, netting electrifying goals week in and week out. The Port Coquitlam,BC native has 18 goals, 9 assists for 27 points in six games in 2016. Second Star- Logan…
By bringing back an old face, the Vancouver Stealth aren’t exactly bringing a new look to the crease, but it could be a welcomed one. Tyler Richards is back in the NLL after signing a one-year deal with the Stealth yesterday, just over six months after retiring from the game due to concussion-related injuries. This year will be his eighth in the league after being drafted 46th overall by the…
It’s a cliche, but the dominoes have begun to fall for the Toronto Rock. The 0-5 Rock were on a bye week with no game, but everyone on the team has been working hard this week. Players have been busy practicing and management has been making hard personnel decisions. General Manager Jamie Dawick is in the middle of re-structuring his team to better set them up for success. The first…
With the Bandits (3-2) looking to even up their season series against the Black Wolves (3-2) and try to take back the lead in the Eastern Division, no better time to take advantage of that home momentum was Saturday night at the First Niagara Center as the franchise celebrated Champions night. With 13,556 fans and distinguished alumni in attendance at Banditland, the team did not disappoint as they buried the…
With the best crowd at the Langley Events Centre in three years, the Vancouver Stealth sent home 4,066 fans with the best result possible: a 15-7 win to pull the Stealth within a game and a half of Saskatchewan in the West Division. It was a dominating performance right from the first face-off, with Ryan Wagner scoring his first professional lacrosse goal on a breakaway. Colorado was reportedly ravaged by…
Last night the Buffalo Bandits defeated the New England Black Wolves 12-10 from the First Niagara Center in Buffalo. After the game we caught up with head coach Troy Cordingley, winning goaltender Dave DiRuscio, and forward Daryl Veltman. Troy Cordingley Dave DiRuscio Daryl Veltman
The Buffalo Bandits play host to the New England Blackowlves this evening at the First Niagara Center. These two foes met just last week where we saw the Blackwolves get the 15-11 win at the Mohegan Sun Arena. The Bandits surely would like to even the score and get a win to rebound after that upsetting performance last week. The Blackwolves are slowly proving each and every week that they…