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…
1–(LW-2) Colorado Mammoth (6-2) After a slight two game losing streak, the Mammoth swept both their games this past weekend. A 9-7 win over the Rush, followed by a 13-8 win over Calgary. Adam Jones, Callum Crawford and John Grant Jr., are leading the offense, as the Mammoth continue to get stronger every week. Colorado is off this week and will host Vancouver at 5pm February 27th. 2–(4) Buffalo…
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…