There were only two games this week, so there is really only one thought I want to harp on; the Toronto Rock. The team is in an opposite position than it usually is in, with an 0-4 start, and the geography of the situation is giving me a new theory. Often times, lacrosse hotbeds such as Toronto (or, in Major League Lacrosse, Chesapeake) can be an advantage. Players want to go…
Coming off a major win over the defending champion Saskatchewan Rush, hopes were high for the Vancouver Stealth to find some consistency in what has been an otherwise inconsistent tenure since relocating from Washington. If Saturday night was any indication, those hopes may have to be put off until next week. The Colorado Mammoth, off to an undefeated start behind a string of impressive wins over Rochester and Buffalo, were…
Third Star: Dillon Ward—Colorado Mammoth Although the offence stole the show in the Colorado Mammoth’s convincing 14-5 win over the Vancouver Stealth on Saturday night, netminder Dillon Ward’s efforts shouldn’t get put on the back burner. The Orangeville, ON native made 50 saves en route to his third win of the year. Of those 50 saves, 33 of them came in the second half, including 20 in the final frame….
In a showdown of two long standing Eastern Division rivals, the Buffalo Bandits (2-1) saw their team firing on all cylinders of their game and sent the Toronto Rock (0-4) back to the drawing board still looking for their first win of the season after the Bandits crushed the Rock 12-6 in front of 13,395 at the First Niagara Center Saturday night. The win against the Rock not only…
The Colorado Mammoth (3-0) put their undefeated record on the line tonight as they travel to Vancouver to take on the Stealth (1-1). Both teams are coming off big wins last weekend—Colorado bested the Buffalo Bandits 15-14 in overtime while Vancouver took out the defending champion Saskatchewan Rush 13-11 as a result of a 4-0 fourth quarter outburst. The Mammoth have simply been outgunning opponents so far this year, scoring…
Saturday’s tilt between the Toronto Rock and Buffalo Bandits is a must win for Toronto. They have suffered two losses to Rochester and and one to Georgia. Buffalo split their first two games; a win over Calgary and a loss to Colorado in overtime, both one goal games. The defending Eastern Conference champion Rock cannot go down four straight to start the season and expect to have success later. With…
The New England Black Wolves are currently atop the NLL’s eastern conference standings, tied with the 2-1 Rochester Knighthawks. Two road wins, a home loss, and a bunch of goals scored leave the Black Wolves still seeking an identity. After three games played in the 2016 season, the Black Wolves are second in the eastern conference with 36 goals scored. Seventeen of those goals came against the Vancouver Stealth in…
There was plenty of pre-game hype surrounding the Saskatchewan Rush and their home opener tonight, but the Rush failed to live up to their expectations. Right from the opening faceoff the Rush played an uncharacteristic style of play that showed some first-time jitters that you would expect from a team playing in front of its Saskatoon home crowd for the very first time in franchise history. This was not the…
At least Dan Lintner has a good story to tell about his first NLL game. Lintner’s non-goal at 18:10 of the fourth quarter could have started a comeback for the Rock had it counted, but a review showed his foot in the crease. The goal and assists were even announced at the Air Canada Centre Thursday night but boos rained down as the officials called the goal back. The Rock…
After a listless second-half performance last weekend at home against the New England Black Wolves, the Vancouver Stealth look to bounce back against the defending Champions Cup Saskatchewan Rush in their first game in their new home. The Rush started their season successfully, triumphing over the Calgary Roughnecks in Week One, 10-8. Saskatchewan’s second-half performance mirrored New England’s, as the Rush came back from 5-2 down to outscore Calgary 8-3…