We went one-on-one with new Georgia Swarm head coach Ed Comeau and goaltender Grant Crawley following their pre season victory over the Rochester Knighthawks this weekend. Ed Comeau Grant Crawley
Toronto Rock Owner, President and GM Jamie Dawick has announced several roster moves as the NLL roster cutdown day approaches on Friday at 10am EST. Defencemen Tyler Roche and Mark Farthing, along with forward Dan Keane have been released from the active roster. Farthing and Keane were free agent invites to training camp, while Roche was a 2015 NLL Draft choice. To trim the roster by one more, veteran forward…
Saturday night the Rochester Knighthawks hosted the Georgia Swarm in preseason lacrosse action. Once again, usually the talk will be about what players stood out, what rookie is excelling on the floor. But on this night the buzz going around the arena was all about Army Sergeant Jesse Fuller. Sgt. Fuller has been away from his family since February when he was deployed to Kuwait with the Army National Guard….
Toronto Rock Owner, President and GM Jamie Dawick has announced that forward Josh Sanderson has been placed on the physically unable to perform list as he puts his career on hold due to offseason injuries. “I personally don’t feel healthy enough to play at the level I need to in order to help the team win games,” said Sanderson. “I hope that changes at some point this year, but if…
(Photo: Micheline Veluvolu) The New England Black Wolves moved to 1-1 on the preseason with a 12-11 scrimmage victory yesterday over the Rochester Knighthawks from the First Niagara Center in Buffalo. Newly acquired forward Shawn Evans scored twice for the Black Wolves and rookie Mike MacDonald also found the back of the net twice. Other goals came from Pat Saunders, Kyle Buchnan, Jimmy Purves, and Mark Cockerton. For the Rochester end…
(Photo: Vancouver Stealth) No lead in the NLL is safe, even in Sunday afternoon preseason scrimmages, as the Colorado Mammoth found out. The Mammoth lead for three quarters until the Vancouver Stealth pulled ahead late in the fourth quarter to win the game 9-8. The comeback win should give a much-needed lift to a Stealth squad looking to erase a forgettable first two seasons in Langley. Jordan Durston paced Stealth…
Photo Credit: Colorado Mammoth The Calgary Roughnecks opened their preseason on Saturday night with a 16-11 victory over the Colorado Mammoth. The victory came on the heels of Calgary extending forward Curtis Dickson to a three-year deal. Tyler Digby, one of the newest members of the Roughnecks, scored a goal in the third quarter. Digby was acquired by the Roughnecks from the New England Black Wolves when Calgary sent former MVP…
Last night the Buffalo Bandits defeated the New England Black Wolves 15-8 to open their pre season. After the contest, we caught up with head coach Troy Cordingley and forward Tyler Ferreira. Troy Cordingley Tyler Ferreira
(Photo: Dan Pattison) With both teams tied at two goals apiece at the end of the first quarter, the Buffalo Bandits’ incredible special teams play that emerged in the second ended up being the catalyst in their 15-8 opening preseason victory against the New England Black Wolves Saturday night at the First Niagara Center. Tyler Ferreira led the Bandits to their first preseason victory of the year and was the…
The trimming of training camp rosters may come after this weekend for most NLL clubs, where across the league preseason scrimmages are underway to help coaches decide who stays and who goes on their individual teams. The Vancouver Stealth and Colorado Mammoth are no different, as they get set to meet for a Sunday morning matinee at the LEC Fieldhouse in Langley, B.C. Colorado, who are practicing in Langley today…