Tonight the New England Black Wolves (4-9) cross the border to face the Toronto Rock and former players Kevin Crowley and Garrett Billings will face their old teammates and friends. Both teams are headed in different directions. Toronto already clinched a playoff spot and is now playing to win the NLL East. While the Black…
With the clock ticking down on the 2015 season, the Calgary Roughnecks (5-11) face the Minnesota Swarm (5-10) as they fight for their playoffs lives. Calgary is a half game behind the Vancouver Stealth with just two games left to play; Minnesota is three games behind the Buffalo Bandits with three to play and have no shot at the playoffs. Another loss by Calgary will likely eliminate them from the postseason….
Toronto Rock all-time leading scorer Colin Doyle has been moved from the Physically Unable to Perform List to the Active Roster in time for Friday’s game against New England. Doyle’s recovery from off-season shoulder surgery has progressed more rapidly than originally thought and he will be available to play for the Rock on Friday. “Colin is a big presence on the floor,” said Rock Head Coach John Lovell. “He sees…
Week 15 is completed and another team has claimed their ticket for the playoffs, while the first team has been eliminated from playoff contention. The East still has the Black Wolves fighting for the last spot, but they need a lot of help. We also have Toronto and Rochester fighting for the top spot in the East. The final spot in the west looks like it will come down to…
The Vancouver Stealth kept pace with the surging Calgary Roughnecks in the hunt for the third playoff spot in the NLL’s West Division with a huge 11-9 win over the New England Black Wolves Sunday afternoon. Stealth head coach Dan Perreault said his team’s buy-in showed on Sunday as they fought tooth and nail for a potentially season-saving win. The pressure situation the Stealth thrived under yesterday was a great…
Toronto Rock all-time leading scorer Colin Doyle is close to making a return to the lineup and will likely play in one of the team’s final two regular season games. Doyle tore his rotator cuff last summer and required surgery to repair the tear. The recovery timeline was originally thought to be long enough that the 17-year NLL veteran would miss the entire 2015 NLL season. “We got to this…
Brett Hickey was a name not many lacrosse fans knew before 2015. If anything, some fans knew he had been on Vancouver and never panned out. Now, fans who follow the NLL know exactly who Brett Hickey is and what an impact he has made. Hickey is on the Toronto Rock, who are in first place in the east, and have become a scoring juggernaut. That’s a great story in…
Shayne Jackson had a five goal, six point effort in Saturday’s loss to the Buffalo Bandits. This set a personal best for Jackson, but with the loss, the Swarm are officially eliminated from playoff contention for the second year in a row. To make Saturday even more costly for the Swarm, they lost Callum Crawford to an upper body injury and Jordan Macintosh to a rolled ankle during the contest….
The Rochester Knighthawks clinched a spot in the NLL playoffs on Saturday night thanks to a win over the Colorado Mammoth. After the game, several players discussed the feat. Paul Dawson Dan Dawson Jon Sullivan and Scott Campbell
Rochester Knighthawks fans knew it wasn’t going to be an ordinary night when Sid Smith opened the scoring just 22 seconds into the game. Smith’s goal sparked a 10-goal first half and the defense limited the Colorado Mammoth to a season-low five goals in a 14-5 win tonight. With the victory, the Knighthawks locked up a berth in the 2015 Champion’s Cup Playoffs. “It was another good team victory,” said…