The Edmonton Rush completed a weekend sweep of the Vancouver Stealth with a blow out win Saturday evening at Langley Events Centre in front of 3,365 disappointed Stealth faithful. After an exciting overtime thriller on Friday back in Edmonton, the Rush made sure there would be no extra time tonight. Although Edmonton got off to a slow start they managed to eventually take command of the game and clinch themselves…
The Rochester Knighthawks closed out a two-game weekend with a historic defensive effort Saturday night, holding the Minnesota Swarm to a league-low two goals. The Knighthawks (9-4) moved within one game of first place in the East Division after earning a 10-2 win over the Swarm at Connors & Ferris Field at The Blue Cross Arena. Matt Vinc, who made 39 saves, held Minnesota scoreless for nearly 26 minutes and…
The first place Edmonton Rush and third seeded Vancouver Stealth go into game 2 of their back to back matchup on the weekend, after the Rush won last nights game in an OT thriller 15-14. Tonight both teams head to the LEC for a much-anticipated rematch; faceoff is scheduled for 7 P.M. The first quarter of last night’s action saw Logan Schuss make his debut and impact for the Stealth…
We’ve heard rumors of the Edmonton Rush moving to Saskatoon for years now. We might have more to that after last week the Edmonton Sun reported that owner Bruce Urban was in attendance at a Saskatoon Blades game recently checking out the arena. The same report in the Edmonton Sun also reported that the Rush were almost bought by the NHL’s Edmonton Oilers two years ago. The offer was apparently…
The Rochester Knighthawks (8-4) defeated the Toronto Rock (11-4) by a score of 11-7 on Friday night at Air Canada Centre on Alumni Night. The loss to the Knighthawks means that they now hold the head to head tiebreaker should the two teams end up tied in the standings at the end of the season. “I’m disappointed because we were playing for some big stakes, and totally disappointed with our…
After the brutal showdown against the Minnesota Swarm two weeks ago that left some players battered and bruised, the Buffalo Bandits (7-6) used the most of their week off to rest, recuperate and strategize against their upcoming opponent the New England Black Wolves (3-8). Saturday night’s showdown against the Black Wolves at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, NY will be the second of four 2015 NLL regular season matchups…
Nothing like a full slate of games to start Easter weekend. Eight games over two days. We start with four huge games on Friday… If you think Friday was exciting….wait til tonight. Rochester (7-4) vs Toronto (11-3) After coming off a dismantling last week to Edmonton, Rochester came out on fire taking a 5-2 lead after the first fueled by a five goal run. Toronto would get no closer then…
This week we caught up with the newest Toronto Rock forward, Kevin Crowley, before they take on the Rochester Knighthawks Q: Thoughts on joining the Rock? A: I couldn’t be more excited to join this franchise. They’ve got a great team, great coaches and great leadership. I look forward to competing for the Champion’s Cup with them. Q: How would you describe your brief time in New England? A: New…
Tonight the New England Black Wolves will face division rivals Minnesota Swarm. It will also be the New England debut of Andrew Suitor, the former Swarm captain. Q: How does it feel to be a Black Wolf? A: I am very excited to be a Black Wolf and get going with a bunch of new teammates! Q: What will it feel like playing Minnesota this week? A: It will be…
The Minnesota Swarm and the New England Black Wolves will face off again on Friday, April 3rd at the Xcel Energy Center. Both teams are going to be taking on a new look. Both teams are at the bottom of the east and were the two most active teams on deadline day. They started out by swapping captains, with Minnesota sending Andrew Suitor to New England for Joel White along…