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Black Wolves Acquire Drew Petkoff

March 25, 2015

Buffalo Bandits general manager Steve Dietrich today announced the team has acquired a second-round pick in the 2016 NLL Draft from the New England Black Wolves in exchange for the rights to defenseman Drew Petkoff and a fourth-round pick in the 2015 NLL Draft, pending league approval. The second-round pick will be the lower choice between New England’s own selection and the one originally belonging to the Toronto Rock. Petkoff…

Are Rush Interested in Trading for Garrett Billings?

March 25, 2015

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The Edmonton Rush sent a press release yesterday previewing their game against the Rochester Knighthawks, a rematch of the 2013 NLL Champions Cup. However, of note was this quote from team general manager and head coach Derek Keenan: We lost Curtis Knight (off-season injury) and we’re not quite the same team without him so if there’s a chance to do something to fill that void we could consider it but…

NLL Trade Deadline: Bandits, Rock, Roughnecks Rumors

March 24, 2015

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The NLL trade deadline is on March 31, 2015, at 3 pm. Unlike the recent NHL trade deadline, we’ll be lucky to see two or three trades. Especially since the league shortened rosters, there are more free agents available for teams who don’t want to trade away assets. However, this season seems to have more potential for trades than in recent years. Jeremy Noble was already sent to Colorado and…

Bandits Get Over .500

March 23, 2015

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The Buffalo Bandits defeated the Minnesota Swarm 12-8 on Saturday night at the First Niagara Center. This marks the second time the Bandits have defeated Minnesota, as the Bandits pulled out the W in a January matchup. The Bandits controlled the game from the very start. Mark Steenhuis opened the scoring for the game with a nice shot while driving through the middle. That was all the momentum the Bandits…

Noble Leads Mammoth Past Stealth

March 23, 2015

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The Vancouver Stealth (4-5) were back in action Saturday night as they hosted the Colorado Mammoth (5-5). One week ago the Stealth were playing for first in the West and entering the game they were in sole possession of third place. Would they be able to come out and take over the second slot from Colorado, or fall even further back from the top seeded Edmonton Rush. Rhys Duch got…

Double-Digit Loss Puts Emphasis On Struggling Black Wolves

March 22, 2015

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The Black Wolves are at that point where they are relying on a system that doesn’t work anymore. On Friday, New England suffered their 6th loss of the season against the now 3-8 Roughneck squad. The final score was 20-9. Early in the season, the Black Wolves prided themselves on a strong defense with superb goaltending. New England goalie, Evan Kirk, even lead the league in saving percentage the first…

Stealth Look for Fourth Straight Home Win

March 21, 2015

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The Vancouver Stealth will look to win their fourth home game in a row as they host the Colorado Mammoth in a game that has playoff implications. It is BCLA Night at the Langley Events Centre and the Stealth will wear special jerseys that are designed with the red, blue and yellow that don the flag of British Columbia. Vancouver will have a significant backing behind them and will need…

Brandon Goodwin Out For Bandits

March 21, 2015

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Some pretty bad news came out of the Buffalo Bandits camp today. According to Bandits reporter Budd Bailey, rookie forward Brandon Goodwin will miss the next two months with a knee injury. Goodwin was a second round pick and the first player selected by the Bandits in the 2014 NLL draft. The team traded defender Rory Smith and goalie Eric Penney to the Vancouver Stealth in order to acquire the…

Rock and Rush Square off for Round 2 in Battle of Division Leaders

March 21, 2015

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When they faced each other three weeks ago at Rexall Place, the Toronto Rock (10-2) needed overtime to best the Edmonton Rush (5-4) by a score of 16-15. Saturday night the top teams in their respective divisions meet again, this time in the ACC in Toronto. The Rush followed that overtime loss with another overtime loss the next weekend, when the lowly Calgary Roughnecks squeaked past them by a 12-11…

Pollock, Roughnecks, Look to Get Back on Track

March 20, 2015

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The battle of the two struggling teams in the NLL standing wise goes tonight 7pm MT at the Scotiabank Saddledome between the newly expanded New England Black Wolves (3-5) and the Calgary Roughnecks (2-8). The Roughnecks are coming off a blow out loss to three time defending champions Rochester Knighthawks 13-7 in a game that looked like the hometown squad had brought their A game with a great first half…

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