After the Toronto Rock came through on “Guaranteed Win Night” Jan. 23 with a 13-11 win over the Buffalo Bandits, it appeared as though the Rock would be a force to be reckoned with in this NLL campaign. Toronto sit firmly atop the NLL with a 9-1 record, two games ahead of defending champion Rochester and four in front of the Bandits. The Rock will travel to Buffalo tonight in…
As we approach the midway point of the 2015 NLL season the Edmonton Rush are 4-4. Certainly a far cry from their 8-0 record they had at the same point in the 2014 season. After starting with a 0-2 record many questions were being asked of the team. What wrong with the Rush defence? Why isn’t the offence firing on all cylinders? Have they lost their edge over the rest…
In on of the more anticipated trades in the National Lacrosse League, the Colorado Mammoth have traded for rookie forward Jeremy Noble. Noble was the second overall pick to the Rochester Knighthawks in the 2014 NLL draft and did not sign. Rochester traded Johnny Powless to Vancouver for the pick, but Noble expressed he could travel to the east coast every week for games. Playing with MLL’s Denver Outlaws and…
Week 10 of the NLL season was a light one, with just two games and four teams in action. The Toronto Rock put a beating to the Colorado Mammoth by a score of 17-9, while the Calgary Roughnecks narrowly squeezed by their Alberta rivals Edmonton, by a score of 12-11 in OT. With a light week in the NLL, Week 10 of the Rookie Report is a limited one, as…
The Toronto Rock have placed transition player Jesse Gamble on the Injured Reserve – Second Level. The roster move is retroactive to February 23rd, which would make Gamble eligible to be activated prior to the Rock’s March 21st game against the Edmonton Rush. Players on the Injured Reserve – Second Level must remain inactive for 24 days. Gamble suffered an upper body injury in the Rock’s February 20th game against…
We’ve just completed Week 10 of the NLL season and the playoff picture is starting to take shape in the East Division while the West is still wide open. The player awards picture is still pretty open as well with a number of people making strong bids in the first half for special recognition. Let’s have a look at how the goaltenders are doing at the midpoint of the season….
The heated rivalry of the Battle of Alberta round two for 2015 takes place tomorrow afternoon at Rexall place between the slow start Calgary Roughnecks (1-7) and the surging Edmonton Rush (4-3). After winning their first game of the year versus the Vancouver Stealth the Roughnecks went down the same style last week in another one goal loss in Champions Cup finals rematch with three time defending champ Rochester Knighthawks who…
No matter the situation, who’s in first or who’s the worst, a game between the Edmonton Rush and the Calgary Roughnecks is going to be one of elevated emotions and extra special importance. Though it is unusual to see the Rush at the top and the Roughnecks at bottom of the NLL’s West Division, that reality really doesn’t affect how much this Sunday’s matinee means to both teams. It’s still…
The National Lacrosse League has announced Player of the Month and Rookie of the Month award winners for February of the 2015 NLL regular season.Toronto Rock forward Rob Hellyer, tied for second in the NLL with 60 points (23+37), third in assists (37) and fourth in goals (23), won NLL Player of the Month. Hellyer led all NLL players with 29 points (10+19) in February and recorded five or more…
Week nine of the NLL season saw the elite rookies continue to shine, as Miles Thompson got back on track with 6 points against the Vancouver Stealth, while first overall pick Ben McIntosh continued his potent point producing pace, picking up 4 points in his team’s loss to the Toronto Rock, while Eli McLaughlin got back into the Mammoth line up picking up 3 points. This past weekend we saw…