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…
The franchise with the best record in the 2015 NLL is about to enter the home of Colorado. Toronto is leading the league with and 8-1 record compared with Colorado’s 4-4. The Mammoth started out on a roll then hit a wall knocking them all over. To have a redemption win over the best NLL team would truly turn their season around. TORONTO To claim them as ‘heating up’ or…
Buffalo Bandits Record: 5-5, 3.5 games out of first place. What’s Happened: The Bandits have had a very up and down season to this point. At 5-5, they are certainly in a secure playoff spot, but are very behind the 8-1 Toronto Rock. Dhane Smith has become the player they hoped for and leads the team with 57 points. Ryan Benesch has also been a leader with 51 points. Free…