Ilija Gajic Emerges in Stealth Win

January 8, 2015

Last week kicked off the start of the 2015 NLL season with some pretty great matchups. The Vancouver Stealth faced off against the Calgary Roughnecks, and even though things started off a bit slow and sloppy for the Stealth they were able to comeback and pull out the win. In doing so the Stealth gave fans and the opposition a preview of what’s to come. Once the newly revamped defense…

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NLL Power Rankings Week 1: Rock Roll to Top

January 7, 2015

Week 1 is in the books and saying it was exciting is an understatement. New England received a franchise and the fans were rewarded with a victory, Rochester raised their third championship banner, Mammoth and Stealth put huge numbers up in their games.  And think, we have 17 more weeks of this.   NLL Power Rankings   Week 1 1—Toronto Rock (1-0)  Used a four-goal fourth to battle back and spoil…

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Patrick Merrill Activated by Rock

January 7, 2015

Toronto Rock President, Owner & GM Jamie Dawick announced a series of roster moves on Wednesday leading up to Saturday night’s game in Langley, BC against the Vancouver Stealth. Veteran defender Patrick Merrill has been moved from the Physically Unable to Perform List to the Active Roster.  To make room for Merrill on the 20-man Active Roster, transition player Mark White was released from the Active Roster and signed to…

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Colorado’s Mammoth of an Offense Explodes in Minnesota

January 7, 2015

When discussing the western division of the National Lacrosse League, the favorites are obvious. The Edmonton Rush, coming off of a two loss season, have a historical defense and an improved offense. The Calgary Roughnecks improved their defense in the off season and have the deepest offense in the league. Yet, it was the Colorado Mammoth who looked the most impressive this weekend. While Calgary fell to Vancouver and Edmonton…

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Caleb Wiles Shines in First NLL Game

January 6, 2015

The Vancouver Stealth have a new look in 2015. Not only have they added players like Johnny Powless and Rory Smith via trade, some free agent signings are also working out for them. Including rookie forward Caleb Wiles. Wiles played in the Canadian Lacrosse League last season with the Barrie Blizzard where he was a standout. This season he went to training camp with the Stealth and made the roster….

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Black Wolves Pass First Test in Win Over Buffalo

January 6, 2015

The New England Black Wolves came out on top in their first game of the season over the Buffalo Bandits. Buffalo was the second best team in the East last season while the Black Wolves, which were then in Philadelphia and called the Wings, did not make the playoffs. When you look at the Black Wolves they have one thing most other NLL teams do not which is a good…

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Crawford Blog: Swarm Season Begins

January 6, 2015

Day Before the Game Boarding finally begins at 4:30pm, walking on board my first little plane to Chicago then eventually to Minnesota for our season opener. Of course right when I walk on I see my old faithful 2 seats on one side and one seat on the other plane. I need to basically duck walk down the isle to my seat. As nice as it is to be tall…

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N.L.L. Three Stars: Week 1

January 5, 2015

  We have come to the conclusion of week one and it was certainly one for the books.  Trying to pick the 3 stars of the week is difficult enough, but to pick them after this week is unreal. A major upset in Calgary, an 11 goal explosion by Colorado and a comeback against the defending champions.   Three Stars Week 1 1–Rhys Duch–(Van).  Duch led the Stealth to an…

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Knighthawks Raise Banner; Rock Win Game

January 5, 2015

The Rochester Knighthawks started their 21st year in the National Lacrosse League the same way they started the last two seasons, raising their championship banner.  This one was special, this isn’t just a normal championship banner, this banner represents history.  The 2014 banner will forever represent the first team to ever three-peat in the National Lacrosse Leagues existence, which is now 29 years. The ceremony kicked off with members of…

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