The first week of NLL action had surprises across the league. The two that shocked the most may have been the New England Black Wolves winning their opener over the Buffalo Bandits and almost 400 miles to the east, the three time defending champion Rochester Knighthawks lost their opener to the Toronto Rock. In week two, these teams will see each other in another home game for New England. Regarding…
In an interview with the British Columbia newspaper The Province this week, Toronto Rock forward Garrett Billings said that he thinks he should be back from his ACL tear on February 13th. “It’s been weird for me,” said Billings, admitting he’s getting antsy for action. “I wouldn’t say that it was easy last year, but I knew I couldn’t play. This year, I’m getting closer and closer every week.” Last season…
Week two of the NLL season is almost here, and we saw a lot of players step up last week. Who will be on their game this week? 1. Ben McIntosh F Edmonton 1st Overall Pick, Rookie, natural hat trick in first career game, will help Edmonton in much needed situations as he did this past weekend. 2. Miles Thompson F Minnesota Rookie, hat…
With the NLL season kicking off last weekend, it was our first chance to see the likes of first overall pick Ben McIntosh, the highly touted Miles Thompson, towering athletic defender Robert Hope and many other elite level rookies making their NLL debut. The likes of McIntosh, Thompson and Hope did not disappoint all having very solid opening games, while less heralded guys like Mark White, Caleb Wiles and Sheldon Burns all also preformed admirably for their…
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…
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…
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…
After the Rochester Knighthawks fell to the Toronto Rock on Saturday, we caught up with Stephen Keogh and Scott Campbell about the game. Stephen Keogh Scott Campbell
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…
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….