The Philadelphia Wings endured a fourth quarter comeback by the Saskatchewan Rush to earn a 12-11 overtime win on Saturday night. The win improves the Wings to 3-1 on the season, putting them in third place in the NLL. The loss ends the Rush’s perfect record and drops them to 3-1, tied with the Wings in the standings. Mike Triolo opened the scoring for the Rush, spinning off a defender…
Ten first-half goals by the visiting Vancouver Warriors was just about all the firepower they needed as they battled their way to a 14-10 victory against the Calgary Roughnecks. Kevin Crowley netted five goals and assisted on three others earning the game’s second Star. “I shot the ball well tonight. A lot of guys were sealing for me to get me open and I was feeling good going into the…
The Halifax Thunderbirds looked finished. They were down 9-3 to the Albany FireWolves with six minutes left in the third quarter in front of 10,595 quiet fans at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, N.S. The likelihood of a comeback was slim, as the Thunderbirds always have trouble scoring against Albany. They’ve only beaten the FireWolves once in six all-time meetings coming into this game. If that wasn’t bad enough, the…
For the second consecutive year, and the sixth time in franchise history, the Buffalo Bandits saw a championship banner go to the rafters before their home opener. Saturday night’s clash with the Rochester Knighthawks had a whole mess of meaning to it. First, as alluded to, the sixth banner in franchise history was set to go up. Next, the crosstown rivals were looking to spoil the fun. Finally, it was…
The Saskatchewan Rush scored five straight goals in the third quarter to jump ahead of the Rochester Knighthawks and held on the rest of the way to earn a 14-12 victory. The Rush remain undefeated so far this season at 3-0 while the Knighthawks drop to 0-3 at the opposite end of the league standings. Mike Triolo opened the scoring with a shot around a defender that beat Knighthawks goalie…
Zack Manns took over the game in the fourth quarter, leading the Saskatchewan Rush to a 9-8 come-from-behind win over the Halifax Thunderbirds on Saturday night. Manns scored four-straight goals to bring the Rush to within one and then notched the overtime winner as well to seal the deal. Saskatchewan improves to 2-0 on the season while the Thunderbirds drop to 0-2. Halifax opened the scoring just 25 seconds into…
“…one of the most memorable performances in NLL history.” – Stephen Stamp “It was one of those moments where you’ll remember where you were when it happened.” – Adam Levi “There are only two words for that performance: IN. SANE.” – Graeme Perrow “Dane Dobbie cannot be human!” – Teddy Jenner X “Dobbie was on another level” – @NLL X Player of the Week – Dane Dobbie Usually, the purpose…
We love when we can smell a good rivalry brewing like a fresh cup of coffee or a nice bouquet of flowers. There’s just something about two teams who truly don’t like each other and always play great games against one another. That seems to be what’s happening between the San Diego Seals and the Colorado Mammoth. Friday night at Pechanga Arena was the rivalry renewed between these two teams….
The opener of the week three slate was set to be something special. The hometown Ottawa Black Bears welcomed in the champs, the Buffalo Bandits. Ottawa and Buffalo were coming off of wins in their season openers, and they’d be clashing for the first time ever. (Considering Ottawa is in its first year of existence.) Buffalo used multiple four-plus goal runs throughout to absolutely cruise to an 18-7 victory. Talk…
The Philadelphia Wings were flying high for their home season opener on Saturday in Philadelphia. It was freezing on the outside and scorching on the field in a physical game that was entertaining from start to finish. Some new faces were mixed in with the old faces, and it was the same with the coaching staff. Philadelphia started strong and finished strong, soaring to a solid 19-10 win to tie…