The Minnesota Swarm (3-10) will host the Rochester Knighthawks (9-4) Friday night in the first game of a home-and-home weekend series. Friday’s match-up will mark the second meeting of the year between the squads, with the Knighthawks previously emerging with an 8-6 season opening win. Dan Dawson led Rochester offensively in the game, while goaltender Matt Vinc posted 45 saves to record the win. The Knighthawks and Swarm enter the…
Toronto Rock General Manager Terry Sanderson has announced a couple of roster moves prior to Saturday night’s game in Langley, British Columbia against the Vancouver Stealth. Recently signed defender Cam Woods has been moved from the practice roster to the team’s active roster. To make room for the transaction, defenceman Mike Lum-Walker has been moved to the team’s practice roster. “Cam has progressed quickly through a few practices and is…
The Colorado Mammoth (5-8) went up against the Philadelphia Wings (4-9) at The Pepsi Center the first time this season on “Western Night” Saturday March 29, 2014. They donned the first time in franchise history Colorado State Flag jerseys in front of a crowd of 16,322, the highest fan attendance this weekend, and the team with the highest attendance in 2014 with 124,247 fans. But even with all the hype,…
In a battle of must wins Saturday night at the LEC the Vancouver Stealth went on to best the Buffalo Bandits 12-8. The Vancouver Stealth needed the win to keep pace in their Western Division playoff race. Buffalo was again on the loosing end of a road game, making it four road losses in a row for the struggling travel team. It did not take long for the Stealth…
The defending champion Rochester Knighthawks (9-3) will look to hand the Edmonton Rush (11-0) their first loss of the season when the teams battle on the Blue Cross Arena turf Saturday, March 29 at 7:30 p.m. The game marks a clash between the respective leaders of the east and west division. Edmonton previously defeated the Knighthawks 8-7 in an early February match-up. Cory Conway led the Rush in the…
After walking away from the Rexall Place with a crushing 14-5 defeat at the hands of the undefeated Edmonton Rush on Friday, the Buffalo Bandits had little time for reflection as playoff possibilities were the focus of their matchup today against the Minnesota Swarm. The Buffalo Bandits were unable to bounce back from the loss to the Rush on Friday as they tie the season series at 1-1 in their…
The Toronto Rock had an active week, trading for Brandon Miller along with several signings. One of those signings was defenseman/transition Jimmy Purves, who had been released by the Rochester Knighthawks. ” I am very excited to be joining the Rock” he told In Lacrosse We Trust. “I have been waiting all year for a chance to play and am happy the Rock are going to give me an opportunity”…
The Calgary Roughnecks broke their two-game losing streak with authority on Friday night, soundly defeating the Vancouver Stealth 13-8. The Roughnecks improve to 7-5 and are solidly in second place in the West Division while the Stealth continue to struggle, dropping to a division-worst 3-9. Calgary reeled off eight unanswered goals to open the game and Vancouver was simply unable to climb back out of that hole. Curtis Dickson contributed…
Last night the Edmonton Rush (11-0) made it 11 in a row by dominating the Buffalo Bandits (8-3) by a score of 14-5. With the win, the Rush have now defeated every team in the NLL this season. After trailing 3-2 at the end of the first quarter, the Rush took the lead just 4-3 at 2:58 of the second quarter, but 17 seconds later the Bandits tied it at…
Tonight the Toronto Rock (5-7) visit the Philadelphia Wings (3-7) in a major eastern division clash. The Rock will be looking for a win to secure their hold on the final playoff spot in the east while the Wings will look to beat the Rock and move one step closer to gaining the final playoff spot in the east. The Rock and Wings were also involved in a major trade…