The sport of lacrosse is growing. Two weeks ago, the LXM Pro Tour and the MLL agreed upon a merger to allow players to play in both leagues. It also brought in a couple of new sponsors and companies to help grow the sport as well. With all the recent signings and mergers, it presents an interesting problem though. Will players have to choose between the NLL and MLL before…
Two months into the season, let’s see how things stack up. Garrett Billings moves from the third spot to the first spot in the league lead in points with the addition of nine points this week, taking his total to 58. Following behind him in second is last week’s leader, John Grant Jr. with 53; the Mammoth had a bye week this past week. In third place is Shawn Evans…
The Vancouver Stealth are a little more than halfway through their first season in British Columbia. We caught up with their general manager Doug Locker to discuss their season so far. 1. How do you evaluate the season so far? a. Obviously it’s been a disappointment thus far. We have been inconsistent in many parts of our game and just have not played a full 60 minutes on a regular basis. There are a…
Photo Credit: Dan Brodie The Vancouver Stealth announced today that defenseman and Captain Kyle Sorensen will undergo arthroscopic surgery later this week, after re-injuring himself in Colorado last week. He is expected to miss 4-6 weeks and has been placed on the 21 day injured reserve list. In addition, defender Chris O’Dougherty, who was placed on the 21 day injured reserve list prior to the team’s doubleheader a week ago,…
Schuss’ scoring spree, McIntosh finding twine, and an NLL first for Poppleton highlight a quiet week in NLL rookie action. The Minnesota Swarm split a pair of road games over the weekend, losing 14-12 Friday night to the Toronto Rock before defeating the Philadelphia Wings 15-14 the following evening. The scoring talents of Logan Schuss were on display during the Swarm’s weekend road trip, notching 13 points in two games….
The other day we took a look at how American players in the National Lacrosse League tend to be defense first players. After speaking with some American lacrosse players and some lacrosse executives, it seems clear that the skill set and foot work of the Americans is what makes them defenders, along with what NLL coaches are looking for. To play defense in box lacrosse takes more athleticism, which field…
The Philadelphia Wings (3-7) hoped to take advantage of a Swarm team(2-7) that played just finished playing 19 hours ago. But it was not to be. The Swarm stung the Wings with a 15-14 victory. The Wings started off quick scoring four times and chasing starter Zach Higgins. Tyler Carlson didn’t fair much better as the Wings took a 7-3 lead after the first quarter. As the second quarter started,…
Photo Credit: Calgary Roughnecks The Calgary Roughnecks overcame a 5-1 first quarter deficit to beat the two-time defending champion Rochester Knighthawks 11-10 Saturday night. Both teams are now 5-3 on the season and both remain in second place in their respective divisions. After trading goals early, Rochester scored three goals in two-and-a-half minutes, causing Calgary head coach Curt Malawsky to pull starting goalie Mike Poulin in favour of Frankie Scigliano….
Photo Credit: Buffalo Bandits On Saturday night the Toronto Rock (3-4) took on the Minnesota Swarm (1-6). The Swrm opened the scoring as Brock Sorensen found the back of the net to put the Swarm ahead 1-0. The lead would be short lived as Stephan Leblanc had the answer for the Rock just minutes later to tie the game at 1-1. The Swarm would regain the lead just 15 seconds…
Today the Philadelphia Wings (3-6) will face the Minnesota Swarm (1-7). The Swarm are coming off a 14-12 loss last night to the Toronto Rock. After three quarters the Swarm were down 13-4 before putting eight goals in the final quarter. So the question here is did the Swarm shoot their load, or was this a start of momentum coming into this afternoon? The Swarm all season have either had…