The Colorado Mammoth are set to take on the Minnesota Swarm this Saturday February 1, 2014 at The Pepsi Center in downtown Denver. The Mammoth just came off a spectacular win last Saturday against their Western Conference rivals the Calgary Roughnecks in OT by the score of 14-13. The Mammoth are coming off their most exciting game of the 2014 season and an on-the-road win in Calgary where the Mammoth…
from www.knighthawks.net (January 31, 2014)… Mike Accursi will have to pack a second bag when he travels to Edmonton this weekend, following his move from the front office to the front door with the Rochester Knighthawks. The 38-year-old forward signed a one-year deal with the back-to-back champs after serving as the Knighthawks Team Operations/Assistant Coordinator for the past six weeks. “It feels great. I still loved playing and being around…
**Photo Credit to Colorado Mammoth Website** The Rochester Knighthawks announced today that they have signed forward Derek Hopcroft to the practice squad. The 27-year-old, who is entering his fourth season in the National Lacrosse League, admitted he has had some sleepless nights as he prepared to join his new team. “My first reaction was that I was thrilled to get picked up by a team. It was not only…
As we conclude Week 5, we continue with more of the same amongst the leaders as well as some changes. Adam Jones maintains his spot at the top of the points category with 37. Behind him is John Grant Jr. with 32 and bringing up third place are Jordan Hall, Kyle Buchanan, and Shawn Evans with 28 points each. Adam Jones also holds the top spot in goals; he has…
Dustin Dunn Released From Active Roster And Signed To Practice Roster TORONTO, ON – Toronto Rock General Manager Terry Sanderson has announced that Bill Greer has been moved from Injured Reserve to the team’s Active Roster. Making room for the move, the Rock have released Dustin Dunn from the Active Roster and have signed him to the Practice Roster. The moves are pending league approval. Greer began the season on…
Players and teams in the NLL have been victims of scheduling for years due to the league’s popularity being less than other big name sports (football, basketball, baseball). Spectators are more aware of it this year, especially after the Mammoth had a huge weekend of travel and only four hours of sleep. On the weekend of January 10-12: The Colorado Mammoth had a Friday game in Calgary and then a…
After missing the first seven games of the 2014 NLL season, Colorado Mammoth forward Casey Powell will make his season-debut against the Minnesota Swarm at PepsiCenter on Saturday at 9 p.m. ET. Powell who was the 2010 NLL MVP registered 9 goals and 23 assists in just six games for the Mammoth last season. In December, Powell stated that personal reasons would keep him from playing. Now he’s returning and ready to…
Four games into the 2014 NLL season, the Rochester Knighthawks are sitting in second place in the East Division with a 3-1 record. It is still early in the 18-game schedule and lots can happen between now and the playoffs, but does it look like the Knighthawks can win an unprecedented third Champion’s Cup in a row? The early indicators are good. In spite of suffering their first loss of…
A lot can happen in the course of nine months. In between the Buffalo Bandits last home game on April 20 2013 (where they were eliminated from the playoffs by Rochester) to the current success they are achieving five games into their current 2014 season, a major feeling of change was definitely in the air. During the off-season, the Bandits let go of head coach Darris Kilgour and acquired the 2013…
This past summer Tyler Richards took some time off from the WLA, and New Westminster Salmonbellies. For many Vancouver Stealth fans this left some questions to be answered. Would the T-Rich we have all grown accustomed to show up to camp, still be productive between the pipes, and have the passion we have seen in seasons past? This early in the season Richards appears to have two weaknesses. First of…