Reasons Edmonton is Rushing Out Early

The Edmonton Rush are off to their best start since entering the National Lacrosse League in 2006. Four straight wins to start the season has them atop the league standings after Week 5 and even though Head Coach and GM Derek Keenan has stated that it is too early to get excited about any team’s successes or failures, we are still going to take a look at what has the…

January 26, 2014
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Rush Shoot Down Stealth in Comeback Victory

It was a tale of two halves on Saturday night at the impressive Langley Event Centre as the Edmonton Rush came back to defeat the Vancouver Stealth 9-8 after spotting the Stealth a five-goal lead. The Edmonton Rush came to town to test their 3-0 record against the 2-2 record of the Vancouver Stealth and though they found themselves behind 7-2 after thirty minutes, they strung seven goals together from…

January 26, 2014
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Bandits Best K’hawks; Claim Eastern Conference 1st Place

The Buffalo Bandits (4-1) seized sole possession of first place in the Eastern Division by holding on to an 11-10 home victory over the two-time defending NLL champion Rochester Knighthawks (3-1) before the 13,339 Banditland faithful at First Niagara Center. After beginning the 2014 season with an embarrassing 17-13 home loss to the Philadelphia Wings, the Bandits refocused on their game strategy and are now flying high on a four-game…

January 26, 2014
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Colorado Mammoth Earn Critical Win in Calgary

January 26, 2014

Photo Credit: Brad Watson/Calgary Roughnecks A behind-the-back shot by John Grant Jr. won the Colorado Mammoth a key 14-13 victory over the Calgary Roughnecks in overtime on Saturday night. The Mammoth (2-5) needed the win badly after losing four straight and were able to maintain a lead for most of the game. The Roughnecks (2-3) opened the scoring just 1:31 in, on a goal by Daryl Veltman. Athan Iannucci would…

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Stealth Look to Overtake Rolling Rush

January 25, 2014

The Vancouver Stealth (2-2) look to stay unbeaten at home this weekend as they face the Edmonton Rush (3-0).  This is the first time in franchise history the Rush have started at 3-0.  The Rush have two wins over the Mammoth and last week’s decisive 15-8 win over Calgary. The Stealth are well-known to the Rush especially when it comes to their  offensive standouts. In the last two wins by the…

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ILWT Staff Predictions of NLL Week Five

Here it is folks! What are your thoughts? Name Rochester vs Buffalo Colorado vs Calgary Vancouver vs Edmonton Ian Neadle     Marisa Ingemi       Dan Pattison   Di Miller       Nicole Sulinski       Jim Flannery       Rocco Granato       Agnes Reis       Patty Gregoire       Jordan Hernandez       Steve Nicholls      …

January 25, 2014
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NLL Notes: Decker Back, Westervelt on Holdout

With three games tonight, we have plenty of pre game notes surrounding moves from throughout the week for each team. The Colorado Mammoth made various moves this week, including activating Jackson Decker. They had him placed on the practice roster earlier in the week. They also activated Chet Koneczy, who was on the practice roster for a couple of weeks. To make room for those players they placed John Orsen…

January 25, 2014
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Coaches Corner: Derek Keenan

Each week we will talk with a coach from around lacrosse. This week is Derek Keenan, head coach of the 3-0 Edmonton Rush. Question: Why did the Dane Stevens trade happen? He was eligible to come off the hold out list and we just didn’t have room for him. If we were off to a slow start it may have been different but we have four Lefty O Guys all contributing…

January 25, 2014
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Bandits – Knighthawks: Week 5 Showdown

The undefeated Rochester Knighthawks (3-0) will take on in-state rival Buffalo Bandits (3-1) Saturday in a battle for first place in the East Division. The Bandits and Knighthawks split in 2013 with two wins each. Rochester has yet to play a road game this season, after going 5-3 as the visiting team in 2013. The Knighthawks stellar defense have allowed the fewest goals against (23) in the league. Goaltender Matt…

January 25, 2014
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