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…
Another exciting weekend of action in the NLL. Junior’s overtime winner, Tyler Richards’ unbelievable save and the Bandits showing they are for real. This week looks just as exciting with five games on the schedule. Power Rankings Week 6 (2) 1—Edmonton Rush (4-0) Fell behind 7-2, but outscored the Stealth 7-1 in the final 30 minutes to win 9-8. Matthews, Greer, Knight all with two goals. Bold was pulled…
Last night the Buffalo Bandits took over the eastern conference with their win over the Rochester Knighthawks. After the game we caught up with some of their players to discuss the team’s fourth straight victory. Resetarits Tavares Cosmo
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…
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…
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…
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…