Preview: Battle of Alberta, Chapter 1

Calgary Roughnecks (1-1) at Edmonton Rush (2-0) 2014 Battle of Alberta, Part 1 of 4 Friday, January 17, 9:30pm ET Crystal Glass Field at Rexall Place W2W4 Friday night will be an important one for the Edmonton Rush organization and the local lacrosse community as Jimmy Quinlan’s #81 will be retired. One thing that teams always have to guard against when it comes to pre-game ceremonies are sluggish starts and…

January 16, 2014
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Minnesota Having Issues Swarming Opponents’ Net

Last season, the Minnesota Swarm were second in the NLL in goals scored. Only Calgary was higher. This season, they are off to a much slower start. Through 16 games last season, they scored 219 goals, an average of 13.7 goals per game. Through 2 games this season, they have scored 11, an average of 5.5 goals per game.   This has them on pace for 99 goals for the…

January 16, 2014
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Wings Backup Goalie: Is Don Alton the Answer?

Last season the Wings invited eight goalies to training camp, by camp’s end Kevin Croswell was signed as a free agent and the Wings thought Kevin Croswell was the answer as the back up to Brandon Miller. Well when Croswell saw action it was a disaster.  He faced 35 shots and allowed 11 goals in 33 minutes of floor time and a 19.87 GAA.  So it was obvious the Wings…

January 16, 2014
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Sullivan Ready to Help Knighthawks

January 15, 2014

The Rochester Knighthawks announced today that they have added veteran defenseman Jon Sullivan to the active roster from the holdout list. Sullivan was acquired from the Colorado Mammoth at the 2013 Trade Deadline, along with a third-round pick in the 2014 NLL Entry Draft, for veteran forward Casey Powell. Sullivan made his Rochester debut on March 30th against the Toronto Rock, but was then placed on the holdout list due to his…

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Colorado Mammoth Sign Athan Iannucci

Athan Iannucci has found a home. Today the Colorado Mammoth have signed the free agent righty forward to a one-year deal. Iannucci had been playing with the Washington Stealth for the past two seasons. Iannucci began his career with the Philadelphia Wings before he was traded to the Edmonton Rush. He held out and ended up getting traded to Washington, where he had success. This season’s Vancouver Stealth training camp…

January 15, 2014
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NLL Three Stars: Week 3

In was an exciting Week 3 in the National Lacrosse League, featuring six games spread over three days with each team in action and the Colorado Mammoth, Philadelphia Wings and Buffalo Bandits all playing twice. It was a goaltender’s weekend and this week’s Three Stars could have easily been all netminders. Aaron Bold was outstanding in the Edmonton Rush’s 17-6 pounding Saturday night over the Colorado Mammoth and Tyler Richards…

January 15, 2014
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NLL Power Rankings: Week 3 Knighthawks Fly High Again

January 14, 2014

After a full slate of games last week, we had some fantastic games and finishes. The Buffalo Bandits swept a pair of games including an OT thriller in Philadelphia against the Wings, the Edmonton Rush crushed the Colorado Mammoth.   Power Rankings   Week 3 (1) 1—Rochester Knighthawks (2-0)  The Knighthawks behind an eight-point night from Cody Jamieson defeated the Wings 13-9. Going back to last season the Knighthawks have now…

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Cinderella Ending in Philly… For the Visitors!

It all seemed like a Cinderella story in the making at the WellsFargo Center in Philadelphia last night. Ending with a sudden death overtime score of 12-11, the Bandits were able to shoot down the Wings in their comeback attempts. The 4:30pm game started off in Philadelphia’s favor. They led the first half of Period 1 in shots taken over Buffalo and seemed to come out strong. At the end…

January 13, 2014
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Wings Start Comeback, Halted in OT

With over 7,300 fans in attendance at the Wells Fargo Center, the Philadelphia Wings came from behind to drop their home opener in overtime to the Buffalo Bandits 12-11. With the US Lacrosse Convention in town, what better way to treat the fans, coaches and players of the fastest game on two feet than to a thrilling competition of the sport itself? Fans at tonight’s game got exactly what they…

January 13, 2014
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