Video: Post Game Bandits Locker Room
Last night the Buffalo Bandits fell to the Philadelphia Wings in disappointing fashion 17-13. We spoke with their head coach along with others with the Bandits and the Wings. Troy Cordingley
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Knighthawks Begin Title Defense, Defeat Swarm
The Minnesota Swarm took on the defending NLL Champion Rochester Knighthawks last night in the their season opener and fell short of the win. The 8-6 final was the lowest scoring game of the NLL’s season openers, which saw a win by the Philadelphia Wings 17-13 over the Buffalo Bandits, and a 13-10 win by the Edmonton Rush over the Colorado Mammoth. The Swarm could never get much going…
Audio: Adam Jones After Mammoth Loss
Last night the Colorado Mammoth fell to the Edmonton Rush at home by a score of 13-10. Adam Jones was an offensive star despite the loss with six points, four of which were goals and he shot 14 times. After the game we caught up with him about the game.
Rush Open Season With 13-10 Win Over Mammoth
The Rush overcame a slow start and a good initial push offensively by the Mammoth but came alive in the second quarter, outscoring Colorado 6-2 to to take an 8-6 lead at half time. Even though their offence had to make last minute substitutions for rookie Robert Church (illness) and Dane Stevens (unexpected family matter), they continued to roll in the third, opening the quarter with three straight goals to…
Hall’s Seven Points Lead Wings to Opening Night Win
It was déjà vu all over again as the Buffalo Bandits were defeated in their season opening game by the Philadelphia Wings, 17-13. Jordan Hall led the Wings to their first victory of the season and was the recipient of the game’s first star honor as he recorded seven points on five goals and two assists. Buffalo Bandits head coach Troy Cordingley was not happy with his team’s results this evening. “We were taught…
Knighthawks Extend Tyler Burton
Tyler Burton did not have long to celebrate his new two-year deal with the Rochester Knighthawks. Just one day later, Burton was at The Blue Cross Arena preparing for the team’s season opener. “I started here, I love the coaching staff and everything to do with this team,” said the fourth-year pro. “I am just really happy to be here.” The London, Ontario native has won back-to-back championships with Rochester…
Lacrosse Stories of the Year #4: NLL Signs CBA Through 2020
Over the next nine days, we will be looking at the top nine stories of the year in lacrosse, based off of our most read and covered stories. Today is #4 looking at the new CBA deal with the National Lacrosse League. The National Lacrosse League had to renew their Collective Bargaining Agreement before the 2014 season, and they needed to avoid a lockout situation. The league had created a…
NLL Game Picks: Week One
Week one of the National Lacrosse League season is here and we have our game picks ready to go. Three games are on tap with Minnesota at Rochester, Philadelphia at Buffalo and Edmonton at Colorado. Send your game picks to us via twitter @LacrosseWeTrust or leave them in the comments.
Bandits Look to Redeem Last Season vs Wings
The 2014 NLL season begins today as the Buffalo Bandits take on the Philadelphia Wings for a 7:30pm home game at the First Niagara Center. After an exciting and very challenging training camp, the Bandits are ready to hit the floor and show theBanditland faithful their new and improved team. Heading into their season opener against the Wings, head coach Troy Cordingley said “We’re looking forward to the opportunity. Being the only team…
Wings Travel to Buffalo for Tough Opener
The Philadelphia Wings open the 2014 season with ten new faces . Evan Kirk (Goalie via trade), Ryan Ward, Tracey Kelusky, and Kyle Buchanan (free agents) lead the list of key additions to the team. The departure of the American players from last season, Rabil, Reynolds, Seibald, Kevin Buchanan to name a few take away some experience in the roster. Drew Westervelt was another key loss, but that landed a…