For the third straight year, the Calgary Roughnecks finished the regular season in first place in the NLL West but bowed out early in the playoffs. For head coach Curt Malawsky, this was an unmitigated disaster. Said Malawsky after Calgary lost 14-13 to the Washington Stealth in the West Division Final (via NLL.com), “The season is a waste. Straight up. You don’t win – it’s a failure. All of the hard…
The 2013 season comes down to this, one last game to decide who will walk away with the Champions Cup. Will the Rochester Knighthawks win their second championship in a row, becoming the first team to accomplish that feat since the 2002 and 2003 Toronto Rock? Will the Washington Stealth win their second in four years? It’ll all be settled tonight in Langley. It’s been an interesting season for the…
Well fans, we have come to the final week of the 2013 NLL Season. Throughout the regular season and the three weeks of playoffs I have had the privilege of doing a weekly article called “NLL PLAYERS TO WATCH” It has been a thrilling season. From the comeback of the Colorado Mammouth,, the adversity of the Minnesota Swarm without Andrew Suitor, and the four rookies playing like veterans. The…
The National Lacrosse League has announced that Shawn Evans from the Calgary Roughnecks has won the Most Valuable Player award presented by Reebok for the 2013 NLL season. Evans won the league’s scoring title with 112 points (32+80), which tied for the fifth-most points in NLL single-season history. As the leader of the Roughnecks offense that scored the most goals of any team this year, the forward also led the…
Goods Corner is a new weekly editorial from Jack Goods covering the latest topics of interest around the sport of lacrosse. You can get in on the conversation by writing in the comment section below or by hitting Jack up on Twitter @GoodsOnSabres. In recent weeks there have been three big stories when it comes to future locations for the National Lacrosse League. Last week IL Indoor broke the news…
The National Lacrosse League has announced that Mark Matthews from the Edmonton Rush has won the Moe’s Southwest Grill Rookie of the Year award for the 2013 NLL season. Matthews ranked first among rookies and fifth in the league with a team-high 38 goals, third-most by an NLL rookie in history, while scoring in all 16 games played this season. Edmonton’s first overall pick of the 2012 NLL Entry Draft…
The National Lacrosse League has announced the NLL All-Pro Teams for the 2013 season. Six of the 12 players honored are first-time selections, four teams had two All-Pros and three honorees will play in the 2013 NLL Championship Game presented by Reebok this weekend. The 2013 NLL All-Pro First Team consists of Toronto Rock forward Garrett Billings, Washington Stealth forward Rhys Duch, Calgary Roughnecks forward Shawn Evans, Minnesota Swarm transition…
As the 2012 season for the Philadelphia Wings came to a close after a 14-13 first round loss to the eventual champion Rochester Knighthawks, GM/Head Coach Johnny Mouradian started to plan for 2013. Using the model of the NY/Orlando Titans of 2009-2010, coach Mouradian and Asst. GM Jimmy Butler (put the 09-10 Titans together) wanted to go with a roster of mostly American players. The Titan team of 09 lost…
The Minnesota Swarm’s season has come to a bitter end. The Swarm lost to Rochester on Saturday in what can only be called a true battle. The Swarm finished the season with a 7-9 record. In spite of the losing record the Swarm were able to reach their second straight Divisional Final. Unfortunately like the first go round in the Divisional Final the Swarm lost in a close fought game….
The National Lacrosse League has announced the NLL All-Rookie Team for the 2013 season. With Buffalo Bandits transition player Dhane Smith the lone representative from the East Division, six of the seven rookies honored represent the West Division including Calgary Roughnecks forward Joe Resetarits, Colorado Mammoth transition player Joey Cupido, Edmonton Rush forwards Curtis Knight and Mark Matthews, and Minnesota Swarm forward Shayne Jackson and transition player Kiel Matisz. Smith…