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NLL: Rush Cruise to 11-6 Win Over Mammoth, Colorado Still Clinging to Playoff Hopes

April 17, 2025
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The Saskatchewan Rush shut out the Colorado Mammoth for over 40 minutes while scoring nine times to cruise to an 11-6 victory in a rare Sunday game. The win guarantees the Rush (12-5) a second-place finish in the league while the Mammoth, at 8-9, are in a four-way tie for the last two playoff spots. Wil Malcom got the Mammoth on the board first, just three minutes into the game,…

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NLL: Buffalo clinches top spot in playoffs

April 14, 2025
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Saturday’s contest between the Buffalo Bandits and Halifax Thunderbirds saw seven ties throughout the game. With 27 total goals scored, and in front of another sellout crowd inside the KeyBank Center, the Buffalo Bandits secured the one-seed in the NLL Playoffs, winning 15-12. Allow me to do something a little bit different with this article. Usually, I’m a big fan of nonbiased opinions in these recaps and a sprinkle of…

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NLL: Deacan Knott a beacon in the night for Wings

April 13, 2025
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Original photography by Tracey Happold-Brown Goaltender Deacan Knott was like a beacon in the night as he guided the Philadelphia Wings to a 16-13 win over the Georgia Swarm on Saturday evening at Wells Fargo Center in the Wings final home game of the season. He “knotted” down the net to secure the win in front of the 8,520 attendees during fan appreciation night. Georgia wanted to wrap up a…

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Buffalo secures home playoff game with win over Mammoth

April 9, 2025
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Week 19 saw a rivalry renewed at Ball Arena between the Buffalo Bandits and the Colorado Mammoth. These two teams are no strangers to one another, and both teams were desperate for a win, for completely different reasons. Buffalo saw themselves atop the standings but were on a bit of a skid coming in, so a win would be massive for their confidence as the playoffs approached. Colorado was logjammed…

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Hutch is clutch in Halifax’s win over San Diego

Halifax Thunderbirds goalie, Drew Hutchison, faces down a shot by San Diego Seal Jake Govett in Halifax's 13-10 win at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax. Photo by James Bennett.
April 6, 2025
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Halifax Thunderbirds’ goaltender, Drew Hutchison, entered the game with four-and-a-half minutes left in the first quarter, down 5-2. He stopped 39 out of 44 shots the rest of the way to backstop Halifax’s 13-10 comeback victory over the San Diego Seals in front of 10,783 fans at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax. With Colorado’s loss to Buffalo, the win secured the Thunderbirds’ ticket to the playoffs.  “I just feel like…

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Del Bianco stands tall late, Warriors continue playoff push

April 1, 2025
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Going into their week 18 matchup, the Buffalo Bandits and Vancouver Warriors were trending in different directions. The Bandits, who sat atop the NLL standings, were 4-3 in their last seven games, while the Warriors were winners of two-in-a-row, and it seemed like the addition of Christian Del Bianco was the boost they needed to make a playoff push. Saturday night’s contest was set to be a good one in…

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Warriors keep playoff hopes alive, sneak past Swarm

March 25, 2025
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The final game on Saturday night of the week 17 slate was coming to you live from Rogers Arena in Vancouver. The hometown Warriors were set to do battle with the visiting Georgia Swarm. Both clubs came in logjammed in the middle of the standings, so a win for either side would prove to be crucial when it came to playoff seeding. Vancouver saw themselves with a five-goal lead late…

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NLL: Bandits clinch playoff spot, split back-to-back weekend

March 25, 2025
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The Buffalo Bandits headed into their back-to-back weekend with one goal in mind: win one game and you’re back in the playoffs. First up was a home game Friday night against the Las Vegas Desert Dogs that had those playoff implications, as well as being the finals for the Tucker Out Lymphoma Cup. The emotions of that game were going to be palpable, as the Tucker Out Lymphoma Night originated…

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NLL: The Halifax Thunderbirds win a shoot-out against the Ottawa Black Bears

Halifax Thunderbirds' Graeme Hossack and Clarke Petterson celebrate a goal during the Halifax Thunderbirds 17-16 win over the Ottawa Black Bears on March 21 at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax.
March 23, 2025
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The Halifax Thunderbirds narrowly beat the Ottawa Black Bears 17-16 on Friday night in front of 9,547 fans at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax.  “It obviously wasn’t pretty. We just trusted our guys and made plays when we did. We had a bunch of players step up and make some great individual efforts,” said Thunderbirds defender Graeme Hossack. “(Drew) Hutchison stepping in was awesome today, and that’s all we can…

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Bandits Win Rematch

March 18, 2025
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As famously stated by former US President George W. Bush, “Fool me once, shame on you… [really long pause]… fool me… you can’t get fooled again.” All kidding aside, after getting upset by the Roughnecks a week ago on home turf, the Buffalo Bandits were hungry to get to the rematch and show just why they are the class of the NLL. And they didn’t disappoint. Playing typical “Bandit Ball,”…

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