Knighthawks Clip Wings Again, Advance to Conference Finals

April 28, 2013

For the second consecutive season the Philadelphia Wings were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Rochester Knighthawks by a score of 10-8 at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, NY. Rochester opened up by taking a 3-0 lead after the first quarter, causing many Wings fans at home as well as those in attendance shaking there heads thinking, ”this is going to get ugly”.  But the…

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NLL Playoffs: Wings Travel to Rochester

April 27, 2013

The Philadelphia Wings travel to Rochester tonight to face the Knighthawks in round one of the 2013 NLL Playoffs.  Rochester earned the home field by defeating Buffalo last week 10-9.  Last season the Wings fell to Rochester in round one 14-13 and this year they look to turn that around and move on to round two.   For the Wings if they are looking to defeat the Knighthawks, they must…

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2013 NLL Playoffs: Contenders or Pretenders?

April 26, 2013

Philadelphia Wings (7-9/3-5 road)  vs  Rochester Knighthawks (8-8/3-5 home)    Saturday night5pm  CBS SportsNetwork         Rochester won season series 2-1   A rematch of last season’s first round playoff game with Rochester winning 14-13.   What team will show up for the Wings?  Will it be the team that defeated Rochester in week 8? Or, Will it be the team that was blown out in week six against the Knighthawks?  Rookie…

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NLL: Calgary Roughnecks Host Colorado Mammoth in Round One

April 26, 2013

The first round of the NLL playoffs begins on Saturday and in the West Division, the first place Calgary Roughnecks (9-7) will host the fourth-place Colorado Mammoth (7-9). The Roughnecks won the season series against the Mammoth two-games-to-one and were 8-4 against division rivals. The Mammoth were only 4-6 within the West Division, but they won five of their last seven games and their last two wins of the season…

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NLL Playoff Preview: Philadelphia Wings

April 26, 2013

Overall:  7-9.  (4-4 Home) East: :    3rd Seed Overall NLL: 6th Seed Week 6: Rochester Knighthawks 20 @ Philadelphia Wings 10 Week 8: Philadelphia Wings 10 @ Rochester Knighthawks 8 Week 14: Philadelphia Wings 7 @ Rochester Knighthawks 14 The Philadelphia Wings advanced to the NLL playoffs for the second consecutive year (last time 2001-2002), and once again they will face the Rochester Knighthawks.  The Wings advanced two weeks ago…

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NLL Playoff Preview: Washington Stealth

April 25, 2013

The Washington Stealth (9-7) head into the post-season as the second place seed in the west and will host the third seeded (9-7) Edmonton Rush in the West Division Semifinal this Saturday. The Stealth rebounded this season after a dismal 4-12 record in 2012 earned them last place in league standings, causing them to be the lone NLL team to not make playoffs. This year also marks Washington’s first time…

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NLL: Rush Look for West Repeat, But Stealth in Their Way

April 25, 2013

The Edmonton Rush will travel to Everett, WA this weekend to battle the Washington Stealth in the opening round of the NLL playoffs. Both teams finished the regular season with nine wins and seven losses but Edmonton won the season series 2-1 while outscoring the Stealth 43-32. Edmonton had he longest winning streak of any team in the league this year in a five game span that included wins over…

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NLL Playoff Preview: Edmonton Rush

April 24, 2013

Overall: 9-7 (7-1 Road) West: #3 Seed Overall NLL #4 Seed   The 2012 season was a magical one for the Edmonton Rush who went 6-10.  In round one they beat the Calgary Roughnecks 19-11 on the road, a team that basically owned them in 2012.  Then they travel to Minnesota and just destroy the Swarm 15-3 (11-2 at half), vaulting them into the Championship game. In that game they…

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NLL: Calgary Roughnecks Playoff Preview

April 23, 2013

It took a dramatic overtime win in the last game of the season, but the Calgary Roughnecks won the NLL West Division for the third straight year and fourth time in five years. Calgary is now the second seed in the playoffs and will hold home field advantage for at least two rounds of their quest for the Champion’s Cup. But first things first. On Saturday night, the Roughnecks host…

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