The Rochester Knighthawks (7-7) have a rendezvous with the Edmonton Rush (8-6) today at 4pm. Earlier in the season, the Rush took down the defending NLL champs 11-9. Edmonton is coming into the game off a loss to Colorado, with the Knighthawks showing signs of life after downing Calgary 15-14. Currently, the Rush lead the NLL in the computer rankings with an overall record of 8-6. Rochester sits at…
A loss tonight for the Buffalo Bandits could end their playoff hopes. If they lose and Rochester wins just one game weekend, the Bandits will head home in week 16 an eliminated team. The Stealth are looking to clinch home field in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs after they clinched a seed last week. They have the tiebreaker over the Calgary Roughnecks, so a win tonight would…
The Calgary Roughnecks host the Rochester Knighthawks Saturday night in a game that could seal the fate of either team heading into the postseason. The Roughnecks have already secured a playoff spot, but their success or failure in their last two games will determine how they get seeded. The Knighthawks can punch their own ticket to the postseason with a win either in Calgary or on Sunday in Edmonton against…
This weekend the Colorado Mammoth look to clinch a playoff spot with a win over division rival Minnesota Swarm, who also have a 6-8 record. The Swarm are coming off of a 13-15 loss to the Philadelphia Wings. The Swarm are lead by Ryan Benesch and captain Callum Crawford on offense. Both players have over 70 points this season. Crawford is fourth in the league in assists (53) and fifth…
When the Toronto Rock (10-5) and Philadelphia Wings (6-8) get together for a NLL game it is going to be second to none. Saturdays afternoon matchup from the Wells Fargo Center is expected to be a classic (CBS Sports Network 4:30pm). Toronto can clinch home field throughout the NLL Playoffs with a victory, while the Wings can clinch a playoff berth with a victory. The Wings are also shooting for…
The Bellarmine Knights have been one of the stories of the season in the NCAA, and leading them all year long has been goaltender Dillon Ward. We talked to the top goalie prospect in lacrosse, and he said he has loved this season with the Knights. “Season has been great so far. The guys are really excited about our success so far and were striving for our season goal of…
The CLax playoffs are here and there are just two weeks left in the NLL season. Here are the top ten stories we learned about this week. Demons and Ironmen in Rematch Ohsweken’s regular season was book ended with two wins over Iroquois but they also suffered a loss against them mid-season. The Demons have had an up and down season and have probably been the most inconsistent team in…
With just two weeks remaining in the NLL regular season, three teams have punched their ticket to the postseason, but the remaining two still have a legitimate shot at finding a way in and the seeding of the division remains wide open. The Calgary Roughnecks, Edmonton Rush and Washington Stealth are all knotted at the top with identical 8-6 records. But it isn’t quite as simple as that. The Stealth…
We are now down to the final two weeks of the NLL Regular Season. Is it me or did it seem like yesterday we were talking about the Wings and their American push, along with the struggles Minnesota would have being so young with the 4 picks in round 1. When we started the month of March, I remember saying that we could have all the playoff spots wrapped up…
Rochester Knighthawks forward Cory Vitarelli joined Over and Back with Scott Arnold on Monday night to talk about his season with the Hawks, coming off a championship and playing with the Peterborough Lakers. “It’s heat of the moment” he said about his trademark diving goals. “Every time that I have to score doing that I’m happy it goes in” “The Minto in 2006” Vitarelli said of which championship was the…