The NLL playoffs resume on Saturday when the Minnesota Swarm travel to Rochester to take on the Knighthawks in the Divisional Final at Blue Cross Arena. The Swarm haven’t won there since January 26th, 2008 when they squeaked out an 18-17 overtime victory in a hard fought regular season battle. Although that was only five years ago, not one single member of either of those 2008 squads remains and it…
The National Lacrosse League has announced that Matt Vinc from the Rochester Knighthawks has won the Goaltender Player of the Year Award for the 2013 NLL season. Vinc, who set the new NLL single-season record with 662 saves and now owns three of the top five totals, also led the league in goals against average (10.17) and save percentage (.803), along with 955:28 minutes played out of the team’s total…
Yesterday we brought some news about the Edmonton Rush downplaying a rumor of moving to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Late in the afternoon yesterday the team released an official statement about the rumors, saying in 2014 they will remain in Edmonton. The Edmonton Rush is full speed ahead to the 2014 Season on Crystal Glass Field at Rexall Place. Season Ticket renewals are at a franchise high and renewing fast. The Edmonton…
Well if that wasn’t an exciting first round of playoff lacrosse, I don’t know what is. The Rochester Knighthawks began their defense of the Champions Cup by defeating the Philadelphia Wings 10-8. A game in which former Wing Dan Dawson torched his former mates by registering 4 goals and 2 assists, and brother Paul registered the game winning goal. In Washington, the Stealth overcame a 7-1 deficit to win 12-11…
The National Lacrosse League has announced that Kyle Rubisch from the Edmonton Rush has won the Defensive Player of the Year Award for the 2013 NLL season. As the leader of a defensive unit that allowed the second-fewest goals in the league, Rubisch recorded 11 points (3+8), ranked first among NLL defensemen with 128 loose balls, and led the league with 44 forced turnovers to break the NLL single-season record…
After an outstanding regular season in which they finished first overall the Toronto Rock were knocked out in the first round of the NLL playoffs by the eight seeded Minnesota Swarm. The Rock were the only team in the National Lacrosse League to win 10 regular season games (10-6) and they didn’t lose two in a row all season; until their final two games of the year when it mattered…
The nature of the beast in the National Lacrosse League is rumors of teams moving. The latest rumor was the Edmonton Rush possibly moving to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, but it appears the Rush are downplaying this rumor. “Let the record show that he’s lost a lot of money and he’s spent a lot of time … he may even have grey hairs that have come from this experience because he’s put…
NLL awards season is here and two of the game’s best were honored today. Doug Locker, the general manager of the Washington Stealth, was named executive of the year while Toronto Rock head coach Troy Cordingley was named head coach of the year. “This award, which I’m very humbled by, does not come without the support of great ownership, an outstanding coaching staff, and a group of players who perform…
The National Lacrosse League has announced that Toronto Rock forward Garrett Billings has won the Sportsmanship Award for the 2013 NLL season. Billings, who finished the regular season ranked second in NLL scoring for the second straight year with 100 points (30+70), recorded just four penalty minutes on the season as the Langley, British Columbia, native exemplified a high level of sportsmanship to go along with tremendous play on the…
At 9-7 the Edmonton Rush finished with the regular season with their best record since 2010 and their five game win streak mid season was the longest of any team this year in the National Lacrosse League. The Rush are a perfect example of why many feel that the NLL should insert a playoffs series format rather than the current single game knockout. Last year they finished with a dismal…