Tonight the Edmonton Rush, 8-5 and second place in the West division, host the 5-8 Colorado Mammoth. The Rush are trying to extend a 5 game win streak, all of which being on the road. They have been lead on this win streak by Ryan Ward (64pts, 19g, 46a) and rookie sensation Mark Matthews (59pts, 35g, 24a). Matthews is part of a 3-way tie for second in the league in…
The Calgary Roughnecks host the Washington Stealth Saturday night in their third and final meeting of the 2013 regular season. Both teams have won one game in this series so far, with the Roughnecks taking their contest last weekend following a late-game surge. Calgary is currently tied with the Edmonton Rush for first place in the NLL West Division with an 8-5 record while the Stealth are in second at…
It seems that every week the Bandits are in a situation where they need a win or else their playoff hopes become more and more unlikely. This week their challenge is Minnesota, a team that is also fighting to not be the odd team out but also a team that has beaten the Bandits already this season. Buffalo’s shown us that every game, no matter who its against, can be…
The National Lacrosse League has announced Player of the Month and Rookie of the Month award winners for March of the 2013 NLL regular season. Toronto Rock forward Colin Doyle, the league’s second all-time leading scorer with 1,260 career points who ranks third in the NLL with 82 points (25+57) this season, won the Player of the Month award as the Rock’s captain helped lead the team to the top…
After guiding the Rochester Knighthawks to their third National Lacrosse League championship in franchise history, the team’s eldest player and captain has decided to go out on top. Pat McCready, a veteran of 17 seasons in the NLL, held off retirement to make his return to the Knighthawks’ lineup. His storied career came full circle when he hoisted the Champion’s Cup in same city as he did 15 years prior….
As the number of weeks left in the regular season, the teams, chances, and scenarios increase for the teams to make the 2013 NLL Playoffs. Last week with two wins the Wings would of clinched, instead they dropped both. The Stealth could of clinched, but they lost. Toronto (clinched playoff spot) could have wrapped up home field throughout the Eastern Conference playoffs with two wins, they split giving them nothing…
Washington Stealth head coach Chris Hall on goaltender Tyler Richards’ five minute major penalty. “I really don’t have a comment on it until I see the tape but obviously it was a game-changing play. We could have still tied it up. We made some mistakes in the last 10 minutes by some veteran guys that were costly.” Stealth rookie defender Mitch Jones on his first career NLL goal. “I felt…
Here are the top ten plays of the week from the National Lacrosse League, where we see the Toronto Rock captain Colin Doyle deliver with the top play of the week.
The National Lacrosse League has announced Player of the Week awards for Week #13 of the 2013 NLL regular season which featured five games this past weekend. Three Minnesota Swarm players won awards in their respective categories for their performances in a decisive 20-11 home win over the Philadelphia Wings that improved their position in a tightly-contested playoff race. Swarm forward Callum Crawford, ranked fifth in the NLL with 41…
After getting off to a solid 3-1 record early in the season, the Bandits have seen their season slowly fall apart. Now tied for the worst record in the NLL, the Bandits seem to really be in that rebuild that it looked like they may endure. The problems with the Bandits have depended on the day. Sometimes the defense looks horrendous, other times it seems that the team just can’t…