Jordan Hall: We Need To Focus On Our Game

April 18, 2013

Philadelphia Wings left handed forward Jordan Hall joined Wings Nest on Tuesday night to discuss the Wings clinching a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference last week, and their last game of the regular season this week against the Washington Stealth. Hall’s goal in overtime against Toronto gave the Wings the playoff berth for the second season in a row. “It was an interesting play. I was just lucky enough…

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NLL Week 16: What’s at Stake

April 18, 2013

Going into the final weekend of regular season play in the NLL, six of the eight postseason spots have been claimed, with two more yet to be determined. Moreover, only one team has locked up a home game, so there is still a lot yet to be determined. Such is life in a league with such parity among the teams. Here’s what we do know: The Toronto Rock have locked…

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NLL Draft: Chaka Bainbridge Talks Prospects

April 18, 2013

The NLL Draft is now just about six months away. About time we start previewing it, right? We’ve been looking at the top prospects in the game all month along with needs for some of the teams and draft positions. Chaka Bainbridge is a lacrosse super agent and represents more than a few prospects who are ready for the 2014 draft. This draft is being called one of the deeper…

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Mag: Self, Evans Grow Sport With Nationwide Lacrosse

April 17, 2013

Sometimes it’s outside the arena where it matters most and two guys making a difference right now are Rochester Knighthawks defender Brad Self and Calgary Roughnecks forward Shawn Evans. The Peterborough Ontario natives are the co-founders of Nationwide Lacrosse, a children’s camp they plan to take across Canada. Their motto is “Dream. Believe. Achieve” and they are hoping that each child who participates in their camp will not only reach…

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Matt Vinc On Pace For Most Saves in a Season

April 17, 2013

Goaltender Matt Vinc is having a historic season in 2013. The Rochester goaltender has already set new team records and is on the verge of setting a new National Lacrosse League record. The 30-year-old netminder from St. Catharines, Ontario currently leads the league with 636 saves and is nine shy of breaking the NLL’s record for saves in a single season. Rob Blasdell established the current record of 644 saves…

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Evans Ten point night earns him first star Honors

April 16, 2013

With week 15 of the NLL season in the books here are the three stars of the week. 3. Zach Greer: Greer led the Edmonton offense to a big win on the weekend over Rochester. Despite falling behind 4-0 early Greer rallied the Rush and helped them climb back for a 14-10 win. Greer had four goals and four assists on the night. Greer helped his team to a huge…

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NLL Power Rankings: Rock On Top

April 16, 2013

One more week to go… Can you have written a better script to end the 2013 regular season? Two of the four spots were claimed last week by Philadelphia and Minnesota. Two spots remain with Buffalo, Rochester, Colorado in a battle for it.  Also in the balance is Best overall record and the NLL West title. An Edmonton win over Calgary will give the Rush both the Western Division Title…

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Rush Speed Past Knighthawks 14-10

April 15, 2013

On Sunday night the Edmonton Rush faced off against the Rochester Knight Hawks. This was big game for both teams as Edmonton is fighting to finish first in the west while the Knight Hawks needed a win in order to secure a playoff berth. Rochester came out flying as they opened the game with four straight goals with the last being scored by Dan Dawson. With four early goals allowed…

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