Rock Defeat Knighthawks, Clinch East Title

April 8, 2013

The Toronto Rock (10-5) clinched the regular season eastern division title with a 10-9 win over the Rochester Knighthawks (6-7) Sunday afternoon at the Air Canada Centre. The game marked the third and final meeting between Rochester and Toronto this year, with the Rock taking the edge in the season series 2-1.   Toronto jumped out to a 3-0 lead under ten minutes into the game and would never trail…

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Cross Checks: NLL Week Fourteen

April 7, 2013

Philadelphia and Buffalo are slumping, Toronto, Rochester and Colorado are hot while Minnesota gets it going without Andrew Suitor and the Rush struggle at home. We have all of the info on NLL Week 14 right here.

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NLL: Stealth Outlast Roughnecks in Rubber Match

April 7, 2013

Tyler Richards turned aside 48 shots to lead the Washington Stealth to a 12-11 victory over the Calgary Roughnecks Saturday night. One week after costing his team a win by taking a five-minute major in the fourth quarter that gave the Roughnecks a chance to take an insurmountable lead, T-Rich was on his game from start to finish, shutting down the vaunted Calgary offense. He also got a ton of…

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Stories of the Week: NLL Results Highlight Week

April 7, 2013

Wings Road Woes The Philadelphia Wings lost this week in Rochester after suffering losses to Minnesota and Colorado on the road last week. They finally get a chance back at home today where they face the Swarm again, who by the way scored 21 goals against Buffalo last night. Ironmen Clinch The final Canadian Lacrosse League playoff spot was going to go to either the Iroquois Ironmen or the Barrie…

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NLL: Swarm and Wings face off

April 7, 2013

On Sunday the Philadelphia Wings (5-8) face off against the Minnesota Swarm (6-7). Both of these teams are in need of a win in order to keep their playoffs hopes alive. So expect for the two teams to be hungry for a win which should make for an exciting game. In the last meeting between these teams the Swarm dominated the Philadelphia Wings and won the game 20-11. The keys…

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Ten Unsung Pro Players To Watch

April 7, 2013

When it comes to leagues like CLax and NALL we hear a lot of the same names; Wayne Van Every, Dan Deckelbaum, Mike Stone. Most of those guys have played at the higghest levels before. Then we hear about the prospects in lacrosse like Jeremy Noble and Ethan O’Connor and it goes on and one. However, there are some players out there in the pro ranks that don’t get nearly…

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NLL: Rush Look for Sixth Straight, Face Mammoth

April 6, 2013

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…

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NLL: Third Meeting Between Roughnecks and Stealth Goes Saturday

April 6, 2013

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…

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Bandits Desperate For Win In Minny

April 6, 2013

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…

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Doyle, Matthews NLL Players of the Month

April 6, 2013

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…

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