The Edmonton Rush will host the Washington Stealth this evening at 9 p.m. The game marks the third meeting of the year between the western division foes after the teams split the first two match-ups. Washington currently sits at second in the western division with a 4-3 record. Leading the Stealth this season has been Rhys Duch. Duch tops the Stealth in scoring with 33 points including a league high…
Saturday night the Calgary Roughnecks journey to Minnesota to take on the Minnesota Swarm in Week 7 action. This is the second game of the weekend for the Roughnecks, who are currently sitting at 4-2 atop of the West Division of the NLL. The Swarm are currently tied for third in the division at 2-3, only 1.5 games behind, and just took out the NLL’s first place overall Toronto Rock…
Oh, what a few weeks can do in the NLL. After a terrible start to the season, the Rochester Knighthawks now look to be one of the more dangerous teams in the league. The Bandits on the other hand, who after looking strong through the first few weeks are now showing signs of weaknesses. That all being said, both teams are tied at 3-3. Last week these two teams played…
The Toronto Rock face off with the Calgary Roughnecks this week as the top teams in their respective divisions. Toronto leads the league with five wins but lost last Friday to Minnesota, while Calgary has won four in a row. “We know we have a big test in the Roughnecks coming to the ACC Friday night, so like I said before we need to be ready to play and try…
The Calgary Roughnecks will try to extend their four-game winning streak this weekend as they take to the road for two games. The first is against the Toronto Rock Friday night in the Air Canada Centre. This is a battle of the two first place teams, with the Roughnecks currently leading the West Division at 4-2 and the Rock leading the East at 5-2. Calgary is coming off a 9-8…
The National Lacrosse League has announced Player of the Week awards for Week #6 of the 2013 NLL regular season which featured five games this past weekend. Rochester Knighthawks forward Cody Jamieson won Offensive Player of the Week after helping his team get back to .500 with two decisive road wins, Minnesota Swarm transition player Tyler Hass was honored for his three-goal performance, which included the game-winning goal in overtime,…
The 3-3 Rochester Knighthawks are finally figuring it out. Since a horrendous 0-3 start, the Hawks are on a three-game win streak and are finally looking like the Championship team they became last season, with the potential to be much better than last year’s squad. The player I’ve been most surprised by and impressed with is #23, Cory Vitarelli. Knighthawks fans knew the player known as “The Dog” was a…
The NLL champion Rochester Knighthawks were not happy with their 0-3 start that left them with 32 goals. However in their last three games, all wins, Rochester has picked up 40 goals including 33 this weekend when they outscored opponents 33-17. “Our offence is extremely talented with players like Cody [Jamieson], [Casey] Powell, and [Dan] Dawson up there it’s pretty incredible to watch what they can do with the ball.”…
The Calgary Roughnecks have climbed the western conference’s standings to now sit at 4-2 and in first place after they lost their first two games of the season. The Roughnecks have scored more than any team in the league, along with Washington, and many of those goals come in this streak. “Just keep playing the way we know how to play.” said ‘Necks rookie Joe Resetarits. “We know its not…
As the Wings enter another bye week, they must let another loss stir and fester inside of them. This just wasn’t a regular loss. This was an embarrassing defeat to the Rochester Knighthawks which brought back memories of the 2012 season opener, a 22-12 loss. This was also a 10 goal defeat 20-10, but it made it two home losses in a row that the Wings where doubled up on…