Tomorrow night the Minnesota Swarm will travel to Toronto for the first of back to back games. The Swarm have only play one game this season compared to the Rocks three games. The Rock come into Friday night’s contest at 2-1, with wins over Calgary and Edmonton. While the Swarm come in at 0-1, losing in their season opener to the Buffalo Bandits. The only real recent news for the…
Philadelphia Wings: 17 Americans? “You can’t play the indoor game with a field team” That was the sound echoed as the Wings roster took shape for the 2013 season. If they were 0-2 there be “I told you so’s” all over the place. Instead they now sit at 2-0, after an 8-7 victory over the Rock in the final 10.9 seconds, and have some people wondering. Now this young team…
On Sunday the (0-1) Edmonton Rush took on the (2-0) Washington Stealth. The Rush came into this game after losing to the Toronto Rock at home 10-9 while the Stealth were rolling and looking to keep their momentum after wins against Rochester and Colorado. The Rush wasted no time in this game as rookie Mark Matthews struck just 37 seconds into the game in order to give Edmonton a 1-0…
The Calgary Roughnecks are off to one of their worst starts in franchise history, having dropped their first two games of the year. Last season they finished up the regular season with the best record in the NLL, at 12-4, and with basically the same roster this year, similar results were expected. The big difference over the summer was behind the bench, where head coach Dave Pym was fired after…
As if the night of indoor lacrosse action couldn’t get any more exciting….. The Colorado Mammoth erased a 4 goal deficit in the last 5 minutes to force overtime with the Calgary Roughnecks. Sean Pollock’s game-winner came at 6:02 of the overtime to give the Mammoth (1-1) their first win of the season. The loss sent Calgary to 0-2 in the early stages if the 2013 season. Both teams lost…
Despite high pre-season expectations, the Rochester Knighthawks currently post a winless record after losing their home opener to eastern conference rival Buffalo Bandits. Shawn Williams led the Bandits to victory with an 8 point performance. The veteran has been solid since being acquired by Buffalo in the off-season and leads the team with 15 points in three games. Dhane Smith continued his stand out rookie campaign with a 4 point…
Drew Westervelts goal with 11 seconds left capped off a 4 goal run for the Wings as they defeat the Toronto Rock 8-7 at the ACC. This game was spectacular from start to finish. Goaltenders Nick Rose and Brandon Miller played outstanding in the net for their respected teams. Toronto was first on the board at 2:43 with a goal from Josh Sanderson on a beautiful transition play. The Rock…
On Saturday night the (1-0) Philadelphia wings took on the (2-0) Toronto Rock. This game was big for both teams as they both try to stake their early claim to being top in the east. The Rock came out pumped up for their home opener in front of the hometown fans. The Rock came out firing as they outclassed the Wings early. The goalies were the early story of the…
After a disappointing end to the 2012 season, the Colorado Mammoth continued that downward spiral dropping their home opener to the Washington Stealth last weekend 17-13. The biggest lead Washington took on the Mammoth was 8 goals in the third quarter. The Mammoth will have to wake up as they head to Calgary to take on the Roughnecks. Calgary themselves are in the same predicament as Colorado is. The Roughnecks…
The Buffalo Bandits split their two games last weekend and face another difficult challenge tonight. The Bandits head to Rochester to take on the Knighthawks in their home opener, the night that they will be raising their Championship banner to the rafters. The Knighthawks had last weekend off and haven’t played since their opening night loss to the Washington Stealth. Tonight could be the first time we see their entire…