Ten NLL Players to Watch in Week Three

January 18, 2013

1.  Cliff Smith (Stealth)   Another 7 point game, can he continue his hot streak, and lead the Washington Stealth to another victory? 2.  Curtis Knight/Mark Matthews (Edm)  Fantastic first game, just fell short against Toronto, can they hand the Stealth their first loss? Both rookies playing in their second game. 3.  Levis/Roik (Col)   Can they get on track vs Calgary?   Goaltending has been a HUGE question since pre-season. 4.  Anthony…

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NLL: Wings and Rock Battle in Toronto

January 18, 2013

After two impressive road wins to open the season, the Toronto Rock will look to continue their momentum on home soil when the Philadelphia Wings visit the Air Canada Centre (ACC) Saturday night. Philadelphia opened their season with a 13-8 home win versus the Buffalo Bandits. Leading the Wings in the victory was the recently acquired Jordan Hall. Hall finished his Philly debut with 7 points (1 goal, 6 assists)….

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Top Ten NLL Questions in Week Three

January 17, 2013

Now that every team has played a game, we know a lot more about what the NLL will look like this 2013 season. However, we still have questions, and look at what to watch for in the third week. Can the defending Champion Knighthawks bounce back after road loss in Washington in week one? Rochester is raising their banner on this night and face a Bandits team looking to move…

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Knighthawks Sign Angus Goodleaf

January 17, 2013

The Rochester Knighthawks announced tonight that they have signed goalie Angus Goodleaf to a one-year deal, pending league approval. In a related move, the Knighthawks released goalie Jake Henhawk. “It feels good. I have been waiting for this for a month,” said Goodleaf. The four-year pro spent his entire career with the Buffalo Bandits, where he posted a 10.86 goals-against average and .767 save percentage over three seasons. In 2012,…

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NLL Conference Notes: BDS Out, Powell Questionable

January 17, 2013

The NLL coaches and media conference call yesterday had some interesting notes about the statuses of players and injuries from around the league. Knighthawks head coach Mike Hasen said that he will know more about Casey Powell tonight during practice and if he will play this weekend against the Buffalo Bandits. With the Bandits, Billy Dee Smith will not play this week due to an injury he suffered at work….

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Bandits Show Struggles, Signs of Promise

January 16, 2013

This weekend didn’t go entirely as planned for the Buffalo Bandits. There were some things that worked and looked very good, and other things that should make fans a bit worried. That being said, many of the issues were expected with the new faces in the lineup and there seemed to me a good amount of positives to balance things out. The Bandits are still in a good position at…

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Rock Spoil Rush Opener

January 14, 2013

The Toronto Rock were in action this weekend in week 2 of the NLL season. On Saturday night the Rock played their first game of the season against the Calgary Roughnecks and were able to pull out a 13-11 win. In the second half of their Alberta swing the Rock took on the Edmonton Rush on Sunday in Edmonton’s first game of the season. The Rock started off this game…

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Stealth Bomb Mammoth 17-13

January 13, 2013

Last week the Stealth pulled of an upset by defeating the Champion Knighthawks.  Last night the Stealth go into Colorado and defeat the Mammoth 17-13. Lewis Ratcliff opened the scoring for the Stealth at the :33 second mark.  Both teams alternated goals to tie the game at two a piece.  Then the Stealth ( 4 goal run) and the Mammoth (3 goal run) have the score at 6-5 after the…

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Rock Pick Up Road Win in Calgary

January 13, 2013

The Toronto Rock picked up their first win of the season last night as they took to the road in Calgary. Toronto won 13-11 and were led by the three goal performance from Kasey Biernes. Colin Doyle picked up five assists in the Toronto victory while Josh Sanderson and Stephan LeBlanc had two goals each. Garrett Billings also picked up four assists while goaltender Nick Rose made 44 saves and…

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