NLL

Today the Philadelphia Wings bring back a cagey veteran.  Kyle Sweeney returns home just in time for these weekends’ matchups against Rochester and Colorado. The Wings also signed Mike McLellan.  McLellan was part of the big trade with Edmonton back in August of 2011 (see below) McLellan started his career in 2006 with the Arizona Stingers.  His travels then took him to NewYork/Orlando Titans, Colorado Mammoth, Edmonton Rush, and now…

The National Lacrosse League is headed into week eight, but we still need to honor the best of the best from week seven, where we see a Canadian sweep. Shawn Evans, Calgary Roughnecks Evans scored just two goals in two games this weekend, but he also picked up a whopping 11 assists as Calgary defeated Minnesota but fell to Toronto. Evans has been the Roughnecks offensive leader all season. He…

The National Lacrosse League has announced Player of the Week awards for Week #7 of the 2013 NLL regular season which featured five games this past weekend. Edmonton Rush rookie forward Mark Matthews, who currently leads the league with 23 goals this season, won Offensive Player of the Week after scoring a combined 11 goals in their two wins over the weekend. Rush transition player Jeremy Thompson also won the…

Another exciting week and a new #1 …  The Toronto Rock reclaim the top spot once again after this weekend…. To say the 2013 season is less then exciting would be a complete understatement Toronto Rock.   In the battle of Canada between the Rock & Roughnecks, the Toronto Rock reclaim #1 and continue to lead the east after defeating the Roughnecks 17-12 thus sweeping there season series match-up and ending…

Last night the Minnesota Swarm took on the Calgary Roughnecks. The Roughnecks came into the game 5-3 and leading the West by a game over the Washington Stealth. The Swarm came into the game at 2-4 and in last place in the West. The Roughnecks got the game started a little under 2 minutes into the game with a Dane Dobbie goal. The Swarm responded quickly by getting a power…