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…
After a 13-11 win against Calgary yesterday, the Toronto Rock continue their western road trip as they head to the other Alberta team Edmonton. Last season the Rush were the Western Conference Champions in the NLL. In the win Kasey Biernes shone with three goals and two assists while the captain Colin Doyle had five helpers. They now face an Edmonton team with a strong defense with the likes of…
At many points this game seemed like it was slipping away from the Buffalo Bandits. However with solid play in the second half the team pulled off a one goal victory by the score of 13 to 12 in the team’s home opener. Minnesota opened the game with three straight goals, two from Ryan Benesch and one from Tyler Haas. For the second night in a row, Darris Kilgour pulled…
The Washington Stealth can make a huge statement in the early stages of the 2013 season with a road win over John Grant Jr. and the Colorado Mammoth tonight. The Stealth are off to a 1-0 start after being the defending NLL Champions Rochester Knighthawks to a score of 13-12. The Stealth trio of Rhys Duch, Lewis Ratcliff and Athan Iannucci may have some big help this season as Surrey,BC…
The Calgary Roughnecks will host the Toronto Rock Saturday evening in the season opener for both teams. Leading the Rock will be Captain Colin Doyle. Entering his 12th season with Toronto, Doyle has been present for each of the team’s six Champion’s Cup titles and will continue to be an integral part of the team’s success. Garrett Billings will also join Doyle as an offensive leader. Billings comes off of…
Last night in front of a crowd of 9,096 at the Wells Fargo Center the Philadelphia Wings put together a game of lacrosse the Philadelphia fans have been waiting to see for a long time by beating the Buffalo Bandits 13-8. This was a total team effort from top to bottom. Led by a three headed monster Kevin Buchanan (3G/3A) and Kevin Crowley (4G/1A) and Jordan Hall (1G/6A), the Wings…
The Bandits are hoping their home opener tonight goes better than their season opener last night. After dropping their first game 13 to 8 to Philadelphia they look to get on the right path tonight against the Minnesota Swarm. The game is the first time we’ll see the Minnesota Swarm rookies suiting up in the NLL, including Brock Sorenson, Kiel Matisz, and Shayne Jackson. Minnesota is looking like a team…
Last week the only one to come up with a win was David Ashby who correctly picked the Washington Stealth. Who will it be this week? Leave your picks below.
The Wings open up their 27th season on Friday January 11 when the Buffalo Bandits come to town. Game time is at 7 PM at the Wells Fargo Center. The Wings look to get back on track after losing there last 5 regular season games of 2012, along with a defeat in the first round of the playoffs has left a very bitter taste in the mouths of players. The Wings are looking to rinse that…
Yesterday on the NLL coaches and media conference call, Minnesota Swarm head coach Joe Sullivan addressed the issue of his two goaltenders, Tyler Carlson and Evan Kirk. He told the media that they will be going with a two goalie system like last season and thus Kirk and Carlson will split duties in between the pipes. The sophomore goalies both saw success last season with the Swarm. Carlson had a…