Saturday night will be a big night at the Blue Cross Arena, as the 0-2 Rochester Knighthawks host the 2-1 Toronto Rock. The struggling defending champion Knighthawks have lost two one-goal games so far. The Hawks dropped a 13-12 contest to the Stealth on Opening Night, then lost a heartbreaking 14-13 game on Banner Night against the rival Bandits last Saturday. Toronto started out 2-0 before dropping a tough 8-7…
The Rochester Knighthawks have activated veteran defenseman Ian Llord from the practice squad. In a related move, the Knighthawks have placed transition man Matt Hummel on the injured serve list. “I am very excited,” said Llord. “It feels good. It means I was doing some things right and keeping a positive attitude.” Llord arrived in Rochester after spending five of his six seasons in the NLL with the Knighthawks’ thruway…
Week three of the National Lacrosse League is in the books, and the league has announced their players of the week. However, we have our own three stars. John Grant Jr- Colorado Mammoth Grant had his usual spectacular game, scoring six goals with two assists as the Mammoth won on the road against the now 0-2 Calgary Roughnecks. He also picked up one loose ball in the overtime win. Brandon…
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…
1—-Philadelphia Wings 2-0 (Last Week #3) This American style field team has done it again!! They go into the unfriendly confines of the ACC and defeat the Rock 8-7 in a very well played game, with standout performances from both Brandon Miller and Nick Rose. This was Philadelphia’s third straight win in Toronto dating back to last season. Heads are starting to turn in the NLL. Next Opponent: Jan 26…
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…