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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NLL Three Stars: Week Two

January 16, 2013

Week two of the NLL season has come to an end now that every team in the league has seen at least one game of action. Only Rochester had this week off, so we had plenty of options for our three stars. Nick Rose- Toronto Rock Nick Rose currently leads the league with two wins and 89 overall saves. It is early and he is on one of two teams…

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NLL Power Rankings: Week Two

January 14, 2013

The season is now in full swing, a nd once again we have a new #1. The Rock opened up with back to back road games this weekend.  First defeating Calgary on Saturday night 13-10, then traveling and defeating a very competitive Rush team 10-9.  But one of our biggest jumpers was the Washington Stealth.  The Stealth are now ranked #2, and showed that their win over the Knighthawks was…

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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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NLL: Rock Face Western Champion Rush

January 13, 2013

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…

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Bandits Pull Off Comeback Victory

January 13, 2013

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…

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