The Rochester Knighthawks began the quest to defend their NLL title with an 11-10 preseason victory over the Minnesota Swarm. The game marked the first NLL action to take place at Blue Cross Arena since the 2012 championship game. Two stand out performances of the night came courtesy of players absent from the Knighthawks 2012 roster. Former NLL MVP Casey Powell showed no signs of rust after sitting out last…
As the 2013 season is around the corner, the Buffalo Bandits are closer to finalizing their roster. Earlier this week the Bandits signed transition player Scott Stewart. Stewart posted seven points in 11 games in his 12 NLL season. With Jeremy Thompson headed to the Rush for Aaron Wilson, Stewart could help fill the void of Thompson and also add a veteran presence on the back end. Bandits General Manager…
Three games took place this past weekend with the Knighthawks facing the Swarm, Rock facing the Rush and the Roughnecks taking on the Mammoth. The three (or maybe more) best players of the week are listed below in our weekly three stars. Curtis Dickson & Jeff Shattler- Calgary When two players both score five goals in a game, they both need to make this list. Both Dickson, a former rookie…
As training camp rosters continue to be trimmed, both the Buffalo Bandits and Rochester Knighthawks have made moves early in this week. The Bandits re-signed right handed shooter Luke Wiles and placed him on the active roster from the protected player list, while also signing transition man Scott Stewart. Stewart had been with the Edmonton Rush but last season played in Denver with the Colorado Mammoth. He was released after…
The Philadelphia Wings have signed forward Kevin Crowley to a one-year contract for the 2013 National Lacrosse League season. Crowley, Philadelphia’s first overall pick in the 2011 NLL Entry Draft, had a prolific rookie campaign in which he was named to the league’s All-Rookie team and Rookie of the Week three times, the most in the league. The New Westminster, B.C. native scored a team-high 36 goals and added 35 assists…
Rankings this week took a change. We have a new #1, and a big leaper of 4 places. Three games where played this weekend. First game was the defending champion Rochester Knighthawks facing off against the young Minnesota Swarm. Rochester came out on top 11-10 on a penalty shot by Johnny Powless after the Swarm where called for a bench minor with under 2 minutes to play in the game. We…
Buffalo Bandits General Manager Steve Dietrich today announced that the team has agreed to terms on one-year contracts with forward Luke Wiles and transition player Scott Stewart, pending league approval. “Luke is an elite offensive player in this league,” Dietrich said. “He has grown into a team leader whose sole focus is on helping Buffalo win the Champion’s Cup.” Wiles (5’11”, 200 lbs., 7/28/82) joined the Bandits last season and immediately…
The Toronto Rock are 0-1 on their new Toronto Rock Athletic Centre (TRAC) turf, after suffering a 12-8 loss at the hands of the Edmonton Rush in Saturday’s exhibition tilt. It was the first pre-season game for both teams. Rock players who stood out in the loss included an impressive performance from B.C. native Kyle Belton. The recently signed 3rd rounder netted a hat trick in his first action with…
With three pre season NLL games now in the books, we learned plenty about several players and teams. One game is left to go next week, but here are ten things NLL fans learned this week in the exhibition action. Jordan McBride is the Real Deal After scoring two goals against Minnesota last week we thought that Jordan McBride looked like an improved player. But after scoring four goals against…
Once again the Langley Event Center home of the two time WLA Champs Langley Thunder played host to the National Lacrosse League. This year the Calgary Roughnecks and Colorado Mammoth were the combatants. The game had a local flavor to it, as the fans had the chance to watch two of there on Thunder in action. Matt Leveque (Calgary) and Ian Poole (Colorado). After falling behind 6-2 the Mammoth score…