The NLL week is over and there were plenty of interesting things to watch. On Friday we went over the storylines to keep your eyes on, but today we make observations to think about heading into week three. Number Five—Impact from Karsen Leung Karsen Leung did not put any points on the board for the Calgary Roughnecks, but his presence was felt throughout the game. He made several hits, picks…
The Vancouver Stealth were narrowly defeated in their season opener Saturday night losing a close back and forth game with the Colorado Mammoth 13-12. The Mammoth relied on some big saves late from goaltender Dillon Ward who came in to relieve Tye Belanger of duties for the second time in two games. Colorado opened the scoring with back to back Drew Westervelt goals that looked almost identical from John Grant Jr. and Jordan McBride…
The Vancouver Stealth open the 2014 season on the road tomorrow versus the Colorado Mammoth on “Star Wars” night at the Pepsi Center. Both teams are evenly matched and goaltending could be a determining factor in the outcome as both teams possess some potent offenses. Leading the Colorado Mammoth is newly appointed captain John Grant Jr. He comes in to the game 3rd in National Lacrosse League all time points and will command attention from…
A rough start for the Calgary Roughnecks was the difference in the Toronto Rock’s home opener on Friday night. The Rock jumped out to an early 3-0 lead and never looked back, controlling the majority of the game. Dane Dobbie sniped two back to back power play goals in the first to close the gap to 3-2 and it looked as though the Roughnecks were going to make a it…
This week’s NLL game picks are in! We have two National Lacrosse League games on tap for week two with the Vancouver Stealth opening on the road at 0-1 Colorado and the Calgary Roughnecks and Toronto Rock both starting their seasons. Last week Colorado lost to Edmonton, so that’s all we have to go off of with them; the rest of the teams we have only seen in the pre…
With the MLL Collegiate Draft getting set to take place in just eight short days on Friday January 10th, 2014, we here are In Lacrosse We Trust are going to look at the top players at each position. This week we are looking at the offensive side of the ball, specifically at the attack unit. There are many talented attackmen coming out this season. While there isn’t a bonfide superstar…
Fans had been waiting for this day for months and the National Lacrosse League’s opening night did not disappoint. Saturday lived up to the hype and anticipation which had many switching back and forth between all three games on The Lacrosse Network’s YouTube feeds. Lots of players stood out in week 1, including Philadelphia Wings CJ Constabile, Tracey Kelusky and Kyle Buchanan as well as Edmonton Rush goalie Aaron Bold…
This post is part of a series geared toward generating hype for the upcoming MLL season. Non-lacrosse and non-MLL fans can get to know the league’s stars better through these comparisons to NBA, NFL and NHL players. Some analogies are based on playing styles and others are based on off-field personality, but none are based on spending habits. We aren’t quite at the point where MLL players can drop $5,000…
Exciting week one. Defending champions raised their banner and won, the Rush continued winning on the road as they did in 2013, and the Wings dominated in Buffalo. What’s in store for this week?? Friday January 3rd Calgary @ Toronto 7:30pm Saturday January 4th Vancouver @ Colorado 9:00pm Power Rankings Week 2 (1) 1—Rochester Knighthawks (1-0) The Knighthawks defeated the Swarm 8-6 as they raised the championship banner. The…
There were 3 games in the opening weekend for the NLL. The Swarm took on the Knighthawks in Rochester; the Buffalo Bandits faced the Philadelphia Wings in Buffalo; the Edmonton Rush took down the Colorado Mammoth in Colorado. I’m going to look at the standouts from each game. The Knighthawks took down the Swarm 8-6 on the night they raised their Champions Cup banner. Standing out in this game, first…