The Toronto Rock opened their pre season with a hard fought 13-12 win over the Colorado Mammoth. Garrett Billings opened the scoring for the Rock before the Mammoth responded with four unanswered goals to close out the first quarter leading the Rock 4-1 Toronto came out of the gate flying, scoring three goals in the first 1:21 of the quarter as Scott Johnston, Mike Woods and Garett Billings each found…
The preseason games have officially gotten underway for the Minnesota Swarm. The Swarm took on the Colorado Mammoth in Oakville, ON last night, Dec. 6th, and came out with the 14-10 win. The Swarm only dressed 18 runners in the game and treated the game as they would any regular season game. Jordan MacIntosh led the way for the Swarm with the hat trick. Shayne Jackson, Kiel Matisz, and rookie…
The Colorado Mammoth are set to play their second pre-season game against the Toronto Rock on Saturday December 7, 2013 at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre. The Mammoth have made some outstanding acquisitions during the off season. They signed Dillon Ward who is the first goaltender to be selected in the top three picks in the NLL Entry Draft in 14 years. Steve Govett, President & GM of the Mammoth…
We are live at the First Niagara Center today for the pre season game between the Buffalo Bandits and Philadelphia Wings, but we caught up with several of the players before the game.
The Buffalo Bandits will play host to the Philadelphia Wings in pre-season action Saturday, December 7 at the First Niagara Center. The matchup marks the first exhibition game for either team. Troy Cordingley will get his first chance to familiarize himself with the view from the Buffalo bench. The Bandits have shied away from exhibition games in recent years after their infamous 2010 bench clearing brawl with the Toronto Rock…
The Calgary Roughnecks are spending their second weekend of training camp in the Vancouver area as they continue to prepare for the upcoming 2014 season. In addition to their workout schedule, they’ll be playing a scrimmage against the re-tooled Vancouver Stealth squad on Saturday night at the Langley Events Centre. Both teams are still busy locking down their outstanding free agents—Calgary re-signed defenseman Mike Carnegie to a two-year deal just…
Edit: It has been confirmed, Kevin Crowley has been signed by the Wings. 11:04 pm 12/6/13 Fresh off the signing of Brett Manney for the 2014 season, the rumor winds started to howl again. Word is from some very reliable sources that Wings forward Kevin Crowley has signed a new two year deal with the franchise. A Crowley signing would obviously bolster the offense of the Wings, who have already…
Playing lacrosse in high school, I remember a teammate of mine. He was a year younger than but a very talented, athletic person; a solid performance on the varsity football team and varsity lacrosse starting his sophomore year. In a highly anticipated away game of ours, we drove two or three hours to the Lancaster, PA area to compete with an opponent who had a history of beating us. As…
With Thanksgiving over and Christmas soon upon us, it will be time for the MLL Collegiate Draft in no time. After all, the draft occurs on January 11, 2014. As the date draws closer, I will try my best to be In Lacrosse We Trust’s Mel Kiper Jr. and highlight the names that fans should be looking out for among the college ranks. This year’s draft class features a lot…
The Denver Outlaws posted their best season ever in 2013 with an impressive record of 14-0, the first ever undefeated team in MLL history. They set 21 team records and 10 MLL records during the 2013 season. The team had 226 GF and 136 GA during the regular season. Their leading scorers were Chris Bocklet #10, Attackmen who scored 42 goals for a .429 scoring percentage and Drew Snider #23,…