Highlighting Week 4 of NLL action for the 2014 rookie class were a crop of youngsters making their NLL debuts. Toronto Rock rookies Eric Law, a recent third-round draft pick, and Michael Lum-Walker, a 2012 draft pick who spent last year on the physically unable to perform list, both dressed for their first career NLL games in the Rock’s 12-8 loss to the Rochester Knighthawks. Law notched one assist in…
The Colorado Mammoth went up against the Buffalo Bandits on Saturday January 18, 2014 at The Pepsi Center in Denver. It was Military Appreciation Night at HealthOne Field, the pre-game ceremonies were spectacular, honoring all branches of the military and the Mammoth donned their camouflage jerseys and shorts which were put for auction and the funds being donated to charity. They also had camouflage helmet wraps to complete the military…
At the conclusion of Week 3, some things change, but some things remain the same. Leading the league in points once again is Adam Jones with 29. Close on his heels are Jordan Hall and John Grant Jr. with 28. Adam Jones leads the way in goals as well with 16. Jordan Hall has 15 and Dane Dobbie has 14. Ryan Ward and Shawn Evans share the lead in assists…
The Swarm fell to the Wings Sunday afternoon in St. Paul after narrowly defeating them the previous afternoon in Philadelphia. The Wings started strong and never let up. Penalties also cost the Swarm as five of the Wings’s 15 goals were scored on the power play; the Swarm took seven penalties for a total of 22 minutes. Evan Kirk was again excellent in the net for Philadelphia, making 35 saves…
The Buffalo Bandits (2-1) and the Colorado Mammoth (1-4) will face off for the first of two 2014 NLL regular season matchups Saturday January 18th, 2014 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. The last time these two teams met was a 2013 Week 11 battle at the Pepsi Center where the Mammoth emerged victorious with a 16-13 win at home. In Week 3 action last week, the Bandits were…
The Colorado Mammoth are set to take on the Vancouver Stealth on Friday January 17, 2014 at the Langley Events Centre in Langley, BC. The last time these two teams met was on Saturday January 4, 2o14 at The Pepsi Center in Denver. The Mammoth were victorious by a score of 13-12. Now the Mammoth travel to the Stealth’s home turf in the hopes of another victory against the Stealth….
Craig England Will Serve One Game Suspension Saturday Vs. Rochester TORONTO, ON – Toronto Rock General Manager Terry Sanderson confirmed today that the Professional Lacrosse Player’s Association (PLPA) has withdrawn the appeal of the one-game suspension assessed to Rock defender Craig England. England will now serve a one-game suspension this Saturday when the Rock travel Rochester after the PLPA’s appeal had allowed the rookie defenceman to play last week against Buffalo. After…
Calgary Roughnecks (1-1) at Edmonton Rush (2-0) 2014 Battle of Alberta, Part 1 of 4 Friday, January 17, 9:30pm ET Crystal Glass Field at Rexall Place W2W4 Friday night will be an important one for the Edmonton Rush organization and the local lacrosse community as Jimmy Quinlan’s #81 will be retired. One thing that teams always have to guard against when it comes to pre-game ceremonies are sluggish starts and…
Last season the Wings invited eight goalies to training camp, by camp’s end Kevin Croswell was signed as a free agent and the Wings thought Kevin Croswell was the answer as the back up to Brandon Miller. Well when Croswell saw action it was a disaster. He faced 35 shots and allowed 11 goals in 33 minutes of floor time and a 19.87 GAA. So it was obvious the Wings…
With the first overall pick in this past Friday’s 2014 MLL Draft, the Ohio Machine selected midfielder Tom Schreiber out of Princeton. Schreiber was the consensus number one pick in the draft and will obviously be a huge piece for the Machine as they look to rebuild following a disappointing 2-12 season in 2013. “I’m very excited,” Schreiber said in a Princeton news release. “It’s a great honor. There had…