All Star Game? The National Hockey League just held what may have been its best all star game to date. The last time the National Lacrosse League held an all star exhibition was in 2012, four seasons ago. The game was played in Buffalo. Before 2012, the all star game had been played consistently every year since 2004 (other than 2010). With the exception of the 2011 game, which was…
The New England Black Wolves kept up the pace as the top team in the eastern conference on Saturday with a 15-11 victory over the Buffalo Bandits. Kevin Crowley scored six goals and Evan Kirk made 56 saves in the win. The Bandits provided an onslaught of 67 shots total and Kirk was able to hold them to just 11 goals. Leading the goal scoring effort for Buffalo was three…
The Edmonton Rush got their first home win of the season defeating the Colorado Mammoth 12-10 on Friday night in front of a small but enthusiastic crowd of 8,624 at Sasktel Centre. The win also ends the Mammoth’s four game winning streak. It was a hard fought battle that did not see the Rush take a lead until the ten-minute mark of the final frame. The crowd was silenced early…
The Toronto Rock are 0-5. Wait, what? Nope, it’s true. The 2015 Eastern Division champions have yet to win a game less than a year removed from their last trip to the NLL final. The games they have lost so far have all been divisional games versus Georgia, Rochester, and Buffalo. The Rock are dead last in the NLL. In their first four games, the Rock didn’t score more than…
(2) Colorado Mammoth (4-0) Four games in the book and the Mammoth are making a statement. One would think allowing an average of 12 goals a game would spell trouble, but when you score 15.25 a game it puts you at the top of the league. Adam Jones (15), John Grant Jr., (11), and Callum Crawford (9) lead the goal scoring. Dillon Ward is making a strong case for Goaltender…
After a very disappointing season, the Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks(now based in Cobourg) had an opportunity to select players in the draft that are able to make an immediate impact and it looks like general manager Steve Dietrich did exactly that. With the first pick overall, the Kodiaks selected 2015 OLA Jr.A breakout player John St. John. The Toronto Beaches product netted an impressive 92 points in 2015, which helped him get…
Alex Buque shone on opening night in Colorado. After getting the surprise start against the Georgia Swarm, Buque has not seen another start all season. Dillon Ward, of whom signed a five year deal with the Mammoth just two years ago, was labeled the next young goaltending star of the National Lacrosse League. After Evan Kirk, a former third overall pick, did not become that next star, all eyes were…
The Boston University Terriers played the first of their three January preseason contests on Saturday morning where they defeated the Bryant Bulldogs, 14-9. Cal Dearth led the way with five points (two goals, three assists) and freshman Tristian Ruh scored twice. Christian Carson-Bannister did not play in net; instead the time between the pipes was split between Colin MacDougall and Sean McGovern. MacDougall allowed seven goals on 14 shots and McGovern allowed…
Third Star- Ian Martin- Ohsweken Demons The Ohsweken Demons are off to a slow start to the season, opening up 2016 at 1-3, but one bright spot has been the play of Ian Martin. In two games this weekend, Martin potted two goals, 10 assists for 12 points. The Six Nations Arrows product leads the league in scoring(22) and assists(14) while sitting eighth in goals with eight. Second Star- Corey…
Third Star: Dillon Ward—Colorado Mammoth Although the offence stole the show in the Colorado Mammoth’s convincing 14-5 win over the Vancouver Stealth on Saturday night, netminder Dillon Ward’s efforts shouldn’t get put on the back burner. The Orangeville, ON native made 50 saves en route to his third win of the year. Of those 50 saves, 33 of them came in the second half, including 20 in the final frame….