The MLL Draft came and went this past Friday and for the New York Lizards, there wasn’t much to build on. After a busy offseason that included adding a lot of offense and midfield help in the acquisitions of attackman Ned Crotty, midfielders Steve DeNapoli and Matt Striebel as well as long stick midfielder Kyle Hartzell. As the Lizards headed into the draft there wasn’t much that needed to be…
The USLacrosse National Convention kicked off fully on Friday. The day was packed with key speakers, sport education and certificate opportunities, and the Fan Fest that is always well-attended. Friday night was the MLL Collegiate Draft that brought together MLL coaches, teams, new players and media personnel. More exciting were the Saturday and Sunday events. The convention center was utilizing three main “halls”: Hall A, B and C. When one…
It all seemed like a Cinderella story in the making at the WellsFargo Center in Philadelphia last night. Ending with a sudden death overtime score of 12-11, the Bandits were able to shoot down the Wings in their comeback attempts. The 4:30pm game started off in Philadelphia’s favor. They led the first half of Period 1 in shots taken over Buffalo and seemed to come out strong. At the end…
With over 7,300 fans in attendance at the Wells Fargo Center, the Philadelphia Wings came from behind to drop their home opener in overtime to the Buffalo Bandits 12-11. With the US Lacrosse Convention in town, what better way to treat the fans, coaches and players of the fastest game on two feet than to a thrilling competition of the sport itself? Fans at tonight’s game got exactly what they…
A goalie carousel in Colorado, an influence of B.C.-born rookies for the Alberta squads, and Vancouver’s inaugural draft class stepping up in the franchises’ victorious home debut highlight Week 3 of NLL action for the 2014 rookie class. For the third time in as many games, goalie Tye Belanger was chased from the Colorado Mammoth cage in favor of rookie tender Dillon Ward. After relieving Belanger of his duties during…
Saturday night the Vancouver Stealth held it’s first home game as a franchise when they hosted the Minnesota Swarm in a game that Vancouver would win 8-5. Stealth goaltender Tyler Richards would set a new career best for goals against, holding the visiting Swarm to just 5 goals on 49 shots. Captain Kyle Sorensen and the Vancouver defense successfully limited 1st overall pick Logan Schuss and the Swarm offense to…
The Denver Outlaws drafted nine players during the MLL Collegiate Draft on Friday January 10, 2014 including three from the University of Denver. The Outlaws took midfielder Jeremy Noble from the University of Denver in the first round as the sixth-overall pick. Noble has 54 goals and 44 assists (98 points) in 44 career games in his first three years with the Pioneers. Noble is a two-time All-American at the…
The Fast Break Version This game can be summed up by the first sequence of the game, one where the players who anchor the Edmonton Rush defence imposed their will on the Mammoth, used their athleticism to get the ball into the stick of the offence who did their job and buried the ball. After Jeremy Thompson created a 50/50 ball off the face off by not allowing Bob Snider…
Today at 4 pm, the Buffalo Bandits (1-1) will face off against the Philadelphia Wings (1-1) in their second matchup of the season, this time at the Wells Fargo Center. The last time these teams met was during Week 1 when the Wings emerged victorious with a 17-13 win on the road at the First Niagara Center. Buffalo Bandits head coach Troy Cordingley was not happy with his team’s results…
The Wings will start their 2014 home season today at 4 pm with a rematch against the Buffalo Bandits from opening week as they defeated Buffalo 17-13. This will be the 5oth meeting between the two clubs with the Wings holding a 25-24 advantage. All time the Wings are 13-10 at home versus the Bandits. The Wings return home to start their home season. This is year 28 for the…