“The boys saved Jamie some money here tonight,” smiled Toronto Rock head coach Matt Sawyer on Saturday night after his team won their home opener 19-8 over the Vancouver Warriors at FirstOntario Centre. Team owner and general manager Jamie Dawick had guaranteed the fans a win, meaning if the Rock had lost, every fan in attendance would receive a ticket to a future game free of charge. But it only…
British Columbia’s lone National Lacrosse League team, the Vancouver Warriors, hosted a western rival Saturday night at Rogers Arena; the Calgary Roughnecks. Both teams scored double digit numbers, however, the Roughnecks came out on top over the Warriors by a score of 15-13. The win clinched the third playoff spot in the West for the Roughnecks, who also won the Alterna Cup after Halifax’s loss to Toronto earlier that night….
The last-place Saskatchewan Rush desperately needed a win on Saturday night against the Vancouver Warriors and six-goal outburst in the second quarter helped them to earn it, taking a 15-13 victory. The win improves the Rush to 5-10, their playoff hopes still slim, but mathematically possible. Vancouver drops to 6-10, still ahead of the Rush, but trailing the Panther City Lacrosse Club for the final playoff spot. Vancouver opened the…
Sporting a 5-7 record and sitting outside of the playoff picture, the time was now for the Calgary Roughnecks. A huge opportunity to move into third place with a win against the visiting Vancouver Warriors presented itself on Friday night and the game did not disappoint. A flurry of late fourth quarter goals forced overtime and in that extra frame it was Curtis Dickson sticking an amazing bouncer giving Calgary…
On Friday March 25, 2022, the Vancouver Warriors hosted the San Diego Seals at Rogers Arena in downtown VanCity. The Warriors were determined to snap their four-game losing skid and get back in the win column. The Warriors’ offensive threats put up some big numbers on the score sheet and continued battling all game, defeating the Western Division-leading Seals 14-12 and earned the victory. Alex Buque had the greater number…
The Halifax Thunderbirds battled to a 14-12 win over the Vancouver Warriors on Saturday night at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, N.S. This was the first game this season where Halifax was without goalie Warren Hill who was placed on the COVID list. Without Hill, the 15-year NLL veteran Aaron Bold suited up for his first game for the Thunderbirds. “It was awesome. It was my first time, of course, playing…
No Buque, no Hamer-Jackson, no Jones, no problem for the Vancouver Warriors. Chris Gill’s underrated and undermanned team continued to impress in a hard-fought 11-10 victory over the Calgary Roughnecks on Friday night on the Westjet Field at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary. Former Rigger Riley Loewen stung his old team, scoring the game-winner with 2:12 left. The victory extends Vancouver’s winning streak to three and keeps them solidly in a…
The Vancouver Warriors faced off against the Saskatchewan Rush on Friday night at Rogers Arena in downtown VanCity. Vancouver came out on top with a 13-7 win, which improved the Warriors record to 4-3 for third place in the west. Saskatchewan fell to a record of 2-5, placing fifth in the west. All four quarters were extremely similar in scoring between these two franchises. The difference was the second quarter,…
VANCOUVER BC – Vancouver Warriors forward Mitch Jones has been placed on the club’s long term injured list after sustaining an injury during training last week. “Prior to our training session last week, Mitch sustained an injury that required surgery,” commented Warriors General Manager Dan Richardson. “Our doctor has advised us that the surgery was successful and that Mitch will be out for the foreseeable future while he completes his…
The only British Columbia-based National Lacrosse league team played their first home game of the season Friday night at Rogers Arena in a nail biter game vs the Saskatchewan Rush. The Vancouver Warriors dropped their first home game 10-9 which brings their season record to 2-1 for the 2021/2022 season. The Warriors didn’t come away with the two points, but they can take away a multitude of positives from their…