Nothing like a full slate of games to start Easter weekend. Eight games over two days. We start with four huge games on Friday… If you think Friday was exciting….wait til tonight. Rochester (7-4) vs Toronto (11-3) After coming off a dismantling last week to Edmonton, Rochester came out on fire taking a 5-2 lead after the first fueled by a five goal run. Toronto would get no closer then…
Rock N Roll: Q&A With Kevin Crowley
This week we caught up with the newest Toronto Rock forward, Kevin Crowley, before they take on the Rochester Knighthawks Q: Thoughts on joining the Rock? A: I couldn’t be more excited to join this franchise. They’ve got a great team, great coaches and great leadership. I look forward to competing for the Champion’s Cup with them. Q: How would you describe your brief time in New England? A: New…
Wolves’ Den: Q&A With Andrew Suitor
Tonight the New England Black Wolves will face division rivals Minnesota Swarm. It will also be the New England debut of Andrew Suitor, the former Swarm captain. Q: How does it feel to be a Black Wolf? A: I am very excited to be a Black Wolf and get going with a bunch of new teammates! Q: What will it feel like playing Minnesota this week? A: It will be…
New Look Black Wolves Take on Swarm
The Minnesota Swarm and the New England Black Wolves will face off again on Friday, April 3rd at the Xcel Energy Center. Both teams are going to be taking on a new look. Both teams are at the bottom of the east and were the two most active teams on deadline day. They started out by swapping captains, with Minnesota sending Andrew Suitor to New England for Joel White along…
Trade Analysis: Resetarits to Rochester
Joe Resetarits finds himself on a now third team since originally being drafted by the Calgary Roughnecks in the first round of the 2012 NLL Entry Draft. The right handed forward and Hamburg, NY native Joe Resetarits was sent by the Buffalo Bandits to the Rochester Knighthawks in exchange for defender Jamie Batson at the recent trade deadline. Resetarits as struggled as of late, putting up only seven goals in…
Joining the Rush: Q&A With Matthew Dinsdale
We went one on one with Matthew Dinsdale, recently traded to the Edmonton Rush. Q: How does it feel to join the Rush? A: I’m very excited. It will be nice to join a few guys I played with in Junior on the Adanacs. I have heard nothing but great things about Coach Keenan and his coaching staff. Edmonton is a young, big, athletic team who sits atop the western…
Crowley, Rock Take on Knighthawks
Tonight the Rochester Knighthawks (7-4) will face the Toronto Rock (11-3) for the final time in the regular season. Teams have split the other two meetings, so this will determine who will have the tie-breaker if needed. This will be game one of two for the Knighthawks this weekend. They come into Toronto after an embarrassing 16-3 dismantling at the hands of the Edmonton Rush. Knighthawks obtained Joe Resetarits and…
2015 NLL Trade Deadline Grades
Every team in the NLL made a trade deadline deal in 2015, which makes it easy to grade them. New England Black Wolves: A New England appears to be a drastically better team on paper after making two moves for big name players. They add defenseman Andrew Suitor to an already physical roster and arguably the best scorer in the NLL with Garrett Billings. They lose Kevin Crowley, but Billings…
Ben McIntosh, Robert Church Discuss Philly Roots, Rush Run
This past week when the Edmonton Rush played in Rochester, we caught up with two Drexel alumni Robert Church and Ben McIntosh to discuss their path to the NLL.
NLL Rookie Report: Week Twelve
Week 12 of the rookie report once again see’s the top three guys take their place atop the rankings, as Miles Thompson, Ben McIntosh and Jeremy Noble all had strong weekends to continue their impressive freshmen seasons in the NLL. Meanwhile Eli McLaughlin broke out this past weekend with six points in the Mammoth’s 12-6 win. In the Mammoth’s win we also saw rookie goaltender Alexis Buque absolutely stand on…