Uncasville, CT — Maybe it was the one week break, but the Black Wolves did not look like themselves last night against the Swarm from Minnesota. From the first faceoff, New England appeared to be slow defensively. More importantly, Black Wolves goalie, Evan Kirk, finally came back down to earth after allowing 16 goals on 43 shots. The Swarm handed New England their first loss of the season with a…
Rush and Roughnecks Battle to Climb Out of the Cellar
After finishing the 2014 season as the top two teams in the NLL West Division, both the Calgary Roughnecks and the Edmonton Rush have stumbled out of the blocks in 2015. They are currently tied for dead last in the division with 0-2 records. Tonight they face each other in Calgary for the first time this season—one team will break the goose egg and one team will be facing a…
Rock Look to Smash Knighthawks in Nest
The Toronto Rock will look to get a second win this weekend, after beating the Buffalo Bandits at home on Friday night, and stay undefeated on the season as they travel to Rochester to take on the Knighthawks. The Knighthawks have yet to win a game this season, and actually already lost to the Rock in Week One, 13-12. Toronto lately seems to be a team that just can’t be…
Minnesota to Swarm New England Wolf Den
When Minnesota travels to New England, the Black Wolves lay their undefeated start on the line and hope to make it 3-0 in their inaugural season. It would be great for the franchise to open with three straight home wins to begin creating a fan base. This should be a fantastic game. With regards to styles, these teams match up well in that it should be an extremely fast paced…
Rock Stay Undefeated, Beat Bandits
The Toronto Rock (3-0) delivered on Rock owner Jamie Dawick’s guarantee of a home opener win by defeating the Buffalo Bandits (2-2) by a score of 13-11 at Air Canada Centre on Friday night. “I thought we started the game very well,” said Rock Head Coach John Lovell. “I thought of the three games we’ve played so far we made the most mistakes (tonight). I credit Buffalo, they were working…
MLL Announces All Star Game in Houston
Major League Lacrosse, the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, announced today the locations for its marquee special events, the 2015 All-Star Game and the 2015 Championship Game. The 2015 All-Star Game will be hosted at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston Texas on Friday, June 13. This will be the first ever MLL event held in the city of Houston. The MLL season will culminate once again in Georgia on Saturday,…
MLL 2015 Live Draft Blog
Welcome to the Major League Lacrosse draft! We will be updating pick by pick all night. FIRST ROUND Florida- Lyle Thompson, Albany Florida- Connor Buczek, Cornell Charlotte- Will Haus, Duke Boston- Ryan Tucker, Virginia Boston- John Glesener, Army Rochester- Jesse King, Ohio State Rochester- Jack Near, Notre Dame Denver- Nikko Pontrello, Loyola Charlotte- Joey Sankey, UNC SECOND ROUND New York- Micheal Pellegrino, Hopkins New York- Ryan Walsh, Colgate Boston- Wells…
NLL Week 4 Staff Predictions
STAFF Bandits v Rock Swarm v Black Wolves Rock v Knigthawks Rush v Roughnecks Stealth v Mammoth Ian Neadle Ryan Zunner Rocco Granato George Fourlaris Mike Mackley Kris Handley Pete Crowley
Bandits Hope to Lasso Rock in Toronto
After their first defeat of the 2015 season against the New England Black Wolves, the Buffalo Bandits (2-1) are starting to gain some ground in the Eastern Division standings. Riding a two game win streak and a half game out of first place heading into their week four matchup against the Toronto Rock (2-0) Friday night at the Air Canada Centre, Buffalo will try to play spoiler on the Rock’s…
MLL Top 40 Prospects: 10-1
1. Lyle Thompson, Albany Great Danes Attack- By far the consensus top pick in the draft and also an obvious pick for the Florida Launch. One of the famous Thompsons, Lyle might actually be the best of them all. Lyle has an opportunity to play with stars like Casey Powell and 2014 rookie of the year Kieran McArdle. 2. Wes Berg, Denver Pioneers Attack- Berg is another star attackman coming…