Photo Credit: Di Miller The 2015 MLL Collegiate Draft is coming up this Friday January 23 and we take a look at what positions the Outlaws will consider in their nine draft picks. Being the 2014 MLL Champions, of course they have the eighth pick in each of the eight rounds, however they also have a third round pick in the seventh round courtesy of the Chesapeake Bayhawks. According to…
Bandits Top Stealth 14-13
In the week’s only NLL action the Vancouver Stealth fell to 1-2 on the season in a 14-13 loss to the Buffalo Bandits. With their second straight one-goal victory Buffalo moves to 2-1 on the season. The game started off much like it finished with Buffalo grabbing the early lead off a Ryan Benesch goal. Cliff Smith would follow up for the Stealth a little more than a minute later,…
Roughnecks Bye Week Report: Reflecting on Losses
After the Calgary Roughnecks (0-2) started the season the exact opposite they expected it doesn’t seem that anyone in the club is panicking and it’s not like the team has been out of games. They lost a back and fourth affair against the Vancouver Stealth 18-14 they went to Colorado to lose a heartbreaker in OT 15-14 after making a late second half push to even get that game to…
Mike McNamara, Paul Dawson Suspended One Game
The only suspensions in the NLL from week two will go to New England Black Wolves defenseman Mike McNamara, who was suspended one game following the New England win over Rochester, and Knighthawks defenseman Paul Dawson. Brett Manney and Sid Smith had an altercation at the end of the game and McNamara left the Black Wolves bench to be a part of it, which is the reasoning for the suspension….
NLL Stories to Watch in Week Three
With only one game on the schedule for this week, all eyes in the lacrosse world will be focused on Langley, British Columbia as the Buffalo Bandits (1-1) will face off against the Vancouver Stealth (1-1). The Bandits return to action after being off last week. Buffalo played their first two games of the season opening weekend splitting both games. Friday January 2nd they fell 12-8 to the New England…
Bandits Rodeo in Vancouver Only Once in 2015
The Buffalo Bandits (1-1) and the Vancouver Stealth (1-1) will face off in their only meeting of the 2015 NLL regular season on Saturday January 17, 2015 at the Langley Events Centre. The last time these two teams met was a 2014 Week 13 battle at the Langley Events Centre where the Stealth emerged victorious with the 12-8 home victory. Two weeks ago, the Bandits were faced with opening their…
Bandits Bye Week Prepares Them for Stealth
After finishing the first two weeks going 1-1, the Buffalo Bandits have definitely shown their strengths and their weaknesses. They have a tough schedule in front of them, and they’ll have to make some improvements if they want to be known as contenders come playoff time. The biggest thing the Bandits need to do is work on the powerplay unit. If the Bandits want to succeed, they need to capitalize…
CLAX Preview: Demons Travel to Monsters
In a rematch of last year’s Creators Cup Championship game, the Ohsweken Demons travel to Niagara to take on the 0-1 Lockmonsters. Niagara is coming off a 10-4 road loss at the hands of the Durham Turfdogs, while the Demons where given a first week bye, and look to open their season on a winning note. In last weekend’s 10-4 loss to the Turfodgs, the Lockmonsters fell behind 5-1 by the 7:16 mark of the…
Bye Week: Rochester Knighthawks, Time to Panic?
Are the defending champions in trouble? Is there need to worry? Should the panic button be pushed? Some will say yes. The defending three-time champions are currently 0-2 (19GF/30GA), and both losses are to division rivals. This time last season they were on top of the east at 3-0 (33GF/23GA), and 3-0 in the division. Of course they have been without the services of injured forward Stephen Keogh for the first two games,…