Saturday night fans packed the LEC to watch the Vancouver Stealth and Toronto Rock clash in what would give the victor a 2-0 start on the 2015 season. While the fans came for the game, they were part of something more; after the pre-game introductions took place Vancouver paid tribute to both Terry Sanderson and Chris Hall. Terry who started his NLL coaching career with the Albany Attack, who are…
Colorado Opens Home with Mammoth Victory 14-13
To commence the 2015 NLL season home games, John Grant Jr., Athan Iannucci and Dillon Ward were the stars of the game. In front of a crowd of approximately 12,000 spectators, the Mammoth showed their offseason work. It paid off big time. Let’s get to it. The Colorado Mammoth came out on top of the Calgary Roughnecks following a sudden death overtime. 17-16 was the final score, the game winning…
Rabil “Ecstatic” to Join Lizards
Paul Rabil is the newest member of the New York Lizards thanks to a trade with the Boston Cannons. In this exclusive interview, we caught up with the MLL super star about his new team, injury recovery, and his time in Boston. Q: Thoughts on joining the Lizards? Rabil: I’m ecstatic. They’re a proven championship contender, with incredible young talent and veteran leadership. I’ve been really impressed with the Lizards…
Black Wolves Win Second Straight Behind Crowley
It has always been a saying that a new location can bring on a whole new mentality. However, nobody expected that moving the former Philadelphia organization to New England would create such a massive effect. In the Black Wolves second game on the year, it was New England that claimed a whopping 17-7 victory over 3-time defending champion, Rochester Knighthawks. It was the Kevin Crowley show at Mohegan, Saturday night….
Roughnecks Look to Rebound Against Mammoth
The Calgary Roughnecks (0-1) look to get into the win column today as they visit the Colorado Mammoth (1-0) in Denver at the Pepsi Center with the Mammoth looking to avenge a first round playoff loss that ended their season last year against the Roughnecks. Both teams had good showings last week with both teams having issues at some points in the game but they will have to have short…
Edmonton Rush Get Set for Their Home Opener Against the Swarm
The Edmonton Rush did not have the start to their season that they were hoping for when they dropped their season opener 9-8 to the Buffalo Bandits. This week they’ll try to redeem themselves when they host their home opener against the Minnesota Swarm. The Swarm also lost their season opener last weekend when the Colorado Mammoth poured in 11 fourth-quarter goals to take a convincing 20-13 win. For the…
Outlaws Active Off Season After Championship
I had the pleasure of speaking with Denver Outlaws Head Coach B.J. O’Hara about the 2014 season and what they are looking forward to in 2015. Being on the sidelines at the Outlaws home games; semi-final playoff game; and the infamous MLL Championship game, it gave me the rare opportunity to learn about the Outlaws and see first-hand why they were the 2014 MLL Champions. I asked B.J. about his…
Stealth and Rock Look for Second Wins
In the second weekend of NLL action the Vancouver Stealth will play their home opener vs. the Toronto Rock. Both teams look to improve their records to 2-0, with the Stealth having a great come from behind win over the Roughnecks while the Rock took down the three time defending Rochester Knighthawks. In their second year in Vancouver the Stealth look to make this year a more successful one than…
Bandits Bye Week Report: Week Two
While most other teams are looking ahead to Week 2 of the 2015 NLL season, the Buffalo Bandits will have a bye week. This bye week will not be a simple “take the day off” bye, they will be in full practice mode and looking ahead to their next opponent, the Vancouver Stealth, on January 17th. Right now, the Bandits are in a good position. While they dropped the first…