In what has become an annual event, the three-time defending champion Rochester Knighthawks fell to the Minnesota Swarm 14-8 in front of 10,073 fans at The Blue Cross Arena. Tickets for the game were free on a first come first serve basis, just as they did in the past 3 years for the pre-season game. It’s obvious the focus was on Miles Thompson. Thompson ended the night with 4 goals…
Swarm and Roughnecks Battle After Victories
Both winners on Saturday night, one team will improve their preseason record to 2-0. Minnesota defeated Rochester 14-8, while Calgary downed Toronto 14-5. Minnesota is coming off a disappointing 2014 season in which they missed the playoffs after upsetting Toronto in 2013 to make it to the semifinals. A lot of changes were made to the core roster in the offseason, with goaltender Tyler Carlson being shipped to Edmonton for…
Mammoth Have Much to Test in First Preseason Game Afainst Stealth
The Vancouver Stealth fell last night to the Edmonton Rush 13-8, and now they face the Colorado Mammoth in their first game of the pre season. While the Stealth lost last night, they still saw promising signs with goals from rookie Dan Keane and newcomer Dane Stevens. Colorado comes in without many changes to their offense other than the departure of Casey Powell and the addition of Alex Turner along…
NLL Games Not on YouTube?
Photo: Garrett James Two NLL pre season games will be broadcasted tonight; Toronto against Calgary and Minnesota against Rochester. However, both games will not be on The Lacrosse Network, the YouTube channel that hosted NLL games the past two seasons. According to John Hoffman from Swarm It Up, the league might not be going with YouTube as their broadcast partner this season. It appears as if their broadcasts are going…
Two Very Different Approaches for Solving De-Certifications
Cascade has been working around the clock to remedy their recent decertification. At the end of this week (two days ago), they released a statement saying they expect to have answers and solutions in the next ‘coming days’. So, I project by Christmas. Just like your iPhone/Mac, or iPod, or vehicle or whatever else, you can register your product online. Go to R.CascadeLacrosse.com and you can register your Cascade helmet….
Knighthawks Host Swarm At Blue Cross Arena
The Minnesota Swarm kicked off their first weekend of training camp this week and will cap it off with a pair of scrimmages. They face the Rochester Knighthawks tonight at 7 CST and meet the Calgary Roughnecks on Sunday at 11 CST. They play in New York on Saturday and Ontario on Sunday. These will be the first opportunities for players to show in game action why they should have…
Rock and Roughnecks Debut New Look Rosters In Pre Season
Tonight the Toronto Rock host the Calgary Roughnecks at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre in Oakville, Ontario. The game, which will be broadcast live on NLL.com, will be the team debuts in Toronto for Brock Sorensen, Jeff Gilbert, Mike Burke, Brodie Merrill, Brett Hickey, and several more, while Calgary will see the debuts of Casey Jackson, Ryan McBride, Tyson Roe, Jeff Moleski, and Jordan McBride. Calgary is without Scott Ranger,…
Stealth and Rush Prepare in Pre Season
The Vancouver Stealth will host the Edmonton Rush Saturday night at the Langley Events Centre in a pre-season scrimmage that will pit the best regular-season team in the NLL last year against the worst. The Rush compiled a 16-2 record in the 2014 season, including a record-setting 14-game winning streak to start the year, before getting stopped in their tracks by the Calgary Roughnecks in the West Division Finals. The…
Stories to Watch in NLL Exhibition Games
Photo Credit: Garrett James NLL exhibition games open up this week, and as they do, there are plenty of things to watch. Several players are getting their lost opportunity to make an NLL club for this season, and will be looking for their chance to shine. Toronto Without Their Stars- Toronto will be playing without both Colin Doyle and Garrett Billings, while the status of Josh Sanderson and Shawn Williams…
Knighthawks Sign Colin McDowall
The three-time defending champion Rochester Knighthawks have announced the signing of forward Colin McDowall. “When an opportunity like this comes up, I am going to take it and give it all I can,” said McDowall. “Obviously, I have been working out and keeping in shape.” In 2014, McDowall led the Sarnia Beavers and the Ontario Lacrosse Association Senior “B” level with 45 goals and finished third in the league with…