The Vancouver Warriors marched into Philadelphia with a solid battle plan last weekend, and they stormed off the floor with a 21-12 victory that left many Wings fans booing (par for the course in Philadelphia) or leaving early. Heading into Week 18, the Wings sit in 1oth place in the NLL with a 5-8 record. Success has been hard to come by this season, but under the new unified standings,…
NLL: Rush Drop a Pair on Weekend
After a decisive victory over the New York Riptide a week ago, the Saskatchewan Rush appeared to be gaining momentum while slowly climbing into the playoff picture. But that momentum was lost this past weekend when they lost a rematch with the Riptide 14-11 on Saturday, then lost to the Georgia Swarm 8-7 on Sunday. The pair of losses drops the Rush from ninth place in the NLL to 11th,…
NLL: Mammoth extinguish Knighthawks’ red-hot offense at the Loud House
There’s a few things we learn year by year as fans of the NLL. First, Ball Arena, AKA The Loud House, in Denver Colorado is one of the premier barns in the league. It can be a very difficult place to play. Also, traveling to Colorado from the East Coast when you aren’t usually accustomed to it, can be a bit challenging. Finally, the Colorado Mammoth have a knack for…
NLL: Rock overcome early deficit to beat Thunderbirds in OT
If the Toronto Rock had a superhero name, and not just the jerseys they wore Saturday night, it would be “The Comeback Kids.” Dealing with another 4-0 deficit to the Halifax Thunderbirds in Week 17, the Rock battled back to score twice in the final minute, and win 9-8 in overtime to clinch a home playoff game. Mark Matthews tried to end the matchup on the first possession of OT…
NLL: Cook scores OT winner for Roughnecks on Marvel SuperHero Night
Marvel Super Hero Night made its way to Calgary on Friday night with the hometown team donning Black Widow themed jerseys. In Albany’s first ever visit to Cowtown, the Firewolves took the Roughnecks to the absolute limit forcing overtime after an impressive fourth quarter comeback. Three minutes into the extra frame, the Roughnecks dipped into the 1970’s and summoned their own superhero – Tanner Cook, to save the day….
NLL: Damude scores a goal, racks up 51 saves in OT win against Buffalo
Howdy y’all! For the first time ever, Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas and Panther City Lacrosse Club played host to the Buffalo Bandits on Friday evening. Unified standings are a beautiful thing because this is a matchup that some fans (myself included) have been dying to see. Both of these teams came in in the top eight in the standings and looked to boost their momentum as the season…
NLL: Jackson’s eight goals not enough as Warriors sneak out with win
The late game of the Week 16 Friday night slate featured two teams that were in desperate need of some wins and some help across the rest of the league. The Vancouver Warriors played host to the Las Vegas Desert Dogs, and this game was the tale of two halves, one good and one bad for each side. The Desert Dogs were flying high at halftime as they were up…
NLL: Thunderbirds defeat Panther City in front of their largest-ever crowd
The Halifax Thunderbirds defeated the Panther City Lacrosse Club 13-9 at home in front of their largest crowd ever, with 10,193 spectators in the Scotiabank Centre. This is Halifax’s last home game until their final game of the season on April 20. They will head on a three-game road trip to cement themselves in the standings. Coming into this game, Halifax was fifth in the league with a record of…
NLL: Bandits complete season sweep over Rock
KeyBank Center was a madhouse on Saturday night for a St Patrick’s Day celebration and more importantly, a rivalry renewed, 18,463 to be exact. The Buffalo Bandits, sporting some sweet St Patty’s Day jerseys, played host to their biggest rivals, the Toronto Rock. Toronto came in as the league’s number one team, with only two losses. One of those was early in the year against the Bandits up in Hamilton….
NLL: Brodie Merrill returns as Seals down Roughnecks 7-6
Two goalies. One hundred and two shots. Eighty-nine saves, and 60 minutes of tough, chippy lacrosse equaled one epic defensive battle. The return of grizzled warrior Brodie Merrill to the San Diego lineup was just the edge the San Diego Seals needed as they went on to defeat the Calgary Roughnecks 7-6 on Friday night at Scotiabank Saddledome in front of 14,143 fans. “It had that playoff atmosphere in here…