The Rochester Rattlers may have started out slow, but stellar goaltending by John Galloway kept the game close in the first quarter and enabled the Rattlers to start their comeback as they came away with a 15-11 victory over the Ohio Machine. The Rattlers will face the Denver Outlaws who defeated the Lizards 14-13. Faceoff is scheduled for 7 pm (ET) next Saturday in Atlanta, GA. Head coach Tim Soudan…
Minnesota Gets a Veteran in the Defense in Grimes
Photo Credit: Dan Brodie The Minnesota Swarm traded for Mike Grimes who was under contract with the Vancouver Stealth. The Swarm gave up both Dane Stevens and Tyler Hass, while getting Grimes and a third round pick in the 2016 draft. Acquiring Grimes gives the Swarm a veteran leader on the back line. As an eight-year veteran of the NLL, Grimes has played in 115 games over those eight years….
Ohio Has Shot Against Top Seed Rochester
The Ohio Machine have made the MLL playoffs for the first time in their young franchise’s history. Rochester is in the playoffs for the first time since 2008, before Ohio was even in the league. These two teams are hungry, but despite the Rochester Rattlers being the top seed in the league, the Ohio Machine match up very well against the ‘Ratz. Ohio ended the season on a five game…
CILL: Dragonfish Look to Extend Season Lead
LANSING, MI – Last weekend we were in Grand Rapids. This weekend we head to Michigan’s capital of Lansing. The Soccer Zone will host the CILL “Lansing Lockdown” on Saturday Four games of box lacrosse that will showcase the Cleveland Demons, Grand Rapids Dragonfish, Pittsburgh Octane and the host Lansing Hotrods. We get started at 12:30pm ET when the host HotRods will take on the Cleveland Demons. Next we have…
Can the Lizards Upset the Outlaws in Denver?
The MLL regular season is over and now comes the fun part, the MLL Championship run! The third-seeded New York Lizards will head to the second-seeded Denver Outlaws in one of the two semifinal games set for this weekend. What makes this game even better is the fact that the Lizards are fresh off an overtime win over the Outlaws just last week! Will the Lizards make it two straight…
Outlaws Notebook: Dickson Out
Photo Credit: Di Miller On August 13, the MLL held their weekly Coaches Conference Call and Denver Outlaws Head Coach B.J. O’Hara was asked about the overtime loss to the New York Lizards on August 9. He said: “Both teams put winning the game ahead of any of the other distractions in terms of margin of victory. We were trying to win the game that was in front of us, as…
Rattlers Head Coach Tim Soudan Named Brine Coach of the Year
BOSTON (August 14, 2014) – Major League Lacrosse, the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, announced today that Rochester Rattlers Head Coach Tim Soudan has been named 2014 Brine Coach of the Year. Soudan led the Rattlers to a well-deserved No. 1 seed in the playoffs and a 10-4 record, guiding the team to its first playoff berth since 2008. “It is humbling to receive this award after the great year we…
Five MLL Players to Watch in the Playoffs
Four teams. Three Locations. Two Games. One Champion. History was made this year with the Ohio Machine finally breaking through to the MLL playoffs for the first time in program history. Rochester will get another shot at the Steinfeld Cup after taking a few years off from playoff contention. New York will take a lick at hoisting the cup for the first time since YEAR. Finally, Denver… again… can the…
MLL Semi Finals: Machine Tough Match Up For Rattlers
The last time the Rattlers were in the playoffs they walked away with a 16-6 championship win over the Denver Outlaws. On February 19, 2009, the team and staff relocated to become the Toronto Nationals. This Rattlers team is from the Chicago Machine that left their home in 2009 and became a travel team in 2010, before making a home in Rochester on November 23, 2010. Why do I say…
Rock Re-Sign Miller, Marshall, Edwards, O’Connor
Toronto Rock General Manager Terry Sanderson has announced the signing of goaltender Brandon Miller to a two-year agreement. Along with the last line of defence being under contract, Toronto has re-signed defencemen Damon Edwards to a three-year deal, Rob Marshall to a two-year contract and Ethan O’Connor to a one-year pact. The signings are pending league approval. Miller was acquired at the 2014 NLL trade deadline in March and won…