The Boston Cannons picked up a much needed win on Saturday afternoon but it was at the expensive of their super star midfielder Paul Rabil. Rabil broke his foot in Boston’s 16-15 win over Florida and the team announced he will miss the remainder of the season. Boston needs to defeat Rochester next week and need the Ohio Machine to lose to the Florida Launch in order to qualify for…
MSL Playoffs: Chiefs Beat Redmen in Game One
The Brooklin Redmen find themselves in an awkward position after Sunday night, losing to the Six Nations Chiefs 9-8. Fans of the powerhouse Redmen, who cruised through the regular season, expected them to cruise right through the playoffs too. However, after Sunday’s opener at the Iroquois Park Sports Centre in Whitby, the Redmen find themselves down 1-0 to the Chiefs, a team that was barely better than .500 this season….
Outlaws Take Down Dragonfish in Opener
The Continental Indoor Lacrosse League opened their season last night as the Chicago Outlaws defeated the Grand Rapids Dragonfish 19-10. Chicago, who has been a dominant force in the league for the past three seasons, continues their typical strong offensive push. Chicago scored the first two goals of the game before the Dragonfish tied it up, but the Outlaws scored three more in a row to hold a 5-2 lead…
Stealth Look for Worst to First Run With Big Off Season
With the worst division record, barely holding the tiebreaker over Minnesota for the worst record in the league the Vancouver Stealth were in dire need of an overhaul this offseason. With franchise, free agency, unrestricted free agents, and the trade deadline looming the Stealth made some moves to keep the heart and soul of their defense. Statistically they struggled in their 2014 campaign, but as we all know numbers do…
Calgary Roughnecks Have Some Offseason Decisions to Make
The Calgary Roughnecks made a bit of a splash before the free agent period in the NLL got underway as they announced a two-year contract extension for goaltender Mike Poulin, who would have become a restricted free agent otherwise. Locking down their all-time leader in minutes played the day before the free-agency period began takes one headache out of the equation as the busy part of the offseason gets going. Calgary…
Cannons Blast Launch in Much Needed Win
In a win or go home game for the Boston Cannons at home Saturday afternoon hosting the Florida Launch, they came out strong, and looked like a team poised to stay in playoff contention. The Launch cut a seven-goal deficit to one in the final minutes, but we unable to convert in final seconds and were nipped by the Cannons, 16-15. Converting on their first three shots, the Cannons took an early 3-0…
Knighthawks vs Rock: Who Was the Stronger Dynasty?
This past NLL season history was made when the Rochester Knighthawks became the first team to three-peat in the 28 year history of the league. Other teams have come close, Toronto Rock, Buffalo Bandits and the Philadelphia Wings. With a new playoff format the Knighthawks overcame losing the first game in the Eastern Finals and Championship to force the 10 minute mini-game, and even came from behind in both to…
Lizards Take Huge Win Over Hounds
CHARLOTTE, N.C.–While the New York Lizards have clinched a berth in the Major League Lacrosse playoffs, they still have two goals to close out the regular season–improve enough to earn a first-round home game in the playoffs, and avoid the late-season doldrums. The Lizards nearly failed on both of those goals Friday night, fending off a late rally to take a 12-11 victory over the Charlotte Hounds at American Legion…
Launch and Cannons Rematch in Boston
The Florida Launch traveled to Boston this weekend for a contest today at Harvard Stadium at 3:00. Today’s game holds major playoff implications. As I wrote in a column earlier this week, no team can clinch the final playoff spot just yet—there are scenarios involving Boston, Florida and the fourth place spot for now, Ohio Machine. With a Florida win, and Ohio win, Boston is eliminated from playoff contention. If…