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…
Toronto, Buffalo Interested in Jeff Gilbert
According to sources, the Buffalo Bandits and Toronto Rock are expected to be big players for free agent Minnesota defenseman Jeff Gilbert. The Swarm are unlikely to sign the unrestricted free agent. Minnesota has qualified their other left handed defenseman, Greg Downing, so they’ll be keeping him around. The rest of the Minnesota defense consists of Alex Crepisneck, Jordan Houtby, Mike Hobbins and, if he plays, Mitch Belisle. Buffalo have…
CILL Season Opens With Outlaws and Dragonfish
GLENVIEW, IL—As the NHL has its “Original Six” the CILL has the “Original Four” in which two will kick off the 2014 CILL season. The Chicago Outlaws and the Grand Rapids Dragonfish will break the seal on Saturday night in Naperville, IL at the Players Sports Complex at 6 pm CT. These two teams are very familiar with each other and perennial playoff contenders. Historically this game has been a hard fought…
MSL Playoff Preview: Lakers vs Kodiaks
Peterborough Lakers (2) vs. Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks (3) Season series: 1-1 Peterborough and KW only faced off twice this season. Traditionally, Peterborough and KW are not rivals; Peterborough’s more interesting games seem to come against Brampton, Brooklin, and Six Nations. However, KW is a team that has scared the Lakers over the past two seasons. In 2013, KW won the season series 3-1, and this season the two teams split their…
The Hunt For a Top Seed : Lizards vs. Hounds
The New York Lizards will be taking on the Charlotte Hounds tonight in a tilt that the Lizards hope will help propel them into a top seed for the fast approaching playoffs. The Lizards sit in third place in the MLL Standings with a record of 7-5. While their opponents, the Hounds, sit in seventh place with a record of 4-8. The Lizards have had an impressive season so far…
Hass Trade in the Works; Minnesota Makeover Coming?
Photo Credit: Dan Brodie According to sources, the Minnesota Swarm are undergoing an extreme makeover for 2015 NLL season. It came first in what seems to be a drastic change in philosophy when the Swarm traded their first overall pick to Edmonton along with goaltender Tyler Carlson and getting Brodie MacDonald in return. One source indicated that the Carlson trade indicated that trade of philosophy, and our sources have indicated…
Stealth Sign Five Including Burton
The Vancouver Stealth have announced that the team has re-signed two returning players with one-year deals for defensemen Justin Pychel and Brad Richardson. The Stealth have also signed former Rochester Knighthawks defenseman Tyler Burton along with Caleb Wiles and Johnnie Rae. All five signings are pending league approval. Burton, entering his fifth NLL season, played three years with the Knighthawks, winning two NLL Championships in 2012 and 2013. Last season, Burton spent time on the Edmonton Rush practice…
Colorado Deciding on Three Forwards
The Colorado Mammoth finished the 2014 NLL season in the playoffs but they had a lot to improve on the offensive end. They lost Casey Powell midway through the year while Athan Iannucci was very inconsistent. However, the 2014 NLL draft class is weaker than it has been in recent years, meaning teams will have to rely on veteran players to fill out roster spots, and the Mammoth have three…